Marvel Mystery Comics #34 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1942

About Marvel Mystery Comics #34

Alex Schomburg cover. Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Martin Goodman battle Hitler in one story. Burgos, Al Plastino, Bob Oksner, and Syd Shores art. Text feature by Mickey Spillane.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Human Torch; Toro

Pencils: Alex Schomburg

Inks: Alex Schomburg

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Carl Burgos Meets the Human Torch

Characters: Human Torch; Toro; Carl Burgos (introduction); Bill Everett (introduction); Martin Goodman (introduction); the Timely Comics staff (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); assorted Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: Carl Burgos is stuck for a story when suddenly Torch and Toro spring to life from his drawing board. They give him an idea for mocking Hitler and Martin Goodman approves it. Torch and Toro guard the comic books from Nazi attempts to destroy them as they are distributed from planes to German citizens. Hitler orders anyone who laughs at the comics to be shot and demands Carl Burgos be assassinated. Carl meets with Torch, Toro and Sub-Mariner at a diner where a Nazi agent has replaced the soda jerk. Carl collapses after drinking the soda. Torch and Toro apprehend the spy and Carl recovers.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Carl Burgos

Pencils: Carl Burgos

Inks: Carl Burgos ?

Title: The Beast of Cactus Canyon

Characters: The Vision; The Beast of Cactus Canyon (villain, introduction, death); Myron (villain, introduction, death)

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Al Plastino ?

Inks: Al Plastino ?

Notes: Formerly credited to Stan Lee story and Syd Shores art. Story is not signed. New credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who and comparison of the art with other credited work.

Title: Exposed! The Jap Invaders

Characters: The Patriot [Jeff Mace]; A Japanese scientist (turned into a lizard, villain); his Ape-Men (villains, introductions, deaths); Mary Morgan; Jack Casey

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Al Plastino ?

Inks: Al Plastino ?

Notes: Art originally credited to Al Fagaly, but Fagaly signed his stories. Al Plastino is listed in Jerry Bails' Who's Who as working on this feature at this time.

Title: In His Tunnel To China

Characters: Jimmy Jupiter; Satan (villain); Werjil (villain, introduction); Matilda (villain, introduction); Temptation (villain, introduction); Will Power (a hero, introduction); Jimmy (introduction)

Pages: 7.000

Script: Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Pencils: Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Inks: Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Title: The Curse of Professor Torture

Characters: The Angel; Prof. Torture (villain, introduction, death)

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Alex Blum ?

Inks: Alex Blum ?

Notes: Art originally credited to Al Fagaly. Fagaly is not credited with this strip in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, nor does this look like his signed work on recent Patriot stories. Alex Blum is in Bails and this work compares to his other work at this time.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	5	1	0	2	1	2	7	2	5	8	4	4	1	3	2	3	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	59
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Total	6	1	0	2	1	2	7	4	5	9	5	5	3	3	3	3	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	68

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