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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

by Bill Everett Writer Carl Burgos Writer +61 more

1939–1949 91 issues Completed

Regular Series

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Marvel Mystery Comics was an early anthology series from Timely Publications, published from 1939 to 1949. It showcased many of the company's initial heroes, including the original Human Torch, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America.

Publisher

Marvel Comics

Issues

Published

1939–1949

Status

Completed

Genres

Superhero, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Drama, Adventure, War, Western

Publication Type

Regular Series

Format

Standard

Medium

Comic

Original Language

English

Language

English

All Issues in Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Issue #2

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 13, 1939

The Menace From Mars

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 17, 1939

New York Hit by Green Flame

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Dec 20, 1939

The Orton Medical Mission

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jan 19, 1940

The Forest Fire Felons

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Feb 21, 1940

Policeman

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Mar 22, 1940

The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Meet

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Apr 24, 1940

The Human Torch Vs. the Sub-Mariner

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

May 24, 1940

#10

The Gasoline Profiteering Racket

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jun 21, 1940

#11

Plague In the Slums

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jul 19, 1940

#12

The Search For JB

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Aug 16, 1940

#13

Terror In the Subway

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Sep 18, 1940

#14

The Cult of Fire-Men

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 25, 1940

#15

Search For the Fire-Monsters

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 27, 1940

#16

Pinhead and His Underworld Army

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Dec 18, 1940

#17

Fighting Side-By-Side

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jan 17, 1941

#18

The Man Who Framed the Torch

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Feb 21, 1941

#19

The Hag

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Mar 21, 1941

#20

The Hunt For Hawk Rivers

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Apr 18, 1941

#21

The Idol of Death

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

May 23, 1941

#22

Issue #22

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jun 20, 1941

#23

Issue #23

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jul 18, 1941

#24

Issue #24

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Aug 22, 1941

#25

The King Crime Syndicate; The Little People; The Patriot Downs a Nazi; The Forest Fire Saboteur; The Vengeance of Saba; The Book of Sorcery; The Python and the Prison Riot

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Sep 19, 1941

#26

The Parrot Strikes Back

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 24, 1941

#27

The Flaming Arrow Murders

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 21, 1941

#28

Issue #28

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Dec 19, 1941

#29

Issue #29

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jan 16, 1942

#30

Issue #30

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Feb 20, 1942

#31

Issue #31

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Mar 20, 1942

#32

Issue #32

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Apr 24, 1942

#33

Issue #33

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

May 22, 1942

#34

Issue #34

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jun 19, 1942

#35

Issue #35

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jul 24, 1942

#36

Issue #36

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Aug 21, 1942

#37

Issue #37

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Sep 18, 1942

#38

Issue #38

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 23, 1942

#39

Smugglers of Death; The Case of the Blinding Lights; The Magic Glasses; Jane Had To Get Rough; The Shadow Army of Saboteurs Strikes; Dialogue of Death; The Case of the Fat Man's Folly; The Missing Fishermen

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 20, 1942

#40

Flaming Terror; The Morale Murder Menace; The Case of the Eager Diplomat; Mastermind; The Monster of Negley Hall; The Shining Castle of Ra; Tapping the Code; The Mystery of the Missing Stars

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Dec 18, 1942

#41

The Stolen Bomber

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jan 22, 1943

#42

Quarantine For Murder

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Feb 19, 1943

#43

Mystery of the Air Raid Spotters

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Mar 19, 1943

#44

Issue #44

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Apr 23, 1943

#45

Message From a Corpse

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

May 21, 1943

#46

The Glass Tube of Death

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jun 18, 1943

#47

Underground Demons

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jul 23, 1943

#48

Issue #48

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Aug 20, 1943

#49

Flight of the Deadly Boomerang

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Sep 24, 1943

#50

Issue #50

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 22, 1943

#51

Issue #51

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 24, 1943

#52

Tyrants Must Die

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Dec 22, 1943

#53

Master Plan For Destruction

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jan 28, 1944

#54

Devil's Playground

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Feb 25, 1944

#55

The Terrorists of Time

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Mar 24, 1944

#56

Berlin's Master Spy

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Apr 21, 1944

#57

Death Rides the Rails!

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

May 26, 1944

#58

The Nazi Super Spy

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Jul 07, 1944

#59

Madman of Terror Mountain

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Aug 25, 1944

#60

Death Spins the Wheel

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Oct 06, 1944

#61

The Secret of the Masked Horror

Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)

Nov 24, 1944

Creators

Al Anders

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker

Ben Thompson

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Bill Everett

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Carl Burgos

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Eando Binder

Writer

Jack Kirby

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Cover Artist

Joe Simon

Writer, Inker, Editor

Otto Binder

Writer

Paul Gustavson

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Ray Gill

Writer

Steve Dahlman

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker

Stockbridge Winslow

Writer

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