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Issue: The Complete Jack Kirby #[2]
Publication Date: January 1997
 
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Title: 1940-1941
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPure Imagination
Brand: PIView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Pure Imagination Publishing
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 266
ISBN: 1566850063
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $33.75 CAD
$25.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 57 (35 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Greg Theakston
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color covers, black and white interiors
Dimensions: magazine (8 5/16" x 10 3/4")
Paper Stock: glossy card stock cover; white bond interior
Binding: Softcover
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Title Page
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September 1940 - March 1941

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #7 [7] published December 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
Subject Matter
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
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Kirby Speaks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Interview ? done in March 1985
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Bill Everett Speaks

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Bill Everett
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
interview circa 1966
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September 1940

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby; Al Gabriele
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Al Gabriele interview included here
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Bertoff Shrinks the Blue Bolt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Green Sorceress; Blue Bolt; Dr Bertoff
Bertoff shrinks Blue Bolt to insect size in order to sneak into the Sorceress' palace
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #4 [4] published September 1940
was The Shrinking Serum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Daring Mystery Comics #6

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
superhero
Marvel Boy
Marvel Boy
Reprinting
FlagDaring Mystery Comics #6 published September 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Introducing Marvel Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Martin Burstein
Joe Simon (1-3); Jack Kirby (4-10)
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson (1-3); Joe Simon (4-10)
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
superhero
Marvel Boy
Intro-Marvel Boy [Martin Burns]; Hercules; Jupiter
Marvel Boy is the reincarnation of Hercules
Reprinting
FlagDaring Mystery Comics #6 published September 1940
was Introducing Marvel Boy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Legion of the Doomed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon (1-4,6,10); Jack Kirby (5,6-9)
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
?
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
superhero
Fiery Mask
Fiery Mask
A demon inhabits the form of a murderous infant
Reprinting
FlagDaring Mystery Comics #6 published September 1940
was The Legion of the Doomed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
western
Lightnin and the Lone Rider
Lone Rider; Caleb Stone; Introduction-Dr Chuda
Taking advantage of the Ensuing turmoil, the Lone Rider bolts for the nearest horse
Caleb plans to excavate the lost city of the Zoltecs
Reprinting
FlagFamous Funnies #74 published September 1940
 
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The Plutonian Bombers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
science fiction
Space Smith
Space Smith
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Comics #10 published September 1940
was Plutonian Peril [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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October 1940

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision
Out of the Emptiness of the Evening skies they came
Reprinting
 
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Reprint of the splash page from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940) only.
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Secret Gateway to the World Beyond the Flame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Green Sorceress; Blue Bolt; Dr Bertoff
The Sorceress discovers the secret of the 4th dimension
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #5 [5] published October 1940
was War In the Fourth Dimension [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
western
Lightnin and the Lone Rider
Lone Rider; Caleb Stone; Dr Chuda
We must start excavating this Zoltec city at once!
Chuda tells the Lone Rider he is 50,000 years old
Reprinting
FlagFamous Funnies #75 published October 1940
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Marvel Mystery Comics #12

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
superhero
Angel
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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November 1940

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
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The Queen of Venus

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Russel Fearn
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
from Marvel Stories (Marvel) 11/40
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0.5
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Origin of the Vision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision (Origin)
Reprinting
 
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Splash page plus selected panels only from the story from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #13 (November 1940).
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Marto!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Martin Burstein(?)
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson (1-5); Joe Simon(6- 10)
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Blue Bolt; Green Sorceress; Bertoff; Intro-Marto
Marto tries to place his mind in Blue Bolt's body
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #6 [6] published November 1940
was The Menace of Marto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby [as Lance Kirby] (signed)
Jack Kirby [as Lance Kirby] (signed)
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
western
Lightnin' and the Lone Rider
The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr. Chuda, the Deathless One; Caleb Stone (villain); Stone's unnamed henchmen; unnamed female captive
The Lone Rider sits stunned and awed as Dr. Chuda calmly reveals that he is 50,000 years old!
Caleb has his henchmen capture the Lone Rider's girl. Dr. Chuda knocks out The Lone Rider to take care of Stone himself.
Reprinting
FlagFamous Funnies #76 published November 1940
 
Miscellaneous
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Target Comics #10

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
superhero
Target
Target
Reprinting
FlagTarget Comics v1 #10 [10] published November 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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December 1940

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
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Wow Comics #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
C. C. Beck
C. C. Beck
?
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Mr Scarlet
Reprinting
FlagWow Comics #1 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Werewolf!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #14 published December 1940
was The Werewolf Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blue Bolt #7

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Blue Bolt
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #7 [7] published December 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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Blitkreig!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele; Jack Kirby (pg 5)
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Blue Bolt; Green Sorceress; Bertoff; Hitler; Mussolini
The Green Sorceress adopts the concept of the Blitzkreig to her own ends
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #7 [7] published December 1940
was The Green Army's Blitzkrieg [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Prize Comics #v1#7 (7)

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Owl
Black Owl
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #7 published December 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Black Owl and the Whistler

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Maurice Rosenbaum
Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Owl
Black Owl; Whistler; Terry Dane; Arnold Goodrich
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #7 published December 1940
was The Whistler [Story on Interior Page(s)][2]
 
Miscellaneous
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Lay Off the Donelli Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Mister Scarlet
Mister Scarlet; Cherry Wade
Reprinting
FlagWow Comics #1 published January 1940
was The Coming of Mr. Scarlet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
apparently recut from a newspaper strip
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January 1941

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
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Origin of the Human Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Briefer ?
Dick Briefer
Dick Briefer
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Top
Human Top
Reprinting
FlagRed Raven Comics #1 published August 1940
was The Origin of the Human Top [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash page only
 
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Reprint of the splash page from Red Raven Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #1 (August 1940) only.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Briefer
Dick Briefer
Dick Briefer
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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FlagPrize Comics v1 #8 published January 1941
was New Adventures No. 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash page only
 
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Splash page from the Frankenstein story from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v1#8 (8) (January 1941) only.
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Captain Marvel #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
C. C. Beck
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Reprinting
Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
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In the Inner Sanctum of Randu Rondi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Reprint of the splash page from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #15 (January 1941) only.
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War over Radium

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Green Sorceress; Blue Bolt; Dr Bertoff; Col Chagg; Introduction-Carl Pfieffer; Introduction-Ann Barton; Introduction- Everett Smith
A passage to the surface world is found. The Sorceress captures the radium deposits of Scientific City.
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #8 [8] published January 1941
was The Rescue of Blue Bolt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Z!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Dick Briefer
?
?
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel; Sivana; Introduction-Z
Reprinting
Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Captain Marvel vs. Z [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Out West

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Dick Briefer
?
?
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
Reprinting
Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Out West [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
16
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Captain Marvel on Saturn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Dick Briefer
?
?
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel; Dragon Man of Saturn
Reprinting
Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was The Monsters of Saturn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Captain Marvel Battles the Vampire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Dick Briefer
?
?
Ed Herron
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
Reprinting
Flag64 Pages of New Captain Marvel Adventures #[1] published March 1941
was Battles the Vampire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Maurice Rosenbaum
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Owl
Black Owl; Terry Dane; Whistler; Arnold Goodrich
Death Goes to Sea In A Million Dollar Yacht!
Arnold Goodrich chooses a ship full of convicts to transport the sword Excalibur back to England
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #8 published January 1941
was The Return of the Whistler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
aviation
Ted O'Neil
Ted O'Neil; Hinky Davis; Hurricane Squadron
glory bent on sabotage
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #8 published January 1941
was A Saboteur's Salvation [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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February 1941

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
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Dinosaurs Attack!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.75
Reprint of the splash page from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #16 (February 1941) only.
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The Surface World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Green Sorceress; Blue Bolt; Dr Bertoff; Pfeiffer; Introduction-Bucky Williams; Introduction-Rocky Roberts
The Blue Bolt follows the Green Sorceress to the Surface World
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #9 [9] published February 1941
was The Sorceress Strikes the Surface World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Madame Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
superhero
Black Owl
Black Owl; Madame Mystery; Terry Dane; Barney Dunn
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #9 published February 1941
was The Menace of Madame Mystery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
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Barge in on a Blitzkrieg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Howard Ferguson
Subject Matter
aviation
Ted O'Neil
Ted O'Neil; Hinky Davis; Hurricane Squadron
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v1 #9 published February 1941
was Smashing the Surprise Attack [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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March 1941

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
[Vince Garron,Big Shot Racketeer]
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Vision
Vision
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
Reprint of the splash page from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #17 (March 1941) only.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America
Reprinting
FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Hurricane
Hurricane
Reprinting
FlagCaptain America Comics #2 published April 1941
was The Devil and the Green Plague [Story on Interior Page(s)]One page excerpt
 
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One page excerpt from the story from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941).

Same character as the Mercury appearing in Red Raven.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
prehistoric
Tuk, Cave Boy
Tuk
Reprinting
 
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One page excerpt from the story from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941).
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U.S.A. #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Defender
Defender
Reprinting
FlagU. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 published August 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
?
Jack Kirby
Subject Matter
superhero
Hurricane
Hurricane
Reprinting
 
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One page excerpt from the story from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #2 (April 1941).
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Young Allies
Young Allies; Bucky; Toro
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.25
unused cover intended for Young Allies #1
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King Rocky

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; with Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Howard Ferguson
Lloyd Jacquet
Subject Matter
science fiction
Blue Bolt
Green Sorceress; Blue Bolt; Dr Bertoff; Rocky Roberts
Rocky Roberts brings his gangster philosophy to the inner world
Reprinting
FlagBlue Bolt v1 #10 [10] published March 1941
was Rocky Roberts Takes Over [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
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Summation

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Theakston
?
?
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Jack Kirby
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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