| Marvel Comics Marvel Mystery Comics Marvel Tales | |
|---|---|
 First cover appearance, the Sub-Mariner: Marvel Mystery Comics #4 (Feb. 1940); art by Alex Schomburg | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero (#1–92) Horror (#93–159) |
| Publication date | October 1939 – August 1957 |
| No. of issues | 159 |
Marvel Mystery Comics (first issue titled simply Marvel Comics) is an American comic book series published during the 1930s–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. It was the first publication of Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics, a division of Timely Publications.
In 1949, with the popularity of superheroes having waned, the book was converted into the horror anthology Marvel Tales from issue #93–159 (Aug. 1949 – Aug. 1957), when it ceased publication.[1]
- ^ Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) at the Grand Comics Database