(April 1941)
Marvel, 1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-02-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Timely Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Joe Simon
Issue Notes
DARING MYSTERY COMICS published monthly by Timely Comics, Inc., Meriden Conn. Entry as second class matter pending at the post office, Meriden, Conn. Entire contents copyright 1941 by Timely Comics, Inc., 330 W. 42nd St., N. Y., N. Y. Vol. 2, No 7, Apr. 1941. Yearly subscription $1.00. Printed in U. S. A. For advertising write Marvel Group.
Credits from or confirmed by the Masterworks reprint unless otherwise noted.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
Credits from or confirmed by the Masterworks reprint unless otherwise noted.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
[no title indexed](Table of Contents)
Thunderer; The Fin; Blue Diamond; Challenger; Captain Daring / cover / 1 page(report information)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; The Fin [Peter Noble]; The Challenger [Bill Waring]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Captain Daring
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The red and blue colors of the Thunderer's costume are reversed on this cover.
The Amazing New Comicscope!(Table of Contents: 1)(Expand) /
Comicsope Co. of America / advertisement / 1 page(report information)
[no title indexed](Table of Contents: 2)
The Thunderer / comic story / 8 pages(report information)
- Script
- John Compton (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos ? (see notes); ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We give you... The Thunderer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs] (introduction); Eileen Conroy (introduction); Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- Jerry Carstairs uses his radio skills to intercept Nazi messages and construct the booming voice he uses as the Thunderer. While discouraging his friend Eileen from reporting on the fifth columnists for her own safety by day, by night he protects her and fights against the Nazis as the Thunderer.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
On the Timely-Atlas list, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo indicated that there might be a different inker on this story.
Introducing the Fin(Table of Contents: 3)
The Fin / comic story / 10 pages(report information)
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fin [Peter Noble] (introduction, origin); Sub-Ruler Ikor of Neptunia (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Lt. Peter Noble is the sole survivor of a wrecked U.S. Navy submarine. As he escapes the wreck he finds himself unable to float and ends up inside a cavern populated by flying mer-men. After he defeats their leader they hail him as the reincarnation of their hero, the Fin, so he puts together a costume to fit the name.
- Reprints
[Origin of the Blue Diamond](Table of Contents: 4)
Blue Diamond / comic story / 9 pages(report information)
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow] (introduction, origin); Graham (introduction); Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- Professor Elton Morrow finds an enormous blue diamond on an Antarctic expedition, but it is shattered when Nazis attach his returning ship and the fragments become embedded in his body. Discovering that his whole body has become as hard as a diamond, he thwarts a burglary at his museum and decides to created a costumed identity for fighting crime.
- Reprints
inMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 ([February] 2010)
[Kokey Flo](Table of Contents: 5)
Officer O'Krime / comic story / 2 pages(report information)
- Script
- Fred Schwab (signed asAl Weine)
- Pencils
- Fred Schwab (signed asAl Weine)
- Inks
- Fred Schwab (signed asAl Weine)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Fred Schwab
- Characters
- Officer O'Krime; Kokey Flo (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Officer O'Krime can't figure out whom to protect and whom to arrest.
- Reprints
- inMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 ([February] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Previous appearance Red Raven Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #1. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-4-26.
[Origin of the Silver Scorpion](Table of Contents: 6)
The Silver Scorpion / comic story / 5 pages(report information)
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed asJewell) (see notes); ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Harry Sahle ?; ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow] (introduction, origin); Dan Hurley (introduction); Greggs Hansen (introduction); counterfeiters (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Betty Barstow, secretary for private detective Dan Hurley, dresses in a costume to go to a masquerade but ends up foiling a crime at the cemetery with her jiujitsu skills instead.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Dr. Michael J. Vassallo notes that this art looks different from the feature in the next issue which Sahle signed under his own name. He speculates the pen name "Jewell" indicated a collaboration with another artist.
The Valley of Time(Table of Contents: 7)
The Challenger / text story / 2 pages(report information)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Challenger [Bill Waring] (introduction, text only)
- Synopsis
- Bill Waring, traveling the world to learn more weapon skills for his life as the Challenger, is captured by a lost Roman civilization and taken to an arena to fight gladiators armed only with a cestus.
- Reprints
- inMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 ([February] 2010)
Indexer Notes
Part one of an unfinished story. The Challenger's feature moved to Mystic Comics after this issue, but the second half of this text story did not appear there with it. The bottom half of page 2 features an illustrated ad for Captain America Comics #2.
Captain America Thanks You!(Table of Contents: 8)(Expand) /
Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page(report information)
[The Benefactor](Table of Contents: 9)
Mr. Million / comic story / 6 pages(report information)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Million (introduction); Nickie (introduction); Mr. Wilson (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Million helps a boy who his trying to pay for his sick mother's medicine, but has to do it indirectly as the boy refuses any money he hasn't worked for.
- Reprints
- inMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 ([February] 2010)
The Underground Empire(Table of Contents: 10)
Captain Daring / comic story / 8 pages(report information)
- Script
- Joe Simon;Jack Kirby; ? (splash figure)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ? (see notes);Jack Kirby ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Kirby (see notes)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Daring (introduction); Susan Parker (introduction); The Undergrounders (villains, introduction); their leader (villain, introduction, death); Frano (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- In the far future, Captain Daring and Susan Parker lead the forces of the U.S.A. against attackers from an underground city.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
First appearance. As shown in the next issue, the adventures of Captain Daring take place in the mid-31st century.
Note that the Captain Daring in USA Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #7 is an entirely separate character.
Harry Mendryk attributes the art to Kirby alone athttp://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/category/periods/timel…, while others have indicated inking by Simon.
Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web pagehttp://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).
Sub-Mariner #1(Table of Contents: 11)(Expand) /
Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page(report information)
Meet the Challenger(Table of Contents: 12)
The Challenger / comic story / 12 pages(report information)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Challenger [Bill Waring] (introduction, origin); Mr. Waring (flashback, introduction, death); Mary (introduction); Mary's father (introduction); Dram (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- After his father was killed trying to alert the authorities to a conspiracy of crooks and politicians, Bill Waring travels the world to learn all fighting forms and weapons. He returns as the Challenger, challenging everyone connected to his father's death.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Next appearance in Mystic Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #6.
According to notes from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo on the Timely-Atlas list, Nicholas (then known as Wojtkoski) may have been assisted by an inker on this story. But contrary to the earlier GCD credit, the inker is not George Klein.
[no title indexed](Table of Contents: 13)(Expand) /
Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 1 page(report information)
Prizes for All!(Table of Contents: 14)(Expand) /
American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page(report information)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
- 0.[no title indexed]
Thunderer; The Fin; Blue Diamond; Challenger; Captain Daring - 1.The Amazing New Comicscope!
Comicsope Co. of America - 2.["We give you... The Thunderer"]
The Thunderer - 3.Introducing the Fin
The Fin - 4.[Origin of the Blue Diamond]
Blue Diamond - 5.[Kokey Flo]
Officer O'Krime - 6.[Origin of the Silver Scorpion]
The Silver Scorpion - 7.The Valley of Time
The Challenger - 8.Captain America Thanks You!
Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty - 9.[The Benefactor]
Mr. Million - 10.The Underground Empire
Captain Daring - 11.Sub-Mariner #1
Sub-Mariner - 12.Meet the Challenger
The Challenger - 13.["This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00"]
Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter - 14.Prizes for All!
American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- John Censullo
- Bill Crupe
- Steve Dasinger
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
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