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Issue Details

Issue #14
Published May 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; the Imp (inset); the Japanese
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Letters typeset
Notes The artwork on the Imp inset was by Chad Grothkopf.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page credits "Contents page"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis Illustrated contents page listing the features in the issue w/short synopses.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Letters typeset
Notes This page lists Stan Lee as Editor.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

19 page Captain America story "The Horde of the Vulture!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Duffy; Little Moose (Indian brave); Pete (prospector); The Vulture [Hugh Bradley] (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee ?
Pencils Al Avison (signed)
Inks Al Avison (signed)
Notes The Masterworks edition lists Al Avison as penciler with inks by Syd Shores & George Klein.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page Captain America Brain Teasers activity

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis Illustrated puzzles intended to teach and instruct as well as an activity.
Script Arthur William Nugent [as A. W. Nugent]
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Syd Shores
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-4. Credits per the Masterworks edition.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page The Young Allies promo (ad from the publisher) "Back Again!"

Characters The Young Allies: [Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]]
Synopsis Illustrated promotional ad for Young Allies Comics #3 (Spring, 1942), complete with head views of members and the cover.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks George Klein
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-4.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

21 page Captain America story "The Petals of Doom!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Duffy; Betty Ross; The Yellow Claw [Captain Elliot] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis Cap and Bucky must save Betty from the fate inflicted on top military officers: death from the aroma of flowers.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee ?
Pencils Al Avison (signed)
Inks Syd Shores (signed)
Notes The Masterworks edition also lists George Klein as an inker. The Yellow Claw in this story is NOT the villain in "Yellow Claw Comics".
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

10 page The Imp story "Gruesome Gus"

Characters The Imp; Jefferson Vandemeer; Gruesome Gus (villain, introduction)
Synopsis The Imp is taken prisoner by Gruesome Gus for the purpose of helping the knave plan better dastardly deeds to make more money.
Genre fantasy; adventure
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Inks Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

2 page text story "The Commandos"

Characters Captain Clive; the Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis 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.
Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

3 page Elmer story

Characters Elmer (introduction); Elmer's father; Mr. Mason (bank President)
Synopsis 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.
Genre humor
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks George Klein
Notes Credits taken from the Masterworks edition.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

7 page The Secret Stamp story "The Three-Man Blitzkrieg"

Characters The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Spud Sickles; Jerry Dash (newspaper reporter); Mrs. Jones; Mr. Cane; Mr. Lenz (villain)
Synopsis 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.
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Rico (signed)
Inks Don Rico (signed)
Notes The Masterworks edition lists Don Rico on pencils and George Klein on inks.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News filler

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis 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).
Genre superhero
Letters typeset
Notes Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-4.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)