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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published Summer 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Characters Captain America; Bucky; Human Torch; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel; Black Marvel.
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Giant-Size Invaders (Marvel 2005) #2; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "All Winners"

Characters Captain America; Bucky; Human Torch; Toro; Black Marvel; The Angel; Sub-Mariner.
Synopsis Illustrated table of contents with brief recaps for each of the features and stories contained in the issue.
Letters typeset
Notes Found on inside front cover. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1

12 page Human Torch story "Carnival of Fiends"

Characters Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Inspector Riley; Villains: Matsu, Ku-Shi (I for both).
Synopsis Deep in the heart of Chinatown, a secret Japanese agent, acting on orders from his superiors, menaces the peaceful Chinese population of New York, even planning to hypnotize the Torch and Toro into becoming his agents!
Genre superhero
Script Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks Carl Burgos (signed)
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

12 page Black Marvel story "The Order of the Hood"

Characters Black Marvel [Dan Lyobns]; Pat Casey; Mary Nash; V: The Hood (I, D), the Order of the Hood (I).
Synopsis he Black Marvel is forced to face the threat of a new villain and his massive organization, which threatens to inflict a reign of horror upon the American people.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Al Avison (signed)
Inks Al Gabriele (signed)
Notes The Black Marvel's last appearance was in MYSTIC COMICS #9; last appearance. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

13 page Captain America story "The Case of the Hollow Men"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Duffy; Villains: The Lord of Death and his zombies (I for all), Adolf Hitler.
Synopsis Cap and Bucky face the dilemma of how to kill a dead man.......a task which had to be wion before they could defeat the hideous menace who considered himself the lord of death.
Genre superhero
Script Jack Kirby; Joe Simon (signed)
Pencils Jack Kirby; Al Avison
Inks Joe Simon; Al Gabriele; Syd Shores
Notes Art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the GCD Error List (4 April 2006); synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

1 page Captain America Comics/Marvel Mystery Comics advertisement "You Can't Beat the Best!"

Characters Captain America; Human Torch.
Synopsis House ad for two of Timely's top sellers, Captain America and Marvel Mystery Comics, spotlighting the great features found in both mags.
Genre superhero
Notes Entire sequence added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

2 page text story "All Winners"

Characters Captain America; Buck; Human Torch; Toro; Black Marvel; Sub-Mariner; Angel; Johnny Blake.
Synopsis As Johnny flips through the pages of Marvel Comics, he wished that he could meet the heroes found within in person.....and sure enough, he gets his wish!
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Inks Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Letters typeset
Notes Art credits from Michael J. Vassallo via the GCD Error List (4 April 2006). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

12 page The Sub-Mariner story "The Torpedo Boat Terror"

Characters Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; V: The Nazis.
Synopsis Sub-Mariner's investigation uncovers Nazi mosquito boats on the U.S. coast in an unassuming boathouse, and discovers that the Nazis are using that facility to build more!
Genre superhero
Script Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils Bill Everett (signed)
Inks Bill Everett (signed); Allen Simon ?
Notes The inks credit is from Michael J. Vassallo via the GCD Error List (4 April 2006). Revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Giant-Size Invaders (Marvel 2005) #2; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

12 page The Angel story "The Case of the Mad Gargoyle"

Characters The Angel; V: The Gargoyle (I, D).
Synopsis The Angel decides to investigate the strange disappearance of plane after plane [and their crews and passengers] on the Panama Pacific route, and runs into the horror of devil worshippers.
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Gustavson ?
Inks Paul Gustavson ?
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #23; In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.

1 page Sentinels of Liberty advertisement "Captain America Wants You"

Characters Captain America; Bucky.
Synopsis Promotional ad featuring Cap and Bucky, encouraging readers to join the Sentinels of Liberty.
Genre superhero
Notes Found on the inside back cover. Entire sequence added by Craig Delich 6-23-08.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 2005 series) #1.