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Marvel Mystery Comics #31 cover
Cover: Al Gabriele

Marvel Mystery Comics #31

May 1942 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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"Scuttle the Japs" is a wartime adventure from Marvel Mystery Comics #31 (1942), featuring the dynamic duo Torch and Toro in a high-stakes mission to thwart a Japanese carrier attack on San Francisco. Written and illustrated by Carl Burgos, this issue showcases the heroes’ daring tactics as they stow away aboard Admiral Nodope’s ship to free imprisoned marines and disable the enemy fleet. The striking cover by Al Gabriele captures the intensity of the moment, with the duo’s fiery resolve burning bright against the backdrop of war.

Contains 7 stories
Scuttle the Japs
12 pp · Superhero
Admiral Nodope (villain, introduction, death)Fooey (villain, introduction)Japanese (villains, many deaths)

In "Scuttle the Japs," Torch and Toro race to stop a Japanese carrier threatening San Francisco after Pearl Harbor, tracking the last plane back to its fleet. With the fate of imprisoned marines hanging in the balance, they infiltrate Admiral Nodope’s ship, sabotage the carrier, and fight their way to free the prisoners—leaving a blazing 'V' in the sky as the survivors head home.

The Case of the Jilted Japs or "They Had a Date at San Diego!"
12 pp · Superhero
The Japanese (villains)
The Plague of the Jelly Men
7 pp · Superhero
The "Jelly Men" (villain, introduction, death, a mass of living protoplasm)the Japanese (villains, many deaths)
The Insects of Sudden Death!
6 pp · Superhero
Otto (villain, introduction, death)the Nazis (villains)Jack Casey
The Mystery of the Murdered Ghost
7 pp · Detective-Mystery
The Ghost Rider (introduction, death)Roney (villain, introduction, death)
In The Land of the Fun People
7 pp · Children, Fantasy
The Candy Men (introduction)The Gloomy Gusses (villain)
Cargo of Death
10 pp · Superhero
Gondor (villain, introduction)

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Raw (Good) $917
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $37,954*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $11,339
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $11,339*
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $8,938
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $7,533
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CGC 7.0 $6,254
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $4,473
CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $4,473
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $3,765*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $3,319
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $3,319
CGC 4.0 · 8 in census $2,655
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $2,366*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $2,365
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $1,697*
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $1,445*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $728*
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CGC 6 $6,000 1 listing CGC 4 $3,750 1 listing CGC 0.5 $1,650 1 listing
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Cast · 14 characters

Full credits

writer, artist, inker Carl Burgos
cover pencils, inks Al Gabriele

Reprints

Reprinted in Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #3 (2018), Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #4 (2018)

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