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Series: Marvel Mystery Comics

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Publisher: Marvel

Title: Marvel Mystery Comics
Issue: 21
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: July 1941
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Joe Simon

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Marvel Mystery Comics
Owner: Twistty1

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Story Title: As the Nazi floating fortress dragged Toro toward his doom... - cover
Features:The Human Torch
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; the Nazis


Story Title: Big, All New Smashing Comic Book - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:All Winners Quarterly
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Black Marvel [Daniel Lyons]; The Angel [Tom Halloway]
Synopsis:Illustrtaed promotional ad for All Winners Quarterly #1, on sale May 20, 1941.


Story Title: The Idol of Death - comic story
Features:The Human Torch and Toro the Flaming Kid
Pages:15
Pencils:Carl Burgos [as Burgos] (signed)
Inks:Carl Burgos [as Burgos] (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Mr. Nelson (museum director); Mr. Morrison (idol owner); Prince Itor (villain, dies); Nalda (villain); Crowley (villain); Jarvis (villain)
Synopsis:Prince Itor wishes to acquire the Idol of Death as legend holds it will grant him the power to rule men as the pharaohs did. A gangster named Crowley just wants to sell it for its value.


Story Title: A sneak preview of one of the many exciting stories from--Captain America Comics - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Captain America Comics
Pages:1
Pencils:Jack Kirby (cover illustration); Jack Kirby (story page); Joe Simon (story page)
Inks:Syd Shores (cover illustration); Joe Simon (story page)
Letters:?; typeset (some)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Ringmaster
Synopsis:Illustrated promotional ad for Captain America Comics #5, with cover shown as well as a page of the story (plus additional Cap figure), on sale May 5, 1941.


Story Title: The Magnetic Lake Mystery - comic story
Features:The Sub-Mariner
Pages:12
Pencils:Bill Everett (signed)
Inks:Bill Everett (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Captain Fritz Wiener (villain); un-named partner of Wiener (villain)
Synopsis:When an airline company suffers five crashes, the Sub-Mariner uses Betty to get the low down from a mysterious Nazi. The Nazi confesses to Betty that he and his boss are attempting to gain control of all of the major American airlines.


Story Title: The Case of the Transport Crashes! - comic story
Features:Terry Vance
Pages:7
Pencils:Bob Oksner (signed)
Inks:Bob Oksner (signed)
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson; Major Dahl; Miss Dahl (the Major's daughter); un-named foreign agents (villains, all die)
Synopsis:After five mysterious airplane crashes, Terry decides to use his radio-controlled model plane to investigate what is happening in the air.


Story Title: The Story behind the Cover - text story
Pages:2
Pencils:Carl Burgos [as C. B.] (signed)
Inks:Carl Burgos ?
Letters:typeset
Characters:Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Mr. Dymopolis (Greek Minister); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:The Flaming Duo investigate the Nazi destruction of ships carrying vital war goods to Greece.


Story Title: Danger Ahead - comic story
Features:The Patriot
Pages:5
Pencils:Art Gates
Inks:Art Gates
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Mary; Casey; Lt. Heinrich Von Betz (villain)
Synopsis:The Patriot takes on a Nazi agent who has been placed in charge of organizing a campaign of sabotage.


Story Title: Fight against the Fascists - comic story
Features:Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great
Pages:6
Pencils:Ben Thompson
Inks:Ben Thompson
Genre:jungle
Characters:Ka-Zar; Pindar (an eagle); Chaka (an ape); Italian fascists (villains, all die?)
Synopsis:While aiding the British as they drive the Italian fascists out of East Africa, Ka-Zar encounters a column of Italian tanks making their way through the jungle from Kenya.


Story Title: The Sabotaged Schoolhouse - comic story
Features:The Vision
Pages:7
Pencils:Jack Kirby
Inks:Joe Simon
Letters:Howard Ferguson
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Vision [Aarkus]; Senator Reeves; Colgan (villain, death); Paget (villain)
Synopsis:Senator Reeves and his committee head to a seacoast city to investigate the collapse of a school, but the Vision beats them to the punch, uncovering the men responsible for the shoddy construction.


Story Title: The Weird Ghost of Amber Swamps - comic story
Features:The Angel
Pages:9
Pencils:Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks:Paul Gustavson (signed)
Letters:Paul Gustavson
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Angel [Tom Halloway]; unnamed girl reporter; Butler (Miller's butler, death); C. J. Miller (villain, millionaire, death)
Synopsis:The Angel saves a girl reporter in his quest to uncover the identity of the ghost of Amber Swamp.


Story Title: Sincerely, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner - illustration
Features:Sub-Mariner
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Characters:The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]


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