- Pencils
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Inks
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; most typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch
- Reprints
- Script
- Roy Thomas (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Inks
- Frank R. Paul (signed as F. Paul)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; most typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch
- Reprints
- Script
- Fred Schwab
- Pencils
- Fred Schwab
- Inks
- Fred Schwab
- Letters
- Fred Schwab
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Inside front cover.
Five single-panel gag cartoons.
Also includes the indicia.
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gentlemen of the press, I call you to my laboratory because I, Professor Horton, have a difficult problem in my latest discovery...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch (introduction and origin, an android); Professor Phineas T. Horton (introduction); the Scientist's Guild; 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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the point of a gun, a group of racketeers, known as the "Six Big Men," have taken over an entire city...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (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, introduction); Lil (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 Gustavson.
Gustavson credit from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson and from Will Murray in his introduction, who notes the debut story resembles "The Saint in New York," adapted by RKO in 1938.
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here is the Sub-Mariner!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (origin); Anderson; Nelson (death); Carley (death); Princess Fen (also in flashback to 1920); Emperor Tha-Korr (unnamed); Karal; Leonard McKenzie (in narration flashback to 1920 only, unseen); Dorma (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Prince Namor, having learned what the race of white men once did to his undersea kingdom, vows, and is encouraged, to make war on the surface dwellers.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beacon; south pole; The Oracle
First Namor story, reprinted from the eight pages of Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 and expanded with four additional pages.
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Inks
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cal Brunder, powerful ruler of Cactusville, is attempting to force all the smaller ranchers to sell out to him at his own price.
- 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
- When Cal Brunder, who has been forcing small ranchers in Cactusville to sell out to him at his own price, sends his men to the ranch of Jim Gardley, and when 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
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the Florida plantation home of Professor Roberts, Ken Masters and Tim Roberts, the professor's nephew, are talking...
- 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 an 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.
- Script
- Raymond Gill (credited)
- 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
- Script
- Ben Thompson ? (adaptation); Robert Byrd (as Bob Byrd)
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Rand, young owner of a rich diamond field in the Transvaal, is flying from Johannesburg to Cairo with his wife and their three-year-old son David.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand] (origin); John Rand (Ka-Zar's father, death); Constance Rand (death, Ka-Zar's mother); Zar (a lion); Chaka (a gorilla); Trajah (an elephant); N'Jaga (a leopard); Paul De Kraft (villain)
- Synopsis
- A plane crashes in 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, trained in survival tactics by his father, is later re-named Ka-Zar, brother of the mighty Zar, a lion whose life he once saved.
- Reprints
First Ka-Zar comics story.
Adapted from Bob Byrd's "King of Fang and Claw" (KA-ZAR pulp magazine #1).
- Pencils
- Chuck Mazoujian
- Inks
- Chuck Mazoujian
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With a tremendous leap, the Angel catches the bomber's landing gear...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bomber planes; bombs
Art identification by Hames Ware and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Timely-Atlas list.
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm afraid of my own creation -- the Human Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch (origin retold in flashback); Professor Horton; unnamed girlfriend of Blackie Ross (introduction); Johnson (introduction, prison con and former racecar driver); Blackie Ross (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Torch must battle a racketeer who wants his racing car to win so badly that he uses an airplane that fires incendiary bullets into the other cars.
- Reprints
The Human Torch still wears his blue uniform. He doeswn'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
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The mysterious enchantment of the China Sea is broken by the low moan of the fog-horn on the S.S. Oregon as she docks at Hongkong.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Jane Framan (introduction); Lelong [as Sumner] (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Angel saves a woman's life when a stranger attempts to steal her map that reveals the location of a treasure connected to the lost temple of Alano.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Namor dives from a stolen plane
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Pinkerton; unnamed girl; Foley (policeman, death)
- Synopsis
- Namor heads for New York City, and while he is securing a disguise, a young woman accidentally sets her dress ablaze with a cigarette. Deciding that she can be of value to him in his war against the Americans, he kidnaps her from the hospital and takes her to his undersea kingdom.
- Reprints
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Inks
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nestling in a valley protected by rocky mountains lay the headquarters of a town of wanted men --
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; unnamed sheriff; "Hook" Tebbs (villain, introduction) and his men [Tex, Miguel] (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Raider disguises himself as a fugitive in order to infiltrate a gang that has been harassing and robbing ranches in several towns.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Lauretta ?
- Pencils
- Paul Lauretta (signed) ([as Paul J. Lauretta])
- Inks
- Paul Lauretta (signed) ([as Paul J. Lauretta])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not so many years ago a bloody conflict was waged in Europe.
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- American Ace [Perry Wade] (introduction); Minisater of Attainia (death); Queen Ursula (villain, introduction), Josef (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Queen Ursula of Castle D'or, whose empire was shattered when she lost her colonies during World War I, plans revenge.
- Reprints
- Script
- David Cooke (signed)
- Pencils
- Chuck Mazoujian (signed as C. J. M.)
- Inks
- Chuck Mazoujian (signed as C. J. M.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; the Nazis (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- The Angel takes matters into his own hands against the Nazis, who, without warning, attack the Polish town of Grybow.
- Reprints
Art ID by Hames Ware and Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Timely-Atlas list.
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After the death of his parents, David Rand goes to live with Zar, the lion, whose life he once saved.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Sha (lion mate of Zar); Trajah (an elephant); Zoro (a lion cub); Chaka (an ape); Kru (a vulture); Bardak (villain, introduction, an ape, death)
- Synopsis
- After the death of his parents, Ka-Zar goes to live in the cave of his friend, Zar, but soon faces Bardak, who has found a mirror in the abandoned tent of De Kraft and refuses to relinquish it. Ka-Zar takes it from him and Bardak swears revenge.
- Reprints
- Script
- Fred Schwab (signed as Ed Wood)
- Pencils
- Fred Schwab (signed as Ed Wood)
- Inks
- Fred Schwab (signed as Ed Wood)
- Letters
- Fred Schwab (as Ed Wood)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It ain't fair!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Inside back cover. Five single panel gag cartoons.
- Script
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Letters
- Ben Thompson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Which of you two was drivin' that crate?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Back cover. Five single panel gag cartoons.
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unaware of death behind him, the Angel went into action
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; hatchets; skeletons
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The streamline train, Comet, cracks out a steady rhythm as her nose heads for Texas.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch; Mr. Carson (introduction, owner of the Carson Explosive Company, death); Diane Carson (daughter of Mr. Carson); the Martians (villains, introduction); Captain Ott (villain, introduction, a Martian); Mr. Ritton (villain, introduction, agent of the planet Mars on Earth, death)
- Synopsis
- After an attack on New York by Martians, the Torch decides that a new explosive called Trinitrotoluol is probably better off in the hands of the Martians to take back to Mars rather than allowing it to remain on Earth.
- Reprints
The Torch wears a blue costume. 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
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Voodoo drums of sacrifice beat louder and more vigorously every second but a few miles from the great city of New York...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; The Sacred One (villain, introduction, death); a voodoo cult (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Angel must battle a voodoo cult that has kidnapped young women to sacrifice to their fire god.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Sub-Mariner, amphibious demon of the earth, bent on an inspired campaign against the white man -- mainly American -- who has all but obliterated his south Antarctic race
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Inspector Peterson; Betty Dean (introduction); Esther; a Nazi U-boat crew (villains, introduction for all, all die)
- Synopsis
- The police concoct a plan to use police officer Betty Dean as bait in a trap to capture the Sub-Mariner, but instead she convinces Namor to fight for the Allies in the war.
- Reprints
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Inks
- Al Anders (signed as Anders)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thet's our answer!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Barney (the sheriff); Jeb Barnes; Dan Barnes; Jed Sirrah (villain, introduction, death?); Brace (villain); Dan (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Raider has to deal with a group of outlaws, who in trying to run a man off his run-down ranch in order to get to gold buried in the hills and oil deposits as well, decide to frame the owner and have the sheriff run him off.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Lauretta ?
- Pencils
- Paul Lauretta (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Lauretta (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As roaring flames lick up the ruins of a once beautiful city -- Perry Wade, American, wanders the streets...
- Genre
- aviation
- Characters
- American Ace [Perry Wade] (origin, part 2); Jeanie; Queen Ursula (villain)
- Synopsis
- Perry takes the girl he saved last month back to her father and sister then heads back to his fight against Queen Ursula. However, he is seriously wounded, but returns and is tended to by Jeanie.
- Reprints
Last golden age American Ace story. A similar or reworked feature titled Lieutenant Lank appears at Centaur in Amazing Mystery Funnies #24 http://www.comics.org/issue/1026/#1153116 and The Arrow #2 http://www.comics.org/issue/1083/#16332.
Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #4.
- Script
- David Cooke (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed as Everett)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed as Everett)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Bill Stern; the Germans (villains)
- Synopsis
- Sgt. Stern and his company of men attempt to smash a hole through the German fortifications along the Siegfried Line.
- Reprints
Story set in World War I.
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day a caravan, led by a white man, crosses the mountains and rocky gorges to the east of Ka-Zar's jungle home.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Steve Hardy (introduction); Inkosi; Tuta (an elephant); Trajah (an elephant); Quog (a wild hog); N'Jaga (a leopard); Paul DeKraft (villain)
- Synopsis
- A hunter searching for wild game, who has enlisted the aid of local natives, has a hard time convincing those natives that it was a man [Ka-Zar] who was interfering with their hunt and not a jungle god as they thought.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like lightning, the Sub-Mariner attacked
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Nazis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; Kriegsmarine; submarines; World War II
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Inspector Reiss; Clancy (policeman); Johnson; Maizie (introduction, underecover policewoman); Dr. Manyac (villain, introduction); the Green Flames (villains, introduction for all, some deaths)
- Synopsis
- Torch has to deal with the ransom threats by a Dr. Manyac, who plans to use the Green Flames as a tool to exact revenge if his demands are not met.
- Reprints
The Torch assumes Jim Hammond identity, and still wears blue uniform. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-8.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Butch (villain, introduction, death, a giant); Rickie (villain, death); Brink (villain, introduction); Weasel (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- The Angel ventures into The Devil's Playground, which harbors killers, murderers, and every other imaginable menace to civilization, in order to battle a giant who carries out the gruesome activities.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Tha-Korr; Council of Three (introduction, Atlantean rulers); the Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- Betty, concerned with the effect that Nazi submarine warfare has had on ocean-going travel and commerce, enlists the aid of the Sub-Mariner and his aerial subs to deal with the problem.
- Reprints
Story continued next issue.
- 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]; Zeb; Luke; Manuel; Ben; Buck and his gang (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- A couple of prospectors discover a large gold deposit on their property but are threatened by local crooks looking for the location of the claim.
- Reprints
- Script
- David Cooke (as David G. Cooke)
- Pencils
- Harry Ramsey (as H. Ramsey)
- Inks
- Harry Ramsey (as H. Ramsey)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Steve; Naylor; Jim Stinson; "Slip" Rodney (villain)
- Synopsis
- Steve picks up a hitchhiker along side a road, not knowing that he is a wanted killer.
- Reprints
The statement of ownership is printed in the last column of the story. Artist's first name and note added by Craig Delich 2008-11-8.
- Script
- Abraham Goodman; Maurice Coyne (notary)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Timely Publications (owner); Abraham Goodman (owner, publisher); Martin Goodman (editor, managing editor, business manager)
- Synopsis
- Statement of ownership of "Marvel Mystery Comics, published monthly, at Buffalo, New York, for October 1, 1939."
- Reprints
All addresses for Martin and Abraham Goodman as well as for Timely Publications given as 330 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C.
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Prof. Philo Zog, mechanical wizard and electrical genius has contrived a marvelous robot, or mechanical man...all-powerful and intelligent.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro (introduction, origin, a robot); Prof. Philo Zog (Electro's creator); the twelve Secret Operatives (introduction); Dick Gardner (secret operative #3); Little Joyce Lovely; Hymie "The Weasel" Pazetto (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Professor Zog creates a marvelous robot, all-powerful and intelligent, as a means of helping humanity by banishing all crime and evil. Electro's first case is to rescue a kidnapped child actress.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ferret (introduction); Lynn Froehm; Doc Wagner (villain, introduction); Knuckles Johnson (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Our hero faces a challenge from the underworld, which doesn't take a liking to his "crime doesn't pay" articles and is out robbing and killing people for jewelry.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paul De Kraft, renegade emerald hunter, who killed Ka-Zar's father when he found the man and his son, lost in the African jungle, plans to return to the Belgian Congo.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Chaka (ape leader); N'Jaga (a leopard); Sinessa (a snake); Kru (a vulture); Trajah (an elephant); Paul De Kraft [aka Fat Face] (villain); Ed Kivlin (villain, introduction); Inkosi (villain)
- Synopsis
- De Kraft returns to the Belgian Congo, where, years earlier, he had killed Ka-Zar's parents. When Ka-Zar spots him, he swears revenge. Now De Kraft uses deadly tactics to deal with the natives who want to desert him because they fear retribution from the "Jungle God".
- Reprints
Story continued in the next issue.
Story title found in the last panel of story in Marvel Mystery #3.
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like a flaming comet, the Human Torch streaked to the rescue!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
- Reprints
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; 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 stolen by a couple of escaped convicts.
- Reprints
The Torch finally in red uniform. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-8.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Miss Mary; Mulligan (policeman); Slugger (villain, introduction); Nick (villain, introduction); their gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- The Angel rescues a girl and prevents a gang of bank robbers from successfully making a getaway with their loot.
- Reprints
Oddity: the Angel appears bare-legged in this story.
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; 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.
- Reprints
Story continued next issue.
- 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]; Ben Wallis; Sam (deputy, death); Grimsey (villain, introduction); Manuel (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Raider must deduce the reason behind a series of murders by poisoned arrow that occur close to election day.
- Reprints
Story title taken from last panel in strip found in Marvel Mystery #4.
- Script
- Ray Gill
- Pencils
- Harry Ramsey (as H. Ramsey)
- Inks
- Harry Ramsey (as H. Ramsey)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ace Carver; Alice Carver; Billy Creele; "Slit" Kincaid (villain)
- Synopsis
- Ace Carver, a member of the "Clever Carvers," a performing troupe involved in card tricks and memory stunts, trys to woo a young kid away from the clutches of the evil "Slit" Kincaid by agreeing to teach him their tricks of the trade.
- Reprints
Illustration at top of text piece.
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Pr. Philo Zog; King Sangor; 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.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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); Bawala (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.
- Reprints
Story title was given in the last panel of the Ka-Zar story in Marvel Mystery #3.
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; sharks
- Script
- Carl Burgos ?
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos ?
- 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
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-9.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- 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.
- Reprints
The Angel's true name revealed in this story.
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Marty (policeman); Mike (policeman); unnamed police commissioner
- 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.
- Reprints
Story continued in next issue.
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders
- Inks
- Al Anders
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (the Rider's horse); unnamed sheriff; Pete Williams (ranch owner); Sam Marvin (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Raider takes a hand is 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
- Script
- Andrew McWhiney
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed as Thomas)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Randy Hayes; Professor Barzak (villain); Rudolf (villain)
- 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
Three illustrations.
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed as Dahl)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Zog; Wilkens [secretary to Zog]; 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
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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, and discovers that the brother of the deceased has been falsely accused.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; N'Jaga (a leopard); Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); Nono (a monkey); Fenton (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Coming across a dying man, Ka-Zar learns of a new threat in the jungle, a man named Fenton who lusts to kill.
- Reprints
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; some typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); Ka-Zar [David Rand] (inset); The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset); Electro (inset); Ferret (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; deep sea diving suits; hypodermic syringes
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Johnson; unnamed police captain; 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
Story continued next issue (1st hint of Torch / Sub-Mariner clash). Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-11.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Betty Martin; Henry Martin; Emma Martin (villain, introduction, death); Hank (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Angel and Betty are nearly killed by being run off a cliff and soon discover why: Betty's aunt is planning to kill her and her father for his money.
- Reprints
The art of this issue is different than previous appearances, and Gustavson may not have inked this story.
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Tha-Korr; Fiorello LaGuardia; Betty Dean
- Synopsis
- Because Namor has been cheated and mis-treated by the Americans, he decides to use New York as his base while destrying the entire continent.
- Reprints
Story continued next issue (2nd hint of Torch / Sub-Mariner clash).
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Bill Allison (as William Allison)
- Inks
- Bill Allison (as William Allison)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (Raider's horse); Nat Parker; unnamed federal marshal (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- After saving the life of Nat Parker and his son from outlaws, the marshal accuses the Raider of the attack.
- Reprints
- Script
- David Cooke
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Lou Herbert; the Nussian airforce (villains, many die)
- Synopsis
- American flier Lou Herbert takes matters into his own hands when an enemy air force attacks Sinki.
- Reprints
Artist credits added by Craig Delich 2008-11-11.
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Zog; Jim [one of the Operatives]; "Boss" Sarpo (villain, introduction); Sarpo's gang [Joe; Red] (villains, introduction for both)
- Synopsis
- Severe flooding on 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
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ferret; Nosey [a ferret]; Cynthia Bryant; The Duke (villain, introduction); Broderick (villain, introduction); Batty (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Ferret is taken prisoner, as candy heiress Cynthia Bryant has been, and is told to authorize payment of $50,000 ransom for his release.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Professor Rice (introduction, death); Mara Rice (Professor's daughter); Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); "Red" Skelton (villain, introduction, 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.
- Reprints
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; some typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; bondage
- Script
- Bill Everett
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; GS: The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
- 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
Part 1 of the Torch/Namor battle, continued in The Human Torch story in this issue.
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Carl Burgos ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; unnamed police chief; Jeff (policeman); Frank (policeman)
- 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 Betty and together they head for the Empire State Building where the Prince has been spotted and once again drives Namor away.
- Reprints
Part 2 of the Namor/Torch battle, which is continued next issue, as the last 1/3 of the page announces in illustrated form.
Lettering credit added by Craig Delich 2008-11-15.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; unnamed girl [daughter of Rogers]; unnamed boss (villain); 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
- 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]; Mexican Pete (introduction); unnamed sheriff; unnamed bank president (villain); Brady and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
- 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
- Script
- Jack D'Arcy
- Pencils
- Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)
- Inks
- Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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
The last part of page two features the "Marvel Comics Contest Winners, February 1940 issue No. 4". The 1st prize of $5 went to Kris Dalman and the 2nd prize of $2 went to Frank Salvaldare Quarttrocchi. An additional 18 winners of $1 each were also listed (information listed added by Craig Delich 2008-11-15]; credit for Sam Gilman by Dr. Michael Vassallo through the GCD newsgroup, November 2007. Original credit said "? [as J.G.]"(R. Schenk).
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Zog; District Attorney Rupert Haden; Villains: "Boss" Sarpo (villain); Scar-Face Joe (villain, introduction), Jago and his Dragon-Men of Ligra (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Keeping true to his word, "Boss" Sarpo escapes from prison, and with the help of "Scar-Face" Joe and his gang, kidnaps Professor Zog, killing his guards, kidnaps the DA, and uses Electro to begin a series of thefts. Unfortunately for Sarpo and Joe, Jago and his Dragon-Men also see the value of Electro and come to Earth to kidnap the Professor and seize the robot for their own evil intentions on their own world.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed as I. Hasen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ferret; unnamed commissioner; Blackie Giles (villain, introduction)
- 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
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Barrie Richards (introduction, death); Zar (a lion); Lester Drake (villain, introduction, death); Aswama (villain, introduction, death)
- 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
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; most typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; commuter trains; elevated trains; motorcycles; policemen
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed); John Compton (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; unnamed police chief; Police Chemist Frasier
- Synopsis
- Embittered when the police commissioner calls him afraid for not bringing in the Sub-Mariner as he promised, the Torch and Betty track down Namor, and a battle royal begins that ends with the Fiery Fury being captured by Namor in an airless glass tube.
- Reprints
Part 3 of Human Torch/Sub-Mariner battle which is concluded next issue. The last page asks readers to submit their ideas about a solution to the problem of Torch being in a translite tube while the Sub-Mariner can't leave the premises allowing someone to release him.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; unnamed girl; Hans; unnamed inn keeper; an unnamed scientist (villain); a beast man (villain, death); a gorilla (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- The Angel becomes involved in a situation in which towns people believe a vampire is at work, when all along it is a mad scientist who desires to transplant the brain of a young woman into a gorilla.
- Reprints
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders
- Inks
- Al Anders
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (the Raider's horse); Mexican Pete; Pecos Bill; unnamed sheriff; Shep Mason and his gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- The Raider involves himself in a case wherein gold shipments from a mining camp have been waylaid, ending up turned into the local assay office for cash payment.
- Reprints
- Script
- John Compton (as John H. Compton)
- Pencils
- Robert Hughes (signed as R. Hughes)
- Inks
- Robert Hughes (signed as R. Hughes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Juan Matilla; Jim Holland; Nat McCord; O'Reilly
- Synopsis
- Nat McCord finds himself victim from an unlikely source during an unexpected payroll robbery.
- Reprints
Artist credits added by Craig Delich 2008-11-16.
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Jago and his Dragon-Men (villains, all die); Queen Nara of Ligra [Nara Gale] (introduction); Gor; Lion People of Ligra
- Synopsis
- Electro and the Professor are taken to the planel Ligra where they are forced to engage in battle against Queen Nara.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stockbridge Winslow (signed as Winslow)
- Pencils
- Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
- Inks
- Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ferret; Stacey; Hook (villain, introduction); Frankie (villain, introduction); Martin (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Ferret must act quickly against a gang of crooks who are waging a vicious campaign against Stacey Cleaners.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar [a lion]; N'Jaga [a leopard]; Trajah [an elephant]; Chadak [a baboon]; Rita Grey (introduction); Mr. Grey (introduction, Rita's father)
- Synopsis
- Ka-Zar helps a young girl make her way back to her father, having to evade attacks by a tribe of wild Wabis.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lew Glanzman (signed as Lew Glanz)
- Inks
- Lew Glanzman (signed as Lew Glanz)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- This fact featurette features creatures that provide as much drama and adventures as do crooks in the real world, creatures such as the shrimp, long-legged crabs and the octopus.
- Reprints
Some information on this sequence from Barry Sandoval, June 2008; more info added by Craig Delich 2008-11-16.
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Ka-Zar (inset); The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Electro (inset); The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); Terry Vance and Dr. Watson (in same inset); the Nazis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dive bombers; Kriegsmarine; submarines; u-boats; World War II
- Script
- Bill Everett; Carl Burgos; John Compton
- Pencils
- Bill Everett; Carl Burgos
- Inks
- Bill Everett; Carl Burgos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean
- Synopsis
- Trapped in a translite tube, only the intervention of Betty Dean saves the Torch and ends the battle between him and Namor.
- Reprints
Conclusion of the Human Torch/Sub-Mariner battle.
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Tom; Mr. Atwell (gas station owner); unnamed police captain; Palmer (villain, introduction); Limpy (villain, introduction); Riley (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Torch must battle a gas syndicate who tries to raise the price of gasoline, and bombs any gas station refusing to go along.
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Cap'n Bob (skipper of "The Colleen"); Luther Robinson (introduction); Lynne Harris (introduction); Tha-Korr; Dorma; Stevens (USN sailor)
- Synopsis
- Because of Namor's seemingly inability to handle the Torch, he is suspended from all active service. Meanwhile, a group of hardened ice field seamen, led by Luther Robinson, seek out the Sub-Mariner to destroy him.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; unnamed girl; a band of ghouls (villains, introduction for all, all die); The Devils of the Mist (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- The Angel must cope with weird "devils of the mist," who have been released from the bowels of the earth by a volcano, and who are kidnapping young women top side to sacrifice to that volcano.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Dr. Bruno Varoz (villain, introduction, death); Varoz's army of living corpses (villains, introduction for all, all die); a two-headed monster (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Electro is called into service to battle an evil, now insane, ex-genius of brain surgery, stationed in an old castle somewhere off the coast of Cuba who has successfully created artificial blood.
- Reprints
- Script
- Hedwig C. Langer [as Beach Allen]
- Pencils
- Eddie Robbins (signed as E.R.)
- Inks
- Eddie Robbins (signed as E.R.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Tiger Travis; Jimmy Travis (death); Miles Gudgeon (villain)
- Synopsis
- Miles Gudgeon is on the run after murdering a young boy over a handful of petals.
- Reprints
As noted in the blog SangorShop, "Beach Allen" is probably a misprint for "Beech Allen", who had written various credits for Robert Erisman at Goodman' pulp division during the late 1930s. "Beech Allen" was the pen name of Hedwig C. Langer.
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders
- Inks
- Al Anders
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (the Raider's horse); Jonathan Gregg (tax collector, death); Sally; unnamed sheriff; unnamed crook (villain)
- Synopsis
- A criminal who has fatally wounded a tax collector sees the Raider and works out a scheme to convince the sheriff that the Raider is the murderer, all as a blind to steal the tax money himself.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ray Gill
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Terry Vance (introduction); Dr. Watson (introduction, a monkey); Dr. Caldwell (death); unnamed assistant of Dr. Caldwell; unnamed fiancee of Caldwell's assistant; Gregory (villain, introduction, Caldwell's stepson)
- Synopsis
- While Terry Vance, the Boy of a Hundred Hobbies, works on an experiment, he hears a police call of someone murdered in a penthouse. Investigating, he discovers the man has been murdered by "remote control."
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Nono (a monkey); unnamed airplane pilot; unnamed detectives; "London" Jack (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A wanted criminal captures two Scotland Yard detectives and leaves them for dead, while he attempts to fly out of the jungle to freedom.
- Reprints
- Script
- Gene Marrin ?
- Pencils
- Gene Marrin (signed)
- Inks
- Gene Marrin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gene Marrin ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dan Druff; "Jolly Joe" Josh; Clem Chowder; Professor O. U. Chiseler; Oscar Tittle
- Synopsis
- Features a series of humorous inventors and the problems their inventions have caused.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg
- Inks
- Alex Schomburg
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset); The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Ka-Zar [David Rand] (inset); the Nazis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fighter planes; swastikas; tanks; Wehrmacht; World War II
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Dr. Stone (introduction); Reed (Stone's assistant); Casey (policeman); unnamed police chief; Tom (policeman); Frank Simmons (villain, introduction, death); Roddy (villain, introduction, death); Skeets (villain, introduction); J.B. [Jane Bradley] (villain, introduction, no appearance as she's behind the scenes)
- Synopsis
- The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing.
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- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Mr. Martin (sailor); Tha-Korr; Dorma; Princess Fen; Luther Robinson (villain); Mickey (villain); Lynne Harris (villain)
- Synopsis
- Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice.
- Reprints
Continued next issue.
- Script
- Al Anders ?
- Pencils
- Al Anders
- Inks
- Al Anders
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (Raider's horse); unnamed sheriff; Billy; unnamed deputy (villain, posing as an egg woman)
- Synopsis
- A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson
- Inks
- Ben Thompson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); Jim VanGelder; Rajah Sarput (villain, introduction); Bradley (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals only to be taken prisoner themselves.
- Reprints
Story is continued next issue.
- Script
- Ray Gill (signed)
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Oksner (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); "Deadline" Dawson (newspaper boy); unnamed gamblers (villains)
- Synopsis
- A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ray Gill (as W. Peters)
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dr. James; Nurse Cassidy; Francis (villain)
- Synopsis
- The fact that five of the leading physicians in the area had died in fatal accidents the last two weeks didn't bother Dr. James....that is, until he suddenly is visited by a rather strange patient.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; unnamed woman (introduction, death); the ghouls (villains, introduction, all die)
- Synopsis
- The Angel is captured by a group of inhuman monsters, who take him to their abode where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Greek garb and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago and now threaten to do the same in modern times.
- Reprints
The Angel gains glider wings that once belonged to "Mercury".
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Jim Brent; John Borden; Andrews; Baldwin Drake (villain, introduction); Mike (villain); Joe (villain)
- Synopsis
- The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests.
- Reprints
Page blank other than Timely Comics logo.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; idols; torture
Cover inks credit from Greg Theakston, via the GCD Error List (2008-4-5); the original indexer credited Jack Kirby.
- Script
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; unnamed police captain; Ryan (policeman); J. B. [Jane Bradley] (villain, first actual appearance); Cinalli (villain, introduction, a lawyer); Slim (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Hunted by the police forces he was once a member of, due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner IF he can bring in the mysterious "J.B."
- Reprints
- Script
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Dorma; Princess Fen; Folma; Lynne Harris; Luther Robinson; Micky (death); Carter (wireless operator); The Nazis (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- When Namor discovers that the airplane, carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris, has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate!
- Reprints
Continued next issue.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Shirley Smith (introduction); a hag (villain, introduction, death); Antone (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand. He is saved, however, by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack D'Arcy
- Pencils
- Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)
- Inks
- Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Amos Liggett (death); unnamed detective; Sam Hale (villain)
- Synopsis
- Taxi driver Sam Hale was confident that this cold rainy night was ideal to rob Amos Liggett. He made one mistake, however....he kept the murder weapon!
- Reprints
- Script
- Ray Gill
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson (newspaper reporter); unnamed gardener (death); Gregory (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery.
- Reprints
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Philo Zog; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; The Shark (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help.
- Reprints
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson ?
- Inks
- Ben Thompson ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Gidden (villain); Breed (villain); Leek (villain); Snakey (villain); Abbot (villain); unnamed outlaws (introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande.
- Reprints
Last appearance.
Art credits revised from Syd Shores? (based on Who's Who) to Ben Thompson? per Dr. Michael J. Vassallo and the Masterworks credits.
- Script
- Ben Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson
- Inks
- Ben Thompson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Ruth Wilson; Bradley (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers.
- Reprints
Story continued next issue.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
A feature on the early Goodman pulp magazines and other artifacts from around the introduction of Marvel Comics.