- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- various
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Reprints the covers from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #29-34, 39, 40, 43, 44, 81, 82, 91 and 92.
- Pencils
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Inks
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; most typeset
- Characters
- The Human Torch
- Reprints
Includes a small reproduction from the cover of Marvel Comics #1.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To Bill Everett, Carl Burgos,...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Namor]; The Human Torch
- Script
- Les Daniels
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos; Paul Gustavson; Bill Everett; Ben Thompson
- Inks
- Carl Burgos; Paul Gustavson; Bill Everett; Ben Thompson
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Angel [Tom Halloway]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Ka-Zar [David Rand]
- Reprints
All Gustavson credits confirmed and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- Script
- Carl Burgos
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos
- Inks
- Carl Burgos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Fictional story of the Torch's creation w/spot illos.
- Reprints
Credits by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos
- 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)
- Synopsis
- After the Scientist's Guild convinces inventor Horton to dispose of his new creation, a "human torch", a clever criminal figures out a way to use this creation for his own evil purposes.
- Reprints
First Human Torch story. The Human Torch wears a blue uniform in this story. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Halloway] (introduction); Lil (introduction); The Six Big Men [Gus Ronson; Mike Malone; John Dillon; Trigger Bolo; Steve Enkel; Dutch Hanson] (villains, introduction for all, all die); the Big Boss [Dr. Lang] (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Angel is called in to handle a group known as the "Six Big Men" and their mysterious leader who have taken over an entire city.
- Reprints
First Angel story, character created by Paul Gustavson.
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- Script
- Bill Everett
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Fictional story of the Sub-Mariner's creation w/spot illos.
- Reprints
Credits by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005).
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (introduction and origin); Anderson; Nelson (death); Carley (death); Princess Fen (flashback, introduction); Emperor Tha-Korr (introduction, un-named in story); Dorma (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Prince Namor, having learned of what the race of white men once did to his undersea kingdom, vows, and is encouraged, to make war on the surface dwellers.
- Reprints
First Namor story.
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Inks
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley] (introduction and origin); Lightning (Raider's horse); Steve (Sheriff); Lordin (rancher); Mr. Bleck (rancher, death); Mrs. Bleck (death); Cal Brunder (villain, introduction); Slick (villain); Rowdy (villain)
- Synopsis
- Cal Brunder, who has been forcing small ranchers in Cactusville to sell out to him at his price, sends his men to the ranch of Jim Gardley. When Gardley he won't sell, he has a phony charge of rustling leveled against him.
- Reprints
First Masked Raider story.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Art Pinajian (signed as Tomm Dixon)
- Inks
- Art Pinajian (signed as Tomm Dixon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ken Masters; Professor John Roberts; Tim Roberts; Crafton (villain, death); Mike (villain, death); Slug (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Ken and Tim are worried about Professor Roberts, who went into the Amazon jungle three months earlier, trying to locate a certain Indian tribe that had in its possession a diamond with hypnotic powers.
- Reprints
Art identification by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo of the Timely-Atlas list. Note that the 3rd letter in the signature's first name is a dense smudge. The Masterwork edition and Craig Delich interprets it as an "h" (Tohm), while Dr. Vassallo believes it is an "m" (Tomm).
- Script
- Ray Gill (signed as Raymond Gill)
- Pencils
- Sam Gilman (signed as Gilman) (illustration)
- Inks
- Sam Gilman (signed as Gilman) (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Bill Williams; Fred Turner; C. G. Clark; Ruth Clerk; Ann
- Synopsis
- Bill has invented a new gas feeder for his race car and is testing it out....at the risk of his own life!
- Reprints
Artist name added by Craig Delich 2008-11-2.
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand] (introduction, origin); John Rand (Ka-Zar's father, introduction, Death); Constance Rand (introduction, Death, Ka-Zar's mother); Zar (a lion, introduction); Chaka (a gorilla, introduction); Trajah (an elephant, introduction); N'Jaga (a leopard, introduction); Paul De Kraft (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A plane crashes int the jungle of the Belgian Congo, and a young boy named David watches his mother die, and later his father at the hands of Paul De Kraft. The youngster is trained in survival tactics by his father and is later re-named Ka-Zar, brother of the mighty Zar, a lion whose life he once saved.
- Reprints
First Ka-Zar story. Adapted from Bob Byrd's "King of Fang and Claw" (KA-ZAR pulp magazine) #1).
- Pencils
- various
- Inks
- various
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- various
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch; The Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprints the covers from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #29-34, 39, 40, 43, 44, 81, 82, 91 and 92.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos
- Inks
- Carl Burgos
- Letters
- Carl Burgos; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, You--
Back cover of the book. Includes a detail from the Human Torch story of Marvel Comics #1 (page 2, panel 1).