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Issue: Golden Age of Marvel #2
Publication Date: January 1999
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues (3 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comic [round logo]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 03/09/1999
Volume: 2
Pages: 180
ISBN: 0785107134
UPC/EAN: 97807851071325199575960610713100111
Price: $29.95 CAD
$19.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 20 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The first barcode (97807...) is from the back cover. The second is from the inside front cover in a box that states "Direct Edition". The prices are the same with both barcodes.

The volume is dedicated to Martin Goodman, "The Father of Marvel Comics"

The title page credits Joe Simon and Stan Lee as the original editors- for material printed prior to around Red Raven Comics #1 (more or less), it is not known who "edited" the contents from the various shops into issues along with freelance or in-house material such as the covers. Goodman was listed as the editor in statements of ownership for that time.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; Matte white interior
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Editions
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Citizen V; Captain America; Human Torch
Character(s): Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Captain America; Citizen V; Human Torch
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Modeled after Jack Kirby's cover to Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #8, with Namor, Captain America and the Torch taking the places of Captain Daring, the Thunderer and Blue Diamond respectively.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Human Torch; Fiery Mask; Red Raven; The Vision; Captain America; Hurricane; Black Marvel; Sub-Mariner; The Fin; Citizen V
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Table of contents, credits (for the features and the book), with head shots of the various characters excerpted from the features.
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Marvel Comics and Me

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Mickey Spillane reminisces about writing for Timely by way of the Funnies, Inc. shop, and then moving into paperback novels after returning from World War II.
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Pages: 2
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Origin of the Human Torch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Human Torch (introduction and origin, an android); Prof. Phineas T. Horton (introduction); Mr. Harris (businessman); Tony Sardo (villain, introduction, death), Red (villain, introduction, death)
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Comics #1 [1st Printing] published October 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: The Human Torch wears a blue uniform in this story. He doesn't adopt the Jim Hammond identity until issue #4.
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The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Fiery Mask
Character(s): The Fiery Mask [Dr. Jack Castle] (introduction, origin); Captain Benson (introduction); Zombie Master (a mad doctor, villain, introduction, death); zombies (villains, introduction, death)
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From Content Item: FlagDaring Mystery Comics #1 published January 1940
was The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Funnies, Inc. material. Often erroneously assumed to indicate the start of Simon's editorship, but he was only a writer-artist at Funnies, Inc. at this stage, and this was one of his earliest stories.
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The Origin of the Red Raven

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Red Raven (introduction, origin); Andreva (introduction); Zeelmo (villain, introduction, death); Ratoga (villain, introduction, death)
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From Content Item: FlagRed Raven Comics #1 published August 1940
was The Origin of the Red Raven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
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Enter: The Vision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vision
Character(s): The Vision [Aarkus] (introduction, origin) (see also issue #23); Dr. Enoch Mason (introduction); Shiela Mason (his daughter, introduction); Mose (Mason's butler); Markham (scientist); "Brains Borelli" (villain); Queenie (villain); Tony (villain, introduction); Bomber (villain, introduction)
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #13 published November 1940
was Enter: The Vision [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Case No. 1. Meet Captain America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers] (introduction, origin); Bucky [Bucky Barnes] (introduction); President Franklin D. Roosevelt; General Phillips (unnamed, introduction); J. Arthur Grover [J. Edgar Hoover]; Agent X-13 [Cynthia Glass] (unnamed, introduction); Professor Reinstein (introduction, dies); Heinz Kruger (unnamed, introduction, dies)
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was Case No. 1. Meet Captain America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.5
Disclose Notes: Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.
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Murder Ltd.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hurricane
Character(s): Hurricane [Mike Cury] (introduction); Pluto (villain); Piggy Perroni (villain)
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was Murder, Ltd. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Stories from the Dark Ages

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Tuk Caveboy
Character(s): Tuk (introduction, origin); Phaidor (introduction, dies in flashback); Rhaya (introduction, dies in flashback); Tanir (introduction, villain, dies); Goreks (villain, introduction, dies)
Synopsis: Ak tells the caveboy Tuk his origin story before the old prehistoric man dies. Tanir the Cro-Magnon saves Tuk from the brain eating Goreks and the two decide to travel together.
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was Stories from the Dark Ages [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Betty Dean; Lynne Harris; Luther Robinson; un-named U.S. Navy department commander; Queen Jarna (villain); the Nazis (villains, some die)
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #26 published December 1941
was The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Origin of the Whizzer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Whizzer [Bob Frank] (introduction, origin); Dr. Emil Frank [Bob's father] (introduction, death); Granno (villain, introduction)
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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 Fox's Smuggling Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; George (dock worker); The Fox [Jasper Whifflegears] (villain); "Red" Larson (villain, 2nd in command); Mike (villain)
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #27 published January 1942
was The Fox's Smuggling Racket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Carnival of Fiends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Inspector Riley; Matsu (villain, introduction); Ku-Shi (villain, introduction)
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From Content Item: FlagAll-Winners Comics #1 published January 1941
was Carnival of Fiends [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Case of the Hollow Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Duffy; The Lord of Death (villain, introduction); The Lord of Death's zombies (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain)
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From Content Item: FlagAll-Winners Comics #1 published January 1941
was The Case of the Hollow Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.
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The Order of the Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]; Pat Casey; Mary Nash; The Hood (villain, introduction, death); The Order of the Hood (villains, introduction)
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From Content Item: FlagAll-Winners Comics #1 published January 1941
was The Order of the Hood [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Cult of the Shark-god

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vision
Character(s): The Vision [Aarkus]; the Zambiji people; Kai-Mak, the Shark-God (villain, death)
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #23 published September 1941
was Cult of the Shark-god [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Credits differ from those printed in this collection- see original issue index for details.
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The Magic Cutlass

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Fin
Character(s): The Fin [Peter Noble]; Nazis (villains)
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From Content Item: FlagComedy Comics #9 published April 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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V Battalion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Citizen V
Character(s): Citizen V; Nazis (villains)
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From Content Item: FlagComedy Comics #9 published April 1942
was "V" Battalion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Sizzling with Thrills: 16 Exciting Classics That You Demanded!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Cover, Back
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Golden Age of Marvel Comics Vol. 2
Character(s): Sub-Mariner; Captain America; Human Torch; The Vision; The Fin; Red Raven
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A "promo" in the old Timely style, but for this very book.
Back cover.

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