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Very few issues of Mystic Comics were published by Marvel's forerunner, Timely Comics, back in the 1940s But it certainly has had an impact Timely ran two volumes of this superhero anthology without a regular lead character, ten issues from 1940 to 1942, then four issues from 1944 to 1945 The first volume was first[...]

Originally the third comic book title launched by Timely/Marvel publisher Martin Goodman after Marvel Mystery Comics and Daring Mystery Comics, anthology series Mystic Comics is one of the overlooked gems of Marvel's earliest comics-publishing days.  Mystic Comics #5 represents a relaunch of sorts for the title, showing up seven months after issue #4 under the[...]

But there's nothing simple about Claire Voyant, the original Marvel Black Widow, or her backstory — and there's nothing common about Mystic Comics #4, which is her origin story and first appearance There's a copy up for auction at the 2020 November 19 – 22 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction at Heritage Auctions today. Mystic[...]

I like to seek out undiscovered country for these posts, and also love trying to figure out what made historical creators tick when they created these underappreciated gems — and this Wolverton story scratches both those itches.  When I started to unravel Wolverton's cover-featured story Den of the Devil Bird for Marvel's Mystic #4 from[...]