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Man with the Mystery Mitts

3textual states21Characters
PublishedOctober 25, 1931Sale amount$100Recorded income$100
Genre
Boxing

Introduction

The Man With the Mystery Mitts is a Kid Allison story first published in Street & Smith's Sport Story Magazine, volume 33, number 2, on October 25, 1931.

Circa May–June 1931 Howard sold three stories to Street & Smith, probably The Man With the Mystery Mitts, The Good Knight and College Socks. He received $100 for this story.

Textual states

Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.

Draft 1Man with the Mystery Mitts — Draft 1
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Draft 2Man with the Mystery Mitts — Draft 2
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Published versionMan with the Mystery Mitts
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Characters in this Work

Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. Additional textual research may add further appearances.

Aurelio Herrerahistorical boxing figure named in the source1 textual stateBattling Lacostafighter in Allison’s previous bout1 textual stateBattling Nelsonhistorical boxer; source sometimes shortens this to Bat Nelson1 textual stateBilly Ash1 textual stateBob Fitzsimmonshistorical heavyweight champion; source also uses Robert Fitzsimmons/Fitz1 textual stateBonehead Barlowiron-jawed sailor in Man with the Mystery Mitts1 textual stateBuff Kernanfighter matched with Gustave Deal1 textual stateDal Hawkinshistorical boxing figure named in the source1 textual stateFlash Bonelloboxing manager who approaches Gustave Deal1 textual stateFranky JonesKid Allison’s fiancée/girlfriend1 textual stateGus Ruhlinhistorical heavyweight boxer1 textual stateGustave Dealboxer managed by Kid Allison1 textual stateJack ReynoldsKid Allison’s recurring manager1 textual stateJames J. Jeffrieshistorical heavyweight champion; source also uses Jim Jeffries/Big Jeff/The Big Fellow1 textual stateJess Willardhistorical heavyweight champion1 textual stateJoe PerdyNews sportswriter1 textual stateJohn L. Sullivanhistorical boxer mentioned in Draft 21 textual stateKid Allisonrecurring boxer/seaman identity appearing in The Voice of Doom and Lobo Volante and mentioned in Iron Men1 textual stateKid McCoyhistorical boxer1 textual stateSam Langfordhistorical boxer1 textual stateYoung Ottohistorical boxing figure named in the source1 textual state

Publication appearances

Street & Smith's Sport Story Magazine Volume 33 Number 2Street and Smith PublicationsOctober 25, 1931↗Fantasy Crossroads #4/5Graceland College Comic ClubAugust 1975↗Chris GruberContentsDecember 2004↗Fists of Iron Round 4REH Foundation PressApril 2015↗Малое собрание сочинений. Книга пятая (Maloe sobranie sochinenii. Kniga piataia) (Small Collected Works. Book Five) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently PublishedDecember 2018↗