Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-10-30
Editing: Martin Goodman ? (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #1 Edit Cover
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The Fiery Mask / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
typeset
    Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A thrilling adventure of the Fiery Mask
  • Keywords:automobiles
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Indicia information (available scan only partially legible, so not a direct transcription):
DARING MYSTERY COMICS (illegible) 8 Lord Street, Buffalo N. Y. by Timely Publications. Editorial and administrative offices at (illegible- 330 West 42nd St.?) N. Y. Application for (illegible- second class matter?) pending at the Post Office, Buffalo, N. Y. under act of March 3, 1879. (illegible, probably copyright statement) by Timely Publications. Vol. 1, No. 1., January, 1940. Yearly subscription $1.00. Single copies 10¢.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 431924.

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60 Power Telescope / advertisement / 1 page

The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
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The Fiery Mask / comic story / 10 pages

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    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Captain Benson (introduction); Zombie Master (a mad doctor, villain, introduction, death); zombies (villains, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Dr. Jack Castle begins investigating the disappearance of eight men and the appearance of living corpses, bent on serving a mad scientist whose avowed aim is conquering the world.
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Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[no title indexed]
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John Steele / comic story / 9 pages

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?
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    Genre:war
Characters:
Marie; unnamed general; Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:
Steele helps a nurse, whose life he has just saved, through a series of perilous encounters with the Nazis in order to get a vital message to the general.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Allan Holtz's Stripper's Guide states that there is an entry in the Catalog of Copyright Entries for Antonette's "Dash Dixon" specifying "Dean Carr" as a pseudonym and not a writing partner. Confirmed on the Comics History Exchange list by Shaun Clancy from copies of the comic story maintained by Larry Antonette in his personal records (21 February 2015).

Only Golden Age appearance. Next appearance in The Marvels Project (Marvel, 2009 series) #2.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[no title indexed]
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The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks:
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Riding the range trail above Red Rim Canyon, the Texas Kid finds trouble!
Characters:
Humboldt (introduction); Banker Wells (villain; introduction); Luke (villain; introduction); Comanche (villain; introduction); Trent (villain; introduction)
Synopsis:
The Kid goes after a gang of raiders that are burning the cabins and stealing the cattle of property owners whose mortgage is coming due.
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Indexer Notes

Only appearance.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Menace of Mr. Muro]
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Monako, Prince of Magic / comic story / 11 pages

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?
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    Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A speeding car is bearing down rapidly on an unsuspecting...
Characters:
Josette (introduction); Al (introduction); Mr. Muro (villain, introduction); Tashu (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Monako agrees to help Josette's brother Al, who has just perfected a new powerful explosive for the government, from falling into the hands of the evil Mr. Muro.
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Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek]
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Ray Gill (credited)
Pencils:
Al Anders (signed as Anders) (spot illustrations)
Inks:
Al Anders (signed as Anders) (spot illustrations)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
    Genre:adventure; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Get into the wagon... quick... they'll kill us all!"
Characters:
Wade Duncan; Mr. Hastings; Hank Wells; Spud Clark; un-named blacksmith; gang of crooks from Chelsa City (villains)
Synopsis:
A radio-controlled herd of wild, mad horses destroy the town of Gold Creek, sent on that mission by a gang of criminals from Chelsa City, who had been trying to buy out that town for some time.
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Indexer Notes

Title accidentally left off story – there is a blank cut-out in the illustration where the title should appear.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Football Fixing Scheme]
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Flash Foster / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
Pencils:
Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
Inks:
Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
    Genre:adventure; sports
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:...and there's Foster - breaking away - it's a pass -
Characters:
Connie Hodges (introduction); Nick Bruno (villain, introduction); Bunky (villain, introduction); Pat (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Nick Bruno kidnaps the girlfriend of the star of the Midwestern College football team in order to win big money on that game and to prevent Midwestern from being invited to the Rose Bowl.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Only Golden Age appearance. Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #1.

Note that the Flash Foster in Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #21-23 is an entirely separate character.

Almost certainly Funnies, Inc. material.

Case of Perrone
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Phantom of the Underworld / comic story / 7 pages

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    Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Detective Denton is called "Doc" by his fellow...
Characters:
Nurse Andrus (introduction); Inspector Flynn (introduction); Perrone (villain; introduction)
Synopsis:
In order to get inside information on crime boss Perrone, Detective Denton takes over the offices of a local doctor so that he'll be in a position to treat Perrone.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

Likely a Chesler shop production, and the first such story at Timely. Per Who's Who, Gutwirth was with Chesler c1937-41, then Funnies, Inc. c1942-45.

Wartime Wonders
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comic story / 1 page

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    Genre:non-fiction; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Cannon fired from airplanes is hailed as...
Synopsis:
Interesting facts are illustrated, such as: some steel used in England's new battleships was scrapped from German ships sunk in WW1; none of the planes currently used in WW2 will be in existence after 20 days of war; the mystery of a new explosive made from wood and air; a pilot thrown from his plane actually fell back into it; and several others.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Rotterdam Run]
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Barney Mullen, Sea Rover / comic story / 7 pages

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    Genre:war
Characters:
Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:
Barney takes on the dangerous assignment of transporting a shipment of gold filigree into the war zone of Rotterdam.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance at Timely. Funnies, Inc. material.
The Sea Rover feature is next seen in Funny Pages #40 from Centaur http://www.comics.org/issue/969/#15022

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Remington Typewriters / advertisement / 1 page

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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["A thrilling adventure of the Fiery Mask"]
    The Fiery Mask
  2. ["Hi Fellers!"]
    60 Power Telescope
  3. The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
    The Fiery Mask
  4. ["While the Allies are throwing back the enemy in a terrific battle -"]
    John Steele
  5. ["Riding the range trail above Red Rim Canyon, the Texas Kid finds trouble!"]
    The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range
  6. [The Menace of Mr. Muro]
    Monako, Prince of Magic
  7. [The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek]
  8. [The Football Fixing Scheme]
    Flash Foster
  9. Case of Perrone
    Phantom of the Underworld
  10. Wartime Wonders
  11. [The Rotterdam Run]
    Barney Mullen, Sea Rover
  12. ["This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00"]
    Remington Typewriters
  13. ["30 Shot Automatic Repeater!!"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
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