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Series
Marvel Mystery Comics 56
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- June 1944
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Starring
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The Human Torch starring
- Cover Credits
-
Alex Schomburg pencils and inks signed
Issue Overview
Marvel Mystery Comics #56 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in June 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 "Berlin's Master Spy." Indexed story credits include Jimmy Thompson and Allen Simon, among others.
Stories
Berlin's Master Spy
Credits
Jimmy Thompson pencils attributed
Jimmy Thompson inks attributed
Hoggo's Great Secret
The Sub-Mariner
starring
Credits
Allen Simon pencils guess
Allen Simon inks guess
Untitled
Terry Vance, The School Boy Sleuth
starring
Credits
Bob Oksner pencils guess
Bob Oksner inks guess
Notes: Characters: Deadline Dawson; Dr. Watson; The Human Transmitter (villain, introduction, death)
Death by Delayed Action
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Mysterious Peddler of Doom
Miss America
starring
Credits
Otto Binder script attributed
Charles Nicholas pencils guess
Charles Nicholas inks guess
Artie Simek letters guess
Notes: Characters: Peddler of Doom (villain, introduction)
Untitled
The Patriot
starring
Credits
Charles Nicholas pencils guess
Charles Nicholas inks guess
Notes: Characters: Mary Morgan (Daily Bugle reporter); The Swami (villain, introduction)
Untitled
The Angel
starring
Credits
Gustav Schrotter pencils and inks guess
Looking for the full run? Browse the Marvel Mystery Comics checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.