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Marvel Mystery Comics 20

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Marvel Mystery Comics #20 (1941) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
June 1941
Cover Notes
Ad for The Human Torch 4(3) on cover.
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Timely Comics, Inc.
 
Starring
The Sub-Mariner starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed

Issue Overview

Marvel Mystery Comics #20 was published by Timely Comics, Inc. in June 1941. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.

Cover credits include Alex Schomburg. This issue features The Sub-Mariner.

Atlas Tales indexes 12 stories for this issue, including "They Want the Best!." Indexed story credits include Carl Burgos and Bill Everett, among others.

Stories

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Inside front cover black and white ad for the Marvel comics line.
Credits
Carl Burgos pencils signed
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Ad for The Human Torch in Marvel Mystery Comics.
Credits
Bill Everett pencils signed
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Ad for a "full color ... framed... personally autographed reproduction of Sub-Mariner" - on the back cover of Marvel Comics number 21.
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils attributed
Credits
Raymond Gill script signed
Notes: The Origin of the "Angel".
Credits
Raymond Gill script signed Bob Oksner pencils signed
Credits
Paul Gustavson pencils signed
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Ad for USA Comics 1 - on sale April 20th.
Credits
Ben Thompson pencils guess
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Back cover ad for Captain America 3.

Looking for the full run? Browse the Marvel Mystery Comics checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.