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Cover: Lou Fine
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Mystery Men Comics #9

Apr 1940 · Fox · 0.10 USD
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In "The Blue Beetle -- Kidnapper?", Bob Powell’s dynamic storytelling brings a pulse-pounding wartime thriller to life, as agents Bob and D-13 are ambushed and imprisoned aboard a hidden enemy pocket battleship—its deadly mission: to intercept and sink Allied vessels, stripping them of crew before sending them to the bottom. With art and inks by Powell himself, and a striking cover by Lou Fine, this 1940 Fox comic delivers a tight, suspenseful adventure rooted in the gritty realism of its era.

Contains 10 stories
The Blue Beetle -- Kidnapper?
8 pp · Superhero
The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]Jack Bendon (villain, introduction)
Girl Flyer Missing
5 pp
Joan Farrel (first appearance)

Joan Farrel, daughter of a Hollywood producer, vanishes without a trace, prompting famous young aviator Wing Turner to stake his reputation on finding her. When a storm forces Wing's plane down in the Rockies, he discovers Joan fleeing through the woods—but she's in far greater danger than anyone realized, pursued by the kidnappers who've held her captive for days. Together, Wing and Joan must fight their way to safety and escape the remote valley before the gang catches up to them.

The Planet That Feared Earth
8 pp
Rex DexterEcaepians (first appearance)Leonardo Da VinciNapoleonAlexander the Great
Steel Mill Explosion
8 pp
The Green Mask [Michael Shelby]Von Shlameal (first appearancevillain)Josef (first appearancevillain)

When a massive steel mill explosion rocks the nation in 1940, The Green Mask suspects sabotage—and he's right. The masked vigilante infiltrates a spy ring led by Von Shlameal and his operative Josef, uncovering a plot to cripple American war production through a series of coordinated attacks. Now The Green Mask must stop Josef from detonating dynamite at an aircraft factory while tracking down Von Shlameal and his network of enemy agents before they strike again.

Untitled story
2 pp
Billy Bounce
River Lily and the Feted Guests
6 pp
Chen Chang (villain)River Lily (villain)

River Lily and the Feted Guests sees the villainous Chen Chang orchestrate an elaborate murder scheme, luring wealthy guests aboard a yacht where he springs a series of hidden-trigger death traps. When Richard Kendall stumbles onto the sinister plot and fights back, the night erupts into chaos on deck and across the water, with River Lily fighting ferociously to escape Kendall's justice.

The Milk Bottle Bombs
4 pp
Lt. Drake
The Disintegrator
7.5 pp · Spy
D-13 [Captain Richard Anthony]Robert [Bob] SimmsSusan Florenz (villain)Rico (villain, introduction)Diego (villain, introduction)Hans (villain, introduction)

In "The Disintegrator," agents Bob and D-13 find themselves trapped aboard a hidden enemy pocket battleship, where they must outwit their captors and survive the deadly fate of the Allied ships they’ve been sent to stop. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with tense suspense as the duo faces a relentless threat from within the vessel’s steel corridors.

The Phantom of Cadel
6 pp
The Phantom (first appearancevillaindeath)
Enter: The Moth
7 pp · Superhero
The Moth (introduction)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $929
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $16,307*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $4,478*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $4,478
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $4,478
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $2,873
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $2,209
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $1,911
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $1,911
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $1,633
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $1,633
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $969
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $894*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $702*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Bob Powell
cover pencils, inks Lou Fine

Reprints

↩ Reprints Gwandanaland Comics #3230 (2021)

Reprinted in The Green Mask #2 (1940), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #3 (2008), Men of Mystery Comics #98 (2015)

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