Mystery Men Comics (1939) comic books

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Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled story, art by Walter Frehm; The Green Mask, alarmed at the Tong wars erupting in Chinatown, seemingly joins forces with the nefarious San Sin in order to find a way to rescue Fong Lee's daughter from his evil clutches. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; A mysterious plague threatens to destroy all life on Earth, and the only cure is radium: but the Earth doesn't have sufficient quantities in order to deal with the disease. Untitled story, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson); River pirate Chang orders his thugs to capture Kendall and take him to the mysterious River Lily aboard the "Dragon Heart." "Famed Statue Missing," art by George Tuska; Zanzibar investigates the theft of the famed statue: the Venus de Milo. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Schwab; Hemlock and the good doctor visit Spookington Castle in order to try and collect a $10 reward for the return of the kidnapped Mrs. Spookington. "The Long Arm of Vengeance" text story by Will Eisner. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; As the Waco Kid rides along, he spots a wanted poster: on himself, for bank robbery and murder! Untitled story, art by Charles Nicholas; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process. Untitled D-13, Secret Agent story, script and art by Bob Powell. Untitled Captain Denny Scott of the Bengal Lancers story, art by John Lindermayer (as L. Mayer); Captain Scott and James enter the town of Gulam, unaware that a sinister figure named Kahn and his men are out to kidnap the boy. Untitled Lt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Will Eisner. Art by Walter Frame, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, George Tuska, Klaus Nordling, Arthur Peddy, Charles Nicholas, Art Franklin, Bob Powell, and John Lindermayer. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A mysterious superhuman causes Rex Dexter to age rapidly and menaces him with bizarre monsters, in another one-of-a-kind story by Dick Briefer; Early adventures of The Blue Beetle and The Green Mask likely written by Will Eisner; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, battles the Walrus Men at the South Pole. The Will of John D. Lovingston; The Robot Solar System; Come! Come!; River Lily and the Purr of Death; The World Race; Big-Shot Krard's Dope Ring; The Case of Oil; Mr. Death; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; A Trap for the Blue Beetle; Inspector Bancroft of Scotland Yard Smashes a Spy Ring; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; Tiger Hunt; Super Sleuths; Marooned at the South Pole. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by George Tuska. "The Taj Lamah Jewels, art by Munson Paddock (as Walter Frame); Agents of a warring nation plot to destroy all U.S. industrial plants and steal gold from the U.S. Federal Reserve in order to cripple the abilities of America to meddle in the war. Untitled Rex Dexter of Mars story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Scientists first ignore the fact that a meteor from outer space has struck Earth in Asia at an angle, making the area devoid of natural features, which they call "The Bald Spot." "Murder In a Monsoon" Chen Chang story, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Wing is assigned the task of manning a plane over the U-boat infested waters of the North Atlantic, looking for the periscopes of subs below the surface. "Tony Brick, Poison Ring Leader" starring Lt. Drake, art by Klaus Nordling. "The Morgue Murder Mystery" starring Hemlock Shomes, script and art by Fred Schwab. "The Dreamer" text story by Sid L. Sidney, art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, art by Charles Nicholas; The Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) vs. Von Heuger. Untitled Inspector Bancroft story. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Agent D-13 (Richard Anthony) vs. Fahid. Untitled story, art by John Lindermayer; Denny Scott vs. Countess Zita. "The Murder of Glenwood Village," art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. Marco Hawkins. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Walter Frame, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, Klaus Nordling, John Lindermayer, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A kidnapped politician signals Rex Dexter for help by turning the Q in his signature into a frowny face, in another wacky story by Dick Briefer; Criminals masquerade as the Blue Beetle to frame the hero for their crimes; The Green Mask faces off against the Crime Syndicate. The Blue Beetle Impostors; An Episode with the Devil; The Fiend Called Franto; The Crime Syndicate; Wanted, But Not Immediately; Buzzards Scream as Death Carves a Feast; Swallowed by the Earth; The Fish Pirates; Prisoner of Maharajah Rampur; The Train-Ticket Theft The Moravian Master Spy; The Bad Luck Diamond; Melosh the Soothsayer. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Simon. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Toni Blum, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, Bob Powell, George Tuska, and Jim Mooney. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. Rex Dexter battles a robot revolt in a cautionary tale by Dick Briefer; The Green Mask takes on a dope kingpin; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates murder by poison dart. Cover is by Captain America creator Joe Simon. The Blue Beetle; Wing Turner; Rex Dexter of Mars; The Green Mask; Billy Bounce, the Kid Detective; Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam; Chen Chang: Camera; The Beggar Poison Case; Lt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence; D-13, Secret Agent; The Moth. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Simon. "Bomb Kills Hundreds in Midtown," art by Charles Nicholas; The Blue Beetle vs. The Sylvanian Consul Secretary; Beetle defeats 20 mobsters in one fistfight. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Wing Turner battles Nazis. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Rex Dexter vs. The Hunter. Untitled story, art by Walter Frehm; The Green Mask deals with a Federal Reserve robbery. "Demons of Doom" starring Chen Chang, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). "Twentieth Century Death Ray" text story by B. A. Martin. Untitled story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus); Lt. Drake is assigned the task of capturing the men responsible for smuggling orientals into the United States. "The Strange Case of the Terror Castle Grave Robberies," art by Jim Mooney; The Doc sends some of his hoodlums into a cemetery looking for a disease-free body into which he plans to transplant a brain, thus allowing him to have the power of God to create life. Untitled Hemlock Shomes by Fred Schwab. Untitled D-13 story, script and art by Bob Powell; An attack in the South Atlantic; vs. Nazis. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. The Zombie Master. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. Rex Dexter must mine for rontium to repel the enemy's electric rays, in a story with wacky science details by Dick Briefer; The Green Mask takes on a teen sidekick, and Domino, the Miracle Boy is born; The first appearance of The Lynx, who replaces the less-threatening Moth. Skull, the Saboteur; The Moonlight Murder Mystery; The Joe Pennelli Case: Part 2; Domino, the Miracle Boy; Billy Bounce; Spider Torture; The Airplane Parts Smugglers; The Crusaders at War; Prisoner of Droom Mansion; The Mysterious Junk; The Pirates and the Pearl; The Mark of the Cobra. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Paul Ludwig, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A fragment of a destroyed planet crashes to Earth and forms its own mini-planet, complete with alien life, in a Rex Dexter story that features the very creation of the Earth rendered by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle tracks rooftop murderers Gimp and Moody, not realizing his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, is already on their trail; Wing Turner tracks jewel thieves in his final appearance before moving to The Flame comics. The Murders of Gimp and Moody; The Jewel Robbery; The Jewel Robbery; The Mummy's Curse; Billy Bounce; The Crojax Murders; The Murder of Sir James Boyce; The Strike of the Sinister Skull; The Siberian Sub Base; Ghost Murder At Stock Manor; The Murder of Jonathan Graham; The Bride of Baal. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Dick Briefer, Charles Nicholas, Walter Frame, Klaus Nordling, Norton Kingsley, Al Weine, Bob Powell, and George Tuska. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The spaceship is menaced by Cranians, who have hands where their heads should be and two heads where their hands should be, in a Rex Dexter story by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle and his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, investigate the Muck Gang's spree of waterfront sabotage; Green Mask learns about a plan to hijack a gold shipment. The Muck Gang; The Cranians; New Gang in Town; The Warning; Son the Ace; Foreign Agents; The Naval Secrets; Mrs. Uppersnoots Party; The Port of Rio Grande; The Crooked Politician; Mystery Men Model Page: Aircraft Carrier. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Paul Gustavson and Munson Paddock. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. Rex explains astronomy and the mythological figures behind the names of the stars and constellations, in the last Rex Dexter story by the one and only Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle seeks a madman who plagues the city with explosions from the sky; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates after an aircraft administrator is framed for murder. The Challenge of Dr. Dodo; The Astronomy Lesson; The Book of the Bomb; The Tank Thieves; The Capture of William White; Clear Board!; The Nazi Takeover of Zenith; The Arsenal Shack Sabotage; Murder of a Major. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Carl Hubbell, and Jack Camden. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The Blue Beetle is tracking a murderer, but his secret identity Dan is framed for the murder instead; The Green Mask battles the mysterious Manx; Private O'Hara and his sidekick Squirt are sent to aid British troops stranded by storms in the Sudan. Mystery At the Fromme Mansion; Mission To the Sudan; Desert Saga; Menace of the Manx; The Toy Company Spies; Corpse On a Log; Lesson For a Traitress; Meet Mortimer; Stage Set For Murder. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Art by Carl Hubbell, and Jack Camden. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A hit-and-run murder leads The Blue Beetle to a gang fencing stolen cars, resulting in a fast-paced car-and-gun battle; Gary Kennedy, murdered by criminals, returns as The Wraith, a ghost who fights crime in the tradition of The Spectre; The Green Mask investigates a creepy haunted mansion by the sea. Cover by Ramona Patenaude, one of the few female Golden Age artists. The Murderous Cab Gang; Battle in Bospur; Brains Against Guns; Mortimer; Mystery of the Old Inn; The Origin of the Wraith; Anna--Framed For Murder; A Lesson For Charles Trent. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Art by Charles Nicholas and Carl Hubbell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The Wraith follows Irene to the West, where he must protect her from a mine swindle; The final appearance of original Green Mask and Domino, before the new Green Mask debuted in Green Mask Vol. 1 (1940) #10; Also the final appearances of Wraith, Mortimer, Private O'Hara, Lynx, and Zanzibar. Vengeance of the Joss-House Demons; The Ghost Submarine; Atlantic Drama; Mortimer; Coffins for Coppers; Murder Holds the Stakes; Blood Money; Justice by Magic. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. NOTE: Cover commonly attributed to "Ramona" Patenaude, considered one of the few female Golden Age artists. However, she does not exist. The cover is by Roland Patenaude. It is unknown how and when this incorrect attribution began. Cover price $0.10.