Young Allies #8

(July 1943)

North Africa--Ahoy!, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Young Allies / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Captain Shalacht (villain)

Synopsis

The Nazis interrupt the christening of the new "Desert Bomber", kidnap the Young Allies and steal an incomplete version of the Borden Bomb Sight. Yet, the Allies avert total disaster and escape their captors.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

Nazis

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition only lists Mike Sekowsky as penciler. There is no official story title for this four-part story, but the individual chapters have titles.

[North Africa--Ahoy!] Chapter 2; The Scourge of the Desert! (Table of Contents: 2)

Young Allies / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Al Bell; Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo); General Leroux [Duvall] (villain)

Synopsis

The Young Allies escape to French North Africa, where they are set upon by the dreaded Berbers. After outwitting them, they make their way to an American's home, and the man takes then to see the French underground commander, General Leroux, who is told of the impending American invasion.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

Berbers; Nazis

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists no artist(s) for this chapter.

[North Africa--Ahoy!] Chapter 3: Invasion! (Table of Contents: 3)

Young Allies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; General Leroux; Emperor Hirohito (villain, cameo); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo); Benito Mussolini (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

The Young Allies discover that the General Leroux they were introduced to was actually a Nazi in disguise named Duvall, and that the American invasion forces are in danger of walking into an ambush!

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists no artist(s) for this chapter.

[North Africa--Ahoy!] Chapter 4: The Red Badge of Courage! (Table of Contents: 4)

Young Allies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo); Premier Joseph Stalin (cameo); Prime Minister Winston Churchill (cameo); Generalissimo Chaing Kai-shek (cameo); General Leroux; General Allen; Duvall (villain)

Synopsis

The Young Allies reach the radio station where General Leroux orders his troops to stop the attack on Duvall's forces as the Americans have arrived and have the situation well in hand.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition list no artist(s) for this chapter.

Calling All Kids! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Spirit of '76 (Table of Contents: 6)

Tommy Tyme / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Dan Barry

Inks

Al Gabriele

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction; adventure; children; historical

Characters

Tommy Tyme; Benjamin Franklin; John Jay; Benjamin Harrison; Colonel Prescott; Colonel Pepperel

Synopsis

While walking to school in a thunderstorm, Tommy decides to uses his clock of the ages to send him back to Revolutionary times where hopefully there is a sunny day, and meets up with inventor, Ben Franklin. He not only is involved in Franklin's invention of the washing machine, but also fights the British at Breed's (Bunker) Hill.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

British

Indexer Notes

The feature is fully titled "Tommy Tyme and His Wonderful Clock of the Ages". Writer credit found in the Masterworks edition, which lists the artist(s) for this story as unknown.

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

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

Troop Special (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jack Lacy (National Pacific railroad engineer); Barney (train fireman); McDugal (railroad roadmaster)

Synopsis

Jack was quite concerned about a ravine under Porter's Bridge that has recently been filled in, and his instincts told him that the bridge was dangerous to cross over, especially since it was loaded down with troops and supplies.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-6-14.

Thrill After Thrill on Every Page! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Terror of the Rising Sun!, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

Young Allies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky; George Klein

Inks

Don Rico; Allen Bellman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Dr. Carstairs (scientist, death); Whip (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Jeff becomes a lab assistant to Dr. Carstairs, who has been experimenting with a machine that tests the explosive power of demolition bombs. After he is brutally murdered by a villain called the Whip, the Young Allies chase after the killer, who escapes by airplane.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The four-part story has no official title, but there are titles given for each chapter. The Masterworks edition lists no artist(s) for this chapter.

[Terror of the Rising Sun!] Chapter 2: The Air-Duel of Death! (Table of Contents: 11)

Young Allies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Whip (villain)

Synopsis

Unknown to the Whip, the Young Allies have crept aboard the airplane, which they use to down other Japanese aircraft before the Whip discovers what has happened. They capture the villain, but are shot down over Tokyo.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

Japanese

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition list no artist(s) for this chapter.

[Terror of the Rising Sun!] Chapter 3: In the Lair of the Beasts! (Table of Contents: 12)

Young Allies / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Whip (villain)

Synopsis

The Young Allies take on the Japanese forces, capturing a vital enemy portfolio, but are rounded up and thrown into a dungeon to await torture.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

Japanese

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists no artist(s) for this chapter.

[Terror of the Rising Sun!] Chapter 4: The Dungeons of Doom! (Table of Contents: 13)

Young Allies / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Klein; Al Gabriele; Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Allen Bellman; Don Rico

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Whip (villain, death); Emperor Hirohito (villain)

Synopsis

When the Emperor notes that the returned portfolio is empty, he orders the Whip to torture the Young Allies and find out what they've done with it. The Whip uses a truth machine on Tubby, who nearly reveals that the Young Allies have been passing the plans back and forth.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Keywords

Japanese

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists no artist(s) for this chapter.

Don't Take Chances! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Make-Believe Magic (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([March] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Several illustrated tricks are explained, including "The Funnel Trick", "Electrified Paper", "Blowing Through a Glass", "The Balanced Egg" and "The Jumping Pencil". Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-6-14.