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| Publisher |
Timely |
| Artist |
Alex Schomburg |
| Writer |
Various Writers |
| Published | August 1940 |
A collection of comics and stories, including -- "Origin of the Thin Man" , featuring the titled hero, Thin Man : Bruce Dickson stumbles on a utopia in the Himalayas and its people welcome him, granting him the power they all have to become exceedingly thin through surgery with their electric rays. He is shown their science and their peaceful communication with the Martians, but convinces them to let him return to the outside world to fight crime. The Elder's daughter, Olalla, goes with him and on their first adventure they put a stop to a protection racket. -- "The Jewelry Store Robbers" , featuring Dynamic Man : Dynamic Man investigates jewelry store robberies in which only gold was stolen. He discovers a scientist who is using a "magnet" that affects only gold to commit crimes. The scientist uses his new dirigible with this magnet to steal more gold, and Dynamic Man must chase him across the Atlantic Ocean. -- "The Train Wreck" , featuring Merzah the Mystic : After a train is wrecked by sabotage, Merzah, his assistant Diana and his driver Jose take down the spy/sabotage organization which is trying to steal plans for an unsinkable lifeboat. -- Plus : The Blue Blaze, Hercules, the Invisible Man, and more!!