(February 1944)

Marvel, 1941 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-12-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Complete Photo Story Corp.
Editing
Vince Fago (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Syd Shores (signed)
Inks
Syd Shores (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset)
Keywords
idols; scimitars; stereotyping of Japanese; swords; temples; torture

[It's Fun to Draw] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Knickerbocker Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Gargoyle Strikes (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores (credited)
Inks
Vince Alascia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
V: The Gargoyle (I; Count Georges Tarragh)
Synopsis
The Gargoyle, a man with a gorilla-like body and face who wears a golden mask while in public, decides to help Hitler as he believes the weak deserve to be dominated by the strong. He attempts to steal an invention and deliver it to the Nazis but is defeated by Cap and Bucky. He promises to have his vengeance upon the two.

Mystery of the Horrible Hermit (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson ?
Inks
Al Gabriele ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
V: Fritz Von Arnheim (I)

The Steel Mask (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
V: Man in the Steel Mask (I)

Good Luck Story (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Martin Goodman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Published at Meriden Ct
Complete Photo Story Corp 350 5th Ave NY NY
Editor: Jean Goodman
Managing Editor: Martin Goodman
Business Manager: Martin Goodman
Owners: Abraham Goodman, David Goodman, Arthur Goodman

The Case of the Horror Money (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Syd Shores (credited)
Inks
Vince Alascia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
V: Peter Stromboli (I)

Magic Quiz (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Mystery of the Scarlet Skull (Table of Contents: 9)

Let's Play Detective / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Bellman (credited) (signed as Allen Bellman)
Inks
Allen Bellman (credited) (signed as Allen Bellman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

[You, Too, Can Be More Beautiful- Charming and Popular!] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Herald Publishing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[It's Fun To Teach Yourself To Dance Divinely] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Pickwick Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Mathematics Simplified] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Book Dividend Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain America
  2. 1. [It's Fun to Draw]
    Knickerbocker Publishing Co.
  3. 2. The Gargoyle Strikes
    Captain America
  4. 3. Mystery of the Horrible Hermit
    Human Torch
  5. 4. The Steel Mask
    Captain America
  6. 5. Good Luck Story
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. The Case of the Horror Money
    Captain America
  9. 8. Magic Quiz
  10. 9. The Mystery of the Scarlet Skull
    Let's Play Detective
  11. 10. [You, Too, Can Be More Beautiful- Charming and Popular!]
    Herald Publishing Co.
  12. 11. [It's Fun To Teach Yourself To Dance Divinely]
    Pickwick Books
  13. 12. [Mathematics Simplified]
    Book Dividend Club
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Bill Borre
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson