Lot # 1428: 1941 Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #21 First Appearance of Patriot, Stan Lee Text Story - CGC 2.5

A winning lineup of creators is credited for this 7/41 Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #21 issue. This is the title that got the ball rolling for Timely in 1939, and celebrated artists and writers Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Alex Schomburg are counted among the movers and shakers that turned Timely's success into a Golden Age avalanche of classic hit titles and superheroes. All of the above are named in the credits appearing on CGC's grading label, which announces a rating of 2.5, Slightly Brittle Pages for this thrilling wartime issue. Also noted are the first appearance of the Patriot, and a Sub-Mariner pin-up on the back cover. Label notes are "Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon & Paul Gustavson story & art Ben Thompson art, Alex Schomburg cover. 1st appearance of the Patriot. Back cover Sub-Mariner pin-up. Text story by Stan Lee."