Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner #3 (128) [Limited Variant Edition]

([December] 2009)

Welcome to the Golden Age of Marvel Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Two pages end papers.

Marvel Masterworks Presents Golden Age Sub-Mariner Comics (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Dr. Suki

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943) [First page splash only.]

Indexer Notes

Splash page from story minus lettering and logo.

[Copyright Page] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Does show original Timely Comics, Inc cover logo.

Marvel Masterworks Credits/Contents (Table of Contents: 6)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]

Indexer Notes

Timely Comics, Inc. logo in background. Illustration of the Sub-Mariner holding a torpedo from a panel on page 11 of the In The Mystery of Sabotage City Sub-Mariner story in Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12.

Contains complete listing of stories reprinted in this volume along with credits. Credits for the volume and the original stories.

The page also lists Al Gabriele and Allen Bellman as possible creators who may have had uncredited work in these stories.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (signed as Roy)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Signed and dated 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); the Japanese (villains)

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Terror of the Floating Fortresses (Table of Contents: 9)

Sub-Mariner / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Captain Presner; Captain Tsaki (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner investigates the sudden appearance of an iceberg in waters they normally do not exist in, and discovers it's man-made and a cover for Japanese destroyers to attack American shipping.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the inker as being unknown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Green Island Menace (Table of Contents: 11)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Irish Republican Army; Von Klutz (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Sub-Mariner must stop the mysterious and destructive explosions occuring all over Ireland, accomplished by a dangerous Nazi leader and his men, who are leaving clues behind which pin-point the Irish Republican Army (I.R.A.) as the true culprits.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the inker as being unknown.

The Baffling Business with the Bowlegged Bozo (Table of Contents: 12)

Dr. Dimwit / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton (credited as Basil Bandybrain Wolverton)

Pencils

Basil Wolverton (credited as Basil Bandybrain Wolverton)

Inks

Basil Wolverton (credited as Basil Bandybrain Wolverton)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; western-frontier

Characters

Dr. Dimwit; Slouch Crouch (Dimwit's assistant); Augustus Bustus (introduction)

Synopsis

When Augustus Bustus enters the offices of Dr. Dimwit to see if the doctor can correct his bowl legs condition, he ends up with an entirely new problem which works out for the best.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

The Day's Biggest Sale (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Walt Jones; Mr. Jones; Bull Mulligan (villain); Squinty Lewis (villain); Trigger Davis (villain)

Synopsis

Bull Mulligan buys several new shirts and ties, hoping that they will cheer up the members of his gang, but has trouble opening the door to the hideout with his key because of the packages in his arms, leading to a deadly result.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

The King of Castle Island (Table of Contents: 14)

The Angel / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gus Schrotter

Inks

Gus Schrotter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; un-named girl (to be made Queen for the King); the Gorilla-Man and his family (introduction); The King of Castle Island (villain, introduction, death); The Royal Family (villains, introduction, death)

Synopsis

When Tom Hallaway discovers a girl bleeding green blood, the Angel follows it up and discovers a group of people descended from an ancestor that had contracted a rare tropical malady resulting in green blood in all family members who followed.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #9 (Spring 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg (signed)

Inks

Alex Schomburg (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Angel [Tom Halladay] (inset); the Japanese (villains)

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10 (Summer 1943)

The Den of Serpents (Table of Contents: 16)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; John Harris (FBI agent, death); Dolvin (villain, introduction, death); Gargo (villain)

Synopsis

Sub-Mariner must battle Dovin and his River God cult followers, who are trying to force the American government into signing a treaty of perace with Germany, or else the worst flood in history of the Ohio River will occur!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10 (Summer 1943)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the inker as being unknown.

His Best Friend (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (title only)

Inks

? (title only)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pop Andrew; Sheriff Pringle; Lem Rainer; Charlie Skinner; Skat (a shepherd dog); Cleve (villain)

Synopsis

Cleve had an idea for the perfect crime, but how did he know that his dog would leave a clue behind that would lead to an arrest: of the dog!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10 (Summer 1943)

The Code of Death (Table of Contents: 18)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Heinrich Himmler [sic Himler] (villain); Von Schmeer [as Seaman Aikly] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler sends one of his students (in his school for spies and saboteurs) to America for the purpose of alerting Fifth Columnists to change the wave length of every Nazi short-wave radio on the East Coast as the FBI is on their trail.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10 (Summer 1943)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the inker as being John Jordan.

Killer's Last Stand (Table of Contents: 19)

The Angel / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gus Schrotter

Inks

Gus Schrotter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Patrolman Cassidy; un-named prison Warden; Vince Heart (prison inmate, death); Joe Scarpone (villain, introduction, death); John Barlo (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

The murder of an inmate with important information for the warden leads the Angel into a life and death situation within the prison walls.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10 (Summer 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset)

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943)

Ghosts Can't Kill (Table of Contents: 21)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Hirohito (villain); Yoko (villain, introduction, death), Admiral Joihll (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner discovers the Japanese Naval forces using a cleverly disguised and phoney Japanese ship as an American boat to unsuspectingly join American convoys at sea in order to sustain damage to U.S. ships.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943)

Namor Meets the Mysterious Dr. Suki (Table of Contents: 22)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Guest Star: Betty Dean; Dr. Suki (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Successful Japanese attacks on key U.S. positions stir Sub-Mariner to action, and he discovers that Japanese agents are sneaking out of American concentration camps into specially built underground tunnels that lead to those key sites.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943)

Parting Shot (Table of Contents: 23)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (title only)

Inks

? (title only)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Pete; Hugh; Fritz (villain)

Synopsis

Two American seamen prevent a box containing American defense plans from falling into the hands of Nazi agents.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943)

The Case of the Beggar Prince (Table of Contents: 24)

Angel / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gus Schrotter

Inks

Gus Schrotter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Bernard Hix; Captain Felix Von Tont (villain, introduction, death); un-named U-Boat commander (introduction); Eric (villain); Adolf (villain); Otto (villain)

Synopsis

The Angel battles an enemy submarine and its crew who are atempting to steal important U.S. documents, not knowing that the Americans already have photostatic copies of them!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #11 (Fall 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Angel [Tom Hallaway]; the Nazis (villains)

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

Stunning Blow to Nippon (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Al Gabriele

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Diving Marvels [the Engels sisters]; Carl Wildmer (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains, many deaths)

Synopsis

Namor challenges a champion swimmer to a contest and wins, unaware, until later, that the man also serves the enemy, who makes attacks on American shipping.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the penciller and inker as being unknown.

In the Mystery of Sabotage City (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Carl Pfeufer

Inks

Carl Pfeufer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

Namor seeks to discover the secret location of a Japanese submarine base that has been responsible for destroying Allied merchant shipping, but is shocked to learn that a prehistoric monster is involved!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

Indexer Notes

Masterworks credits page lists the penciller and inker as being unknown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Captain America / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]

Synopsis

Illustrated public service announcement in which Captain America asks kids to get involved in the waste paper drive, while Bucky displays four ways to save the paper for easy handling.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

The Battle of Kwangto! (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

George Klein ?; John Jordan ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Guest Star: Betty Dean; Captain Stark; Marshal Ito (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Soku (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

Sub-Mariner speeds to China to assist Betty Dean in her quest to evacuate Chinese orphans from the missions in China.

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

Indexer Notes

Unknown pencils and Klein inks per Michael J. Vassallo via atlas tales: https://www.atlastales.com/issue/3917
Previous indexer credited Al Gabrielle on pencils in the original index. Possible John Jordan inks per Craig Delich, 11 March 2010.

Masterworks credits page lists the penciller and inker as being unknown.

One for the Books (Table of Contents: 30)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

?; typeset (most)

Genre

crime

Characters

Hank Crawford (Deputy Sheriff); Dave Williams (Policeman); un-named German (villain, death)

Synopsis

City cop Dave Williams, tracking down a German killer in an old west ghost town, is taught a lesson or two by an old-time, un-trained Deputy Sheriff!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

Indexer Notes

Part of page two features the Statement of Ownership, which lists the publisher as Manvis Publications, Inc., the Editor as Jean Goodman, and the Managing Editor/Business Editor as Martin Goodman.

The Charity Bazaar Murders (Table of Contents: 31)

The Angel / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gus Schrotter

Inks

Gus Schrotter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Mrs. Van Nest; Tom Malone (villain, introduction, death); Pete Malone (villain, introduction, death); Pat Malone (villain, introduction, Pete Malone's sister, death), Danny Malone (villain, introduction, Tom Malone's son, reforms)

Synopsis

The death of a notorious gangster Tom Malone deeply affects the remaining family members, who all swear revenge upon the person they deem responsible: The Angel!

Reprints

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #12 (Winter 1943-44)

The Marvel Masterworks Library (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

End papers.

Marvel Masterworks (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)