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In "Seven Dead Men!" greedy mobsters and a beautiful girl lust after a quarter of a million dollars. "Fate's Fearful Jigsaw!" weaves a tale of murder and mystery, likely instigated by the contemporary accounts of the deaths of the famed NYC recluses, the Collyer brothers. "Fear in the Night!" has murder manifest under the big top, and a squealer causes gangland terror in "Squealers Die Fast!"
Changing to a multi-story structure, True Complete Mystery became a showcase for the earliest work by future Marvel Comics star John Buscema, who penciled four stories and a cover in the remaining four issues: "Rico Mancini - The Deadly Dude!" "Murder Will Out!" "The Frame-Up that Failed!" and the frantic "Triangle of Terror!" The final three issues sported crime-themed photo covers, a popular novelty across numerous Timely crime, romance and western titles of the period. With an historical introduction by Atlas expert Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.
Carlos Burgos
Carl Burgos (1916-1984) After a brief period at the Harry Chesler studio in the late 1930s, the writer/artist joined the Funnies Inc. shop, which provided Timely with its first comic-book material. In Marvel Comics #1, in 1939, Burgos introduced the world to the Human Torch. He also drew the Torch for Atlas during the character's brief revival in the 1950s. He continued to work at Atlas, and later Marvel, until the mid-1960s. He was inducted into the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2016.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (1922-2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher and producer for Timely/Marvel Comics and was the co-creator of many of the Marvel Comics iconic heroes, including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Daredevil, Thor, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, and the X-Men.
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