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Cover: Mike Sekowsky

Marvel Mystery Comics #86

Jun 1948 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "Carnival of Crime," a bitter stepson returns to his cruel father's birthday festival masked and vengeful, setting a deadly trap in the midst of the celebration. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Mike Sekowsky, this 1948 tale of family wrath and masked retribution unfolds under the eerie lights of a carnival, with Torch and Toro racing to stop a murder they can't prevent—but can they stop the theft that follows? The cover, penciled by Mike Sekowsky, captures the tension in a single, dramatic moment.

Contains 5 stories
Carnival of Crime
12 pp · Superhero
Garko (villain, introduction)

In "Carnival of Crime," a bitter stepson returns to his cruel father Garko’s lavish birthday festival masked and vengeful, intent on retribution and jewels. When the masked intruder strikes, Torch and Toro arrive too late to stop the killing but manage to foil the theft.

Case of the Disappearing Watchman
12 pp · Superhero
Not-So-Perfect Alibi!
1 pp · Detective-Mystery
McCoyLydia (death)Lydia's un-named husband (villain)
The Lightning Cult
7 pp · Superhero
Staged for Murder
8 pp · Superhero

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Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $456
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $11,870*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $2,895*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $2,442
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CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $1,620*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $1,402*
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $1,178*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $1,120*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $956*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $826
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $740*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $655*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $532
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $452
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $290*
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $228*
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Cast · 8 characters

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cover pencils Mike Sekowsky

Reprints

Reprinted in Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Post-War Years Omnibus #[nn] (2019)

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