Marvel Mystery Comics #15
"Search for the Fire-Monsters" in Marvel Mystery Comics #15 (1941) delivers a rare peek into the early days of Marvel’s fan engagement, spotlighting the winners of a 1940 contest with a full page listing the top recipients—Alfred English, Chuck Skinners, and Irwin Markowitz among the first-place honorees. The issue’s art, likely by Carl Burgos and Bill Everett, features the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner in action, while Alex Schomburg’s dynamic cover pencils and inks capture the era’s bold, energetic style.
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Illustrated page which lists all the winners of the Marvel Comics contest announced in the September, 1940 issue of Marvel Mystery. The 3 1st Prize winners were: Alfred English of Erie, Pennsylvania, Chuck Skinners of Davenport, Iowa and Irwin Markowitz of Newark, New Jersey. The five 2nd Prizes and ten 3rd Prizes winners were also listed. Also, a new contest will be annouced in Marvel Mystery #16. The art featuring the Human Torch is probably by Carl Burgos and on the Sub-Mariner is probably by Bill Everett.
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