([January] 2012)

Marvel, 2012 Series
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Volume
1
Price
29.99 USD; 32.99 CAD
Pages
292
On-sale Date
2012-01-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-5052-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785150527 52999
Editing
Cory Sedlmeier (credited) (collection editor)

Issue Notes

Reprints Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1939 Series) #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 Series) #2-4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Human Torch / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank R. Paul (credited) (signed as Paul)
Inks
Frank R. Paul (credited) (signed as Paul)
Colors
Dean White (credited) (signed as White)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This cover is a painted version of the original cover of Marvel Comics #1.

The Marvel Masterworks Library (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Marvel Masterworks Presents Golden Age Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg
Inks
Alex Schomburg
Colors
?

Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Nazis

Indexer Notes

Detail from the cover of Marvel Mystery Comics #4.

[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Indicia of the volume.

Credits/Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (signed as Roy)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What you hold in your hands is both a marvel - and a mystery!
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[This Month...] (Table of Contents: 7)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank R. Paul (credited) (signed as F. Paul)
Inks
Frank R. Paul (credited) (signed as F. Paul)
Colors
?
Letters
?; most typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Now I'll Tell One! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Letters
Fred Schwab

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I use'ta live in a penthouse!!!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence information from Joe Lovece (August 11, 2006). Also includes the indicia.

[Origin of the Human Torch] (Table of Contents: 9)

Human Torch / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Inks
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (origin) (featured) (an android); Prof. Phineas T. Horton (introduction); Mr. Harris (businessman); Tony Sardo (villain, introduction, death), Red (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
After the Scientist's Guild convinces inventor Horton to dispose of his new creation, a "human torch", a clever criminal figures out a way to use this creation for his own evil purposes.
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Indexer Notes

First Human Torch history. The Human Torch wears a blue uniform in this story. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.

[The Six Big Men] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Angel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're finished, Bud - so say your prayers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway] (introduction); Lil (introduction); The Six Big Men [Gus Ronson; Mike Malone; John Dillon; Trigger Bolo; Steve Enkel; Dutch Hanson] (villains, introduction for all, all die); the Big Boss [Dr. Lang] (villain, introduction); Bud; Shorty
Synopsis
The Angel is called in to handle a group known as the "Six Big Men" and their mysterious leader who have taken over an entire city.
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Indexer Notes

Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[Origin of the Sub-Mariner] (Table of Contents: 11)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here is the Sub-Mariner!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (introduction and origin); Anderson; Rod Nelson (death); Carley (death); Princess Fen (flashback, introduction); Emperor Tha-Korr (introduction, un-named in story); Dorma (introduction); Karal
Synopsis
Prince Namor, having learned of what the race of white men once did to his undersea kingdom, vows, and is encouraged, to make war on the surface dwellers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First Namor history.

[Origin of the Masked Raider] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Masked Raider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Anders ? (credited)
Pencils
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Inks
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cal Bruder, powerful ruler of Cactusville, is attempting to force all of the smaller ranchers to sell out to him, at his own price Brunder send his gun-men to call on Jim Gardley
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley] (introduction and origin); Lightning (Raider's horse); Steve (Sheriff); Lordin (rancher); Mr. Bleck (rancher, death); Mrs. Bleck (death); Cal Brunder (villain, introduction); Slick (villain); Rowdy (villain); Bends
Synopsis
When Cal Brunder, who has been forcing small ranchers in Cactusville to sell out his price, sends his men to the ranch of Jim Gardley. When Gardley won't sell, he has a phony charge of rustling leveled against him.
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Indexer Notes

First Masked Raider history.

Jungle Terror: A Complete Adventure Story (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Pinajian (credited) (signed as Tomm Dixon)
Inks
Art Pinajian (credited) (signed as Tomm Dixon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the Florida plantation home of Professor Roberts, Ken Masters and Tim Roberts, the Professor's nephew are talking....
Genre
jungle
Characters
Ken Masters; Professor John Roberts; Tim Roberts; John Crafton (villain, death); Mike (villain, death); Slug (villain, death)
Synopsis
Ken and Tim are worried about Professor Roberts, who went into the Amazon jungle three months earlier, trying to locate a certain Indian tribe that had in its possession a diamond with hypnotic powers.
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Indexer Notes

Art identification by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo of the Timely-Atlas list. Note that the 3rd letter in the signature's first name is a dense smudge. The Masterwork edition and Craig Delich interprets it as an "h" (Tohm), while Dr. Vassallo believes it is an "m" (Tomm).

Burning Rubber (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (credited) (signed as Raymond Gill)
Pencils
Sam Gilman (credited) (signed as Gilman) (illustration)
Inks
Sam Gilman (credited) (signed as Gilman) (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The crowd roared... with laughter!
Genre
sports
Characters
Bill Williams; Fred Turner; C. G. Clark; Ruth Clerk; Ann
Synopsis
Bill has invented a new gas feeder for his race car and is testing it out.... at the risk of his own life!
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Indexer Notes

Artist name added by Craig Delich 2008-11-2.

[Origin of Ka-Zar] (Table of Contents: 15)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson ? (credited)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Rand, young owner of a rich diamond field in the Transvaal, is flying from Johannesburg to Cairo with his wife and their three-year-old son David.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar I [David Rand] (introduction, origin); John Rand; Constance Rand (introduction for both, both die, Ka-Zar's parents); Zar (a lion, introduction); Chaka [a gorilla, introduction]; Trajah [an elephant, introduction]; N'Jaga [a leopard, introduction]; Paul De Kraft (villain, introduction); Mubangi
Synopsis
A plane crashes in the jungle of the Belgian Congo, and a young boy named David, watches his mother die, and later his father, at the hands of Paul De Kraft. The youngster is trained in survival tactics by his father and is later re-named Ka-Zar, brother of the mighty Zar, a lion whose life he once saved.
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Indexer Notes

First Ka-Zar history. Adapted from Bob Byrd's "King of Fang and Claw" (KA-ZAR pulp magazine) #1).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Angel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With a tremendous leap, the Angel catches the bomber's landing gear...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]
Reprints
Keywords
bomber planes; bombs

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Hames Ware and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Timely-Atlas list. Corrected from Claire S. Moe (Henry Andrews 2009-03-08).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Silver Streak Comics #1 / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Murder at the Racetrack] (Table of Contents: 18)

Human Torch / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Inks
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After finishing my robot, which is the nearest thing to a human being I have ever seen, I was shocked to see him burst into a super-hot flame every time he came in contact with oxygen!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch (origin retold in flashback); Professor Horton; Lola (girlfriend of Blackie Ross, introduction); Johnson (introduction, prison con and former racecar driver); Blackie Ross (villain, introduction); Red
Synopsis
The Torch must battle a racketeer who wants his racing car to win so badly that he uses an airplane that fires incendiary bullets into the other cars.
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Indexer Notes

The Human Torch still wears his blue uniform. He doeswn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.

[The Treasure of Alano] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Angel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The mysterious enchantment of the China Sea is broken by the low moan of the fog-horn on the S. S. Oregon as she docks at Hong Kong....
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Jane Framan (introduction); Lelong [as Sumner] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
The Angel saves a woman's life. She has a map with a curse on it, as it reveals the location of a treasure connected to the lost temple of Alano.
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Indexer Notes

Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[Attack on New York City] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Namor dives from a stolen plane
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Pinkerton; Miss Drayson; Foley (Policeman, death); Tom
Synopsis
Namor heads for New York City, and while he is securing a disguise, a young woman accidently sets her dress ablaze with a cigarette. Deciding that she can be of value to him in his avowed war against the Americans, he kidnaps her from the hospital and takes her to his undersea kingdom.
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[The Town of Wanted Men] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Masked Raider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Anders ? (credited)
Pencils
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Inks
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nestling in a valley protected by rocky mountains lay the headquarters of a town of wanted men - for years they have been harassing and robbing the ranches and nearby towns of Rawhide Range-
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; un-named Sheriff; "Hook" Tebbs (villain, introduction); Tex (villain); Miguel (villain); Shorty; Dead Shot
Synopsis
The Raider disguises himself as a fugitive in order to infiltrate a gang that has been harrassing and robbing ranches in several towns.
Reprints

[Origin of the American Ace] (Table of Contents: 22)

American Ace / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Lauretta ? (credited)
Pencils
Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
Inks
Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not so many years ago a bloody conflict was waged in Europe a conflict in which fifteen million humans perished!!!
Genre
aviation
Characters
American Ace [Perry Wade] (introduction); Minister of Castile D'or (death); Queen Ursula (villain, introduction), Josef (villain, introduction); Monarch of Attainia
Synopsis
Queen Ursula of Castile D'or, whose empire was shattered when she lost her colonies during WWI, plans revenge.
Reprints

Death-Bird Squadron (Table of Contents: 23)

The Angel / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Cooke (credited as David C. Cooke) (signed)
Pencils
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian) (signed as C. J. M.)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian) (signed as C. J. M.)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The night was calm, quiet, and the civilian populace of that little Polish town was going about its business as usual.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; the Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis
The Angel takes matters into his own hands against the Nazis, who, without warning, attack the Polish town of Grybow.
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Indexer Notes

Art indentification by Hames Ware and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Timely-Atlas list. Corrected from Claire S. Moe (Henry Andrews 2009-03-08).

[The Battle with Bardak] (Table of Contents: 24)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson ? (credited)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After the death of his parents, David Rand goes to live with Zar, the lion, whose life he once saved.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Sha (lion mate of Zar); Trajah (an elephant); Zoro (a lion cub); Chaka (an ape); Kru (a vulture); Bardak (villain, introduction, an ape, death); Tupat; Ganya
Synopsis
After the death of his parents, Ka-Zar goes to live in the cave of his friend, Zar, but soon faces Bardak, who has found a mirror in the abandoned tent of De Kraft and refuses to relinquish it. Ka-Zar takes it from him and Bardak swears revenge.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

All in Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (credited) (signed as Ed Wood)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (credited) (signed as Ed Wood)
Inks
Fred Schwab (credited) (signed as Ed Wood)
Letters
Fred Schwab ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It ain't fair! - You can't toin me out on a night like dis.
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence added by Kauldi Gilibert (June 14, 2013).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Loony Laffs! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Letters
Ben Thompson ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which of you two was drivin' that crate?
Genre
humor
Characters
Prof. Mysto
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence added by Kauldi Gilibert (June 14, 2013).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Filler page with Timely Comics logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Angel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg (credited)
Inks
Alex Schomburg (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unaware of death behind him, the Angel went into action
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]
Reprints
Keywords
automatic pistols; hatchets; skeletons

[The Menace from Mars] (Table of Contents: 29)

Human Torch / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Inks
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The streamline train, Comet, cracks out a speedy rhythm, as her nose heads for Texas!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch; Mr. Carson (introduction, owner of the Carson Explosive Company, death); Diane Carson (daughter of Mr. Carson); the Martians (villains, introduction); Captain Ott (villain, introduction, a Martian); Mr. Ritton (villain, introduction, agent of the planet Mars on Earth, death)
Synopsis
After an attack on New York by Martians, the Torch decides that a new explosive called Trinitrotoluol is probably better off in the hands of the Martians rather than allowing it to remain on Earth.
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Indexer Notes

Torch wears a blue costume. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.

[The Voodoo Sacrifice] (Table of Contents: 30)

The Angel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Voodoo drums of sacrifice beat louder and more vigorously every second but a few miles from the great city of New York....
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; The Sacred One (villain, introduction, death); a voodoo cult (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
The Angel must battle a voodoo cult that has kidnapped young women to sacrifice to their fire god.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[Enter: Betty Dean] (Table of Contents: 31)

Prince Namor, Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the offices of the harbor police:
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Inspector Peterson; Betty Dean (introduction); Esther; a Nazi U-boat crew (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Synopsis
The police concoct a plan to use police officer Betty Dean as bait in a trap to capture the Sub-Mariner, but instead she convinces Namor to fight for the Allies in the war.
Reprints

[The Land Grabbers] (Table of Contents: 32)

The Masked Raider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Anders ? (credited)
Pencils
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Inks
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thet's our answer! - We wont sell our ranch to your company!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Barney (the sheriff); Jeb Barnes; Dan Barnes; Jed Sirrah (villain, introduction, death?); Brace (villain); Dan (villain)
Synopsis
The Raider has to deal with a group of outlaws trying to run a man off his run-down ranch in order to get to gold buried in the hills and oil deposits as well. The outlaws decide to frame the owner and have the sheriff run him off.
Reprints

[Origin of the American Ace, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 33)

American Ace / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Lauretta ? (credited as Paul J. Lauretta)
Pencils
Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
Inks
Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As roaring flames lick up the ruins of a once beautiful city - Perry Wade, American, wanders the streets...
Genre
aviation
Characters
American Ace [Perry Wade] (Origin, Part 2); Jeanie; Queen Ursula (villain); Josef
Synopsis
Perry takes the girl he saved last month back to her father and sister, then heads back to his fight against Queen Ursula. However, he is seriously wounded, but returns and is tended to by Jeanie.
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Indexer Notes

Last golden age American Ace story. A similar or reworked feature titled Lieutenant Lank appears at Centaur in Amazing Mystery Funnies #24 http://www.comics.org/issue/1026/#1153116 and The Arrow #2 http://www.comics.org/issue/1083/#16332.

Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #4.

Siegfried Suicide (Table of Contents: 34)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Cooke (credited as David C. Cooke) (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"All right, let's go!" shouted top-sergeant Bill Stern to the men in his company.
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Bill Stern; the Germans (villains)
Synopsis
Sgt. Stern and his company of men attempt to smash a hole through the German fortifications along the Siegfried Line.
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Indexer Notes

Story set in World War I.

Third Episode (Table of Contents: 35)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson ? (credited)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One day a caravan, led by a white man, crosses the mountains and rocky gorges to the east of Ka-Zar's jungle home.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Steve Hardy (introduction); Tuta (an elephant); Trajah (an elephant); Quog (a wild hog); N'Jaga (a leopard); Paul DeKraft (villain); Gwambi
Synopsis
A hunter who has enlisted the aid of local natives in his search for game has a hard time convincing those natives that it was a man [Ka-Zar] who was interfering with their hunt, and not a jungle god as they thought.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

The Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg (credited)
Inks
Alex Schomburg (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Like lightning, the Sub-Mariner attacked!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Nazis
Reprints
Keywords
bondage; Kriegsmarine; submarines; World War II

Marvel Comics' Free $25.00 Prize Contest (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[New York Hit by Green Flame] (Table of Contents: 38)

Human Torch / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Inks
Carl Burgos (credited) (signed as Burgos)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Human Torch scientific marvel and master of all flame, steps on the gas sending his auto hurtling over the smooth highway toward New York to help expose a new and terrifying menace --- the Green Flame!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Inspector Reiss; Clancy (Policeman); Johnson; Maizie (introduction, underecover Policewoman); Dr. Manyac (villain, introduction); the Green Flames (villains, introduction for all, some deaths)
Synopsis
Torch has to deal with the threats of Dr. Manyac, who plans to use the Green Flames as a tool to exact revenge if his demands are not met.
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Indexer Notes

Torch assumes Jim Hammond identity (spelled with one M in this story), and still wears his blue uniform. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-8.

[Butch the Giant] (Table of Contents: 39)

The Angel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson ? (credited); Ray Gill ? (credited)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (credited)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Devil's Playground' -- harbor of notorious criminals, killers and every imaginable menace to civilization... covering but a few square blocks... yet controlling an entire city!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Butch (villain, introduction, death, a giant); Rickie (villain, death); Brink (villain, introduction); Weasel (villain, death)
Synopsis
The Angel ventures into the Devil's Playground, which harbors killers, murderers, and every other imaginable menace to civilization in order to battle a giant who carries out the gruesome activities.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[The Sub-Mariner Goes to War] (Table of Contents: 40)

Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish you could stay with us awhile before you return to your home in the Antarctic, Namor - you could do a lot to help stop this terrible war!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Petrod; Tha-Korr; Council of Three (introduction, Atlantean rulers); the Nazis (villains); Tim; Barbara
Synopsis
Betty, concerned with what effect the Nazi submarine warfare has had on ocean-going travel and commerce, enlists the aid of the Sub-Mariner and his aerial subs to deal with the problem.
Reprints

[The Claim Jumpers] (Table of Contents: 41)

The Masked Raider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Anders ? (credited)
Pencils
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Inks
Al Anders (credited) (signed as Anders)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gold! Yippee! Gold!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning; Zeb; Luke; Manuel; Ben; Buck; Sharpie
Synopsis
A couple of prospectors discover a large gold deposit on their property but are threatened by local crooks trying to locate the claim.
Reprints

Warning Enough (Table of Contents: 42)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
David G. Cooke (signed)
Pencils
Harry Ramsey (credited) (signed as H. Ramsey)
Inks
Harry Ramsey (credited) (signed as H. Ramsey)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Steve twisted his wheel as the car sped toward Elbow Turn on Shade Mountain, and clamped down slightly on the brake pedal.
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Steve Naylor; Jim Stinson; "Slip" Rodney (villain)
Synopsis
Steve picks up a hitchhiker along side a road, not knowing that he is a wanted killer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The statement of ownership is printed in the last column of the story. Artist's first name and note added by Craig Delich 2008-11-8.

Statement of ownership, management, circulation, etc. (Table of Contents: 43)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Abraham Goodman; Maurice Coyne (notary)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Timely Comics, Inc. (as Timely Publications) (owner); Abraham Goodman (owner, publisher); Martin Goodman (editor, managing editor, business manager)

Synopsis
Statement of ownership of "Marvel Mystery Comics, published monthly, at Buffalo, New York, for October 1, 1939."
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Indexer Notes

All addresses for Martin and Abraham Goodman as well as for Timely Publications given as 330 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Electro, The Marvel of the Age / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Dahlman (credited)
Pencils
Steve Dahlman (credited) (signed as Dahl)
Inks
Steve Dahlman (credited) (signed as Dahl)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prof. Philo Zog, Mechanical Wizard and electrical genius, has contrived a marvelous robot, or mechanical man -- all-powerful and intelligent.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Electro (introduction, origin, a robot); Prof. Philo Zog (Electro's creator); the twelve Secret Operatives (introduction); Dick Gardner (secret operative #3); Little Joyce Lovely; Hymie "The Weasel" Pazetto (villain, introduction); Mike; Toby; Mrs. Lovely
Synopsis
Professor Zog creates a marvelous robot, all-powerful and intelligent, as a means of helping humanity banish all crime and evil. Electro's first task is to rescue a kidnapped child actress.
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Indexer Notes

First Electro story.

[Quest for a Crime Boss] (Table of Contents: 45)

Ferret, Mystery Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Davis (credited) (signed as Stockbridge Winslow)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (credited) (signed as I. Hasen)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (credited) (signed as I. Hasen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ferret, well-known author and private investigator is spending an evening at home, a remodeled stable in Greenwich Village....
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ferret (introduction); Lynn Froehm; Doc Wagner (villain, introduction); Knuckles Johnson (villain, death); Prima; Prosser
Synopsis
Our hero faces a challenge from the underworld, which hasn't taken a liking to his "crime doesn't pay" articles and is out robbing and killing people for jewelry.
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Indexer Notes

First Ferret story.

Fourth Episode [Return of the Oman] (Table of Contents: 46)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson ? (credited)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Paul De Kraft, renegade emerald hunter, who killed Ka-Zar's father when he found the man and his young son lost in the wild African jungle, plans to return to the Belgian Congo.
Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Chaka (ape leader); N'Jaga (a leopard); Sinessa (a snake); Kru (a vulture); Trajah (an elephant); Paul De Kraft [aka Fat Face] (villain); Ed Kivlin (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
De Kraft returns to the Belgian Congo, where, years earlier, he had killed Ka-Zar's father, and when Ka-Zar spots him, he swears revenge. De Kraft uses deadly tactics to deal with the natives who want to desert him because they fear retribution from the "Jungle God."
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Indexer Notes

Bracketed story title found in the last panel of story in Marvel Mystery #3.

[Martin Goodman's first title bearing the name "Marvel,"...] (Table of Contents: 47)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Original cover of pulp magazine Marvel Science Stories #1.

Marvel Science Stories #2 (Table of Contents: 48)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
Inks
Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
Colors
Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Science Stories #3 (Table of Contents: 49)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
H. W. Wesso (painted)
Inks
H. W. Wesso (painted)
Colors
H. W. Wesso (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Science Stories #4 (Table of Contents: 50)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Science Stories #5 (Table of Contents: 51)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Tales #6 (Table of Contents: 52)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #1 (Table of Contents: 53)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #2 (Table of Contents: 54)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #3 (Table of Contents: 55)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

Ka-Zar #1 (Table of Contents: 56)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]

Ka-Zar #3 (Table of Contents: 57)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]

Indexer Notes

Actually, this is the cover of Ka-Zar #2.

[Short-lived as a pulp hero, Ka-Zar...] (Table of Contents: 58)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Ka-Zar [David Rand]

Indexer Notes

Reprint of the cover of pulp magazine Ka-Zar #3.

[Set on idea that "The Angel"...] (Table of Contents: 59)

The Angel Detective / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

[Uncanny Tales #1 (April-May 1939) and Mystery Tales Vol.3 #2 (Sept. 1939)...] (Table of Contents: 60)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

[Sister pulp to Marvel Science Stories, Dynamic Science Stories...] (Table of Contents: 61)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

[Echoing decades into the Future, Star Detective Magazine...] (Table of Contents: 62)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils
John W. Scott (painted)
Inks
John W. Scott (painted)
Colors
John W. Scott (painted)
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

[Today a copy of Marvel Comics #1 will cost you...] (Table of Contents: 63) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

[Still trying to spin the title "The Angel"...] (Table of Contents: 64) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[Also produced by the Funnies, Inc. shop...] (Table of Contents: 65) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 66)

The Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank R. Paul (credited)
Inks
Frank R. Paul (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A hot seller, Marvel Comics #1...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch
Reprints

Indexer Notes

2nd printing cover of Marvel Comics #1.

[One of Martin Goodman's most tenured cover artists and illustrators, Norman Saunders...] (Table of Contents: 67)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Original cover art of Marvel Science Stories #4.

[Marvel Comics #1, "The Sub-Mariner" page 12 original art] (Table of Contents: 68)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Letters
Bill Everett (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Namor]

[Marvel Mystery Comics #2 unused cover rough] (Table of Contents: 69)

The Sub-Mariner / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Colors
Bill Everett (credited)
Letters
Bill Everett (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Namor]

[Marvel Mystery Comics #2 cover photostat...] (Table of Contents: 70)

The Angel / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 71)

The Angel / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Schomburg (credited)
Inks
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Colors
Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian)
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During the early days of comics,...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel

[Carl Burgos' watercolor sketch...] (Table of Contents: 72)

The Human Torch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Burgos (credited)
Inks
Carl Burgos
Colors
Carl Burgos (credited)
Letters
Carl Burgos (credited); typeset

Characters
The Human Torch

[Next in The Line of Classics From...] (Table of Contents: 73) (Expand) /

The X-Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 74)

The Angel; Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank R. Paul (credited); Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian); Alex Schomburg (credited)
Inks
Frank R. Paul (credited); Chuck Mazoujian (credited as Charles J. Mazoujian); Alex Schomburg (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Marvel Masterworks proudly presents...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch; The Angel; The Sub-Mariner
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Reprints covers from Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics #2-4.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Human Torch
  2. 1. The Marvel Masterworks Library
  3. 2. Marvel Masterworks Presents Golden Age Marvel Comics
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [Indicia]
  6. 5. Credits/Contents
  7. 6. Introduction
  8. 7. [This Month...]
    Human Torch
  9. 8. ["I use'ta live in a penthouse!!!"]
    Now I'll Tell One!
  10. 9. [Origin of the Human Torch]
    Human Torch
  11. 10. [The Six Big Men]
    The Angel
  12. 11. [Origin of the Sub-Mariner]
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  13. 12. [Origin of the Masked Raider]
    The Masked Raider
  14. 13. Jungle Terror: A Complete Adventure Story
  15. 14. Burning Rubber
  16. 15. [Origin of Ka-Zar]
    Ka-Zar the Great
  17. 16. ["With a tremendous leap, the Angel catches the bomber's landing gear..."]
    The Angel
  18. 17. ["Look for the SILVER Cover!"]
    Silver Streak Comics #1
  19. 18. [Murder at the Racetrack]
    Human Torch
  20. 19. [The Treasure of Alano]
    The Angel
  21. 20. [Attack on New York City]
    The Sub-Mariner
  22. 21. [The Town of Wanted Men]
    The Masked Raider
  23. 22. [Origin of the American Ace]
    American Ace
  24. 23. Death-Bird Squadron
    The Angel
  25. 24. [The Battle with Bardak]
    Ka-Zar the Great
  26. 25. ["It ain't fair! - You can't toin me out on a night like dis."]
    All in Fun
  27. 26. ["Which of you two was drivin' that crate?"]
    Loony Laffs!
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
  29. 28. ["Unaware of death behind him, the Angel went into action"]
    The Angel
  30. 29. [The Menace from Mars]
    Human Torch
  31. 30. [The Voodoo Sacrifice]
    The Angel
  32. 31. [Enter: Betty Dean]
    Prince Namor, Sub-Mariner
  33. 32. [The Land Grabbers]
    The Masked Raider
  34. 33. [Origin of the American Ace, Part 2]
    American Ace
  35. 34. Siegfried Suicide
  36. 35. Third Episode
    Ka-Zar the Great
  37. 36. ["Like lightning, the Sub-Mariner attacked!"]
    The Sub-Mariner
  38. 37. Marvel Comics' Free $25.00 Prize Contest
  39. 38. [New York Hit by Green Flame]
    Human Torch
  40. 39. [Butch the Giant]
    The Angel
  41. 40. [The Sub-Mariner Goes to War]
    Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner
  42. 41. [The Claim Jumpers]
    The Masked Raider
  43. 42. Warning Enough
  44. 43. Statement of ownership, management, circulation, etc.
  45. 44. ["Prof. Philo Zog, Mechanical Wizard and electrical genius, has contrived a marvelous robot, or mechanical man -- all-powerful and intelligent."]
    Electro, The Marvel of the Age
  46. 45. [Quest for a Crime Boss]
    Ferret, Mystery Detective
  47. 46. Fourth Episode [Return of the Oman]
    Ka-Zar the Great
  48. 47. [Martin Goodman's first title bearing the name "Marvel,"...]
  49. 48. Marvel Science Stories #2
  50. 49. Marvel Science Stories #3
  51. 50. Marvel Science Stories #4
  52. 51. Marvel Science Stories #5
  53. 52. Marvel Tales #6
  54. 53. Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #1
  55. 54. Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #2
  56. 55. Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #3
  57. 56. Ka-Zar #1
  58. 57. Ka-Zar #3
  59. 58. [Short-lived as a pulp hero, Ka-Zar...]
  60. 59. [Set on idea that "The Angel"...]
    The Angel Detective
  61. 60. [Uncanny Tales #1 (April-May 1939) and Mystery Tales Vol.3 #2 (Sept. 1939)...]
  62. 61. [Sister pulp to Marvel Science Stories, Dynamic Science Stories...]
  63. 62. [Echoing decades into the Future, Star Detective Magazine...]
  64. 63. [Today a copy of Marvel Comics #1 will cost you...]
  65. 64. [Still trying to spin the title "The Angel"...]
  66. 65. [Also produced by the Funnies, Inc. shop...]
  67. 66. ["A hot seller, Marvel Comics #1..."]
    The Human Torch
  68. 67. [One of Martin Goodman's most tenured cover artists and illustrators, Norman Saunders...]
  69. 68. [Marvel Comics #1, "The Sub-Mariner" page 12 original art]
    The Sub-Mariner
  70. 69. [Marvel Mystery Comics #2 unused cover rough]
    The Sub-Mariner
  71. 70. [Marvel Mystery Comics #2 cover photostat...]
    The Angel
  72. 71. ["During the early days of comics,..."]
    The Angel
  73. 72. [Carl Burgos' watercolor sketch...]
    The Human Torch
  74. 73. [Next in The Line of Classics From...]
    The X-Men
  75. 74. ["The Marvel Masterworks proudly presents..."]
    The Angel; Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner
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