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Daring Mystery Comics  (1940)

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Daring Mystery Comics #1

Timely ⋅ 1940

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Daring Mystery Comics #1
 
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Key Facts

First cover art by Alex Schomburg

1st appearance of John Steele, the inspiration behind the Super Soldier Program and likely who is referred to as Weapon 0

1st appearance and origin of Fiery Mask

1st appearance of Monako, the Prince of Magic

1st appearance of Detective Doc Denton

1st appearance of the Texas Kid

1st appearance of Phantom of the Underworld

Daring Mystery Comics #2

Timely ⋅ 1940

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Daring Mystery Comics #2
 
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$3.1k
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$15k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Laughing Mask, later becomes Purple Mask

1st appearance of the Phantom Bullet

1st appearance of Trojak the Tiger Man

1st appearance of Zephyr Jones

1st appearance of the Sky Devils, a trio of World War II British fighter pilots

1st appearance of the Vampire, the first indication of vampires in the Marvel Universe though his actual status as being undead was never revealed

Daring Mystery Comics #6

Timely ⋅ 1940

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Daring Mystery Comics #6
 
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$620
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$1.8k
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$6.2k

Key Facts

Cameo of Adolf Hitler, seen in a vision

1st appearance and origin of the first Marvel Boy, Martin Simon Burns

1st appearance of Flying Flame

1st appearance of Zeus in Timely comics, previously appeared as the Roman counterpart named Jupiter

1st appearance of Marvex, a super robot

1st appearance of Khufor, an Egyptian ruler who later becomes the vampire Amenhotep

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