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Marvel Mystery Comics #5
Cover AMarket Value
- Ungraded
- $2,593
- as of Sep 3, 2026
- Graded (CGC 8.0)
- $28,680
- as of Sep 3, 2026
- Graded copies for sale
- $669 - $18,026
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Aug 30, 2026
Reprinted 6x
A medical emergency and crisis in the city of Orton during a blizzard forces the Torch to make a trip to that town with a plane full of medical supplies. Unfortunately, the plane crash lands and the supplies are stolen by a couple of escaped convicts.
Cover Date
March 1, 1940
On Sale Date
January 17, 1940
Pages
68
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Martin Goodman
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Characters
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Johnson; Tom; Blake (villain introduction, death); Hank (villain, introduction, death)
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Collected in
- Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #2
- Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1
- Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus #1
- Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #2
- Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus #[nn]
- Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn]