(November 1948)

Marvel, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-08-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1948, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 195, Copyright number: B149812.

Horror Hotel (Table of Contents)

Human Torch / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Unknown art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores on pencils and inks.

The Ray of Madness (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky ?
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Terry Szenics

Job Number
3680
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sun Girl; Kleezar (villain, introduction, death, Jovian leader), The Jovians (villains, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Animals by the thousands start attacking and killing people for unknown reasons. At the Jeffersonian institute, with the Human Torch, Sun Girl and Captain America in attendance, scientists announce the cause is rays from Jupiter. The Torch flies to Jupiter and is attacked by the Jovians and their leader Kleezar. The Torch destroys the edge of a fiery pool which then "drowns" Kleezar. As the Torch returns to Earth his flame goes out, but Captain America cushions the Torch's fall with his own body and saves his life.
Reprints

Horror Hotel! (Table of Contents: 2)

Human Torch / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don Rico
Pencils
Bill Walton
Inks
Al Gabriele ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3338
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch; Mercer
Synopsis
A hotel is terrorized by a "man-killing beast," sending tenants fleeing. But when The Torch investigates, it seems almost no one has actually seen the monster. The "monster" turns out to be the work of a revenge-crazed madman who'd been fired by the hotel for thievery.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rico script and Walton pencils per original pencil stats sold at Heritage Auctions. Job Number from the Atlas Tales website.

Little Things Are Important (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

A Jinx For Georgie Jenks (Table of Contents: 4)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder ?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3579
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor; Georgie Jenks (introduction); Black Mike (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)
Writer credit suggested by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sub-Mariner Quiz Page / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
6722
Genre
history
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Horror Hotel
    Human Torch
  2. 1. The Ray of Madness
    Human Torch
  3. 2. Horror Hotel!
    Human Torch
  4. 3. Little Things Are Important
  5. 4. A Jinx For Georgie Jenks
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Sub-Mariner Quiz Page
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Rob Johnson
  • Andrew Krieg
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore