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Series
Marvel Mystery Comics 52
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- February 1944
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Timely Comics, Inc.
- Starring
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The Human Torch starring
- Cover Credits
-
Alex Schomburg pencils and inks signed
Issue Overview
Marvel Mystery Comics #52 was published by Timely Comics, Inc. in February 1944. It is part of Marvel Mystery Comics, a superhero series that began in 1939.
Cover credits include Alex Schomburg. This issue features The Human Torch.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "Tyrants Must Die." Indexed story credits include Jimmy Thompson and Carl Pfeufer, among others.
Stories
Tyrants Must Die
The Human Torch
starring
Credits
Jimmy Thompson pencils attributed
Jimmy Thompson inks attributed
Sinister Secret of the Sewer Snakes
The Sub-Mariner
starring
Credits
Carl Pfeufer pencils attributed
Carl Pfeufer inks guess
Notes: Characters: Herr Schotz (first appearance; villain)
Untitled
Terry Vance, The School Boy Sleuth
starring
Credits
Notes: Characters: Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson; Dr. Gumm (a Nazi spy); receptionist (unnamed Nazi spy); Dick (FBI agent)
An Apple a Day
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Untitled
The Patriot
starring
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Characters: Casey (newspaper editor, Daily Planet); Herr Aubright (a Nazi spy); Hermann (a Nazi spy)
Pinhead Killer
Miss America
starring
Credits
Otto Binder script attributed
Charles Nicholas pencils guess
Charles Nicholas inks guess
Artie Simek letters guess
Untitled
The Angel
starring
Credits
Gustav Schrotter pencils and inks guess
Notes: Characters: Patrolman Duffy (dies); The Midge (diminutive crime boss); Mugger (one of Midge's henchmen); Patrolman Flannagan; Sgt. Kenney
Looking for the full run? Browse the Marvel Mystery Comics checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.