(January 1942)

Marvel, 1941 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-11-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Editing
Joe Simon (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.

[Hotel of Horror] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Some info added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

Cover Thumbnail for Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #10
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[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Letters
typeset
Characters
Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis
The page lists all the features along with brief story synopses, as well as the cover to All-Winners Comics #3.
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Indexer Notes

Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

Spy Ambush (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Countess Mara (villain, introduction); Franz (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Cap and Bucky face the unparalled fury of a female Nazi agent, bent on capturing America's only model of the new rapid fire grenade gun for Hitler.
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Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

Hotel of Horror (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Netman [Charley Boswell] (introduction, villain); Miss Wallace
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
An avowed 5th Columnist uses a city celebration to lure Cap and Bucky to it, so that he can convince the good Captain to join his organization...or die!
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Indexer Notes

Names on hotel register on page 1 include Mike Sekowsky, Syd Shores, Don Rico, etc.; story takes place in Gotham City. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

[A Sinister Scoop] (Table of Contents: 4)

Headline Hunter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Warren Kremer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Headline Hunter [Jerry Hunter]; Reginald Whitney; Will Jenks [Wilhelm von Logor] (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A Nazi agent, posing as a newspaper reporter, to prevent Headline from getting an exclusive story from a man who had just visited Moscow.
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Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the contents page. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.
Pencils and inks from Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #3.

All in a Day's Work (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Perry Ashford; General Mayvell; Matrshall Korodonsky; unnamed Nazi officer (villain); officer's men (villains)
Synopsis
Perry volunteers to get through enemy lines alive in order to deliver an important message to the Russian High Command in Moscow.
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Indexer Notes

Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

The Phantom Hound of Cardiff Moor (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain America / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sergeant Thaddeus Duffy (first name revealed); Betty Ross; Senor Ramos (death); Miss Primm; Dr. Amos Willard; Mary Scott; The Hound of Cardiff Moor [Murdock] (introduction, villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Cap solves the mystery of Cardiff Manor and a "ghost" dog, used by the only living relative of the family that once owned the manor.
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Indexer Notes

Sgt. Duffy's first name is given as Thaddeus in this story. In later stories, his name is given as Michael.

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

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

Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Skyscraper Plot] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hurricane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Charles Nicholas
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hurricane; Speedy Scriggles; Lionel van Devanter (villain); Bill Slade; Grant (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
An unscrupulous construction company owner seeks to put his competition out of business, but not legitimately!
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Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the contents page. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

Fight Fire with Fire! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Unbeatable Three! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Beware the Man Who Could Forecast Doom (Table of Contents: 11)

Father Time / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Al Avison ?
Inks
Al Avison ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Father Time [Larry Scott]; General John Peters (death); Mrs. Peters; Yogi Zamor (villain, introduction, death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Father Time, puzzled by the fact that many noted people are being murdered with a clock at the scene mysteriously stopping at the exact moment of death, seeks to solve the mystery against a strange Yogi who predicted those deaths.
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Indexer Notes

Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-9-09.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Hotel of Horror]
    Captain America
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
  3. 2. Spy Ambush
    Captain America
  4. 3. Hotel of Horror
    Captain America
  5. 4. [A Sinister Scoop]
    Headline Hunter
  6. 5. All in a Day's Work
  7. 6. The Phantom Hound of Cardiff Moor
    Captain America
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News
  9. 8. [The Skyscraper Plot]
    Hurricane
  10. 9. Fight Fire with Fire!
    Marvel Mystery Comics
  11. 10. The Unbeatable Three!
  12. 11. Beware the Man Who Could Forecast Doom
    Father Time
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  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
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