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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #4
Publication Date: May 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/26/2010
Volume: 4
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780785133612
UPC/EAN: 9780785133612
Price: $59.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 50 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Cory Sedlmeier
Disclose Notes: Reprints Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 Series) #13-16.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.25 in. x 10.5 in.
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Japanese soldier (supposed to be Hideki Tojo?)
You started it!
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1
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Credits/Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison
Al Avison
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Japanese soldier (supposed to be Hideki Tojo?)
You started it!
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1
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated contents page with short synopses for each story therein.
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The League of the Unicorn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Prince Tsaihoon; Princess Yana; The League of the Unicorns (villains, introduction); King Unicorn Zong [Burton J. Hargraves] (villain, introduction)
A railroad boss poses as King Zong, leader of the League of Unicorns, an oriental criminal gang that wear helmets with spikes on their foreheads to slay enemies. Zong hopes to profit from sowing discord between China and the Allies, but Cap and Bucky defeat him and hand him over to the police.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fred Schwab
Fred Schwab
Fred Schwab
Fred Schwab
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Polly Tix
Polly Tix; Mrs. Polly
Poor thing must be starved!
Polly returns home from what he considers a dull ocean trip, but his wife discovers some hanky-panky that went on.
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The Lighthouse of Horror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison (signed)
George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Duffy; Betty Ross; un-named lighthouse keeper; The Looter [Mr. Phillips] (villain, introduction)
Cap and Bucky must stop the activities of 20th Century pirates who are able to block the beam of a lighthouse, causing ships to run aground so they can be looted by the criminals.
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Wild West

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
adventure
Grandpop Saunders; Tom Saunders; Blackie Dione [as Oliver Wentworth] (villain)
A notorious gunman and killer in disguise from Chicago appears one day in Butlertown, intent on buying a ranch.....but not just any ranch.....the ranch belonging to Grandpop Saunders, which has a fortune in gold in a mine located on the property.
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Doctor Sinn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Chad Grothkopf ?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
crime, humorous
The Imp
The Imp; Jefferson Vandemeer; Dr. Sinn (villain, introduction, death)
The Imp tangles with Dr. Sinn, who has discovered a book on black magic which reveals magic words that makes Sinn the most powerful man alive!
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The One Man Invasion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
crime
Headline Hunter
Headline Hunter [Jerry Hunter]; Lord Danvers; Herr Horner (villain); Cramm (villain, Gestapo agent)
A pair of Nazi agents enter the U.S. to kidnap a British newspaper publisher and take him to Germany, all to prevent the publishers' anti-Nazi articles from seeing print.
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The story title was taken from the contents page.
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Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Liberty
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated club page which encourages all Sentinels to keep fighting the enemy by purchasing U.S. defense stamps and supporting the Red Cross.
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Origin of the Secret Stamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ?
Don Rico (signed)
George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
The Secret Stamp, U.S. Defense Agent
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt] (introduction and origin); Tom Colt; Jerry Dash (reporter); Mr. Williams (banker); Spud Sickles
A group of criminals, who have stolen many defense stamps from Roddy Colt, are threatening to kill a local banker until he pays them $10,000.
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First page is a letter to Stan Lee from the State Department complimenting him on the idea of doing a series about a boy selling saving stamps.
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Don't Delay Another Second!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison ?
Al Avison ?
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain Amerioca [Steve Rogers]
Illustrated house ad encouraging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison; Chad Grothkopf (Imp inset)
Al Avison; Chad Grothkopf (Imp inset)
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; the Imp (inset); the Japanese
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1
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison
Al Avison
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated contents page listing the features in the issue with short synopses.
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The Horde of the Vulture!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison (signed)
Syd Shores; George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Duffy; Little Moose (Indian brave); Pete (prospector); The Vulture [Hugh Bradley] (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)
Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes head out to Camp Mojave in the American Southwest where their convoy is hijacked by an American traitor who calls himself the Vulture, who is in charge of a group of Indians working for the Japanese.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arthur William Nugent [as A. W. Nugent]
Al Avison
Syd Shores
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America Brain Teasers
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated puzzles intended to teach and instruct as well as an activity.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Gabriele
George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
The Young Allies
The Young Allies [Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [Tubby]]
Back Again!
Illustrated promotional ad for Young Allies Comics #3 (Spring, 1942), complete with head views of members and the cover.
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The Petals of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison (signed)
Syd Shores (signed); George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Duffy; Betty Ross; The Yellow Claw [Captain Elliot] (villain, introduction, death)
Cap and Bucky must save Betty from the fate inflicted on top military officers: death from the aroma of flowers.
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Gruesome Gus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
adventure, fantasy
The Imp
The Imp; Jefferson Vandemeer; Gruesome Gus (villain, introduction)
The Imp is taken prisoner by Gruesome Gus for the purpose of helping the knave plan better dastardly deeds to make more money.
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The Commandos

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
adventure
Captain Clive; the Japanese (villains, some die)
Captain Clive, of the Australian forces in Malaya, puts together a group of thirty Commandos to conduct nuisance raids against the Japanese forces in Malaya.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mike Sekowsky
George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Elmer
Elmer (introduction); Elmer's father; Mr. Mason (bank President)
Here's a dollar for your birthday, Elmer.
In a series of three non-related one page strips, Elmer learns the hard way that trying to do the right thing often leads to bad results.
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The Three-Man Blitzkrieg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
Don Rico (signed)
George Klein
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
The Secret Stamp
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Spud Sickles; Jerry Dash (newspaper reporter); Mrs. Jones; Mr. Cane; Mr. Lenz (villain)
While Roddy and Spud engage in a contest to see who can sell the most defense stamps, Roddy runs into three Nazis who aim to create a panic by crippling the city's electric, gas and water supply stations.
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Important Announcement!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated club news for Sentinel members, with Cap informing therm that, because of paper shortages, no more club charters will be printed or mailed out. Bucky announces to members that thousands of drawings have poured in in response to the contest that was begun and winners wouldn't be announced until the July issue of Captain America Comics (#16).
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The Den of Doom!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison
Al Avison
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison
Al Avison
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated contents page listing features in the book with brief synopses.
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The Tunnel of Terror!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; Betty Ross; Fritz Krone (villain, introduction); Moeller (villain, introduction); other Nazis (villains)
As the Nazis mine a tunnel in the East River, Cap and Bucky shut down a Fifth Column that is attempting to sap American morale to resist Hitler's goons so that New York City can be captured.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison ?
Al Avison ?
?; typeset (most)
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Don't Delay Another Second!
Illustrated house ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty.
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To the Land of Nod

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
adventure, fantasy
The Imp
The Imp; Jefferson Vandermeer; Morpheus (introduction, god of sleep--Timely's Sandman!); Nightmare (Morpheus' horse)
Morpheus decides to give Jefferson the nightmare of his life, but doesn't reckon with the Imp!
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Martin Goodman (signed)
Al Avison
Al Avison
typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America's War Fund
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Attention Americans
Two-page illustrated PSA for Captain America's War Fund, which encourages readers to buy one less comic per month and, instead, send it to Cap's war fund and the money will be forwarded to President Roosevelt in care of the Treasurer of the U.S. to help fight the Japanese.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Splashing With Thrills!
Illustrated house ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #5.
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The Secret of Lost River Cave

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
adventure
Dave; Sam; Mr. Lewis (grocery store owner)
Behind on the mortgage to the property their mother owns, Dave and Sam agree to sell their mother's diamonds to help pay off that mortgage. However, while on his way to town for that very purpose, Dave discovers strange fish in the Lost River Cave, fish that he can easily sell to pay off that mortgage.
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The Invasion from Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
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Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; The Gool [Ludwig] (villain, introduction) and his Martians (villains, introduction, Nazi agents)
Cap and Bucky take the fight to a group of Martians who have invaded Gotham City, intending to seize it, but Cap smells a rat when a Martian weapon turns out to be a German Lugar in disguise!
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Cap operates in Gotham City.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
?
Stan Lee
Subject Matter
superhero
The Human Torch
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
America's Most Popular Hero!
Illustrated house ad for the Spring, 1942 issue of the Human Torch Comics, #7.
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The Substitute Secret Stamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Secret Stamp
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Spud Sickles; Jerry Dash (news reporter); Mary Sickles; Mr. Corbey; Grandma (villain, introduction); Butch (villain); un-named spy (villain)
Roddy gets the surprise of his life when he sees another "Secret Stamp" captured by a group of Nazi spies, who have been ordered by Hitler to kill the Secret Stamp!
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Message from Captain America!

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison
Al Avison
?; typeset (most)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America Secret Club News
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Illustrated club page in which Cap urges readers to continue to buy Defense Stamps for victory, while Bucky asks readers how they like The Imp and for them to remain patient while their drawings sent in for a contest are being looked at and judged.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Avison [as A. Avison] (signed)
Al Avison [as A. Avison] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]
Red Skull's cry of alarm rings out as Captain America crashes into his terror chamber!
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Avison
Al Avison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
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The Horror of the Seas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Manly Wade Wellman
Al Avison
Syd Shores; George Klein
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Duffy; Betty Ross; Eddie (death); Sally (death); The Hooded Horror (villain, introduction); the Sea People and their Ruler (villains, introduction)
Cap and Bucky encounter a race of undersea people that have built a temple to their goddess Lai-Son beneath the reef where they sacrifice the townspeople under the command of a Nazi who plans to use them as the spearhead of an invasion.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Don't Delay Another Second!
Illustrated house ad for Cap's Sentinels of Liberty, asking readers to join up.
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The Imp and the Pirates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens
Imp
The Imp; Jefferson Vandermeer; group of pirates (villains)
Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it.
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Illustrations of Stan Lee and Chad Grothkopf on page 1. Last appearance of the Imp.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mike Sekowsky
George Klein
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Percy
Percy; Sally
Gee there's Sally roller-skating!
Percy's attempts to impressive a girl with his roller skating backfires on him.....big time!
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Pacific Voyage

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Dick; un-named partner of Dick's
Dick and his friend decide to sail back to the United States from China by sailing aboard a Chinese Junk they purchased, but the trip is anything but delightful.
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Red Skull's Deadly Revenge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee (signed)
Al Avison (signed)
Syd Shores; George Klein
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Duffy; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt] (villain, apparently dies); Brute Benson (villain, death); Duke Shores (villain); Igor (villain)
The Red Skull sets out to trap the famed Captain America and succeeds, then takes over Cap's costumed identity, attempting to dishonor the name of America's hero!
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Important Announcement!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Illustrated house page, which gives the names of the winners of the Captain America Coloring Page Contest, the 1st prize of $50 going to Vincent McQuaid of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the 2nd prize of $15 going to Candido Gomez, Jr. of Tampa, Florida. Also listed are the names of the 35 $1 winners, plus the Sentinels Code Passwords of the Month are given.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
Bill King [as King] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Joker Comics
Powerhouse Pepper; Dippy Diplomat; Tessie the Typist
Illustrated ad for Joker Comics #2, with cover illustrated by Basil Wolverton.
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Murder in Cross Lane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Secret Stamp
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Jerry Dash (reporter); Mr. Snull (railroad ticket agent); Spud Sickles; Titus Locke (villain)
When Roddy's reporter friend, Jerry Dash, is accused of murdering a fellow reporter, the Secret Stamp goes into action to save his life from an angry mob.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Red Skull
This time you die!
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1
House ad for Captain America Comics # 16.
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The Marvel Masterworks Library

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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