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Issue: Captain America Comics #15
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #15 of 73 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Timely Comics [small shield]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Timely Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/06/1942
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose 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. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. (through about early 1944, narrower thereafter)
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover: Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was On-Going Series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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pencils in masthead
 
 
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The Den of Doom!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Avison
Inker(s): Al Avison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Contents Page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Avison
Inker(s): Al Avison
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis: Illustrated contents page listing features in the book with brief synopses.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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The Tunnel of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison (signed)
Inker(s): Syd Shores (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; Betty Ross; Fritz Krone (villain, introduction); Moeller (villain, introduction); other Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: As the Nazis mine a tunnel in the East River, Cap and Bucky shut down a Fifth Column that is attempting to sap American morale to resist Hitler's goons so that New York City can be captured.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: On Binder's list as "Sample Blitz" October 1941.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison ?
Inker(s): Al Avison ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset (most)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]
First Line: Don't Delay Another Second!
Synopsis: Illustrated house ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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To the Land of Nod

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Inker(s): Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): The Imp
Character(s): The Imp; Jefferson Vandermeer; Morpheus (introduction, god of sleep--Timely's Sandman!); Nightmare (Morpheus' horse)
Synopsis: Morpheus decides to give Jefferson the nightmare of his life, but doesn't reckon with the Imp!
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Goodman (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Avison
Inker(s): Al Avison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America's War Fund
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
First Line: Attention Americans
Synopsis: Two-page illustrated PSA for Captain America's War Fund, which encourages readers to buy one less comic per month and, instead, send it to Cap's war fund and the money will be forwarded to President Roosevelt in care of the Treasurer of the U.S. to help fight the Japanese.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
First Line: Splashing With Thrills!
Synopsis: Illustrated house ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #5.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lee and King signed this piece and are, most likely, two separate people. Bill King did such house ads from 1941-43 and Stan Lee wrote such ads during the same years.
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The Secret of Lost River Cave

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dave; Sam; Mr. Lewis (grocery store owner)
Synopsis: Behind on the mortgage to the property their mother owns, Dave and Sam agree to sell their mother's diamonds to help pay off that mortgage. However, while on his way to town for that very purpose, Dave discovers strange fish in the Lost River Cave, fish that he can easily sell to pay off that mortgage.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Invasion From Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Al Avison
Inker(s): Al Avison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; The Gool [Ludwig] (villain, introduction) and his Martians (villains, introduction, Nazi agents)
Synopsis: Cap and Bucky take the fight to a group of Martians who have invaded Gotham City, intending to seize it, but Cap smells a rat when a Martian weapon turns out to be a German Lugar in disguise!
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Cap operates in Gotham City. Story credit from Otto Binder's list: "Martians" December, 1941.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Human Torch
Character(s): The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
First Line: America's Most Popular Hero!
Synopsis: Illustratede house ad for the Spring, 1942 issue of the Human Torch Comics, #7.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lee and King signed this piece and are, most likely, two separate people. Bill King did such house ads from 1941-43 and Stan Lee wrote such ads during the same years.
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The Substitute Secret Stamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee ?
Penciller(s): Don Rico ?
Inker(s): Don Rico ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Secret Stamp
Character(s): The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Spud Sickles; Jerry Dash (news reporter); Mary Sickles; Mr. Corbey; Grandma (villain, introduction); Butch (villain); un-named spy (villain)
Synopsis: Roddy gets the surprise of his life when he sees another "Secret Stamp" captured by a group of Nazi spies, who have been ordered by Hitler to kill the Secret Stamp!
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: art credit from AtlasTales.com
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison
Inker(s): Al Avison
Letterer(s): ?; typeset (most)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America Secret Club News
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis: Illustrated club page in which Cap urges readers to continue to buy Defense Stamps for victory, while Bucky asks readers how they like The Imp and for them to remain patient while their drawings sent in for a contest are being looked at and judged.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4 [Regular Edition] published May 2010
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

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