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Mystic Comics #1

Marvel · Series began 1940 · March 1940

first appearance of Dynamic Man, 1X, 2X and others

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Dynamic Man (Curt Cowan) — introduction · origin
1X (Dr. Jerome Hamilton, of The Three X's) — introduction
2X (Dr. Carlo Zota, of The Three X's) — introduction
3X (Dr. Maris Morlak, of The Three X's) — introduction
Blue Blaze (Spencer Keen) — introduction · origin
Dakor the Magician (Alan Dakor) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: March 1940
On sale: January 15, 1940
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Alex Schomburg, Jack Binder, Harry Douglas, Fred Schwartz, Newt Alfred, Fred Guardineer, Daniel Petersinks: Alex Schomburg, E. C. Stoner, Jack Binder, Harry Douglas, Fred Schwartz, Newt Alfred, Fred Guardineer, Daniel Petersscript: Will Harr, Harry Douglas, Joe Cal Cagno, Robert Erisman, Leo Stalraker, Norman Daniels

Stories

Introducing Flexo the Rubber Man · 8 pages
Brothers Joel and Joshua Williams use their creation Flexo for the first time to thwart a mad scientist who tries to steal radium from a hospital.
The Origin of the Blue Blaze · 10 pages
Spencer Keen gains strength and durability after a death-like hibernation caused by a mysterious blue blaze his father had been studying. Having apparently died in 1852, he revives in 1940 and thwarts a mad scientist who intended to take over the world with an army of mind-controlled corpses.
Journey to Cygni · 10 pages
Zephyr and Corky try again to reach Mars but are forced by a stowaway professor and his daughter to journey to the star Cygni instead.
The Green Terror · The 3 X's · 8 pages
The Green Terror, a mysterious organization, is kidnapping young, healthy men and women.
Tough Hombre · 2 pages
Disressed because Stella prefers Tex to him, a cattle foreman decides to do nothing and allow a heated gunfight occur between the slower-on-the-draw Tex and Bat Butler.
The Deep Sea Demon · 6 pages
Dave Dean searches for pearls but finds a mysterious demon guarding the waters.
The Blooded Ruby of Chung · 8 pages
For a fee of $50,000, Dakor locates a sacred ruby stolen from a banker and returns it to the idol from which it originally came.
The Origin of Dynamic Man · 11 pages
Professor Goettler creates Dynamic Man, a perfect man, but dies of a heart attack as his creation is born. Taking the name Curt Cowan, Dynamic Man becomes an F.B.I. agent in his civilian identity and uses his position to find crime to fight as a superhero.

Characters

Dr. Carlo ZotaDr. Maris MorlakDr. Jerome HamiltonCurt CowanDynamic Man1X2X3XSpencer KeenBlue BlazeDakor the MagicianAlan DakorDave DeanZephyr Jones

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Mystic Comics (2011), Marvel Firsts: WWII Super Heroes (2013)