#monako prince of magic

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reading all marvel comics day 3 (but I'm late because I was at work a lot)

Daring Mystery Comics #1

The Fiery Mask - that moment when you're really tall so you learn to engineer zombies via hypnosis and accidentally give a guy superpowers. We're back with origin stories, but I do have to say that the panel organization is sometime incomprehensible

Soldier of Fortune - it's funny that John is just inexplicably by himself behind enemy lines and is somehow skilled enough to just steal a tank and drive out. Also they just ditch him in a war zone after he succeeds in getting Marie to the general???

The Texas Kid - Why is the only plot in westerns that some guy wants other people land??? Come up with something else???

Monako Prince of Magic - Actually kind of an interesting power, having a sort of ghostly double that you can see through. Lots of potential narrative and limitations with that. But also he has too many powers, they kind of just shift the narrative so he has a power for every situation he's in.

Gold Creek - a western concerning land again, but points for having mind controlled horses be a major part of the plot

Flash Foster - Imagine being kidnapped over your fiancé's college football game

Phantom of the Underworld - don't have much to say about this one, nothing felt particularly innovative

Barney Mullen Sea Rover - I'm surprised that this is the first story taking place primarily on boats and battles at sea

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About Golden Age Daring Mystery Masterworks Vol. 2 (Daring Mystery Comics (1940-1942)):

Collects Daring Mystery Comics #5-8.

There’s no age like the Golden Age! Timely Comics’ second, sensational comic book series started off with an eclectic array of heroes and artistic talents that mixed pulp rawness with the exploding energy of the comic book medium. Now, with a fix on the new field, DARING MYSTERY COMICS brings in the big guns and lets loose! Featuring a who’s who of Golden Age talent, these stories are a rollicking ride through the frenetic era that gave birth to America’s greatest fictional creation, the super hero. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby bring you the original Marvel Boy, the 31st century space opera of Captain Daring, and the Fiery Mask. Bill Everett, master of the maritime hero, creates The Fin-Robin Hood of the Seas. Carl Burgos’s Thunderer debuts as the powerhouse of justice. Ben Thompson unleashes the Blue Diamond, bullet-proof man. Harry Sahle introduces the super heroine Silver Scorpion. And Citizen V battles his way across war-torn Europe for victory! Also featuring Dynaman, Trojak the Tiger Man, K-4 and His Sky Devils, Monako Prince of Magic, Marvex the Super Robot, Breeze Barton, Stuporman, the Flying Flame and Mr. Million, DARING MYSTERY COMICS is a cornucopia of action and adventure!

Written by: George Kapitan, John Compton Illustrated by: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Ben Thompson, Steve Dahlman, George Klein, Harry Sahle, Larry Antonette, Ed Robbins, Maurice Gutwirth, Harry Douglas, Henry Fletcher, Fred Schwab, Bud Sagendorf, Frank Pretsch, Frank Borth Targeted Age Group: Young Adult

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From “Monako, Prince of Magic” by Larry Antonette in Daring Mystery Comics #1, 1940