Amazing Mystery Funnies
Centaur // August 1938 - December 1938
Issue count: 4
Mystery stories with a funny twist! See what copies that are floating around are selling for by using our online price guide!
Amazing Mystery Funnies was a comic series released in August 1938, which ran until September 1940. The issues featured characters such as Fantoman, the Inner Circle, Jon Linton, Larry Kane, Space Patrol and Lieutenant Lank, amongst others.
The genre was highly enjoyed, as it featured mystery stories but always with a funny tone, so the issues wouldn’t be categorized as horror/mystery comics.
After a 2-year run, the series was canceled due to internal publisher problems.
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Issue #1
What's Amazing Mystery Funnies #1 worth in 2026?
An 8.5 copy of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 #1 was sold in August 2017 for $9,859. However, the top price for one of these issues is $12,000 for a 7.5 copy, sold in August 2021. The lowest price and quality book sold is for a 4.5 graded copy valued at $834 as of June 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #1 of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 has a cover date of August 1938. It was written, penciled and inked by Bill Everett, Arthur Pinajian, George Merkle and Ed Moore.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a caped hero protecting a woman who fell to the floor.
Story Synopsis
The issue features several stories, with a different main character for each:
- Dick Kent story "Tyrant's Gold"
- Master Mind unnamed story
- Phantom of the Hills story "Dragon Pass"
- Tom Dawson Seascout unnamed story
- "The Border War"
- "The Yellow Terror"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #2
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What's Amazing Mystery Funnies #2 worth in 2026?
Only mid grading copies of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 #2 have been sold at auction, with the highest price belonging to a 7.0 book, sold for $4,988 in March 2019. In 2017, the same copy was valued at $3,585. The lowest price belongs to a 4.0 rated book, sold only once in May 2009 for $1,016.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #2 of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 has a cover date of August 1938. It was written, penciled and inked by Bill Everett, Ed Moore and Victor Dowling.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a goon holding a woman hostage.
Story Synopsis
The issue features several stories, with a different main character for each:
- Skyrocket Steele unnamed story
- Red Raider unnamed story
- Brothers Three unnamed story
- "The Sacred White Elephant"
- "Diamond of Doom"
- "Treachery on the Trail"
- "Rocks of Fate"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #3
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What's Amazing Mystery Funnies #3 worth in 2026?
The top price for Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 #3 is $14,600, paid for a 9.6 graded copy that was sold in June 2017. A 6.5 rated issue was sold in May 2003 for $472; and a 4.5 book had a price of $2,500 as of March 2014. None of these issues have been sold more than once.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #3 of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 has a cover date of November 1938. It was written, penciled and inked by Bill Everett, Frank Frollo, Howard L. Hastings, Martin Filchock, William Eisner and Victor Dowling.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features Skyrocket outside of a ship.
Story Synopsis
The issue features several stories, with a different main character for each:
- Skyrocket Steele unnamed story
- The Newsreel Man story "Adventures of A Newsreel Cameraman"
- Joe Brailey story "The Lama of Kadak"
- "Tracks in the Snow"
- "How Terry Kilgison Flew Around The World In A Day"
- Bob Colby story "Fishermen's Luck"
- 'Wild Tex' Martin story "Man-Hunt"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #4
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What's Amazing Mystery Funnies #4 worth in 2026?
There is no price information available for Amazing Mystery Funnies #4 (also known as #3b).
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #4 of Amazing Mystery Funnies Vol. 1 has a cover date of December 1938. It was written, penciled and inked by Bill Everett, Claire S. Moe, Arthur Pinajian, A. S. Van Eerde, Norman Daniels, Fred Guardineer, Robert Louis Golden, Jay Douglas and Bert Christman.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art shows a woman tied to a machine and a man trying to save her while he fights a goon with a gun.
Story Synopsis
The issue features several stories, with a different main character for each:
- Skyrocket Steele unnamed story
- Pal unnamed story
- Dick Kent story "The Floating City"
- 2038 A.D. unnamed story
- Dave Dean story "Devil of the Deep"
- Jay Douglas story "In a Prehistoric World"
- Spinner story "The Christmas Kid"
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |