Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #2

([December] 2013)

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

The Marvel Masterworks Library / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Marvel Masterworks Presents Golden Age Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 2)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Angel / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Alex Schomburg

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superhero

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The Angel [Tom Hallaway]

Indexer Notes

Artwork of the Angel from Marvel Mystery Comics #8.

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

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Credits/Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 6)

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Roy Thomas

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By the time Marvel Mystery Comics #5 came out, around the beginning of 1940, publisher Martin Goodman had seen enough profit on the first issue or so that he had already launched a second Timely title: Daring Mystery Comics.

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• from Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #2 ([March] 2006)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Alex Schomburg

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Alex Schomburg

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Like a flaming comet, the Human Torch streaked to the rescue!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

[The Orton Medical Mission] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos ?

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Johnson, a friend of the Human Torch, now known as Mr. Jim Hamond, shows the latter his hobby - short wave radio

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Johnson; Tom; Blake (villain introduction, death); Hank (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

A medical emergency and crisis in the city of Orton during a blizzard forces the Torch to make a trip to that town with a plane full of medical supplies. Unfortunately, the plane crash lands and the supplies are stolen by a couple of escaped convicts.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

Indexer Notes

Torch finally in red uniform.

[Adventure of the Overturned Cars] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson ?; Ray Gill ?

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Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson

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An' watcha think you're doin', me bye?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Miss Mary; Mulligan (Policeman); Slugger (villain, introduction); Nick (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Angel rescues a girl and prevents a gang of bank robbers from successfully making a getaway with their loot.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

[On the Side of the Surface Men] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett

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Namor's navy of Sub-Mariners has cleared a path through the mine-infested waters of the North Sea...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Mickey; Danny; Betty Dean; Tha-Korr; Lt. Mogar; Mills Gilligan (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Namor, after successfully ending the mine and sub menace in the Atlantic, briefly visits home, then heads back to America to help out with ending non-war related crime. But upon his arrival, he is immediately taken prisoner until Betty Dean convinces the authorities to release him to deal with criminals that have flooded the city's subway system.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

[Mystery of the Poisoned Arrows] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Masked Raider [Marvel] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Al Anders (signed as Anders)

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Al Anders (signed as Anders)

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Ben Wallis - two fisted sheriff of "Fade-Out" - and his deputy are returning from a ranch murder.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Ben Wallis; Sam (deputy, death); Bill; Bart Simms; Grimsey (villain, introduction); Manuel (villain, introduction); Injun Joe

Synopsis

The Raider must deduce the reason behind a series of murders by poisoned arrow that occur close to election day.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

It's in the Cards! (Table of Contents: 12)

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Ray Gill (signed)

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Harry Ramsey (signed as H. Ramsey)

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Harry Ramsey (signed as H. Ramsey)

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Any news darling?... Did they get him yet?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Ace Carver; Jean Carver; Billy Creele; "Slit" Kinade (villain)

Synopsis

Ace Carver, and his wife, are worried that "Slit" Kinade is free and wants revenge.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

[The Tyrant of Torpis] (Table of Contents: 13)

Electro [robot] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)

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Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)

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Calling operatives 1 and 4 - report to headquarters at once!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Electro; Dr. Phil Zog; King Sangor; Operative #1; Bill (Operative #4); Kalph Belgri (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Professor Zog informs Operatives #1 and #4 that he is going to dispatch Electro and them to the Republic of Molivia, which has been attacked and invaded by the dictator armies of Kalph Belgri, who seeks to control that nation.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

[King of the Counterfeiters] (Table of Contents: 14)

Ferret, Mystery Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stockbridge Winslow (signed)

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Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)

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Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)

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C'mon Nosey - something's up!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Ferret; Nosey (a ferret); Little Frankie (death); Rickey (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The death of an underground stoolie and a piece of blank paper leads Ferret to uncover a major counterfeiting ring.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

Fifth Episode [Return of the Oman] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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Leave the jungle at once... or I will have to kill you!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; John Rand (cameo); Zar (a lion); N'Jaga (a leopard); Nono (a monkey); Paul De Kraft [aka Fat Face] (villain, death); Ed Kivlin (villain, death); Aroangi (villain); Bwala (villain)

Synopsis

When De Kraft learns that David Rand [aka Ka-Zar] still lives, he tracks down the "Jungle God" and takes him captive, arranging a rather protracted and cruel death for him.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #5 (March 1940)

Timely Comics Inc. (Table of Contents: 16)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Angel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Alex Schomburg

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Swinging across the shark pool the Angel grasped the girl!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

Keywords

bondage; sharks

[The Forest Fire Felons] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Carl Burgos ?

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos ?

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An incendiary bomb, a bank robbery and a forest fire combine to test the peculiar ability of that most amazing person - the Human Torch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Tomson (fire fighter); Mr. Barton (bank President); Patch (villain, introduction, death); Turgo (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

The Torch must combat a forest fire in order to prevent the Midtown's Bank from being the scene of the theft of indendiary bomb plans.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

[The Woman Who Knew Tom Hallaway] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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Paul Gustavson ?; Ray Gill ?

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Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson

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A stately, clean-cut figure walks leisurely through a slum section of the city...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Mary Edwards; Gabby Harris (villain, introduction, death); Nichol (villain, introduction, jeweler and fence, death); Rocco (villain)

Synopsis

The Angel must save a young woman, who has been kidnapped for the $500,000 necklace that she is supposed to be wearing.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

[The Execution of the Sub-Mariner] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett

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Say - yer the Sub-Mariner, aintcha?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Marty (Policeman); Mike (Policeman)

Synopsis

After helping to clear up up the subway disaster, Namor is put on trial for his life and sentenced to death, but is saved by the actions of Betty Dean. However, Namor vows revenge for what has happened to him.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

[The Border Dictator] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Masked Raider [Marvel] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Al Anders

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Al Anders

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A lone rider enters the one and only street of El Pinos - just north of the Rio Grande.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (the Rider's horse); Pete Williams (ranch owner); Sam Marvin (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Raider takes a hand in trying to discover why Sam Marvin wants to cheat Pete Williams out of his spread, and discovers the land is being used to send rustled beef through.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

The Shrinking Spy (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill ? [as Andrew McWhiney] (signed)

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Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)

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Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)

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You are a reporter, isn't it true?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Randy Hayes; Professor Barzak (villain); Rudolf [Jack Savage]

Synopsis

A reporter is taken prisoner by an evil professor, who has invented a potion allowing a man to shrink in size so that he could fit under a door.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

Indexer Notes

Three illustrations.

[The Voice's Dope Racket] (Table of Contents: 23)

Electro [robot] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)

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Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)

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Planes take off regularly, for all parts of the U.S., carrying Electro operators, bent on investigating conditions and situations of all kinds that may be in need of the mighty aid of Electro.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Zog; Wilkins [secretary to Zog]; Bill Dunn [Operator #7]; Detective Riley; The Voice (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Professor Zog orders his complete staff of Operators to locate cities all across the nation that are having problem with dope-running so that Electro can be sent to them to clean them up.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

[Murder of a Cosmetics Queen] (Table of Contents: 24)

Ferret, Mystery Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stockbridge Winslow (signed)

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Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)

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Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)

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Ferret arrives in Fairdale in answer to an urgent call from Lily Saunders.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

The Ferret; Lily Saunders; Cora Waterbury (death); Dr. Jelenko; Rene Waterbury; Venario; Ryan (villain)

Synopsis

The Ferret investigates the death of the owner of large cosmetic factory.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

[Revenge For a Blind Man] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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One day, deep in the heart of the Congo jungle, N'Jaga, the leopard, detected the scent of a man... the hated oman!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; N'Jaga (a leopard); Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); Nono (a monkey); Fenton (villain, introduction, death); Wazi

Synopsis

Coming across a dying man, Ka-Zar learns of a new threat in the jungle, a man named Fenton who lusts to kill!

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #6 (April 1940)

Timely Comics Inc. (Table of Contents: 26)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

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Alex Schomburg

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Alex Schomburg

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The flooded cell would soon be a death trap for the Human Torch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Ka-Zar [David Rand] (inset); The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset); Electro (inset); Ferret (inset)

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

Keywords

bondage; deep sea diving suits; hypodermic syringes

[The Human Torch--Policeman] (Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos ?

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Busy crowds stop, stare, and scream as the Human Torch plummets down in the heart of Fifth Avenue.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Johnson; Roglo (villain); Red (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Torch joins the Police Department and is given a free hand to wage his campaign against the criminal Roglo and others like him.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[Marked For Murder] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson ?; Ray Gill ?

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Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson ?; Joe Simon ?

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Paul Gustavson

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Certain death looms ahead as two cars race side by side over the slippery mountain road...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Betty Martin; Hank (villain); Mike; Henry Martin; Emma Martin (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Angel and Betty are nearly killed by being run off a cliff, but soon discover why: Betty's aunt is planning to kill her and her father for his money.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[Rampage in New York] (Table of Contents: 30)

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

Script

Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett (signed)

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Bill Everett

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Namor, you have been cheated and mistreated by the treacherous Americans. What do you intend to do about it?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Tha-Korr; Evans; Fiorello LaGuardia; Betty Dean

Synopsis

Because Namor has been cheated and mistreated by the Americans, he decides to use New York as his base while destroying the entire continent.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[The Framing of the Masked Raider] (Table of Contents: 31)

The Masked Raider [Marvel] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Bill Allison

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Bill Allison

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Nat Parker and his son are headed for their ranch, unaware that-

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (Raider's horse); Nat Parker

Synopsis

After saving the life of Nat Parker and his son from outlaws, the Marshal accuses the Raider for the attack.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

Blasting Bombers (Table of Contents: 32)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David C. Cooke (signed)

Pencils

Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)

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Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)

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The war had no more than started.

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Lou Herbert

Synopsis

American flier Lou Herbert takes matters into his own hands when an enemy air force attacks Sinki.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[The Felons and the Flood] (Table of Contents: 33)

Electro [robot] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Steve Dahlman (signed)

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Steve Dahlman (signed)

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Excessive rains have caused the mighty Ohio River to overflow its banks ---- the sweeping torrents crush and demolish everything in its surging, terrifying path---!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Electro; Professor Zog; Jim; "Boss" Sarpo (villain, introduction); Sarpo's gang [Joe; Red] (villains, introduction for both)

Synopsis

Severe flooding by the Ohio River endangers the life and property of many, so Professor Zog instructs two of his Operatives to take Electro to the scene to help out.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[Kidnapped By the Duke] (Table of Contents: 34)

Ferret, Mystery Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stockbridge Winslow (signed)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed)

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Irwin Hasen (signed)

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A subway train roars into a station......

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Ferret; Nosey; Cynthia Bryant; The Duke (villain); Broderick (villain); Batty (villain)

Synopsis

Ferret is taken prison, as candy heiress Cynthia Bryant had been, and is told to authorize payment of $50,000 ransom for his release.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

[The Deadly Scheme of "Red" Skelton] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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Ben Thompson (signed)

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One day, while on a trip through the forest, he heard a peculiar droning sound in the sky.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Professor Rice (death); Mara Rice (Professor's daughter); Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); "Red" Skelton (villain, death)

Synopsis

Ka-Zar notes the arrival of a Professor Rice, a botanist who has come to the Belgian Congo to search for certain rare species of plant life. Unfortunately for the good Professor, his pilot is a thief and murderer, who not only intends to blackmail the Professor for $100,000, but also to marry his daughter.

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• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)

Timely Comics Inc. (Table of Contents: 36)

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[Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner] (Table of Contents: 37)

The Angel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Alex Schomburg

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Alex Schomburg

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It was the Angel's steel-muscled body against the two-ton monster!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; The Human Torch [Jim Hamond] (inset); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset)

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Keywords

automatic pistols; bondage

The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Meet (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Script

Bill Everett

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Bill Everett

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Bill Everett

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Bill Everett

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So - they're going to send the Torch after me! Let him come! He'll soon learn to respect me!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hamond]

Synopsis

Namor looks for new ways to avenge himself on the mankind that attempted to electrocute him, but the Torch shows up and drives him away for the time-being.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

[The Search for Sub-Mariner] (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos (signed)

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Carl Burgos ?

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It's the Torch! - He's after the Sub-Mariner!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Jeff (policeman); Frank (policeman); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean

Synopsis

Embittered because the Police Chief believes Torch to be yellow because he failed to bring in the Sub-Mariner, the Torch races off to repair some of the damage Namor caused. He meets up with Betty and together they head for the Empire State Building where the Prince has been spotted, and once again drives Namor away.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

[The Captive in the Cabin] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson ?; Ray Gill ?

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

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Paul Gustavson

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A cold death-like wind blows through a hidden cabin where several men hold a girl captive.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Miss Rogers; Frank (villain)

Synopsis

The Angel rescues a kidnapped girl in a cabin, supposedly held for ransom, and whose father owns the controlling stock in the Meltmore Steel Company.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

[The Boomeranged Hold-Up] (Table of Contents: 41)

The Masked Raider [Marvel] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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?

Pencils

Al Anders (signed as Anders)

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Al Anders (signed as Anders)

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In front of the town bank.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Mexican Pete (introduction); Brady (villain)

Synopsis

The Raider runs into Mexican Pete, who has attempted to trail the thieves who just robbed a local bank and made off with the savings of the small ranchers. But the Raider smells a rat and that rat is the President of the robbed bank!

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Dynamite's Doom (Table of Contents: 42)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack D'Arcy (signed)

Pencils

Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)

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Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)

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The door suddenly swung open.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve Burnett; Jim (villain); Sandy (villain)

Synopsis

Steve runs across a cabin inhabited by two train robbers, but is rendered unconscious. When he awakes, he must discover why they have come to this shack in Silver Mountain and tied him to a cot when there is no silver left in that area.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

Marvel Comics Contest Winners (Table of Contents: 43)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

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February 1940 issue

[The Crook Who Controlled Electro] (Table of Contents: 44)

Electro [robot] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

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"Boss" Sarpo, notorious gang-leader, has been sent to prison after being captured by Electro and Professor Zog's men, while looting towns during the great Ohio flood.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scar-Face Joe; Professor Zog; Jones; Briggs; Electro; Boss Sarpo; Rupert Haden; Flynn; Jago

Synopsis

Scar-Face Joe and his gang, kidnap Professor Zog and uses Electro to break Boss Sarpo from prison.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

[Battle With Blackie Giles] (Table of Contents: 45)

Ferret, Mystery Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stockbridge Winslow (signed)

Pencils

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Inks

Irwin Hasen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ferret drives to the Utopia Savings Bank to make a deposit....

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Ferret; Blackie Giles; Mac

Synopsis

Ferret arrives at his bank to make a deposit just as it is being robbed, but he uses an unusual strategy, with himself as bait, to round up the crooks.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

[Gold and Greed] (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ben Thompson (signed)

Inks

Ben Thompson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Barrie Richards, an Englishman, has inherited a gold mine in the Belgian Congo from his father's estate.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Barrie Richards; Lester Drake; Abwama; Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar

Synopsis

Drake kills the man who has inherited a gold mine worth far more than he thought because he refuses to use the local natives as slave laborers. The local tribal chief enlists the aid of Ka-Zar to deal with the problem.

Reprints

• from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #8 (June 1940)

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illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Human Torch; The Angel; Ka-Zar; Sub-Mariner; Electro; Ferret

Indexer Notes

The covers of Marvel Mystery Comics #5-8.

Back cover.