(Spring 1944)
Marvel,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-04-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Vince Fago (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
Captain America; Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Imperial Japanese soldiers
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008), #3 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2008) [cover]
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- Keywords
- motorcycle; World War II
The Horror of the Ghost Fiend
Human Torch / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Major Brant; Colonel Charlton; Franz (villain); Kane (villain, death); The Wisp (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Flaming Duo must deal with Nazi treachery that slightly alters a message of America's help to protect Mecca to an order for the U.S. to destroy the holy city.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Inker revision from Allen Bellman to George Klein ?. The Who's Who lists Bellman as artist (p/i) in 1943 only, but does list Klein as inker in 1944. Notes, some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
Writer credit suggested by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.
The Four Trials of Justice
Captain America / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; The Red Skull (villain)
- Synopsis
- The four freedoms come under attack when the Red Skull, deciding that the war in Germany is lost, has post-war plans to Nazify America!
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
- in All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (October 2009)
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Indexer Notes
Unknown pencils and Possible Klein inks per Michael J. Vassallo. Previous indexer credited Al Fagaly on pencils and Al Avison on inks. The Who's Who lists Avison as Captain America artist (p/i) in 1944 and inker only in 1947-48. 2009 reprint credits the pencils to Unknown with Tom Tomasch with inks by Allen Bellman.
Writer ID from Binder records. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
Ashes
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dave; Will; un-named villain
- Synopsis
- Dave and Will, in order to get out of the rain, make themselves at home in what they believe is an empty, abandoned house. In reality, it is a storehouse for illegal guns and ammunition.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
Smash the Tunnel of Terror!
Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Captain Krashyu (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)
- Synopsis
- An earthquake rouses Namor to travel to Australia, where he is captured by the Japanese, who show him a tunnel under the ocean floor that stretches from Singapore to Australia, and which they intend to use for invasion.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
Writer identification from Binder records.
Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!
Paper Salvage with Captain America / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America; Bucky
- Synopsis
- Cap and Bucky encourage the Sentinels of Liberty members to join them in joining the waste paper drive.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Sequence, synopsis and all info added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
The Beachhead Blitz!
The Destroyer / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Destroyer [Keen Marlow]; Major Whalen; Hauptmann [Captain] Schnagel (introduction, villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Göring (villain); Joseph Goebbels (villain); the Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- A British commando unit places the plans for the Second Front into the hands of the Destroyer, and his job is to get it to the French underground. What the Nazis don't know is that the plans are false and designed to trap the Nazis themselves.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #12 (December 1967)
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in Marvel Super-Heroes (Yaffa / Page, 1980 ? series) #1 ([1980]) - in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] (October 1997)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([November] 2008)
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Indexer Notes
Mike Sekowsky credited with the art in the reprint. Most notes, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-22-09.
Writer credits from Binder records.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Captain America; Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner -
1.
The Horror of the Ghost Fiend
Human Torch -
2.
The Four Trials of Justice
Captain America -
3.
Ashes
-
4.
Smash the Tunnel of Terror!
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
5.
Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!
Paper Salvage with Captain America -
6.
The Beachhead Blitz!
The Destroyer
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Lou Mazzella
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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