Digital Comic Museum - Super-Mystery Comics v01 001


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Super-Mystery Comics v01 001

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2-August-2015 2:08 am	\|
Username:	eubiecat
Comment:	Sweet! Love these whacked-out pre-war comics!!!
2-August-2015 2:05 pm	\|
Username:	dsdaboss
Comment:	Long time coming.Thanks to all.
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Comment:	Another DCM milestone
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Volume: #1, Issue: #1
Published: July 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Aaron A. Wyn
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Per information from the NY Superior Court hearing, Ace art director, Fred Gardener, stated that Patrick "Pat" Lamar's studio provided all of the artwork for this issue, as well as script, lettering, and coloring. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Magno, the Magnetic Man
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Magno The Magnetic Man

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	The Sportfolio
Credits:	Script: Joe Archibald (signed) \| Pencils: Joe Archibald (signed)
Genre:	Non-fiction Sports
Characters:	Helen Wills Moody

Comic Story (11 pages)	The Origin of Vulcan
Featuring:	Vulcan the Volcanic Man
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Vulcan (introduction, Origin) Tom Warren (introduction)

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Flame Maiden
Featuring:	Corporal Flint
Credits:	Script: Lester Dent (original story); Robert Turner ? (adaptation) \| Pencils: George Appel [as G. H. Appel] (signed) \| Inks: George Appel [as G. H. Appel] (signed)
Characters:	Corporal Flint (introduction) Scar-Face Pontois (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (14 pages)
Featuring:	Magno, The Magnetic Man
Credits:	Script: Paul Chadwick (author of original story)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Magno (introduction) Davey [Davey Landis] (introduction) The Octopus [Professor Neale] (villain, Introduction, Death) The Octopus Gang (villains, Introduction For All)

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Sky Smith
Characters:	Sky Smith (introduction)

Comic Story (12 pages)	The Countess and the Spy
Featuring:	Q-13
Characters:	Q-13 (first Appearance) Countess Alessa (first Appearance Villain) Prince Dragoff (first Appearance Messedy (first Appearance Villain Death)

Text Story (2 pages)	Blazing the Santa Fe Trail
Credits:	Letters: Typeset

Comic Story (9 pages)	Sands of Doom
Featuring:	Larry Harrigan
Characters:	Larry Harrigan (first Appearance)

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	Your Favorite Comic Strips
Synopsis:	House ad for three Centaur Comics: Amazing Mystery Funnies, Keen Detective Funnies, and Funny Pages.

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Featuring:	Flash Lightning
Synopsis:	House ad for Sure-Fire Comics.
Genre:	Superhero

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