Daring Mystery Comics #5

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The Jelly of Doom

An evil scientist named Dork has gathered an army to take over the world. He unleashes a protoplasmic creature on the city that consumes human flesh. This is noticed by Fiery Mask who jumps down to assess the situation. When one of Dork's men captures a young woman, Fiery Mask realizes that his powers make him safe from the creature and fights his way through it's protoplasmic form to get into Dork's tower. There Easily battles off Dork's savage creature and other traps. Melting his way into the room where Dork has the young woman captured, Fiery Mask battles his opponent. During the fight Dork accidentally shoots out a window letting in his own protoplasmic creature which ironically consumes him. Fiery Mask then destroys the machine that created the creature putting its rampage to an end and flying the captured woman to safety.

| StoryTitle2 = The Devil-Flower | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = Arnold Hicks | Inker2_1 = Arnold Hicks | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Trojak)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|Marvel Mystery Handbook 70th Anniversary Special Vol 1 1 **Supporting Characters:** * Balu)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- * Edith Alton)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- * Jerry Alton)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- **Antagonists:** * Gemba Tribe) ** Numerous unnamed tribals ** Beast-Slaves *** Numerous unnamed hyenas *** Crocodile *** Gorilla **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Native Healer **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Tigers * Hyenas * Birds * Reptiles ** Snakes) ** Crocodiles * Apes ** Gorillas **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Africa *** Belgian Congo **** Gemba Country **Items:** * Devil-Flower)

| Synopsis2 = Following their ordeal with the Nazi's, Edith's brother Jerry is stricken with some illness. When the native doctor of Trojak's village examines Jerry he deduces that the only possible cure would come from the Devil-Flower, a flower that is worshiped as a god by the Gemba Tribe.

As Trojak and Edith head off to locate the flower, they are unaware that some spies from the Gemba tribe have overheard their mission and plan on stopping them from harming their god. However when the two spies attack Trojak and Edith, they easily defeat them with the help of Balu the tiger. When the Gembians cannot convince Trojak to give up his quest they commit suicide.

This is seen by the tribal leader of the Gemba tribe thanks to visions casted by the Devil-Flower and they use the plant to send a pack of hyenas against Trojak and his comrades. However, Trojak, Edith and Balu manage to fight off the cowardly attackers. After not falling for a trap boat in crocodile infested waters, Trojak, Edith and Balu make it to the island where the Gemba Tribe is located.

There they fight off an ape left to guard the Devil-Flower and manage to get the nectar they need to cure Jerry. As they are being chased by the Gembians, Balu wrecks their boats so that when Trojak and his friends escape in their raft the Gambians cannot follow. Returning to Trojak's tribe, they give Jerry the Devil-Flower nectar which cures him of his illness.

| StoryTitle3 = Strike Against the Nazis | Writer3_1 = N/A | Penciler3_1 = Jack Binder | Inker3_1 = N/A | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = N/A | Editor3_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Sky-Devils)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- ** K-4)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- ** Rene D'Auvergne)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- ** Ronald Wolverstone-Clodd)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- **Supporting Characters:** * Allies_(Earth-616)) ** Royal Air Force) *** Colonel Vince Alderman) *** Numerous unnamed pilots **Antagonists:** * Nazis) ** Luftwaffe) *** Numerous unnamed pilots ** Heer) *** Numerous unnamed soldiers ** Kriegsmarine)

**Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Europe *** United Kingdom **** England *** Unidentified Nazi Base

| Synopsis3 = K-4's comrades Rene and Ronald are sent on a mission to take photographs of a nearby Nazi naval and airbase while K-4 remains behind. However as they try to photograph the Nazi base they are spotted and attacked. With their plane severely damaged, they land and surrender to the Nazi's who take them prisoner. As they are being taken in they note that the Nazi's are planning to launch an attack on Allied Forces.

When they are brought a meal, Rene and Ronald knock out their guards and steal their clothing, using it as cover to sneak into the telegraph room. There they contact home base and warn them of the impending attack. When the word reaches K-4 he rushes off to save his friends ordering an air fleet to be sent to follow him.

As the attack happens, the Nazi's are caught off guard as they are bombed from above. Rene and Ronald try to escape the carnage by hopping on a train pulling out of the base hoping that they won't be recognized. However they soon are and they flee to the roof of the train where they are rescued by K-4.

| StoryTitle4 = The Origin of Monako | Writer4_1 = N/A | Penciler4_1 = Larry Antonette | Inker4_1 = Larry Antonette | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Monako)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 6 **Supporting Characters:** * Lady Anne **Antagonists:** * Jewel Thieves ** Mike ** Unnamed Thief **Other Characters:** * Lady Olga * Monako's Mother * Monako's Father * Unidentified Indian Tribe ** Unnamed Chief ** Numerous unnamed members * British Empire ** British Army) *** Numerous unnamed soldiers **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Elephants **Realities:** * Earth-616 (flashback) **Locations:** * Earth (flashback) ** North America *** United States of America ** Asia *** India ** Europe *** United Kingdom **** England

| Synopsis4 = After putting on a magic show for the crew of a ship while returning home to America, Monako agrees to meet with Lady Olga and Lady Anne. Both women would like to know how Monako learned his magic tricks. He explains that when he was a young boy, his parents were missionaries sent into a far off region of India. There a tribe that specialized in the black arts and magic slew his parents. Before the villagers could sacrifice the young Monako, their tribal leader would take the boy under his care and teach him the black arts.

Eventually, colonials would come and wipe out the tribe due to their evil ways and many transgressions and Monako would be sent to England to get an education. Upon graduation he would return to India to right the many wrongs that his former captors had done before they were wiped out, and now uses his magic for the good of all.

Soon after finishing his story, Lady Anne is robbed of her jewels, Monako goes to her aid and uses his magic powers to capture the two men responsible and return the stolen jewels to the thankful Lady Anne.

| StoryTitle5 = Battle of the Robots | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = Hal Sharp | Inker5_1 = Hal Sharp | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Super-Robot (Marvex))|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|Avengers/Invaders Vol 1 10 **Supporting Characters:** * Clara Crandall)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- **Antagonists:** * Dr. Narr) * Brad Lewis' Mob ** Brad Lewis) ** Numerous unnamed mobsters * Dr. Narr's Robots ** Numerous unnamed robots **Other Characters:** * Evening Post) * Unidentified Police Department ** Three unnamed police officers **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Robots * Rats * Birds **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Hill Tower (Castle) *** Pier 36 **Items:** * Dr. Narr's Magnetic Ray Gun

| Synopsis5 = With another story about Marvex capturing criminals, the mad scientist Dr. Narr decides to capture him and learn his secrets. He sends out a note to Marvex to meet with him, however instead of a peaceful meeting Marvex is instead captured by a number of Narr's primitive robots.

However, when Marvex is brought to Narr's lab, he breaks free and is about to smash his foe when he is incapacitated by a magnetic ray. Strapped to a table to be examined, Marvex uses his internal radio to call his friend Clara Crandall for help.

She comes to his aid and smashes the control that keeps him magnetized, after smashing the robots he chases after Dr. Narr who madly jumps out of a window to his death. He and Clara flee from the scene before Narr's house explodes. Remembering that there were still some crooks on the loose, Marvex would go out and capture before they can escape by boat.

| StoryTitle6 = Planet of Black-Light | Writer6_1 = Fletcher Hanks | Penciler6_1 = Fletcher Hanks | Inker6_1 = Fletcher Hanks | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = Fletcher Hanks | Editor6_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Interplanetary Secret Service) ** "Whirlwind" Carter)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|Marvel Mystery Handbook 70th Anniversary Special Vol 1 1 **Supporting Characters:** * Brenda Hale)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- **Antagonists:** * Black-Light Men ** Numerous unnamed Black Light Men **Other Characters:** * Numerous unnamed Earthlings **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Venusians * Black-Light Men **Realities:** * Earth-5464 **Locations:** * Solar System ** Venus) ** Black-Light) ** Mars) ** Earth **Items:** * Frigid-Ray Gun

| Synopsis6 = When the planet of Black-Light comes into Earth's solar system their presences is detected by Whirlwind Carter on Venus. Spying in on the planet he learns that the evil Black-Light people seek to move Earth out of it's regular orbit causing it to become so cold the human race is wiped out so that they can sell the planet to the aliens of Mars.

The Black-Light People manage to get a head start on Whirlwind as he gathers his forces (including his space army ally Brenda Hale) by activating their gravity ray causing people on Earth to levitate off the ground. A combination of Earth and Venusian forces attack in their space-ships heavily damaging the devices on the Black Light planet causing it to spin off into an erratic orbit. While the Earth is saved, millions still die when the aliens gravity ray is suddenly cut off.

Invading the Black-Light planet, Whirlwind Carter and his forces fight off the aliens and their freeze rays. Brenda soon learns that they aliens are fearful of fire and they are chased away until they fall off a cliff to their deaths. With the Black Light People defeated, Carter and his allies return home.

| StoryTitle7 = The Death Clutch | Writer7_1 = T.K. Hawley | Penciler7_1 = N/A | Inker7_1 = N/A | Colorist7_1 = N/A | Letterer7_1 = Typeset | Editor7_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Jack Mardel) **Supporting Characters:** * Joe Mardel) (Jack's Uncle) **Antagonists:** * Unidentified Police Department ** Sergeant Elliot **Other Characters:** * Bob Johnson) * Dr. Freeman * Constable Haynes **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earthspace ** Earth *** United States of America **** Mardel Mansion * Hades)

| Synopsis7 = Jack Mardel has a large inheritance coming to him from his elderly uncle, but he decides not to let nature takes its natural course before he gets it!

| StoryTitle8 = Rebuilding the World | Writer8_1 = N/A | Penciler8_1 = Jack Binder | Inker8_1 = E. C. Stoner | Colorist8_1 = N/A | Letterer8_1 = N/A | Editor8_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing8 = **Featured Characters:** * Breeze Barton)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|Marvel Mystery Handbook 70th Anniversary Special Vol 1 1 **Supporting Characters:** * Ann Barclay)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- * Frenchy)|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 4|- **Antagonists:** * Sabarr's Raiders ** Sabarr) ** Numerous unnamed raiders **Other Characters:** * "Veterans" ** Numerous unnamed members **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-4040 **Locations:** * Earthspace ** Earth *** Fertile Valley * Unidentified Dimension **Items:** * Rocket Belt

| Synopsis8 = Breeze Barton and his followers settle into a new location to begin building their new civilization. Their activities get the attention of some thieves who try to break in and loot the fortress. They are caught by and his friends who keeps one of them captive and sends all the others back to invite their people into their new society.

Their leader Sabarr is furious at this invitation and leads his band of thieves to invade the newly built village. They are held back by Breeze and his comrade Ann Barclay who attack from above with their rocket belts. Ann's belt is damaged and the two are forced to land and are captured. While Sabarr and his forces attack Barton's village, Barton and Ann break free. They join the battle with their comrades and Sabarr is slain in the fight. Without a leader, the other raiders are easily defeated and surrender. When they hear Barton's offer to join his new civilization they accept.

| StoryTitle9 = Introducing Little Hercules - The Boy Wonder | Writer9_1 = Bud Sagendorf | Penciler9_1 = Bud Sagendorf | Inker9_1 = Bud Sagendorf | Colorist9_1 = N/A | Letterer9_1 = N/A | Editor9_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing9 = **Featured Characters:** * Little Hercules)

**Antagonists:** * Foreign Spies ** Two unnamed spies **Other Characters:** * United States Government) ** United States Army) ** Unnamed Government Official * MPDC) ** Unnamed Police Officer **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Shrimp **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America *** Washington, D.C. **Items:** * "Dynopop" **Vehicles:** * Sky Bird (Hercules' Plane)

| Synopsis9 = A young man named "Little Hercules" is a being of phenomenal intelligence and super-human strength. Having created a new explosive called Dynopop he is awarded doctorates in every field of science by his superiors. On his way to give his formula to the government, he is attacked by foreign spies. However the spies do not account for Little Hercules's superior strength and he easily defeats them and turns them over to the authorities when he delivers his formula.

| StoryTitle10 = Meet the Falcon | Writer10_1 = N/A | Penciler10_1 = Maurice Gutwirth | Inker10_1 = Maurice Gutwirth | Colorist10_1 = N/A | Letterer10_1 = N/A | Editor10_1 = Martin Goodman

| Appearing10 = **Featured Characters:** * Falcon (Carl Burgess))|-|Daring Mystery Comics Vol 1 6

**Antagonists:** * Dr. Sunga's Gang ** Dr. Sunga) ** Mr. Turvy ** Numerous unnamed henchmen **Other Characters:** * Jeff Willen) * Unidentified Police Department ** Unnamed Police Officer **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Falcons * Crocodiles **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America **Items:** * Wands of Death

| Synopsis10 = At the scene of yet another mysterious death, Assistant District Attorney Carl Burgess finds a wand of death belonging to Dr. Sunga who has threatened to curse the dead man. Going to Sunga's office Burgess confronts the doctor who tells him that he has no grounds to arrest him because nobody believes in curses. Carl then changes into the Falcon to deal with Sunga that way.

Learning that he Falcon is after him, Sunga would send one of his minions to eliminate the hero, but he would fail. When taking him back to the crooks house, the Falcon would demand answers however the thug would suddenly die when he is mailed a wand of death by Sunga.

Examining the package, the Falcon gets an idea and later when he is mailed a package himself he realizes his hunch was correct. Racing to Sunga's home, he bursts his way into the villains home and explains that he deduced that the wands were not the murder weapon, but the package itself. Explaining that it is charged with a lethal dose of static electricity, the Falcon tosses it at Sunga and it electrocutes him to death, ending his threat.

| Solicit = Witness the early days of Marvel! Starring Fiery Mask, Trojak the Tiger Man, Marvex the Super-Robot, and more!

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Creative credits

Writers: George Kapitan, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, Fletcher Hanks, T.K. Hawley, N/A, Bud Sagendorf, N/A

Interior art: Harry Sahle, Arnold Hicks, Jack Binder, Larry Antonette, Hal Sharp, Fletcher Hanks, N/A, Jack Binder, Bud Sagendorf, Maurice Gutwirth

Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

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