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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published Winter 1943-44
Frequency Quarterly
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Vince Fago
Notes The Statement of Ownership lists Jean Goodman as Editor.

Cover Details

Characters The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Angel [Tom Hallaway]; the Nazis (villains)
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

12 page Sub-Mariner story "Stunning Blow To Nippon"

Characters The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Diving Marvels [the Engels sisters]; Carl Wildmer (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains, many deaths)
Synopsis Namor challenges a champion swimmer to a contest and wins, unaware, until later, that the man also serves the enemy, who makes attacks on American shipping.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks Carl Pfeufer
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

12 page Sub-Mariner story "In The Mystery of Sabotage City"

Characters The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis Namor seeks to discover the secret location of a Japanese submarine base that has been responsible for destroying Allied merchant shipping, but is shocked to learn that a prehistoric monster is involved!
Genre superhero
Pencils Carl Pfeufer
Inks Carl Pfeufer
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

1 page Captain America public service announcement "Urgent! Sentinels of Liberty!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis Illustrated PSA in which Cap asks kids to get involved in the waste paper drive, while Bucky displays four ways to save the paper for easy handling.
Genre Superhero
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-3-11.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

12 page Sub-Mariner story "The Battle of Kwangto!"

Characters The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Guest Star: Betty Dean; Captain Stark; Marshal Ito (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Soku (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis Sub-Mariner speeds to China to assist Betty Dean in her quest to evacuate Chinese orphans from the missions in China.
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Gabriele
Inks John Jordan ?
Notes Inker revision from Al Bellman to John Jordan? by Craig Delich 2010-3-11. The Who's Who doesn't list Bellman with ever inking this strip.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

2 page none text story "One For the Books"

Characters Hank Crawford (Deputy Sheriff); Dave Williams (Policeman); un-named German (villain, death)
Synopsis City cop Dave Williams, tracking down a German killer in an old west ghost town, is taught a lesson or two by an old-time, un-trained Deputy Sheriff!
Genre crime
Letters ?; typeset (most)
Notes Part of page two features the Statement of Ownership, which lists the publisher as Manvis Publications, Inc., the Editor as Jean Goodman, and the Managing Editor/Business Editor as Martin Goodman.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)

16 page The Angel story "The Charity Bazaar Murders"

Characters The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Mrs. Van Nest; Tom Malone (villain, introduction, death); Pete Malone (villain, introduction, death); Pat Malone (villain, introduction, Pete Malone's sister, death), Danny Malone (villain, introduction, Tom Malone's son, reforms)
Synopsis The death of a notorious gangster Tom Malone deeply affects the remaining family members, who all swear revenge upon the person they deem responsible: The Angel!
Genre superhero
Pencils Gustav Schrotter
Inks Gustav Schrotter
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2009)