(July 1949)

Marvel, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-03-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marjean Magazine Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comic [round logo]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor); Jean Thompson (credited as Jean Thompson, M.D., Phychiatrist, Child Guidance Bureau; Board of Education, New York City) (editorial consultant)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1949, 3rd Series, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 22, Copyright number: B187108.

The Outcast of Time! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Gabriele ?
Inks
Al Gabriele ?
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Outcast of Time (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Bald ?; Wally Wood ? (see notes)
Inks
Ken Bald ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
3772
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolf Turber (a robot, villain, introduction, death?)

Indexer Notes

Nick Caputo speculates that Wally Wood may have contributed to the story, noting the figures and poses on several pages. This falls into the period of Wood's early comic book work, making it a possibility.

Carnival of Crime (Table of Contents: 2)

Are You a Detective? / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
5288
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everything going along okay, Smitty?
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Replaces the "Let's Play Detective" feature.

The Plainest Clue (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
SL-3067
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"You'll never marry Anita!" Jonathan Withers said vehemently.
Reprints

A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of the Deadly Dreams (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Bald ?
Inks
Ken Bald ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4175
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho! Look at him twist and turn -- the dream is too much for him!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Golden Girl (last costumed appearance; next appearance, as Betty Ross, in #76); Dream Master (villain, introduction); Mr. Bell (Lee School principal, introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Outcast of Time!
    Captain America
  2. 1. The Outcast of Time
    Captain America
  3. 2. Carnival of Crime
    Are You a Detective?
  4. 3. The Plainest Clue
  5. 4. A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!
  6. 5. The Mystery of the Deadly Dreams
    Captain America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Steve Jenner
  • Rob Johnson
  • Andrew Krieg
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell