(Summer 1945)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36 ?
- Indicia frequency:
- quarterly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing:
- Vince Fago
- Format:
- Standard U. S. Golden Age; Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched
Issue Notes
The microfiche of this issue contains errors, which has resulted in the contents of this issue frequently being listed incorrectly with a Captain America and Human Torch story from Captain America Comics #40. Dr. Michael J. Vassallo discovered the discrepancy vs the GCD index which had apparently been made from the fiche.
The available data on the correct contents suggests 36 pages despite higher page counts on earlier and later issues, which will no doubt be confirmed or corrected when the Masterworks series reaches this point.
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Captain America, Bucky, Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks:
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barne]
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
The Fabulous Racket! (Table of Contents)
Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Allen Simon
- Inks:
- Allen Simon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Ed Jordan (death); un-named Sheriff; Jed Norris; Ann Norris; Agatha Whitley (school teacher); Lucy McGee (student); Mr. Vincent (villain, introduction, head of the Chamber of Commerce)
- Synopsis:
- Namor substitutes as a speedboat for one of Betty Dean's newspaper friends on a surfboard when suddenly the man's board explodes, killing him. Namor soon realizes that the board has been treated with a chemical which becomes explosive when left in the sun for long periods of time. Namor is on hand when the Sheriff arrests Jed Norris for the murder, but the pleadings of innocence from that man's daughter spurs the Prince to uncover the true crooks, who were running a numbers racket that had been discovered by the newspaperman and for which he was killed.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
Indexer Notes
Partially revised synopsis by Craig Delich 2011-12-26.
Dead Man's Shoes (Table of Contents)
Captain America / comic story / 16 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Vince Alascia
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Bill (night watchman, death); The "Beak" (villain, notorious bank robber)
- Synopsis:
- Cap and Bucky come across the scene of a gang striping a dead man of his clothes, and soon learn that the murdered man is a night watchman at the Woolsey Museum, and that the gang was intending to strip the musuem of its art and jewel collections.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
Indexer Notes
Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, 2006-3-30). Corrected story title by Craig Delich 2011-12-26.
A Prince of a Guy (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Big Bill Raynes; Prince (the dog)
- Synopsis:
- Stuck in the middle of nowhere, after his car breaks down, and with a dog he absolutely detests, Bill Raynes attempts to make it through to his destination, Port Chester, anyway, even though it amounts to a week's hike over the foothills.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
Meteor III (Table of Contents)
The Whizzer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Louis Ferstadt
- Inks:
- Louis Ferstadt
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Whizzer [Jack Robinson]; Dr. Throttle (villain, introduction); Flash (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Whizzer is invited to compete in a race with a radium-powered car known as "Meteor III", not knowing that the doctor who initiated the race actually wants to put the Speed King out of the way while he and his partner rob the Drumman Aircraft facility of more radium fuel to power the car.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
Indexer Notes
The Whizzer's secret identity is now "Jack Robinson".
Timed For Teens (Table of Contents)
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- (photo)
- Inks:
- (photo)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Miss America
- Synopsis:
- Promotional ad for the May, 1945 issue of Miss America Magazine, complete with subscription coupon.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden-Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2011)
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Craig Delich 2011-12-26.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Fabulous Racket!
Sub-Mariner -
2.
Dead Man's Shoes
Captain America -
3.
A Prince of a Guy
-
4.
Meteor III
The Whizzer -
5.
Timed For Teens
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Craig Delich
- Bill Borre
- Henry Andrews
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
- Tony R. Rose
- Craig Delich
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