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Publisher: Marvel

Title: Marvel Mystery Comics
Issue: 20
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: June 1941
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Joe Simon

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Marvel Mystery Comics #20
Owner: thunsicker

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:The Sub-Mariner
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Genre:superhero
Characters:Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); Toro (inset)


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Toro; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Black Marvel [Dan Lyons] (all head views)
Synopsis:Illustrated promotional ad for the eight comics titled published by Timely.


Story Title: The Hunt for Hawk Rivers - comic story
Features:The Human Torch
Pages:15
Pencils:Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks:Carl Burgos (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; un-named New York City mayor; Willie (child in hospital children's ward); Hawk Rivers (villain)
Synopsis:The Torch and Toro must deal with a group of arsonists, led by escaped con Hawk Rivers, who demand $10 million in cash or they will burn down New York City with arson bombs.


Story Title: I lead! While others try to imitate me! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Human Torch
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
Synopsis:A rather pointed illustrated promotional ad for the Human Torch feature appearing in Marvel Comics.


Story Title: To Crush Killer Casey - comic story
Features:The Sub-Mariner
Pages:12
Pencils:Bill Everett (signed)
Inks:Bill Everett (signed)
Letters:Bill Everett
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Danny Dougherty; Mrs. Dougherty (Danny's mother); Slim; Little Joe; Killer Casey (villain)
Synopsis:Prince Namor is enlisted by Betty to investigate dirty work in the fight game after a young fighter is paralyzed after a bout with Killer Casey.


Story Title: Free to the thousands of readers of Marvel Comics. - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Sub-Mariner
Pages:1
Pencils:Bill Everett
Inks:Bill Everett
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Synopsis:Illustrated house ad announcing to readers that a framed color autographed picture of the Sub-Mariner would appear on the back cover of Marvel Comics #21, similar to the one of the Torch that appeared in issue #17, and that readers should expect to see one of the Angel in a forthcoming issue.


Story Title: The Vampire Killer of Star City - comic story
Features:The Vision
Pages:6
Pencils:Jack Kirby
Inks:Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Letters:Jack Kirby
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Vision [Aarkus]; Dave Steel (Star City Eagle reporter); Dr. Rhonik (creator of the Plant Man, never seen in story); The Plant Man (villain)
Synopsis:Reports of a tenth murder by a vampire killer sparks the interest of the Vision, who discovers this mad creation in time to save the life of a reporter.


Story Title: High Tension: The Origin of the "Angel" - text story
Features:The Angel
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Angel [Thomas Halloway] (origin); Bob Soler (friend of Thomas Halloway)
Synopsis:The origin of the Angel is told in the words of the Angel's boyhood friend, Bob Soler.


Story Title: The Mystery of the Radio Robberies - comic story
Features:Terry Vance, the Schoolboy Sleuth
Pages:7
Pencils:Bob Oksner (signed)
Inks:Bob Oksner (signed)
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson (cub reporter); Inspector Crane (death); un-named maid of Inspector Crane's
Synopsis:Terry discovers how the death of Inspector Crane occured and how it tied in with a series of bank robberies.


Story Title: The Cat's Paw, Chapter 3: Tombs of Torture! - comic story
Features:The Angel
Pages:9
Pencils:Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks:Paul Gustavson (signed)
Letters:Paul Gustavson
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Angel [Thomas Halloway]; The Cat's Paw (villain); un-named Nazi boss (introduction, death)
Synopsis:Following the murder of J. P. Thomas, the Angel follows the fleeing Cat's Paw to her hideout castle, where he has a showdown with her and her higher-up Nazi boss.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:USA Comics
Pages:1
Pencils:Charles Nicholas (Rockman splash); Al Avison ? (Defender)
Inks:Charles Nicholas (Rockman splash); Al Avison ? (Defender)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Defender [Don Stevens]; Rockman [Daniel Rose]
Synopsis:Illustrated promotional ad for USA Comics #1, on sale April 20, 1941.


Story Title: Action in Ethiopia - comic story
Features:Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great
Pages:10
Pencils:Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks:Ben Thompson (signed)
Genre:jungle
Characters:Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Trajah (an elephant); Chaka (a gorilla); the Nazis (villains); Italian fascists (villains)
Synopsis:When Ka-Zar learns of a Nazi plan to bomb the Suez Canal, he and his animal friends set out to destroy the enemy's capability of accomplishing the deed.


Story Title: Get the current issue of Captain America - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Captain America
Pages:1
Pencils:Alex Schomburg
Inks:Alex Schomburg
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Betty Ross; The Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]
Synopsis:Illustrated [with the cover] promotional ad for Captain America Comics #3, as well as a plea for readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.


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