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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner #2 (81)
Publication Date: August 2007
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Issues: #2 (81) of 3 Issues (6 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing, Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/15/2007
Volume: 2
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0785122486
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Price: $95.99 CAD
$59.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
52 (21 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Al Fago (original editor); Mark Beazley (collection editor); Cory Sedlmeier (Masterworks line editor); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor, special projects); David Gabriel (senior vice president of sales); Nickel DesignWorks (book design); Joe Quesada (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (publisher); Gotham (color reconstruction)
Disclose Notes: Reprints Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1941 Series) #5-8. Volume 81 in the Marvel Masterworks Library.

On Sale date from ComicList.com.

Special thanks given to: Philip Bare; Brett Greene; Metropolis Comics; David Postle; Eric Schumacher; Dr. Michael J. Vassallo.

Art reconstruction:
Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #5 and 6 cover and interior reprints: Pacific Rim Graphics.
Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #7: Greg Theakston.
Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #8: Dale Crain.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7.25" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Alex Schomburg (on the art)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner
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Welcome to the Golden Age of Marvel Comics!

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Text promoting Golden Age Marvel Masterworks editions.
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[untitled]

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Marvel Masterworks Presents Golden Age Sub-Mariner Comics

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner
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Copyright Page

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Marvel Masterworks Credits/Contents

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Introduction

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Writer(s): Roy Thomas
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Penciller(s): Al Gabriele
Inker(s): George Klein
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Angel (inset)
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Marvel at the World's Greatest Heroes in the Most Exciting Adventures You've Ever Read!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King ?
Inker(s): Bill King ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; The Vision [Aarkus]; Jimmy Jupiter; The Angel; The Patriot; Terry Vance
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Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for Marvel Comics and its features.

Per Craig Delich, Lee and King signed this piece, but King's signature does not appear in the reprint. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 5 July 2013.
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The Sub-Mariner Raps the Japs in the Pacific!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Everett ?
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Folma, Harla; Jadda; Japanese (villains)
Synopsis: Prince Namor invents a 3-man submarine with which to wage war against the Japanese: heavily armed, having eight 6" high velocity torpedoes, depth charges, machine guns and a flame thrower, and faster than any torpedo boar ever built.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 4 March 2008.

Marvel Masterworks edition credits Bill Everett as full artist.
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Remember Pearl Harbor!

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Minute man
Synopsis: PSA promoting the purchase of U.S. war bonds and stamps.
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The Sub-Mariner Smashes an Uprising at Manila

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Syd Shores
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; General Douglas MacArthur; Barney Devens (Introduction); Gi-Gi (Introduction); the Japanese (Villains)
Synopsis: Sub-Mariner saves a survivor of a craft that sunk in Manila Bay and learns that his sister is a spy for the United States and is in danger of being captured by enemy forces in Manila.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 4 March 2008.

Marvel Masterworks edition credits Allen Simon as full penciler and unknown as inker.
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Tight Spot

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Writer(s): Mickey Spillane (signed)
Penciller(s): ? (in title of story)
Inker(s): ? (in title of story)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Robert Sutter; Captain Seeley
Synopsis: Bobby Sutter is making his first training flight and disaster occurs, forcing him to land an airplane....a task he's never done before!
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Don't Delay Another Second!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty
Character(s): Captain America
Synopsis: Promotional ad by Cap encouraging readers to join his Sentinels of Liberty.
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The House of Evil Dreams

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Writer(s): Kermit Jaediker ?
Penciller(s): Al Gabriele
Inker(s): Al Gabriele
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Angel
Character(s): The Angel; Hutsu (villain, introduction); Morpheus [The Sandman] (statue); Dorothy Ray
Synopsis: The Angel works hand-in-hand with a lovely U.S. counter-intelligence agent to battle a sleepwalking cult!
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 4 March 2008.

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Writer(s): Art Gates (signed)
Penciller(s): Art Gates (signed)
Inker(s): Art Gates (signed)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pop's Woppers
Character(s): Pop (Casey O'Keefe,); Pop's son (unnamed); fellow unnamed police officers; three escaped criminals
First Line: Pop! ...I told Jimmy's father about your catching all those thugs and crooks.
Synopsis: Pop successfully and by accident captures a group of criminals who escaped while being transferred to prison.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 4 March 2008.
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Panama Canal Lock No. 3

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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner; The Angel (inset)
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Thrills!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King ?; Sam Gary [as Gary] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King ?; Sam Gary [as Gary] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Vision; Terry Vance; The Sub-Mariner; The Patriot; Jimmy Jupiter; The Angel; The Human Torch; Toro
Synopsis: Promotional ad for Marvel Comics and its top features.
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Disclose Notes: Craig Delich states that Lee, Gary and King signed this piece in the original But Bill King's signature is not found in this reprint. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 7 May 2013.
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The Missing Finger Mystery

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor; as Joe Pierre]; Slug Gundy (villain, introduction, death); Bulldog Schlump (villains, introduction); The Chief (villain, introduction); Jim Blake (death); Mrs. Blake
Synopsis: When Namor accidentally discovers the body of a dead lumber camp owner sealed up in a tree, it leads him to investigate operations at that camp, hoping to discover the identity of the murderer.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 6 March 2008.

Marvel Masterworks edition credits Carl Pfeufer with Bill Everett as artists.
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Not a Weak Link Among 'Em!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Human Torch; Squeeks
Synopsis: Promotional ad for Marvel Comics, billed as one of the most read comics on the stands.
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Sub-Mariner Fights the Periscope Peril

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Captain Nitsu (villain, introduction); Admiral Nippo (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The discovery of phony submarine periscopes floating about in the ocean worries the Sub-Mariner, because when this information becomes known, it may hurt morale aboard ships who aren't sure whether they are real or not.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 6 March 2008.

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The Sea Serpent

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Writer(s): Mickey Spillane (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [title]
Inker(s): ? [title]
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hermann Heidt (death); Henry Vinton
Synopsis: The appearance of a deadly sea serpent and its subsequent attack upon German submarines affects a sailor very little, since he had been put ashore before the attack...and it still had no effect on him days later when he discovered the remains of the sub he served on wrecked upon the beach with teeth marks all over it!
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At it Again! A Fight to End All Fights! The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner

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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg (cover of Human Torch #8); ?
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg (cover of Human Torch #8); ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Synopsis: Promotional ad for the big battle between the Torch and Namor found in Human Torch Comics #8.
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Death Sees a Doctor

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Writer(s): Kermit Jaediker ?
Penciller(s): Al Gabriele
Inker(s): Al Gabriele
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Angel
Character(s): The Angel; Dr. Foster (villain, introduction, death); a caretaker (villain, introduction, death); Stone (villain, introduction); Dr. Bell (death)
Synopsis: The death of Dr. Bell, after receiving a skull in the mail of a former patient-doctor, leads the Angel to discover that the former "owner" of the skull was extorting money from patients using a free clinic!
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 6 March 2008.

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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Art Gates (signed)
Penciller(s): Art Gates (signed)
Inker(s): Art Gates (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pop's Woppers
Character(s): Pop (Casey O'Keefe, Flash O'Keefe); Pop's son (unnamed); unnamed racing competitors
First Line: You mean you used to be a great distance runner, O'Keefe?...
Synopsis: Pop brags about winning a long distance race in "The African Olympics," so he is challenged to run another long distance race.
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Tops in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis: Promotional ad for Captain America Comics, as well as info on how to join his Sentinels of Liberty.
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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. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 5 July 2013.
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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King ?
Inker(s): Bill King ?
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sarge; unnamed duck
First Line: Aw, Sarge, don't let a little thing like this bomb worry you!
Synopsis: Promotional ad for Terry Toons Comics.
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Aleutian Islands

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Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner; The Angel (inset)
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Two Smashing Successes!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Young Allies; Captain America; Bucky; Sub-Mariner; Human Torch; Toro; Adolf Hitler (head-view); Benito Mussolini (heaad-view); Hideki Tojo (head-view)
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ads for Young Allies Comics #5 and All-Winners Comics #6.
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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. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 5 July 2013.
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Piracy on the Ocean's Bottom

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Doctor (villain, introduction, death); The Doctor's zombies (villains, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Sub-Marine looks into the mysterious sinking of U.S. naval vessels off the Eastern Coast, each of them carrying a fortune in gold shipments. But he discovers a crazed doctor who has found an underground volcano that preserved the bodies of dead pirates of days gone by, whom he has been able to revive by a radioactive substance so they can go out and loot ships again after they have sunk.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.

Marvel Masterworks lists Carl Pfeufer with Allen Simon as artists.
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Here's Hot News!

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): Carl Burgos (comic cover)
Inker(s): Carl Burgos (comic cover)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): The Human Torch; Toro
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad for The Human Torch #9 and the sensational stories and features therein.
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The Firing Squad

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gustav Schrotter
Inker(s): Gustav Schrotter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Angel
Character(s): The Angel; Major Callen; Danny Poll (villain, introduction, death); the Firing Squad (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: A blind fit of rage by Danny Poll leads to his slugging a U.S. Army officer over Danny's fiance, a court martial and 15 years in solitary. After his release, he forms a military-like firing squad, used to carry out his revenge against the soldier (now a Major) whom he had slugged and testified against him in court!
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Mercy Flight

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Writer(s): Justin Dewey Triem [as J. D. Triem] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? (title of story only)
Inker(s): ? (title of story only)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Phil; Carl; Mike; Jim; Zeke Conners
Synopsis: A note sent by model plane for help in turn helps to save several lives.
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Death 'Round the Bend

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Rindigo Jones III (villain, introduction, death); Rindigo Jones I (villain, introduction, death, flashback)
Synopsis: The murder of a man by the "ghost of Rindigo Jones" leads Prince Namor smack dab into a mystery fostered by a curse laid on Jones many years before, and gold secreted aboard the "Water Witch" steamboat.
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Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.

Marvel Masterworks lists Carl Pfeufer with Allen Simon as artists.
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Writer(s): Art Gates (signed)
Penciller(s): Art Gates (signed)
Inker(s): Art Gates (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Pop's Woppers
Character(s): Pop (Clancy, name changed with this story); unnamed fellow police officer; unnamed kids
First Line: Hey Pop! Hve you had any trouble with kids playing practical jokes on you?
Synopsis: Pop and a fellow cop have to deal with the practical jokes being pulled on them by local kids.
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It's Here!

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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: anthropomorphic
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad for Terry Toons Comics #2.
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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. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 5 July 2013.
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Tops in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad for Captain America Comics plus an opportunity to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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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. The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 5 July 2013.
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Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Blown up Timely Comics Inc. shield logo.
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U.S. Base Solomon Islands

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Alex Schomburg (on the art)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Marvel Masterworks lists Alex Schomburg and unknown as artists.
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A Special Message to the Boys and Girls from Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; ? (PSA copy)
Penciller(s): ? (Minuteman figure)
Inker(s): ? (Minuteman figure)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): U.S. Savings Stamps
Synopsis: Printing of a letter from U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. to the kids of America, asking them to buy savings stamps.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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The Mystery of the Lighthouse or "Wanna fight? Then join the Marines!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Knife [Sgt. Howard] (villain, introduction); Ritten
Synopsis: The murder of a lighthouse keeper leads the Sub-Mariner into joining the USMC at Parris Island to uncover the purpetrator.
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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They're At It Again in the Human Torch (Quarterly)

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): The Human Torch; Sub-Mariner; Jimmy Jupiter
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad for Human Torch Comics #10, featuring the 45-page battle between the Torch and Sub-Mariner.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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The Setting of the Rising Sun!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Dr. Suki (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The shooting down of a U.S. blimp, still loaded with its instruments, becomes the target of the Japanese, so Sub-Mariner decides to hide them, then uncover the reason why this happened: a fiendish Japanese doctor is turning U.S. soldiers into zombies.
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Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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Tommy's Taken for a Ride

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Private Tommy Bronson; Uncle Pete; Dorothy; Butch (villain); Hank (villain)
Synopsis: Tommy's on furlough from the Army and is heading home with money for his Mother. However, when he accepts a ride from two strangers, Tommy and his money are soon parted.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tubby and Tack
Character(s): Tubby; Tack; unnamed mother; Pop (father); unnamed bond salesman; unnamed newspaper boy
First Line: Oboy! What a swell mornin'!" and "Pop, can we have a dollar??
Synopsis: Two separate stories: in the first, the boys are looking forward to the day because it's Saturday and there is no school. But Mom has other ideas as to what the boys will be doing most of the day. In the 2nd, the boys borrow a dollar from Dad to buy defense stamps, with unusual effects.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The page count provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 20 October 2007.

The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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Genius for Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Kermit Jaediker [as Jaediker] (signed)
Penciller(s): Gustav Schrotter [as Schrotter] (signed)
Inker(s): Gustav Schrotter [as Schrotter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Angel
Character(s): The Angel; The White Carnation [Caleb Crane] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: When writer Caleb Crane gets a rejection notice from a publisher, lambasting him for not having sufficient knowledge about his topic of crime, Crane decides to obtain that knowledge by committing crimes, then writing about them.
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: The synopsis provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 8 March 2008.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tubby and Tack
Character(s): Tubby; Tack
Synopsis: Tubby and Tack, having the day off from school, get up early to round up the fellas for some fun...but they find all of them still in bed!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The information provided in this sequence came originally via Craig Delich, 10 October 2007.
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Special Bonus

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer (sketches); Wendell Crowley (photographer); ?
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer (sketches); Wendell Crowley (photographer); ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Sub-Mariner; Human Torch
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Photograph from 1969 of Carl Pfeufer and unidentified person (courtesy of Marc Swayze, Roy Thomas, and Twomorrows Publishing.

House ad "Smash Return!" from All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #5 is reproduced.

14 sketches, most likely from Carl Pfeufer, of mostly unused layouts for stories and ads. included is unused layout for: Human Torch (Marvel, 1940 series) #8; unused house ad for Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series); unused and final layout for Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #5 (page 1); unused layout for Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #6 (pages 1 and 22); layout for Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #5 (page 22); two unused layouts for unknown Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series); and unused Sub-Mariner layout with notary stamp for James J. Fitzsimmons production manager of Lloyd Jacquet's Funnies, Inc.
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[untitled]

Blank Page(s)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: End papers.
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Also Available from Marvel Masterworks

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover dust jacket.

Listing of other Masterworks titles and UPC barcode.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg; Al Gabriele; Allen Simon
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg; George Klein: Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Alex Schomburg (on his art)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Reproductions of the covers to Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #5-8 along with the EAN bar code.

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