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Cover: Alex Schomburg

Marvel Mystery Comics #23

Sep 1941 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "Highway of Mystery," the Torch and Namor celebrate Joseph C. Yuhas of Duryea, Pennsylvania, as the winner of a long-running contest, spotlighting his winning letter in a heartfelt moment of fan recognition. The lower half of the page features a vibrant promotional ad for the latest Captain America Comics, teasing the Red Skull’s deadly new threat and inviting readers to join the Sentinels of Liberty—complete with a bold call to action from the cover by Alex Schomburg.

Contains 7 stories
Highway of Mystery
15 pp · Superhero
Mr. TopperThe Leader [N-4]Sigmund (villain)Rudolph (villain)

In "Highway of Mystery," Nazi saboteur N-4 poses as an executive secretary at the Topper Tank factory, using her position to orchestrate a daring plan from a hidden base above a superhighway—where she plans to intercept experimental tanks during transit. The Torch and Toro must unravel her deception before her sabotage brings the war effort to a halt.

The Case of the Vanishing Convicts!
12 pp · Superhero
Prof. DornRamon Valerez (villain, death)Black John (villain, death)Mona Lake (villain)
Swastika Over Europe
5 pp · Superhero
MaryCaseyMr. Opperman (death)Howard (villain, stage director)
Cult of the Shark-god
7 pp · Superhero
the Zambiji peopleKai-Mak, the Shark-God (villain, death)
Neutralizing the Nazis
6 pp · Jungle
the Nazis (villains, all die)
The Mystery of the Green Diamond
7 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mayor BrownMrs. Brown (mayor's wife)un-named chief of policemayor's butler (villain)

In "The Mystery of the Green Diamond," Terry and Deadline find themselves at a glamorous party hosted by the mayor, only to be drawn into a glittering mystery when the mayor's wife’s prized green diamond necklace vanishes. With clues hidden in the opulent setting and secrets lurking among the guests, the duo must unravel the truth before the jewel’s disappearance becomes a scandal.

Death On Inferno Isle
9 pp · Superhero
Diane MasonGeorge Hill (Diane's fiance)Von Reiman (villain, dies)the Nazis (villains, all die)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $819
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $18,419*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $10,417*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $7,126
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $5,363
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $4,633
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CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $3,879
CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $3,879
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $2,877
CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $2,513
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $2,403
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $1,741
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $1,741
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $1,291*
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $1,003
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $684*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $497
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Cast · 16 characters

AarkusCaptain AmericaDavid RandDeadline DawsonDr. WatsonJames Buchanan BarnesJeff MaceJim HammondKa-Zar the GreatNamorTerry VanceThe PatriotThe VisionThomas HallowayThomas RaymondTrajah

Full credits

writer, artist, inker Carl Burgos
cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

Reprints

Reprinted in Golden Age of Marvel #2 (1999), Marvel Mystery Comics #1 (1999), Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #2 (2006), Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 (2011), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus #[nn] (2019), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn] (2019), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn] (2019), Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus #2 (2020)

Key issues in Marvel Mystery Comics

#82★
#82 1st appearance — Namora
#49★
#49 1st appearance — Madeline Joyce
#13★
#13 1st appearance — Aarkus
#10★
#10 1st appearance — Dr. Watson
#16★
#16 1st appearance — Pinhead
#3★
#3 1st appearance — Betty Dean

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