Marvel Mystery Comics #56

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Market Value

Ungraded: $3,805; as of Aug 29, 2026
Graded copies for sale: $915 - $6,000; 20 graded copies listed, as of Aug 31, 2026

Marvel Mystery Comics #56. Written by Otto Binder with art by Alex Schomburg and Allen Simon. A superhero comic. Published by Marvel in 1944. 60 pages. Featuring Deadline Dawson, Dr. Watson, Hoggo (villain, introduction) and more.

Cover Date

June 1, 1944

On Sale Date

April 21, 1944

Pages

Cover Price

$0.10

Editor

Vince Fago

Credits

Writer

Otto Binder

Penciller

Alex Schomburg, Allen Simon, Bob Oksner, Gustav Schrotter, Jimmy Thompson, Nicholas

Inker

Alex Schomburg, Allen Simon, Bob Oksner, Gustav Schrotter, Jimmy Thompson, Nicholas

Letterer

Artie Simek

Characters

Deadline Dawson; Dr. Watson; Hoggo (villain, introduction); Human Torch; Jeff Mace; Jim Hammond; Madeline Joyce; Mary Morgan; Miss America; Namor; Peddler of Doom (villain, introduction); Sub-Mariner; Terry Vance; The Angel; The Human Transmitter (villain, introduction, death); The Patriot; The Swami (villain, introduction); Thomas Halloway; Thomas Raymond; Toro; Von Lukehoff

superhero

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