Comic Book: Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series)

Daring Mystery Comics #1

January 1940
"The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses"
Script: Joe Simon
Young physician Jack Castle is called by Police Captain Benson to investigate a bizarre case involving Peter Johnson, a man found standing like a "walking corpse" with a green face before committing murder and dying. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #2

February 1940
"Zephyr Jones and His Rocket Ship"
Script: Joe Cal Cagno
Zephyr Jones, son of the late scientist Dr. Morrison Jones, sets off in his father's completed rocket ship — with wisecracking sidekick "Corky" Grogan — determined to fulfill the old man's dream of reaching Mars. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #3

April 1940
"The Escape of Red Corker"
Script: Phil Sturm
Red Corker, a notorious gang lord, engineers a prison riot to break free and reunites with his crew at their new hideout on Dream Island — a desolate, deserted former resort in San Francisco Bay. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #4

May 1940
"Busting a Banker"
Script: Will Harr
Assistant District Attorney Dennis Burton witnesses a brazen daytime bank robbery at the First National Bank. He gives chase by car, trailing the bandits out of the city into the countryside, where they duck into a farmhouse hideout. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #5

June 1940
"The Jelly of Doom"
Script: George Kapitan
Outside the city, the evil scientist Dork addresses his henchmen, promising them dominion over vast territories once his creation has destroyed humanity. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #6

September 1940
"Introducing Marvel Boy"
Script: Joe Simon
The story of Marvel Boy begins in ancient Egypt, where the belief in reincarnation was among the lost secrets of a superior civilization. When Hercules, son of power, draws his last breath as a mortal man, his soul ascends to Valhalla. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #7

April 1941
"The Radio Spy Ring"
Script: John Compton
Jerry Carstairs, an F.C.C. listening-station technician in Washington, D.C., spends his evenings at his home ham radio setup alongside his dog, Mike. [...]

Daring Mystery Comics #8

January 1942
""V" for Victory!"
Script: Unknown
In May 1940, Lieutenant John Watkins of His Majesty's Army volunteers to cover the Allied retreat to Dunkirk. During the evacuation, a Nazi Stuka strafes the rescue boat and Watkins is shot, left for dead in the channel. [...]