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Marvel Mystery Comics #18
Cover AMarket Value
- Ungraded
- $1,984
- as of Sep 4, 2026
- Graded (CGC 8.0)
- $5,206
- as of Sep 4, 2026
- Graded copies for sale
- $820 - $5,800
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Aug 30, 2026
Reprinted 5x
A criminal called the Brain uses a costume to impersonate the Torch when he robs the Army payroll. He captures the Torch in a water tank, but Toro forces the Brain to tell him how to release Torch after Toro realizes the Brain can't be the Torch because he can't fly.
Cover Date
April 1, 1941
On Sale Date
February 13, 1941
Pages
68
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Joe Simon
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Characters
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Police Chief Ryan; The Brain (villain); Shorty (villain); Buddy (villain); Cliff (villain); Tom (villain)
superhero
Collected in
- Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #5
- 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]
- Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
- Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus #2