(November 1942)
- Volume:
- 2
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Timely Comics, Inc.
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Color:
- Full Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S. (through about early 1944, narrower thereafter)
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover: Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was On-Going Series
[no title indexed]
Captain America / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Syd Shores (signed)
- Inks:
- Syd Shores (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Nazis
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
in 
Contents page
credits / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Al Avison
- Inks:
- Al Avison
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
- Synopsis:
- Illustrtated contents page with features listed.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover. Lists Stan Lee as Managing Editor and Al Avison as Associate Editor.
The Spawn of the Witch Queen
Captain America / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils:
- Al Avison
- Inks:
- Al Avison
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Michael Duffy; Spawn of the Witch-Queen [Lawrence Thornton] (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis:
- In Egypt, Cap and Bucky defeat the spawn of the Witch Queen and destroy the evil black magic source of his power, the Book of Thoth.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Masterworks edition lists artist as being unknown.
Tops! in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!
Captain America Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Lee King (signed)
- Inks:
- Lee King (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Synopsis:
- Illustrated promotional house ad for Captain America Comics, and a plea for readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Giants of the Deep!
Sub-Mariner / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Carl Pfeufer
- Inks:
- Carl Pfeufer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Professor Holz (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains, some die)
- Synopsis:
- When giant versions of ocean dwelling creatures begin attacking and destroying Allied merchant vessels, Namor investigates and discovers a Nazi plot.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Masterworks edition lists inker as John Jordan.
The Case of the Killer Shylock
The Secret Stamp / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Don Rico
- Inks:
- Don Rico
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Characters:
- The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Curley (candy store owner); Mrs. White; Mr. White (butcher); Toddy White; Charles "Cherry" Chwatt (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- The Secret Stamp must stop a man named Cherry, a shylock racketeer, who has been robbing people for years and committing murder.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Masterworks editions lists writer and artist as all unknown.
The Who's Who verifies Lee as the writer in 1942, so ? removed by Craig Delich 2013-2-11.
The Fiend That Was the Fakir!
Captain America / comic story / 15 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee?
- Pencils:
- Al Avison
- Inks:
- Al Avison
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Michael Duffy; General Haywood; The Fakir (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis:
- Steve Rogers' unit has been told that the Japanese are preparing to invade India under the direction of the mysterious Fakir, and it's their job to stop them.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Masterworks edition lists Syd Shores as doing inks.
Two Dangerous Surprises
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Tom; Jimmy; Miller (villain); Woods (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Tom and his brother Jimmy run into two masked thugs, who take them prisoner, and watch helplessly as they begin to dig a tunnel to an old Indian pueblo where the Spanish once hid a fortune in gold.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
[no title indexed]
Dippy Diplomat / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Guy Blythe (signed)
- Pencils:
- Guy Blythe (signed)
- Inks:
- Guy Blythe (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Humor
- Characters:
- Dippy Diplomat
- Synopsis:
- Worried that moths will devour his fur coat, Dippy comes up with an ingenious solution.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
No word balloons throughout the strip.
The Case of "The Clammy Things"
Captain America / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Avison
- Inks:
- Al Avison
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Adam Leeds (Lord High Mayor of London); Dr. Purvis (Dr. Jorlstead's assistant, death); Dr. Destiny [Dr. Jorlstead] (villain, introduction, death); the "Things" (villains, introduction, some die)
- Synopsis:
- Cap and Bucky must face a hoard of grave ridden things that emerge suddenly from the subways of London, all directed by a twisted brain, Dr. Destiny, in his bid to conquer the world.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Masterworks edition lists the inker as unknown.
"A special message to the boys and girls of America......."
U.S. Savings Stamps / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- t
Content Information
- Genre:
- advocacy
- Synopsis:
- A special letter from Henry Morgenthat, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, to the boys and girls of America, asking them to buy at least one 10 cent savings stamp each week.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Dizzy Doodles
cartoon / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Lou Paige (signed)
- Pencils:
- Lou Paige (signed)
- Inks:
- Lou Paige (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Lou Paige
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Bill
- Synopsis:
- A series of fourteen one panel, witty, humorous cartoons.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News
Sentinels of Liberty / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
- Synopsis:
- In this monthly feature, Cap announces that he will be divulging the winners of the contest that was begun several months ago. He also asks for reader reaction to having Sub-Mariner as a guest feature in this issue. Bucky welcomes new Club members and also mentions the announcement of contest winners in the next issue. He also provides the Club code message for the month.
- Reprints:
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #5 (2011)
Indexer Notes
Found on the inside back cover.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Captain America -
1.
Contents page
-
2.
The Spawn of the Witch Queen
Captain America -
3.
Tops! in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!
Captain America Comics -
4.
Giants of the Deep!
Sub-Mariner -
5.
The Case of the Killer Shylock
The Secret Stamp -
6.
The Fiend That Was the Fakir!
Captain America -
7.
Two Dangerous Surprises
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Dippy Diplomat -
9.
The Case of "The Clammy Things"
Captain America -
10.
"A special message to the boys and girls of America......."
U.S. Savings Stamps -
11.
Dizzy Doodles
-
12.
Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News
Sentinels of Liberty
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Craig Delich
- Bill Borre
- Henry Andrews
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- Lou Mougin
- Tony R. Rose
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