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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published Summer 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Much info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.

Cover Details

Characters Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Adolf Hitler; the Red Skull.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Syd Shores
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Young Allies table of contents"

Characters Captain America; Bucky; the Red Skull
Synopsis Table of contents pages, complete with short synopses, illustrated with the cover to Captain America Comics #7.
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Syd Shores
Letters typeset
Notes Found on the inside front cover. This page lists Joe Simon as Art Editor and Jack Kirby as Art Director. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

9 page The Young Allies story "The Coming of Agent Zero (Chapter 1)"

Characters The Young Allies (Introduction; Origin; formerly the Sentinels of Liberty) [Bucky; Toro (joins); Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jeff [Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt]; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Agent Zero; the Nazis (villains, some Death)
Synopsis Agent Zero is being pursued by a group of Nazis, who are intent on securing a code from him. Inadvertently, the members of the Sentinels of Liberty Club, who call themselves the Young Allies, chase the enemy from their clubhouse and discover the agent inside, and agree to help him send a message.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Charles Nicholas
Inks Charles Nicholas
Notes The splash page is an illustrated breakdown of each chapter with title of that chapter. Note, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

10 page The Young Allies story "The Red Skull and the Graveyard of Doom (Chapter 2)"

Characters The Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tuby [Henry Tinkle]]; Agent Zero (a woman); Agent X (Death); The Red Skull (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villain); Hermann Goering (villain)
Synopsis The Young Allies arrive at Lone Pine and overhear a conversation between Agents Zero and X concerning the code key the Nazis were interested in, but soon find themselves battling Nazi spies who want that code. After the fray, Agent Zero is gone but has left a trail to the boys to follow that leads to a cemetery, where he has been taken, and they run smack into the Red Skull, who overpowers the Allies and takes Agent Zero with him.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jack Kirby (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Inks Syd Shores (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Notes Some info and synopsis addded by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

10 page The Young Allies story "Voyage To No-Man's-Land (Chapter 3)"

Characters The Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; the Nazis (villains, some Death)
Synopsis On the trail of the Skull and Agent Zero, the boys stow away on a British freighter heading for England, but are discovered and put to work. However, there is a Nazi agent aboard who wishes to blow the ship up and the Allies with it. They stop him, are rewarded, land in England, help stop a Luftwaffe bombing of a city, then start on their journey to Germany, nearly being poisoned by a member of the Master Race in the process.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jack Kirby (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Inks Syd Shores (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Sub-Mariner promo (ad from the publisher) "Big New Sub-Mariner No. 2"

Characters The Sub-Mariner; the Angel (inset); the Nazis (inset)
Synopsis Illustrated promotional ad for the new issue of Sub-Mariner Comics, #2, complete with cover. There is also a plug for Mystic Comics as well.
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

10 page The Young Allies story "Trapped in Nazi-Land: Chapter 4: The Inhuman Tyrants Whose Business Was Blood"

Characters The Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Agent Zero; the Red Skull (villain); the Nazis (villains); Hermann Goring (villain); Fritz Flootzendootzen (camp warden, villain); Adolf Hitler (villain)
Synopsis The Allies make their way into Germany and enter a HQ building and come face-to-face with the Red Skull, who has been torturing Agent Zero. The Skull has his men take the boys to a concentration camp, but Toro makes good their escape through the barbed wire. Toro then disguises himself as the Red Skull and re-enters the HQ building, hoping to make good the Allies escape from Germany with Agent Zero.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jack Kirby (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Inks Charles Nicholas
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

9 page The Young Allies story "Outwitting the Blood-Thirsty Tyrants (Chapter 5)"

Characters The Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Agent Zero; the Nationalist Chinese; the Red Skull (villain); the Nazis (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goring (villain)
Synopsis Grabbing Agent Zero, Toro leads Agent Zero toward the planned escape, when the real Red Skull heads them off. The sudden appearance of Hitler allows the boys and Agent Zero to escape, but the Nazis are quickly on their trail, but are rebuffed by the Russians. Mewanwhile, the Allies meet up with forces of General Chiang Kai-shek and arrange for passage on a ship back to America when they suddenly find themselves in the middle of a Tong war!
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Inks Syd Shores (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Notes Somne info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Marvel Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel's Pinwheel of Stars!"

Characters The Vision; the Sub-Mariner; the Human Torch; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance; the Angel.
Synopsis Illustrated [with head views] promotional ad for Marvel Mystery Comics.
Genre superhero
Pencils David Walters; Bill Everett; Carl Burgos; Ben Thompson; Bob Oksner; Paul Gustavson (all signeed)
Inks David Walters; Bill Everett; Carl Burgos; Ben Thompson; Bob Oksner; Paul Gustavson (all signed)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

9 page The Young Allies story "Captain America and the Human Torch To the Rescue (Chapter 6)"

Characters The Young Allies [Toro; Bucky; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; the Red Skull (villain); Agent Zero
Synopsis The Young Allies and Agent Zero finally board a ship for America, and return home to the clubhouse, where Agent Zero leaves them to locate a tombstone in the cemetery that has the key to code. Unfortunately, the Red Skull lies in wait and captures the group, but Jeffrey uses his pocket transmitter to alert Captain America and the Human Torch to rescue them.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Inks Syd Shores (page 1); Charles Nicholas
Notes Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

2 page text story "Crooks Are Cowards"

Characters Biff Jenkins; Burt Higgins; Mr. Billingsly; Mrs. Billingsly; Chief Wells; Bob Robins; John Athey; un-named thugs (villains)
Synopsis A star newspaper reporter has a novel idea on how to capture the criminals who robbed the Billingslys.
Genre crime
Pencils ? (illustration)
Inks ? (illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes All info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

3 page Unsolved Mysteries filler

Synopsis Among the unsolved mysteries discussed are: The Boy Without a Brain, Voodoo in Hungary, The Superstition Mountains, The Skulls of Calgarth, Mystery of the Gloriana, the Cat From Voss, Giant Heads, The Man From Another World and "He is Not Dead!"
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Notes Most info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1974 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Captain America Comics promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Captain America; Bucky; the Red Skull
Synopsis Illustrated promotional ad for the Red Skull tale in the next issue of Captain America Comics. Also an illustrated ad for the Sentinels of Liberty club.
Genre superhero
Notes Found on the inside back cover. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Human Torch Comics promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters The Human Torch; Toro; the Sub-Mariner; the Nazis
Synopsis Illustrated promotional ad, with cover, for Human Torch Comics #4.
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg
Notes Back Cover. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-25-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1