Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #4 [Regular Edition]

([April] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Indexer Notes

Illustration from cover of Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 Series) #14.

Credits / Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas

Letters

typeset

[Marvel Mystery Comics #13] (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

Keywords

cutting torches; vaults

Cut-Throat Justice (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew McWhiney (signed)

Pencils

Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)

Inks

Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain McGraw; Warden Dawes; Danny; Sam

Synopsis

As Danny the Dud is being transferred to "the big house", he thinks of his ex-partner whom he double-crossed and sent up the river. Now, as he sits in the barber's chair in prison, ready to get his first shave, the last thing he sees is that ex-partner with a razor in his hand!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[Terror in the Subway] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Captain Rawlins; Reiss; Mr. Morton

Synopsis

A subway builder loses both of his sons to cave-ins while constructing the tunnels, causing him to lose his mind and seek revenge, wanting to wreck trains so they wouldn't disturb his sons' graves within the tunnels' walls. But he is confined by those whom he hires to help him accomplish the task and the Torch must stop them or else!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[Smashing the Island Invasion] (Table of Contents: 7)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dorma; Princess Fen

Synopsis

Namor and Dorma, outfitted in new suits designed to ward off poison gasses, and on their way to Europe to aide in the war efforts, stop off at an island for rest. But they find themselves not only under arrest, but under attack from the Nazis as well.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[Enter: The Vision] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision [Aarkus] (introduction, origin); Dr. Enoch Mason; Shiela Mason; Mose; Markham; "Brains Borelli"; Queenie; Tony; Bomber

Synopsis

A professor, believing that ghosts and spirits actually inhabit worlds and universes that co-exist with our universe, is set upon by "Brains" Borelli's men during an experiment to prove his theory. The result is a being called Aarkus, Destoyer of Evil, drawn to the laboratory, which helps to save the professor and his daughter from harm.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[Case of the Counterfeit Paintings] (Table of Contents: 9)

Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Bob Oksner (signed)

Inks

Bob Oksner (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson

Synopsis

Terry's discovery of fresh paint on a supposedly vintage oil painting sparks his interest and his investigation nearly costs him his life.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[Mystery of the Moon Robots] (Table of Contents: 10)

Electro / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Dr. Simon Crane; Betty Crane; Gnorr

Synopsis

The Professor and the Cranes leave Earth for the Moon, but when they send out Electro to investigate the enviornment, he is attacked and captured by moon robots. Zog and the Cranes land and initiate their own attack on the moon people and save the day.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

[The Murder of Happy Norton] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Angel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Happy Norton (death); The Savoy Gang [Limpy Savoy; Rocco; Bumpy; Punchy; Harry (villains)

Synopsis

The death of a former gang member of the Savoy mob who had chosen to go straight angers the Angel, and he swears to hunt down the men responsible for this death.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[In the New York Jungle] (Table of Contents: 12)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson

Inks

Ben Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Ruth Wilson; Dr. Wilson

Synopsis

Now in America, Kazar is taken in by the police and escapes, but through the efforts of the Wilson's, is put into their custody. But Ka-Zar feels he must free Zar as well from behind bars in the zoo, and so he makes his way there to free him.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940)

Hey Fellas! Look at This! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Marvel Mystery Comics #14 (Table of Contents: 14)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

Keywords

anti-aircraft guns; bondage; comic books; Luftwaffe; parachutes; paratroops; World War II

Hey Fellas! Look at This! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Cult of Fire-Men] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Carl Burgos ?

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed as Burgos)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed as Burgos)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Pete; Ronald; Kalif; Culfra

Synopsis

The Torch has a real dilemma: he has to track down members of the Fire Cult who have committed a murder, but the man murdered was intending to destroy the world!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[Blitzing the U-Boat Base] (Table of Contents: 17)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dorma

Synopsis

After Namor successfully routs invading Nazi paratroopers on an island Dorma and he arrived on for a rest, questioning of the Nazi Lieutenant reveals that the Axis Powers have built a secret submarine base on a little known island 20 miles from the coast of Florida. So Dorma and he head for that base to tackle the Nazi horde.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[The Synthetic Diamonds] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Angel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Professor Hanley; Hanson (villain)

Synopsis

The Angel investigates a mine operator that has a lot of equipment for handling radium on hand, equipment that is being used to create synthetic diamonds.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Redskins Bite Cinders (Table of Contents: 19)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew McWhiney (signed)

Pencils

Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)

Inks

Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Tommy Bryan; Steve Hanson; Barnes; Red

Synopsis

A group of railroad men use old engine 751 to protect a town from invading Indians.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[The Werewolf Strikes] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision [Aarkus]; Dr. Martin Keller; Llhupa; Gordon Sanders

Synopsis

The Vision must battle two werewolves, one in reality Gordon Sanders, a member of the ill-fated Medwick Expedition that discovered a lost Tibetan city called the City of Demons, where he was bitten by such a creature.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[The Kidnapping of Diana Dunn] (Table of Contents: 21)

Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Bob Oksner (signed as Robert Oksner)

Inks

Bob Oksner (signed as Robert Oksner)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson; Diana Dunn; Chuck

Synopsis

Deadline takes Terry along when he is scheduled to interview actress Diana Dunn, but a staged "movie scene" turns out to be a real kidnapping of the actress.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[Attack of the Subterraneans] (Table of Contents: 22)

Electro / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Philo Zog; King of the Onees

Synopsis

The destruction of the Fairbanks Iron Works leads Electro into the bowels of the earth to confront the Onees, who take control of the robot and force Professor Zog to come to his rescue.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[Escape from New York] (Table of Contents: 23)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson

Inks

Ben Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Ruth Wilson; Dr. Wilson

Synopsis

Ka-Zar succeeds in getting Zar out of the zoo he is imprisoned in, and hides out on a British boat heading toward Africa. Unfortunately, the boat is torpedoed by an enemy submarine.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #14 (December 1940)

[Marvel Mystery Comics #15] (Table of Contents: 24)

Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Keywords

bondage; motorcycles; swastikas; tanks; Wehrmacht; World War II

Once Again Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

[Search for the Fire-Monsters] (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

Carl Burgos ?

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Pete; Mr. Bleigh; Kalif; Culflam; Red

Synopsis

A mistake made by the Torch previously has allowed two of the fire monsters to be loosed on the city, and Torch must track down the true villain behind the fire monsters reign of terror.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

[Return to New York] (Table of Contents: 27)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dorma; Folma; Luther Robinson; Lynne Harris

Synopsis

Before Luther Robinson can once again undertake a mission to track down Namor, his enemy arrives at the man's apartment and takes Lynne back to Aquaria to be his wife.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

[Murder By Candle] (Table of Contents: 28)

Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Bob Oksner (signed as R. Oksner)

Inks

Bob Oksner (signed as R. Oksner)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson

Synopsis

Terry and Deadline find a budding writer dead in his apartment, a victim at the hands of a person purporting to be the man's son.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Dreadnaught from Mars (Table of Contents: 29)

text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

David C. Cooke (signed)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Beef Turner

Synopsis

Having roamed through intergalatic space for 3 weeks, on the lookout for the ships of the dreaded Martian Imperialistic Army, Beef Turner suddenly spots one, and by unusual tactics, manages to defeat it.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Winners! Marvel Comics Contest (Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Keywords

contest

Indexer Notes

Illustrated page which lists all the winners of the Marvel Comics contest announced in the September, 1940 issue of Marvel Mystery. The 3 1st Prize winners were: Alfred English of Erie, Pennsylvania, Chuck Skinners of Davenport, Iowa and Irwin Markowitz of Newark, New Jersey. The five 2nd Prizes and ten 3rd Prizes winners were also listed. Also, a new contest will be annouced in Marvel Mystery #16.

[The Seance of Rhamu Rondi] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Kirby

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision [Aarkus]; Hannah Stone; Linda Wayne; Rhamu Rondi; Harley Stone; Krantz

Synopsis

Harley Stone makes an agreement with Rhamu Rondi, an occult mystic, to take advantage of a $10 million dollar clause in his Aunt's will and her weak heart condition.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

[The Brain of Professor Donaire] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Ed Grant; Tom Conway; Allen Dunn; C. D. Ash; Professor Donaire (villain); Karlo (villain)

Synopsis

Upon finding the bodies of strong young men upon the mysterious Fiery Mountain with their skulls crushed in, the Angel vows to get to the bottom of the mystery or else.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[The Green Terror] (Table of Contents: 33)

Electro / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Dr. Lorrof; Green Terror

Synopsis

Professor Zog reacts to the appearance of a mysterious metal ball, which is being used by an evil scientist to terrorize Titan City, for inside lies the horrible Green Terror!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

[The Return to Africa] (Table of Contents: 34)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson (signed)

Inks

Ben Thompson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar

Synopsis

Ka-Zar and Zar are picked up by a Nazi submarine after the ship they had been on was sunk. But then a British warship sinks the sub and rescues the duo, who are then flown back to the coast of Africa.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941)

Rushed Hot Off the Press (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Marvel Mystery Comics #16] (Table of Contents: 36)

Human Torch / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

Keywords

fuel depot; Luftwaffe; Luftwaffe airbase; swastikas; World War II

[Pinhead and His Underworld Army] (Table of Contents: 37)

Human Torch / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

Pencils

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Mayor Hawkins; Pinhead; Wickedkop; Mike

Synopsis

The Mayor informs the Torch that 5th columnists under a man named Pinhead have entrenched themselves in the city, so he wants the Flaming Fury to head up a new branch to deal with undesirable elements: the Suicide Squad!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

[The Nazi Invasion Tunnel] (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Luther Robinson; Lynne Harris; Herr Kopf; Heinrich; Wilhelm

Synopsis

Namor, Luther and Lynne head for the coast of France, hoping to turn the tide of the war. In doing so, they discover the Nazis are building a massive tunnel underneath the ocean through which they plan to invade Britain, and destroy it. But then they learn that the Japanese also have such a tunnel and Namor decides to call the Torch into the fray.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

[Slaves of Prince Omei] (Table of Contents: 39)

Electro / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Casey; Clancy; Joe; Bill; Prince Omei; Bull

Synopsis

A vicious gang czar hypnotizes Professor Zog via a television broadcast and plans to use Electro to overcome the nation.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

Death Trap (Table of Contents: 40)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Andrew McWhiney (signed)

Pencils

Bob Hughes (signed as R. V. H.)

Inks

Bob Hughes (signed as R. V. H.)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Larry; Nick; Smith

Synopsis

Although the British government has ordered two R.A.F. pilots to ground their strange new aircraft, they disobey and use it to attack and defeat the enemy.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 41)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

Indexer Notes

Lists Abraham Goodman as Publisher, and Martin Goodman as Editor, Managing Editor and Business Manager.

[Dinosaurs at Large] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Vision [Aarkus]; Barney Bailey; Matt Carson

Synopsis

The Vision battles prehistoric creatures that are part of a traveling circus that have escaped, frightened by a storm.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

[The Rochell Murder Mystery] (Table of Contents: 43)

Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Bob Oksner (signed)

Inks

Bob Oksner (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson; Scoop O'Brien; Pete; Janice Rochell; Boss Pinelli; Butch; Spud

Synopsis

After he is overdue paying off his gambling debts, Fred Rochell is discovered dead. Terry, Deadline and company decide to track down the culprits responsible.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

[Karl Schwab's Lightning War] (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Karl Schwab (villain); Schwab's gang [Hoffman; Bromberg] (villains)

Synopsis

The Angel battles Karl Schwab, who uses men garbed in rubber suits to invade New York City from the sewer system.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

Keywords

New York City

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[Showdown With Rajah Sarput] (Table of Contents: 45)

Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson (signed)

Inks

Ben Thompson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Rajah Sarput

Synopsis

Arriving back in the Belgian Congo, Ka-Zar and Zar learn of an evil man killing the animals of the jungle, and the jungle king vows to stop him at all costs.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941)

Marvel Mystery Comics #16 House Ad from Human Torch #3 (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)