(1999)

Marvel, 1997 Series
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Volume
2
Price
19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
Pages
180
On-sale Date
1999-03-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comic [round logo]
ISBN
0-7851-0713-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785107132 51995; 759606107131 00111
Editing
Tom Brevoort (editor); Greg Theakston (editor); Gregg Schigiel (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

The first barcode (97807...) is from the back cover. The second is from the inside front cover in a box that states "Direct Edition". The prices are the same with both barcodes.

The volume is dedicated to Martin Goodman, "The Father of Marvel Comics"

The title page credits Joe Simon and Stan Lee as the original editors- for material printed prior to around Red Raven Comics #1 (more or less), it is not known who "edited" the contents from the various shops into issues along with freelance or in-house material such as the covers. Goodman was listed as the editor in statements of ownership for that time.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Citizen V; Captain America; Human Torch / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Greg Theakston (signed as Greg Theakston after Jack Kirby) (credited as Theakston * Kirby)
Inks
Greg Theakston
Colors
Greg Theakston ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Captain America; Citizen V; Human Torch

Indexer Notes

Modeled after Jack Kirby's cover to Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #8, with Namor, Captain America and the Torch taking the places of Captain Daring, the Thunderer and Blue Diamond respectively.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Human Torch; Fiery Mask; Red Raven; The Vision; Captain America; Hurricane; Black Marvel; Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Citizen V

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, credits (for the features and the book), with head shots of the various characters excerpted from the features.

Marvel Comics and Me (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mickey Spillane (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett ? (Sub-Mariner promo reprint in inset)
Inks
Bill Everett ? (Sub-Mariner promo reprint in inset)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Mickey Spillane reminisces about writing for Timely by way of the Funnies, Inc. shop, and then moving into paperback novels after returning from World War II.

[Origin of the Human Torch] (Table of Contents: 3)

Human Torch / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks
Carl Burgos (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Carl Burgos
Editing
Martin Goodman ? (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch (introduction and origin, an android); Prof. Phineas T. Horton (introduction); Mr. Harris (businessman); Tony Sardo (villain, introduction, death), Red (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Human Torch wears a blue uniform in this story. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.

The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses (Table of Contents: 4)

The Fiery Mask / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon (signed)
Pencils
Joe Simon (signed)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Simon
Editing
Martin Goodman ? (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fiery Mask [Dr. Jack Castle] (introduction, origin); Captain Benson (introduction); Zombie Master (a mad doctor, villain, introduction, death); zombies (villains, introduction, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material. Often erroneously assumed to indicate the start of Simon's editorship, but he was only a writer-artist at Funnies, Inc. at this stage, and this was one of his earliest stories.

[The Origin of the Red Raven] (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Raven / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Raven (introduction, origin); Andreva (introduction); Zeelmo (villain, introduction, death); Ratoga (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

[Enter: The Vision] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Vision / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Kirby
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Vision [Aarkus] (introduction, origin) (see also issue #23); Dr. Enoch Mason (introduction); Shiela Mason (his daughter, introduction); Mose (Mason's butler); Markham (scientist); "Brains Borelli" (villain); Queenie (villain); Tony (villain, introduction); Bomber (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.

Case No. 1. Meet Captain America (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain America / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Al Liederman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (introduction, origin); Bucky [Bucky Barnes] (introduction); President Franklin D. Roosevelt; General Phillips (unnamed, introduction); J. Arthur Grover [J. Edgar Hoover]; Agent X-13 [Cynthia Glass] (unnamed, introduction); Professor Reinstein (introduction, dies); Heinz Kruger (unnamed, introduction, dies)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.

Murder Ltd. (Table of Contents: 8)

Hurricane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Kirby
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hurricane [Mike Cury] (introduction); Pluto (villain); Piggy Perroni (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.
Inks credit from Greg Theakston.
Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

Stories from the Dark Ages (Table of Contents: 9)

Tuk Caveboy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Jack Kirby
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Tuk (introduction, origin); Phaidor (introduction, dies in flashback); Rhaya (introduction, dies in flashback); Tanir (introduction, villain, dies); Goreks (villain, introduction, dies)
Synopsis
Ak tells the caveboy Tuk his origin story before the old prehistoric man dies. Tanir the Cro-Magnon saves Tuk from the brain eating Goreks and the two decide to travel together.
Reprints
Keywords
barbarian

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.
Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).

The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising! (Table of Contents: 10)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett
Editing
Joe Simon ? (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Lynne Harris; Luther Robinson; un-named U.S. Navy department commander; Queen Jarna (villain); the Nazis (villains, some die)
Reprints

[Origin of the Whizzer] (Table of Contents: 11)

Whizzer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison (signed)
Inks
Al Gabriele (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Whizzer [Bob Frank] (introduction, origin); Dr. Emil Frank [Bob's father] (introduction, death); Granno (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[The Fox's Smuggling Racket] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee ? (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; George (dock worker); The Fox [Jasper Whifflegears] (villain); "Red" Larson (villain, 2nd in command); Mike (villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Thunder Cave

Carnival of Fiends (Table of Contents: 13)

Human Torch / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks
Carl Burgos (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Inspector Riley; Matsu (villain, introduction); Ku-Shi (villain, introduction)
Reprints

The Case of the Hollow Men (Table of Contents: 14)

Captain America / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Al Avison
Inks
Joe Simon; Al Gabriele; Syd Shores
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Duffy; The Lord of Death (villain, introduction); The Lord of Death's zombies (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.

The Order of the Hood (Table of Contents: 15)

Black Marvel / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Al Avison (signed)
Inks
Al Gabriele (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]; Pat Casey; Mary Nash; The Hood (villain, introduction, death); The Order of the Hood (villains, introduction)
Reprints

[Cult of the Shark-god] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Vision / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Simon (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Vision [Aarkus]; the Zambiji people; Kai-Mak, the Shark-God (villain, death)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.

[The Magic Cutlass] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Fin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fin [Peter Noble]; Nazis (villains)
Reprints

V Battalion (Table of Contents: 18)

Citizen V / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Ben Thompson
Inks
Ben Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Citizen V; Nazis (villains)
Reprints

Sizzling with Thrills: 16 Exciting Classics That You Demanded!! (Table of Contents: 19)

The Golden Age of Marvel Comics Vol. 2 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Sub-Mariner; Captain America; Human Torch; The Vision; The Fin; Red Raven

Indexer Notes

A "promo" in the old Timely style, but for this very book.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Citizen V; Captain America; Human Torch
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Marvel Comics and Me
  4. 3. [Origin of the Human Torch]
    Human Torch
  5. 4. The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
    The Fiery Mask
  6. 5. [The Origin of the Red Raven]
    Red Raven
  7. 6. [Enter: The Vision]
    The Vision
  8. 7. Case No. 1. Meet Captain America
    Captain America
  9. 8. Murder Ltd.
    Hurricane
  10. 9. Stories from the Dark Ages
    Tuk Caveboy
  11. 10. The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  12. 11. [Origin of the Whizzer]
    Whizzer
  13. 12. [The Fox's Smuggling Racket]
    The Sub-Mariner
  14. 13. Carnival of Fiends
    Human Torch
  15. 14. The Case of the Hollow Men
    Captain America
  16. 15. The Order of the Hood
    Black Marvel
  17. 16. [Cult of the Shark-god]
    The Vision
  18. 17. [The Magic Cutlass]
    The Fin
  19. 18. V Battalion
    Citizen V
  20. 19. Sizzling with Thrills: 16 Exciting Classics That You Demanded!!
    The Golden Age of Marvel Comics Vol. 2
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