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Issue Details

Issue #15
Published June 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - The Den of Doom!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
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 features in the book with brief synopses.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Letters typeset
Notes Found on the inside front cover.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

20 page Captain America story "The Tunnel of Terror!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; Betty Ross; Fritz Krone (villain, introduction); Moeller (villain, introduction); other Nazis (villains)
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder ?
Pencils Al Avison (signed)
Inks Syd Shores (signed)
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page Captain America promo (ad from the publisher) "Don't Delay Another Second!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis Illustrated house ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison ?
Inks Al Avison ?
Letters ?; typeset (most)
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-27.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

10 page The Imp story "To the Land of Nod"

Characters The Imp; Jefferson Vandermeer; Morpheus (introduction, god of sleep--Timely's Sandman!); Nightmare (Morpheus' horse)
Synopsis Morpheus decides to give Jefferson the nightmare of his life, but doesn't reckon with the Imp!
Genre occult; 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 Captain America's War Fund public service announcement "Attention Americans"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Script Martin Goodman (signed)
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-27.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page Sub-Mariner promo (ad from the publisher) "Splashing With Thrills!"

Characters Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Synopsis Illustrated house ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #5.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee King [as Lee] (signed)
Inks Lee King [as Lee] (signed)
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-27.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

2 page text story "The Secret of Lost River Cave"

Characters Dave; Sam; Mr. Lewis (grocery store owner)
Synopsis 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.
Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

20 page Captain America story "The Invasion From Mars"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; The Gool [Ludwig] (villain, introduction) and his Martians (villains, introduction, Nazi agents)
Synopsis 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!
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Notes Cap operates in Gotham City.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page The Human Torch promo (ad from the publisher) "America's Most Popular Hero!"

Characters The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
Synopsis Illustratede house ad for the Spring, 1942 issue of the Human Torch Comics, #7.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee King [as Lee] (signed)
Inks Lee King [as Lee] (signed)
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-27.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

7 page The Secret Stamp story "The Substitute Secret Stamp"

Characters The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Spud Sickles; Jerry Dash (news reporter); Mary Sickles; Mr. Corbey; Grandma (villain, introduction); Butch (villain); un-named spy (villain)
Synopsis 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!
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Don Rico
Inks Don Rico
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)

1 page Captain America Secret Club News letters page

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Avison
Letters ?; typeset (most)
Notes Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-7-27.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010)