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Marvel Mystery Comics #4

Marvel · Series began 1939 · February 1940

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Dates

Cover date: February 1940
On sale: December 20, 1939
In stores: December 20, 1939
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Alex Schomburg, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Harry Ramsey, Steve Dahlman, Irwin Hasen, Ben Thompsoninks: Alex Schomburg, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Al Anders, Harry Ramsey, Steve Dahlman, Irwin Hasen, Ben Thompsonscript: Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, David Cooke, Abraham Goodman, Maurice Coyne, Bob Davisletters: Paul Gustavson, Bill Everettediting: Martin Goodman, Abraham Goodman

Stories

New York Hit by Green Flame · 12 pages
Torch has to deal with the threat of Dr. Manyac, who plans to use the Green Flames as a tool to exact revenge if his demands are not met.
Butch the Giant · 8 pages
The Angel ventures into the Devil's Playground, which harbors killers, murderers, and every other imaginable menace to civilization, in order to battle a giant who carries out the gruesome activities.
The Sub-Mariner Goes to War · 10 pages
Betty, concerned with what effect the Nazi submarine warfare has had on ocean-going travel and commerce, enlists the aid of the Sub-Mariner and his aerial subs to deal with the problem.
The Claim Jumpers · 8 pages
A couple of prospectors discover a large gold deposit on their property but are threatened by local crooks looking for the location of that claim.
Warning Enough · 1.75 pages
Steve picks up a hitchhiker along side a road, not knowing that he is a wanted killer.
Untitled · 8 pages
Professor Zog creates a marvelous robot, all-powerful and intelligent, as a means of helping humanity banish all crime and evil. Electro's first task is to rescue a kidnapped child actress.
Quest for a Crime Boss · 6 pages
Our hero faces a challenge from the underworld, which hasn't taken a liking to his "crime doesn't pay" articles and is out robbing and killing people for jewelry.
Fourth Episode [Return of the Oman] · 10 pages
De Kraft returns to the Belgian Congo, where, years earlier, he had killed Ka-Zar's parents, and when Ka-Zar spots him, he swears revenge. De Kraft uses deadly tactics to deal with the natives, who want to desert him because they fear retribution from the "Jungle God."

Characters

NamorSub-MarinerJim HammondHuman TorchThomas HallowayThe Angel

Reprinted in

Flashback (1973), Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (2004), Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus (2009), Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (2011), Marvel Firsts: WWII Super Heroes (2013), Fantasy Masterpieces (1966), Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus (2019), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus (2019)