Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #2

The Treasure of Alano

Synopsis

By Julio M2
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Jane Framan, working for the Smithsonian, arrives at Hong Kong. She plans visiting the temple of Alano in Tibet. It’s presumed to have vast fortunes, and she holds a map revealing the temple’s location. A suspicious-looking man attacks Jane with a knife. But she’s rescued by a vigorous man who, conveniently, was close by.

Jane thanks her rescuer as a businessman, called Sumner, offers to drive her to her hotel. The rescuer places a note in her purse and leaves. The note alerts her to distrust even those who help her.

As the suspicious-looking man appears again, the rescuer follows him. He is the Angel! The hero bursts into the criminal’s lair and knocks them out.

Meanwhile, Sumner enters Jane’s room, steals the map, and brings her at gunpoint. As Sumner intends to kill Jane in a dark alley, the Angel appears and beats him.

The Angel hands the map to Jane and explains that Sumner, Lelong as his real name, was a member of the initial expedition to the temple of Alano. Deprived from the map, he killed his companions, faked his death, changed his name, and craved for the map to get the hidden temple treasures.

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Plus: Jane Framan.

Attack on New York City

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By Julio M2
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Resuming his revenge on humanity, the Sub-Mariner reaches New York and gets sucked through a wide tube into a power plant. After bringing it down, he fights the police in Central Park, and then hides in the sewers under Fifth Avenue.

Wearing torn garments from a tramp, Namor visits the mansion of an attractive young woman who accidentally ignites her dress with a cigarette. He saves her by spraying water coming out of his body (!); he then hides out. An ambulance takes the woman to a hospital to treat her wounds. Namor follows and kidnaps her after medics assisted her. He intends using her in his revengeful plan.

Police corner Namor in a dock, but he hurls a car at them, killing some. Grabbing the woman, he dives to freedom, not realizing she would drown. Fortunately for her, a police officer rescued her, after which the Sub-Mariner left the area.

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The Town of Wanted Men

Synopsis

By Julio M2
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A gang master named Hook Tebbs is planning to rob a train with gold bullion from Prairie City. He leads a dangerous gang who have been robbing ranchers for years. They hide in a secret valley among mountains.

Hook asks Tex, his right-hand man, to find recruits for the gold robbery. Jim Gardley, the Masked Raider, plays the part of a wanted man called Streak, tricking Tex, who brings him to his boss.

Gardley does his act well, convincing the rest of Hook’s group as well. At night, he sneaks back to Prairie City and discloses info to the sheriff, his secret partner in his undercover endeavor. Gardley returns to the criminal’s camp unnoticed.

In the morning, Hook reveals Gardley where he keeps their loots. But Hook learns Gardley’s true motives, and ties him to deal with him after the gang returns from their villainous acts. Gardley escapes, and wearing his Masked Raider attire, signals the sheriff with smoke to attack with his men.

After the altercate between the good and the bad guys, Hook and his men finally get captured. The sheriff thanks the heroic Masked Raider for achieving what nobody else could.

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Characters
Good (or All)

Enemies
Hook Tebbs (Hook).

Origin of the American Ace

Synopsis

By Julio M2
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After a long bloody European war, people gladly enjoyed peace. But Queen Ursula from the Castile D’or nation would revive the armed conflict. 

Sentenced to an isle prison, this beautiful yet cruel, revengeful woman planned for two decades how those who ruined her empire would pay back. Her faithful followers secretly enhanced Castile D’or armed forces to the best worldwide. And after rescuing Queen Ursula from her islet lock, she devised a plan to attack Attainia, the first nation in her Machiavelli scheme. 

Ursula ordered her fellow citizen diplomat in Attainia shot dead, creating a forced excuse to attack. After his murder and Attainia not complying with Castile D’or ridiculous demands, bombers invaded Attainia. The small local resistance little could do to halt their forces. Building destruction and casualties of innocents, including kids, followed.

An American pilot called Perry Wade, on business purposes, landed on Attainia right before the bombardment and miraculously escaping alive, witnessed the catastrophe.

To be continued…

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The Battle with Bardak

Synopsis

By Julio M2
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Ka-Zar visited Paul De Kraft’s tent to pick up his mirror and found Bardak, a chimpanzee, with it. Ka-Zar wanted the item so badly that he fought over it and won.

Sha, the lioness mate of Zar, was unhappy sharing her cavern with Ka-Zar. So the lion and the jungle man left for a few days, set to find Trajah, the elephant leader. Instead, they found Tupat, a mad elephant adult who almost killed them.

Returning to the cave, they discovered Sha had recently given birth to two cubs. Both males hunted to feed the babies.

One day, they all left the cavern momentarily. Bardak, the monkey, with rancor, came looking for the mirror. But Sha returned. Bardak quickly climbed up a tree, picking Zoro, one cub. Zar and Ka-Zar promptly returned. Dismissing threats, Bardak threw Zoro to his death. After Ka-Zar captured him safe, he climbed the tree and stabbed Bardak mortally.

Sha thanked Ka-Zar for saving her son and accepted him.

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Characters
Good (or All)

Plus: Chaka (gorilla), Kru (vulture), Sha (lioness), Trajah (elephant), Zar (lion), Zoro (lion cub).

Enemies
Bardak (chimpanzee), Tupat (Elephant).