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Daring Mystery Comics 1

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Title Profile

Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.

Published January 1940 – January 1942
Issue Numbers 1 – 8
Total Issues 8
Notes

Numbering continued as Comedy Comics (9-34) and Daring Comics (9-12).

Issue Overview

Daring Mystery Comics #1 was published by Timely Publications in January 1940. It is part of the Daring Mystery Comics series, which ran from January 1940 to January 1942.

Cover credits include Alex Schomburg. This issue features The Fiery Mask, Manako the Master Magician, and other characters from the series.

Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses." Indexed story credits include Joe Simon and Larry Antonette, among others.

Looking for the full run? Browse the Daring Mystery Comics checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.

Issue Information
Cover Date
January 1940
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Timely Publications
 
Starring
The Fiery Mask starring
Manako the Master Magician starring
John Steele - Soldier of Fortune starring
Doc Doyle starring
 
Cover Credits
Alex Schomburg pencils attributed

Stories

Credits
Joe Simon script signed Joe Simon pencils signed Joe Simon inks signed
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Credits
Larry Antonette pencils signed
Notes: Signed as Dean Carr.
Credits
Ben Thompson pencils signed
Credits
Larry Antonette pencils signed
Notes: Signed as Larry AN
Credits
Raymond Gill script signed Al Anders pencils signed
Credits
Bob Wood pencils signed
Credits
Maurice Gutwirth pencils signed
Credits
Harry Francis Campbell pencils signed
Credits
Charles Pearson pencils signed