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Cover: Allen Ulmer

Blue Beetle #16

Nov 1942 · Holyoke · 0.10 USD
📊 ~17,005 copies sold its debut month
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In "The Monster Mechanic," the Blue Beetle faces a chilling threat as a mysterious criminal known as Kreal begins vanishing the nation's greatest minds. With no trace and no clues, the hero must uncover how Kreal is using stolen intellect to build a machine of unimaginable power—before it's too late. Art by Allen Ulmer, with cover by the same, this 1942 Holyoke classic delivers a gripping mystery from the golden age of comics.

Contains 7 stories
The Monster Mechanic
14 pp · Superhero
Kreal [Prof. Roberts] (villain, introduction, death)Dr. James CrunchwellJarvisMike ManniganKoulouch

In "The Monster Mechanic," the Blue Beetle faces a chilling threat as the mysterious Kreal begins vanishing the nation’s greatest minds, one by one. With no trace left behind, the hero must race to uncover the criminal’s secret before the stolen intellects are used to fuel a scheme that could reshape the world.

Untitled Children story
2 pp · Children
Likkity Split
Mystery of the Walking Torches
15 pp · Superhero
the Flame-Man [Clayton] (villain, introduction, death)Mike Mannigan
Untitled Superhero story
10 pp · Superhero
Ginger DareV-85 (of the V-Group)Pierre BurrieMadame BurrieLt. Mopeman

In a tense wartime tale from 1942, Ginger Dare and the V group race against time to deliver crucial funds to the French underground, while artist Pierre Burrie’s defiant anti-Nazi posters draw the deadly attention of Lt. Mopeman—forcing V-Man into a high-stakes rescue mission.

Pvt. Narcisco Ortilano
6 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Pvt. Narcisco Ortilano
The Amateur Magician
8 pp · Superhero
Dascomb Dinsmore (villain, introduction)Seidlitz (villain, introduction)Mrs. Vermine ThrottlebottomMike Mannigan
Now follow me!
6 pp · War
Spark StevensSquakChuckOliver Ashford (artist)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $95
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $630
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.0 $257
CGC 4.5 none in existence
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CGC 2.5 none in existence
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CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $63*
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Full credits

artist, inker Allen Ulmer
cover pencils Allen Ulmer

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