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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age U.S.A. Comics #1
Publication Date: March 2007
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues (4 Printings)
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Variant: Regular Edition
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0785124780
UPC/EAN: 978078512478855999
Price: $95.99 CAD
$59.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 58 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mark Beazley (collection editor); Joe Simon (original editor); Stan Lee (original editor)
Disclose Notes: Reprints USA Comics (Marvel, 1941 Series) #1-4.
Color reconstruction: Tom Smith.
Art reconstruction: Dale Carin (#1-3), Pacific Rim Graphics (#4).
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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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reprinted 53 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Major Liberty
Character(s): Major Liberty [John Liberty]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Characters from the cover of USA Comics #4 (Marvel, 1941 Series).
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Credits / Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Michael J. Vassallo
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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USA Comics #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Big, All New Smashing Comic Book

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All Winners Quarterly
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]; Angel [Tom Hallaway]
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was Big, All New Smashing Comic Book [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for the new All Winners Quarterly #1, spotlighting the main characters, on sale May 20th.
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The Defender

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Penciller(s): Joe Simon; Al Avison ?; Al Gabriele ?
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was none [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Brief illustrated introduction for the Defender.
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The Hideous Dame Kackle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Sally Kean; Dame Kackle
Synopsis: When U.S. Marine Don Stevens investigates the death of a man who was pushed from an old schooner, it is the Defender who is called to the fore to battle the evil Dame Kackle.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Hideous Dame Kackle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 18
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Origin of the Whizzer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison (signed)
Inker(s): Al Gabriele (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Whizzer
Character(s): Whizzer [Robert Frank]; Doctor Emil Frank; Granno
Synopsis: Crook Granno "makes" Dr. Frank kill a patient he is operating on and tells the good doctor to get out of the country--or else! But Frank's son, now known as the Whizzer, sees things differently and vows revenge on the man who led Dr. Frank to die in the jungles of Africa.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was Origin of the Whizzer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Spirits of Freedom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Sturm [as Sturm] (signed)
Penciller(s): Syd Shores [as Shores] (signed)
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Liberty
Character(s): Mr. Liberty [John Liberty]; Herr Leader; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis: Hitler threatens America through the use of fifth columnists to destroy America's arsenals and powerhouses. But the U.S. has an ace in the hole: Mr. Liberty!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Spirits of Freedom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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The Haunted Fireplace

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Cazeneuve (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain Hennigan; Gregory Stanton; Jamieson
Synopsis: After the death of John Hardy, the "ghost" of Hardy begins appearing to Gregory Stanton, trying to convince him to turn over the lands he owned to Hardy's sons.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Haunted Fireplace [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Tunnel That Led To Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Basil Wolverton
Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas (page 1); Basil Wolverton (pages 2-9)
Inker(s): Charles Nicholas (page 1); Basil Wolverton (pages 2-9)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rockman, Underground Secret Agent
Character(s): Rockman (introduction, origin); J. J. Gollings; Roffler; Ivan
Synopsis: Gollings, a construction engineer, agrees to build a tunnel from Roffler's basement for the sum of $5000, not realizing it will be used to destroy a giant airplane factory that will soon be built over the top of it.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Tunnel That Led to Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Captain America Wants You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was Captain America Wants You! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad, urging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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The Coming of the Young Avenger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell [as Michael Robard] (signed)
Inker(s): Howard Purcell [as Michael Robard] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Avenger
Character(s): Young Avenger [Bill Bryan]; Eric von Himmel
Synopsis: The Young Avenger faces the dire threat of Nazi agents who are successfully destroying aviation works throughout the nation.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Coming of the Young Avenger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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They Know What They Want!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was They Know What They Want! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad promoting Timely Comics magazines on sale at newsstands: Marvel Comics, Captain America Comics, Sub-Mariner Quarterly, Mystic Comics, Human Torch Quarterly, Daring Comics and the Angel Quarterly.
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The Origin of Jack Frost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas
Inker(s): Charles Nicholas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jack Frost
Character(s): Jack Frost; Doctor Forbes; Alice Forbes; Brian; Hal Jenkins; Mike Zelby
Synopsis: With his dying breathe, a man tells Jack Frost to save his daughter from a man out to steal the gold mine in Alaska that he had discovered.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was The Origin of Jack Frost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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USA Comics #2

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Terror
Character(s): Captain Terror [Dan Kane]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was Nazi Underwater Invasion [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Back Comes the Dreaded Red Skull

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Red Skull
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was Back Comes the Dreaded Red Skull [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for the next issue of Captain America Comics, as well as a plug for readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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The Fiends of the Seas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Suchorsky
Inker(s): Mike Suchorsky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Terror
Character(s): Captain Terror [Dan Kane]; Admiral Leeds; Black Claw
Synopsis: Captain Terror "returns from the grave" to strike a chord for justice against the Black Claw, whose aim is to sink all American convoys and patrols that are aiding the English fighting the Germans.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Fiends of the Seas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
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Island Menace!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Sturm
Penciller(s): Syd Shores (signed)
Inker(s): Syd Shores ?; George Klein ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Major Liberty
Character(s): Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Reynolds; Jarvis
Synopsis: After being shipwrecked by a Nazi sub, Major Liberty makes his way to an eerie castle called Headhunters Heath, a place run by an English traitor who loves to play sportsman...using his shipwrecked victims as prey for the kill!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Island Menace [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Feature was formerly Mr. Liberty.
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Origin of the Vagabond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vagabond
Character(s): Vagabond [Pat Murphy]; Kelly; Grogan; Walter Carstairs
Synopsis: Pat Murphy adopts a disguise in order to help break up an alien smuggling ring that the FBI is investigating.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was Origin of the Vagabond [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Fog-Gun Gun Runners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Klein (signed)
Inker(s): George Klein (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Herr Leader [P.J. Evans]
Synopsis: The Defender and Rusty decide to look into the smuggling of guns across the border into Mexico, and discover the head of an American munitions firm is behind the tyranny.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Fog-Gun Gun Runners [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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When U.S.A. Heroes Meet!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Rockman; Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Jack Frost; Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Vagabond [Pat Murphy]; Captain Terror [Dan Kane]
Synopsis: The various heroes of USA Comics get together at the home of Dan Kane (better known as Captain Terror) and agree to relate a story (appearing in this issue), then vote of the best one, and "reprint it in this space next month".
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was When U.S.A. Heroes Meet [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Killers of the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Basil Wolverton
Penciller(s): Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inker(s): Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rockman, Underground Secret Agent
Character(s): Rockman; Zombo
Synopsis: Rockman must stop the evil genius of a hypnotist named Zombo, a master of men's minds, who has devised a special submarine that he plans to use to sink all ships (especially American) venturing through a channel near his secret island in order to control a nation's wealth.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Killers of the Sea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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A Marvel Line-Up!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Comics
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Patriot [Jeff Mace]; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance; Vision [Aarkus]; Angel [Tom Halloway]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was A Marvel Line-Up! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Marvel Mystery Comics and each of its main features.
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The Mechanical Octopus Pirates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jack Frost
Character(s): Jack Frost
Synopsis: Jack Frost battles a group of modern-day pirates who use a mechanical octopus to chase people away from a beach where a fortune in gold is buried.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Mechanical Octopus Pirates [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Murder at the Race Track

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Whizzer
Character(s): Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Earl Sikes; Silky Kirby; Spike
Synopsis: The Whizzer gets involved when some criminals order a jockey to throw a race he is riding in or pay the penalty of death!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was Murder At the Race Track [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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All Winners Makes History

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Destroyer [Keen Marlowe]; Whizzer [Bob Frank]
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was All Winners Makes History [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes reproduction of the cover to All-Winners #2.
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The Young Allies Comics

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
Feature(s): Young Allies
Character(s): Young Allies [Toro; Bucky Barnes; Percy Bartwell; Whitewash Jones; Washington Vanderbilt Jefferson; Tubby Tinkle]; Red Skull
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #2 published November 1941
was The Young Allies Comics [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad, plus actual comic cover, for The Young Allies Comics #1.

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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[USA Comics #3] Who Dares To Defy Captain Terror

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Terror
Character(s): Captain Terror [Dan Kane]
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was Who Dares To Defy Captain Terror [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Yahoo!

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)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Allies Comics
Character(s): Young Allies [Bucky Barnes; Toro; Percy Bartwell; Whitewash Jones; Washington Vanderbilt Jefferson; Tubby Tinkle]
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was Yahoo! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Young Allies Comics and their upcoming battle with the Black Talon.

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 Magic Crystal of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Suchorsky
Inker(s): Mike Suchorsky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Terror
Character(s): Captain Terror [Dan Kane]; Admiral Leeds; General Garvey; Norma Garvey; John Wolf; Black Carlo; Hans Schiller; Maria
Synopsis: Captain Terror becomes involved in a case involving a super-secret invention that can render planes invisible 200' above the ground...a secret desired by local fifth columnists.
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was The Magic Crystal of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
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The Headless Horseman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Sturm
Penciller(s): Syd Shores
Inker(s): Syd Shores ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Major Liberty
Character(s): Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Hendrick Vermeer; Gretchen; Headless Horseman [Peter]
Synopsis: The murder of his old college Dean inspires John Liberty to call upon the spirits of the glorious past to help him avenge this murder: death at the hands of "the Headless Horseman"!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was The Headless Horseman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Orrible Oress's Horrible Plan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vagabond
Character(s): Vagabond [Pat Murphy]; Grogan; Kelly; Orrible Oress
Synopsis: The Vagabond ventures to the city of Middletown, where an arch-criminal has plans to become that town's Czar!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was Orrible Oress's Horrible Plan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Monster Who Couldn't Be Stopped!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Klein (signed)
Inker(s): George Klein (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Mango [Oldow]
Synopsis: Don and Rusty visit the carnival and witness the brute strength of Mango, the Human Muscle. Unfortunately, moonlight changes this individual into a blood-thirsty monster who has no desire...except to kill!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was The Monster Who Couldn't Be Stopped!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Quicker Than the Eye!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Paul North; Peter Wayne; Lew Jorden
Synopsis: Magician Paul North, of the All-Star Traveling Carnival, is informed by the owner of a threat made against the carnival by the owner of a rival, the Brite-Lite Carnival, who feels the All-Star is hogging all the most prosperous towns to set up business in.
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Pages: 2
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The Deadly Pixies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas ?
Inker(s): Charles Nicholas ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rockman, Underground Secret Agent
Character(s): Rockman; Princess Alecia; Pixie King
Synopsis: Rockman is asked by a King to save his daughter, captured by the Pixies, taken to their stronghold, and forced to become queen of that realm and the soon-to-be bride of the Pixie King.
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The Biggest Event of the Century!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch; Sub-Mariner Comics
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
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was The Biggest Event of the Century! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for the new issues of Human Torch [#5, battle issue] and Sub-Mariner [#3], featuring the covers illustrated by Schomburg.
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The Ambulance Racketeers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Giacoia
Inker(s): Carmine Infantino; George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jack Frost
Character(s): Jack Frost; Norton; Mike Dolan
Synopsis: Jack Frost has to deal with a man who threatened a hospital superintendent, wanting him to buy ambulances and supplies from him...or else!
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was The Ambulance Racketeers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Unsolved Mysteries
Character(s): Captain Kidd
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was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Three illustrated unsolved mysteries, involved the Musk Plant, Captain Kidd's gold, and the Unicorn, are featured.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes
First Line: Horror waits on Lonely Cardiff Moor:...
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was [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Captain America Comics #10, complete with cover by Kirby and Simon, including a plea for reader's to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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Muscles Moe's Million-Dollar Robbery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Powers of the Press
Character(s): Tom Powers; Kenny Roberts; Cupid Cueball; Clancey Mullaney; P. J. Organ; Muscles Moe
Synopsis: Tom investigates the gas attack made on an armored car and the murder of the guards inside.
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was Muscles Moe's Million-Dollar Robbery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Destroyer [Keen Marlowe]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]
First Line: My magazine is much more thrilling than yours!
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From Content Item: FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3 published January 1942
was [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house ad promoting Mystic and Daring Comics, and their features.
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USA Comics #4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Major Liberty
Character(s): Major Liberty [John Liberty]
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was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Remember Pearl Harbor!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): U.S. War Bonds and Stamps
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was Remember Pearl Harbor! [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad encouraging all readers to buy U.S. War Bonds and Stamps to help support the war effort.
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The Eerie Mansion On the Hill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Sturm
Penciller(s): Syd Shores
Inker(s): Syd Shores ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Major Liberty
Character(s): Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Hans Stiller; Herman Blake; Heinrich Tode; Fritz; Doctor Drew
Synopsis: Scientist Hans Stiller has invented a powerful explosive for the U.S. Army. However, when the Gestapo comes to the shores of America to "encourage" him to return to Germany and work for Hitler, Major Liberty risks his life to save his secret for America.
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Pages: 7
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The Adventure of the Frozen Corpses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice ?
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jack Frost
Character(s): Jack Frost; Bob Davis; Betty; Harlow; Jimmy Crain; Dennis
Synopsis: A deranged research chemist, jealous that he has lost "his" girl to his partner (because of an accident caused by him that has marred his features), tries to kill his partner with liquid ice and attempts to blame it on Jack Frost.
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Pages: 8
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We'll Win!

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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sentinels of Liberty
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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was We'll Win! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty.

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 Fog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Klein; ?
Inker(s): George Klein ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Defender
Character(s): Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; James Snyder; Fog [Doctor Rhinestone]
Synopsis: The Defender must find a solution to the mystery of a strange, heavy fog that settles in over Middleton, resulting in factories and warehouses being looted.
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was The Fog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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The Mad Monk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vagabond
Character(s): Vagabond [Pat Murphy]; Kelly; Grogan; Penelope Parsons; Jake Paskuniak; Ambrose; Mad Monk [Rudolf Parsons]
Synopsis: The Vagabond must discover the correlation between a million dollar robbery case from twenty years earlier and the strange recurrence of the Mad Monk of Malamoor Castle.
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Pages: 8
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Diamond of Juba

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): George Andrews; Professor Coleman; Tom Andrews; Jane Coleman; Dapper Devito
Synopsis: At the urging of her father, Jane Coleman and friend Tom Andrews head off on an expedition into trackless jungles, hoping to find the elusive Idol of Juba, which has a large diamond in its forehead.
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Pages: 2
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The Torpedoes of Doctor Leech

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Suchorsky
Inker(s): Mike Suchorsky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Terror
Character(s): Captain Terror [Dan Kane]; Admiral Leeds; Doctor Gustave Leech; Dolores Madrigo
Synopsis: Captain Terror must battle the evil Doctor Leech, sometimes known as the "Human Torpedo", who strives to destroy all food shipments to England, hoping that if they starve long enough, they will submit to the Feuhrer's will.
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was The Torpedoes of Dr. Leech [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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La Barbe the Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rockman
Character(s): Rockman; Zeb Sanders; Billy Sanders; La Barbe
Synopsis: Rockman must stop a demented killer, whose bloody hands had reached everywhere on the peninsula, from gaining possession of the richest gold mine in Alaska.
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was La Barbe the Killer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Marvel at the World's Greatest Heroes in the Most Exciting Adventures You've Read!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Comics
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Angel [Tom Halloway]; Vision [Aarkus]; Jimmy Jupiter; Terry Vance; Patriot [Jeff Mace]
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was Marvel at the World's Greatest Heroes in the Most Exciting Adventures You've Read! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house ad promoting the features found in Marvel Mystery Comics.
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Dix's Homecoming

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military
Feature(s): Corporal Dix
Character(s): Jeff Dix; Mrs. Dix; introduction); Joe Dix; Ed Delaney
Synopsis: Corporal Dix's brother is being swayed by the criminal element to steal the proceeds from the local U.S.O..
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Pages: 6
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The Secret Carburetor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard James (signed)
Inker(s): Howard James (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Whizzer
Character(s): Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Jere Kenney; Briscoe
Synopsis: The Whizzer helps his friend Jere regain a secret stolen carburetor.
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was The Secret Carburetor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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"If you like Captain Amereica you won't miss Captain America's companion comic book--"

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House Ad for U.S.A. Comics #1.
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Coming Soon!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House Ad for U.S.A. Comics #1.

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