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Issue: Mystery Men Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1939
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Issues: #1 of 31 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: FPView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Bruns Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: MYSTERY MEN COMICS, Vol 1, No. 1. Published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington
Avenue, New York, N. Y. Office of publication, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. Application for entry as second-class matter at the Post Office at Springfield, Mass., pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50. Elsewhere, $2.50. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1939, by Bruns Publications, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.

On sale date confirmed from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 420185.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 10 1/4"
Paper Stock: Glossy Covers; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Green Mask [Michael Shelby]
First Line: A strange figure suddenly appeared - a shot rang out - and the fiend was stopped in his tracks.
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: An open letter to you
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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A Modern Robin Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (introduction); "News" Blake; Rocky Vilon (villain, introduction, death); Cyrus Boomer (villain, introduction)
First Line: Wuxtra! Read all about it... wave of deaths sweep country - wuxtra!
Synopsis: The Green Mask, along with News Blake, exposes a gang engaging in insurance fraud.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Green Mask #1 published January 1940
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: takes place after 1st story in Green Mask, The (Fox, 1940 series) #1
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Origin of Rex Dexter of Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Rex Dexter (introduction, origin); Montague Dexter (introduction); Pres. Grover (introduction); Cynde (introduction); Boris Thorax (villain, introduction); Vesoff
First Line: One of the features of the Fair in 1939, was the rocketing of a space-ship to the planet Mars.
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In Content Item: FlagRex Dexter of Mars #1 published January 1940
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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How To Become a Detective

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Billy Bounce (introduction); Midget Moe
First Line: My last lesson finished, I, Billy Bounce, will go out to detect crime...
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Pages: 2
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The Coming of Chen Chang

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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Chen Chang (villain, introduction); Wong (villain, introduction); Richard Kendall (introduction); Decker; Mr. Denby
First Line: Wong! My spies inform me that Richard Kendall will seek a position with the Atlas Construction Company!
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Skulduggery on Smoky Mountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Wing Turner (introduction); The Chief (villain, introduction); Clutch (villain, introduction)
First Line: I want you to fly a shipment of gold to Chicago.
Synopsis: Thieves bring down a plane supposedly carrying $50,000 in gold.
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Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Real Life Personal Interviews with Famous Detectives
Character(s): Detective Barney Ruditsky
First Line: I - never hadda chance!
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Trapped by the Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Zanzibar (introduction, a magician); The Top (villain, introduction)
First Line: Zanzibar has decided to spend the evening at home reading when he is suddenly...
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In Content Item: FlagRex Dexter of Mars #1 published January 1940
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Case of Tintype's Will

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Hemlock Shomes (introduction); Dr. Potsam (introduction); Elmer T. Tintype (introduction); Sloppy Joe (introduction)
First Line: Stick around folks!
Synopsis: Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam travel to Old Man Tintype's mansion and try to figure out which one of the many men who claim to be his son actually killed him.
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The Haunted House

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey; Jerry; Pete; Joe Donner; Sgt. Matterson
First Line: I guess if Mickey wasn't new in the neighborhood...
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Trouble at Gun Hollow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): The Waco Kid (introduction); Brazos Teale (villain, introduction); Craig Bridger (introduction); Flash (horse, introduction)
First Line: The Kid, riding to investigate reports of trouble at Gun Hollow, stops when he sees...
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In Content Item: FlagThe Green Mask #3 published January 1940
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Another Bombing Outrage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Inspector Bancroft (introduction); Inspector Grainger (introduction); Stuart Bledsoe (villain, introduction)
First Line: Bancroft, we must solve the mystery of these repeated bombings!
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Pages: 4
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The Coming of the Blue Beetle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (introduction); Mike Mannigan (introduction); The White Face Gang [John Brandes, others] (villains, introduction); Mr. Vander; Donnell; Abe
First Line: While Dan Garret was patrolling his beat, a car, with the muzzle of a machine gun protruding from a window...
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In Content Item: FlagBlue Beetle #1 published January 1940
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Blue Beetle wears business suit, mask, and hat in this story; no apparent super-powers; story chronologically follows 1st story in Blue Beetle (Fox, 1939 series) #1

This Blue Beetle was published by Fox, then Holyoke, then Fox again, and then Charlton before Charlton revamped Dan Garrett Blue Beetle with a new origin and powers in 1964, and later replaced him with a new Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) in 1967.

Throughout his early appearances, the Blue Beetle's last name varied between "Garret" and "Garrett", while Mike Mannigan sometimes had his last name spelled "Manigan".
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The Panama Canal Affair

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Genres: espionage
Character(s): D-13 [Richard Anthony] (introduction, a secret agent); Manata (villain, introduction); Sancho
First Line: In the office of the governor of Panama, Richard Anthony, secret agent D-13, listens to a mysterious plot...
Synopsis: Richard foils a plot to sabotage the Panama Canal.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Green Mask #3 published January 1940
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Valley of the Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Capt. Danny Scott of the Bengal Lancers (introduction)
First Line: Hello, Captain Scott!
Synopsis: Capt. Scott and the Bengal Lancers are given the task of capturing a group of cutthroats harassing caravans.
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Disclose Notes: For this story only, the Feature Logo is "Capt. Denny Scott".
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Saboteurs on the S. S. Regina

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Genres: espionage
Character(s): Lt. Drake of Naval Intelligence (introduction); Lobardi (villain, introduction); Kutch (villain, introduction); a girl (villain, introduction)
First Line: A sabotage ring, operating between the U.S. and Europe, has wrought considerable damage to American vessels.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Wonderworld Comics
First Line: Thousands of kids are reading Wonderworld Comics
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Wonderworld Comics. Includes a cover reproduction of Wonderworld Comics #4.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter
First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter.

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