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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published Spring 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Remember Pearl Harbor issue. Some info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.

Cover Details

Characters The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; the Japanese.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks George Klein
Notes Remember Pearl Harbor issue. Some info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page The Young Allies foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "The Young Allies"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby].
Synopsis Illustrated contents page giving chapter titles for the Young Allies story.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed)
Inks George Klein (signed)
Notes Contents page is found on the inside front cover and lists Stan Lee as Editor. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

8 page The Young Allies story "The Coming of the Khan (Chapter 1)"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; The Khan (I, villain), the Japanese (villains).
Synopsis Without knowing it, the Young Allies run into and are trapped by the Khan, a man desiring to become master of the western hemisphere, and involved in the planning stages of a Nazi and Japanese take-over of Alaska.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed on contents page)
Inks George Klein (signed on contents page)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

8 page The Young Allies story "Trapped In the Swampland (Chapter 2)"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; The Khan (villain) and his men.
Synopsis Believimng the Allies destroyed, the Khan and his men move on toward Alaska [via Canada by train] and its eventual conquest, but when the Allies come face-to-face with the Khan, Bucky and Toro get into a bad disagreement.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed on contents page)
Inks George Klein (signed on contents page)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

8 page The Young Allies story "Terror Underground (Chapter 3)"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; Perry; the Khan (villain); the Japanese (villains).
Synopsis Trapped in a swampland area, a plane spots the boys and transports them to the Yukon for medical assistance. The Allies, upon their recovery, buy a cheap car and head out to find their adversary, who already knows they are in country. They are captured and taken to the Khan's huge secret Alaskan underground airport.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed on contents page)
Inks George Klein (signed on contents page)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

8 page The Young Allies story "The Yellow Invasion Begins (Chapter 4)"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; The Khan (villain); the Japanese (villains).
Synopsis The Khan begins his invasion of Alaska, and the Allies escape from the secret airport and head for Alaska to alert U.S. defense forces of the impending attack. While there, they confront the Khan inside a U.S. arsenal that is suddenly hit by bombs from an Allied plane!
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed on contents page)
Inks George Klein (signed on contents page)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

13 page The Young Allies story "Fight To the Finish (Chapter 5)"

Characters The Young Allies: The Young Allies: Bucky; Toro; Percival Aloysius O'Toole [aka Knuckles]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Henry Tinkle [aka Tubby]; General Peters; The Khan (villain, D); the Japanese (villains).
Synopsis Barely surviving the explosion, the Allies scramble out of the arsenal and spot a huge opening of a pipe leading underground, and out of the pipe suddenly emerges a huge Japanese invasion force. Toro takes to the air to alert U.S. forces and a battle royal ensues, resulting in the Khan's death and a rout of his forces.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Al Gabriele (signed on contents page)
Inks George Klein (signed on contents page)
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

2 page text story "Danger In the Dunes"

Characters Dan; Patchey (his horse); Brown (villain); Jeff (villain)
Synopsis Dan sees a plane sputter in air and crash land, and he heads out to look for it and the pilots who were aboard. He doesn't realize that those men are spies with bombs on board to be used to bomb the Coolidge Dam.
Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Casey McKann filler "He Solves the Last Murder Mystery"

Characters Casey McKann (I); Baldy Bean (D); "Pinky" the Punk; Lotsa Stuff; "Mugsy" the Mug; Mr. Ripper (false Police Commissioner, villain).
Synopsis Casey succeeds in ferreting out the true killer of Baldy Bean: a phony Police Commissioner.
Genre gag
Pencils Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Inks Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Notes Writer credit revision from Ferstadt to ? by Craig Delich. The Who's Who states that Ferstadt did not write this strip. Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series)

1 page Casey McKann filler "Don't Cross Your Bridgework Until It Bites You"

Characters Casey McKann
Synopsis Casey is awarded a medal for solving the murder of Baldy Bean, then spots a suspicious beautiful girl. He follows her and breaks into an apartment she enters and falsely arrests her and some other card players!
Genre humor
Pencils Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Inks Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Casey McKann filler "Killer Diller Returns to the Pen in the Big House"

Characters Casey McKann; Killer Diller.
Synopsis Casey is ordered by the Commissioner to bring in parolee Killer Diller, not knowing that he was awarded a prize while in prison for a true story he wrote.
Genre humor
Pencils Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Inks Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Joker Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "We Don't Wish You Harm But You'll Die Laughing!"

Characters Tessie the Typist; Powerhouse Pepper; Squat Car Squad; Dippy Diplomat.
Synopsis Illustrated promotional house ad for Joker Comics #1, including the cover.
Genre humor
Pencils Lee King (signed as Lee); Basil Wolverton (cover)
Inks Lee King (signed as Lee); Basil Wolverton (cover)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

7 page Father Time story "The Disappearing Diamonds"

Characters Father Time [Larry Scott]; Yo Lanar (villain, I), Agent X (villain, I).
Synopsis A crooked diamond expert is refused citizenship because of his many convictions for jewel robberies and threatens revenge by stealing vital industrial black diamonds.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Alderman (signed)
Inks Jack Alderman (signed)
Notes Father Time's apperance occurs between Captain America #12 and Mystic Comics #10. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page All Winners Comics advertisement "You Can't Lose!"

Characters Captain America; the Human Torch; the Sub-Mariner; the Destroyer; the Whizzer.
Synopsis Illustrated promotional house ad for All Winner Comics #4, including the cover.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee King (signed as Lee); Al Avison (cover)
Inks Lee King (signed as Lee); Al Avision (cover)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Casey McKann filler

Characters Casey McKann
Synopsis The Police Commissioner is livid with Casey for rounding up a ring of counter fitters, believing them to be counterfeiters!
Genre humor
Pencils Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Inks Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Casey McKann filler "Square Gang Buster Busts Up Dope Ring"

Characters Casey McKann; Big Dope.
Synopsis When Big Dope is released from prison, Casey tails him, suspicious that he will go back to his previous career in crime....but the joke is on him!
Genre humor
Pencils Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Inks Louis Ferstadt (signed as Looey)
Notes Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

3 page The Story of an American Hero..... story "Capt. Colin P. Kelly"

Characters Captain Colin P. Kelly (D); the Japanese (villains).
Synopsis The true story of U.S. AAF Captain Kelly is told, including the heroic sacrifice of his life, when he rammed his plane into the Japanese Battleship Haruna off the coast of Luzon.
Genre fact
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.

1 page Sentinels of Liberty advertisement "Don't Delay Another Second!"

Characters Captain America
Synopsis Illustrated ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty club.
Genre superhero
Notes Found on the inside back cover. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-28-09.
Reprinted In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Young Allies (Marvel, 2009 series) #1.