(January 1943)

Marvel, 1941 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-11-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Complete Photo Story Corp.
Editing
Stan Lee (editorial and art director); Syd Shores (associate); Martin Goodman (managing editor, owner); Abraham Goodman (business manager)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Syd Shores
Inks
Syd Shores
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); the Japanese
Reprints
Keywords
planes; World War II

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis
Illustrattion contents page which lists features inside w/story titles. Stan Lee is listed as Editorial and Art Director, and Syd Shores as Associate. Page also has promo box for Krazy, Terrytoons and Comedy Comics.
Reprints

The Vault of the Doomed! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Winiarski (see notes); ? (see notes)
Inks
Ernie Hart (see notes); George Klein (see notes); ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Congressman Barlow (head of Anti-Nazi Committee, death); Sam (Barlow's chauffeur); John Barlow (image only); un-named woman; Judge Cohn (death); Dr. Eternity [un-identified Nazi agent] (villain, introduction); Schultz (villain); un-named hunchback assistant to Dr. Eternity (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
A Nazi agent poses as a medium, Dr. Eternity, in order to assassinate marked men. He successfully tends to Congressman Barlow, but a woman, wanting to see her dead son, poses a problem as Captain American and Bucky investigate the claims of Dr. Eternity, who rescue her and round up Eternity and his boys.
Reprints
Keywords
Camp Lehigh

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists the writer as unknown; the pencilers as Ed Winiarski and unknown; and the inkers as unknown, Ernie Hart, and George Klein.

America's Funniest Three! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Sabotage of the Supply Trains (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Fisk
Inks
Edd Ashe
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Herr Beak (villain, introduction); Nazi spies (villains)
Synopsis
To mend damaged U.S.-Russian relations, the Torch and Toro investigate the disappearance of ammunition from crates shipped to Russia, either before being shipped or switched while in transit.
Reprints
Keywords
National City

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists the writer as unknown, penciler as Harry Fisk and inker as Edd Ashe. Originally attributed to Harry Sahle and Carl Pfeufer.

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

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

The Reaper (The Man the Law Couldn't Touch)! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain America / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores (layouts, see notes); Al Avison
Inks
Al Gabriele
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; un-named Police Chief; The Reaper (villain, introduction, death); Adolf Hitler (villain); Joseph Goebbels (villain)
Synopsis
Hitler sends the Reaper to America to drench the nation in the big lies that the Germans are the superior race and that there is no wrong......and that Captain America is the true enemy.
Reprints
Keywords
Camp Lehigh

Indexer Notes

Layout credit and title revision added by Craig Delich 10 February 2013 per Masterworks edition.

The Missing Ear (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Characters
Jackie Colony; Mr. Colony (Jackie's Dad); Slppery (villain); Jake (villain); Bull Darwin (villain); Red Clyde (villain)
Synopsis
Jackie notices that a $10 bill spent by a customer is counterfeit and attempts to stop the man and his friend from escaping the area. He is captured and taken to the den of the counterfeiters.
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Martin Goodman
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Published monthly at Meriden Conn.
Publisher Complete Photo Story 330 W 42nd St
Editor: Stan Lee
Managing Editor: Martin Goodman
Business Manager: Abraham Goodman
Owners: Complete Photo Story Corp, Martin Goodman 330 W 42nd St

Captain America Wears the Cobra Ring of Death! (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain America / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores (see notes)
Inks
George Klein (see notes); ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; Hanes (soldier); Callahan (soldier); Campbell (soldier); Senator Ralph (death); General Lang (death); The Ring (villain, introduction, death); Toto (villain, introduction); Hugo (reluctant villain, death); Herr Kumpf (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Steve's unit is transferred to Washington D.C., and almost immediately there are two mysterious deaths that puts Steve on the spot as the killer of the General. But he sees a relationship between the two murders and sets out to find the culprits.....as Captain America!
Reprints
Keywords
Cobra Ring

Indexer Notes

The Masterworks edition lists writer as unknown, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by unknown and George Klein.

Next Month! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

War Bond Vengeance (Table of Contents: 11)

The Secret Stamp / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Red; Carson Bells (an actor, Orson Welles-type, introduction); Hans (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
As Carson Wells, actor, gives a speech promoting war bonds, he is attacked and kidnapped by some Nazis. Everyone believes, however, it was staged....every one but Roddy Colt.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain America
  2. 1. [Contents Page]
    Captain America
  3. 2. The Vault of the Doomed!
    Captain America
  4. 3. America's Funniest Three!
  5. 4. The Sabotage of the Supply Trains
    Human Torch
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Mystery Comics
  7. 6. The Reaper (The Man the Law Couldn't Touch)!
    Captain America
  8. 7. The Missing Ear
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. Captain America Wears the Cobra Ring of Death!
    Captain America
  11. 10. Next Month!
    Captain America Comics
  12. 11. War Bond Vengeance
    The Secret Stamp
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Bill Borre
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore