(Fall 1942)

Marvel, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1942-10-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Editing
Stan Lee ? (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Allen Simon
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner; The Angel (inset)
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Keywords
Aleutian Islands; planes; poison gas gun; ships
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[Two Smashing Successes!] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Young Allies and All-Winners Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Piracy on the Ocean's Bottom (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Doctor (villain, introduction, death); The Doctor's zombies (villains, introduction, death)
Synopsis
The Sub-Mariner looks into the mysterious sinking of U.S. naval vessels off the Eastern Coast, each of them carrying a fortune in gold shipments. But he discovers a crazed doctor who has found an underground volcano that preserved the bodies of dead pirates of days gone by, whom he has been able to revive by a radioactive substance so they can go out and loot ships again after they have sunk.
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Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08.

[Here's Hot News!] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Firing Squad (Table of Contents: 4)

The Angel / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gus Schrotter
Inks
Gus Schrotter
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Angel; Major Callen; Danny Poll (villain, introduction, death); the Firing Squad (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
A blind fit of rage by Danny Poll leads to his slugging a U.S. Army officer over Danny's fiance, a court martial and 15 years in solitary. After his release, he forms a military-like firing squad, used to carry out his revenge against the soldier (now a Major) whom he had slugged and testified against him in court!
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Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08.

Mercy Flight (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dewey Triem (signed as J. D. Triem)
Pencils
? (title of story only)
Inks
? (title of story only)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Phil; Carl; Mike; Jim; Zeke Conners
Synopsis
A note sent by model plane for help in turn helps to save several lives.
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Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08.

Death 'Round the Bend (Table of Contents: 6)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Rindigo Jones III (villain, introduction, death); Rindigo Jones I (villain, introduction, death, flashback)
Synopsis
The murder of a man by the "ghost of Rindigo Jones" leads Prince Namor smack dab into a mystery fostered by a curse laid on Jones many years before, and gold secreted aboard the "Water Witch" steamboat.
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Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Pop's Woppers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Art Gates (signed)
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pop
Synopsis
Pop and a fellow cop have to deal with the practical jokes being pulled on them by local kids.
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Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-8-08.

[It's Here!] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[Tops in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. [Two Smashing Successes!]
    Young Allies and All-Winners Comics
  3. 2. Piracy on the Ocean's Bottom
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. [Here's Hot News!]
    Human Torch
  5. 4. The Firing Squad
    The Angel
  6. 5. Mercy Flight
  7. 6. Death 'Round the Bend
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Pop's Woppers
  9. 8. [It's Here!]
    Terry Toons Comics
  10. 9. [Tops in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!]
    Captain America
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