- Letters
- typeset
Title page.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Nazis
Detail from the cover of Marvel Mystery Comics #4.
- Letters
- typeset
Indicia of the volume.
- Script
- Roy Thomas (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What you hold in your hands is both a marvel - and a mystery!
- Reprints
- 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
- 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
Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence information from Joe Lovece (August 11, 2006). Also includes the indicia.
- 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.
- Reprints
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.
- 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.
- Reprints
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- 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
First Namor history.
- 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.
- Reprints
First Masked Raider history.
- 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.
- Reprints
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).
- 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!
- Reprints
Artist name added by Craig Delich 2008-11-2.
- 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.
- Reprints
First Ka-Zar history. Adapted from Bob Byrd's "King of Fang and Claw" (KA-ZAR pulp magazine) #1).
- 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
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).
- 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.
- Reprints
The Human Torch still wears his blue uniform. He doeswn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.
- 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.
- Reprints
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Reprints
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).
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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
Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence added by Kauldi Gilibert (June 14, 2013).
- 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
Five single panel gag cartoons. Sequence added by Kauldi Gilibert (June 14, 2013).
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Filler page with Timely Comics logo.
- 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
- 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.
- Reprints
Torch wears a blue costume. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.
- 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
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Reprints
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.
- 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.
- Reprints
Story set in World War I.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Reprints
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.
- 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
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.
- 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."
- Reprints
All addresses for Martin and Abraham Goodman as well as for Timely Publications given as 330 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C.
- 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.
- Reprints
First Electro story.
- 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.
- Reprints
First Ferret story.
- 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."
- Reprints
Bracketed story title found in the last panel of story in Marvel Mystery #3.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
Original cover of pulp magazine Marvel Science Stories #1.
- Pencils
- Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Frank R. Paul (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- H. W. Wesso (painted)
- Inks
- H. W. Wesso (painted)
- Colors
- H. W. Wesso (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]
Actually, this is the cover of Ka-Zar #2.
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]
Reprint of the cover of pulp magazine Ka-Zar #3.
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Inks
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Colors
- John W. Scott (painted)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- 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
2nd printing cover of Marvel Comics #1.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Norman Saunders (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
Original cover art of Marvel Science Stories #4.
- Script
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Namor]
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Colors
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Everett (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Namor]
- 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
- 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
Back cover. Reprints covers from Marvel Comics #1 and Marvel Mystery Comics #2-4.