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Issue Details

Issue #10
Published Winter 1942-1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee?

Cover Details

Characters The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Nazis
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page All Winners Comics; Young Allies Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Two Smashing Successes!"

Characters Toro; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]; Jefferson Worthing Sandervilt; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole; The Owl (villain); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Benito Mussolini (villain); Hideki Tojo (villain)
Synopsis Illustrated house promotional ad [with covers] for Young Allies #5 and All-Winners Comics #6.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee King (signed)
Inks Lee King (signed)
Notes Found on the inside front cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-19.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

45 page Human Torch and Sub-Mariner story "The Death Dance of the Atlantic"

Characters The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; James (villain, brother of the Duke of Deptford, death); Duke of Deptford [Robert] (villain, introduction, death); current Duke of Deptford (villain, introduction, death); Baron Kidersky (villain, introduction); Baroness Kidersky (villain, introduction); Karl Schmidt (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis Torch and Toro are ordered to capture a U-boat crew alive as they seem to have too much information about Allied shipping convoys. Unknown to them, Sub-Mariner has knocked out a Nazi sailor and taken his place aboard U-boat 41. Subby jostles the torpedoman as he is aiming to take out a ship and the captain has him knocked out. At this moment, Torch and Toro attack and the captain sees a way to get back at Subby by telling Torch and Toro that Sub-Mariner is one of their best agents. Torch and Toro fall for this and take Subby captive along with the rest of the U-boat crew.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks Al Bellman
Notes The story is featured in three chapters. The Masterworks edition lists Al Fagaly & Carl Pfeufer as pencilers and Ed Hamilton, John Jordan, Edd Ashe & Harry Fisk as inkers.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

2 page text story "Slave Driver"

Characters Steve Oliver; Bert Wilson; Spud Evans; Mike Lavel
Synopsis Afraid of losing his job to another, Steve lays down the law to the bosses' son in order to get a construction project finished.
Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

2 page Trinket story

Characters Trinket; Stubby; Mitzy
Synopsis Stubby ends an argument between the girls over the ownership of a dog.
Genre gag
Script Clyde Yeadon (signed)
Pencils Clyde Yeadon (signed)
Inks Clyde Yeadon (signed)
Letters Clyde Yeadon ?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-9-19.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Sub-Mariner Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "It's a Knockout!"

Characters The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]
Synopsis Illustrated promotional house ad for the current Sub-Mariner Quarterly.
Genre superhero
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-19.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

10 page Jimmy Jupiter story "Vacation"

Characters Jimmy Jupiter; Mr. Jupiter (father); Mrs. Jupiter (mother); Fred (Jimmy's Uncle); Princess Pam (introduction); King of the Enchanted Valley (introduction); the Wild Toad Men (villains, introduction)
Synopsis Jimmy's uncle tells him of an Enchanted Forest nearby, so Jimmy decides to investigate.
Genre children; fantasy
Pencils Ed Robbins [as Rob] (signed)
Inks Bob Montana [as Bo] (signed)
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Tubby and Tack filler

Characters Tubby; Tack; Sparkie (a dog)
Synopsis Playing their own version of war games, Tubby and Tack attempt to send a message through enemy lines to Captain Fuzzy by means of their dog.
Genre humor; children
Script Ray Houlihan (signed)
Pencils Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inks Ray Houlihan (signed)
Letters Ray Houlihan
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Max the Magician filler

Characters Max
Synopsis Seeing a man in tattered clothes, Max decides to magically give him a new set of clothes.
Genre humor; children
Script Larry Antonette [as Larry] (signed)
Pencils Larry Antonette [as Larry] (signed)
Inks Larry Antonette [as Larry] (signed)
Letters Larry Antonette
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Funny Boners story

Synopsis Page consists of six unrelated gag cartoons.
Genre humor
Script Basil Wolverton [as Old Man Wolverton] (signed)
Pencils Basil Wolverton [as Old Man Wolverton] (signed)
Inks Basil Wolverton [as Old Man Wolverton] (signed)
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Captain America public service announcement "Tops!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis Illustrated promotional house ad for Captain America Comics, providing a coupon for readers to mail in to becomne a member of the Sentinels of Liberty.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee King (signed)
Inks Lee King (signed)
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-9-19.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)

1 page Captain America public service announcement "Wake up Americans!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis Illustrated PSA featuring Captain America, urging readers to buy War Stamps every day.
Script Martin Goodman (signed)
Notes Found on the inside back cover.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2010)