| Issue | #1 |
| Published | August 1941 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Joe Simon |
| Notes | U. S. A. COMICS is published monthly by U. S. A. Comic Magazine Corp. at Meriden, Conn. Application for second class data entry pending at the post office at Meriden, Conn., under Act of March 3, 1879. Single copies 10c; yearly subscription $1.00. Entire contents copyrighted 1941 by U. S. A. Comic Magazine Corp., 330 W. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. |
| Characters | The Defender [Don Stevens] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1; in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2 |
| Characters | Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]; Angel [Tom Hallaway] |
| Synopsis | Illustrated ad for the new All Winners Quarterly #1, spotlighting the main characters, on sale May 20th. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover; sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | The Defender [Don Stevens] (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Brief illustrated introduction for the Defender: as long as there is injustice, there is a need for a defender to battle it. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Simon; Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Joe Simon (looming image); Al Avison ?; Al Gabriele ? |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Notes | Pencils previously credited to Jack Kirby; Joe Simon. Revised art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series); in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | The Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty (introduction; Defender's sidekick); Sally Kean (introduction); Dame Kackle (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | When U.S. Marine Don Stevens investigates the death of a man who was pushed from an old schooner, it is the Defender who is called to the fore to battle the eveil Dame Kackle. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Al Avison ?; Charles Nicholas ? |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Pencils previously credited to Charles Nicholas. Revised art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series); in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | The Whizzer [Bob Frank] (introduction; origin); Dr. Emil Frank [Bob's father] (introduction; death); Granno (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | Crook Granno "makes" Dr. Frank kill a patient he is operating on and tells the good doctor to get out of the country---or else! But Frank's son, now known as the Whizzer, sees things differently and vows revenge on the man who led Dr. Frank to die in the jungles of Africa. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Al Avison (signed) |
| Inks | Al Gabriele (signed) |
| Notes | Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3 ; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Mr. Liberty [John Liberty] (introduction; origin); Herr Leader (villain; introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain; cameo); Paul Revere (as ghost); Ethan Allan (as ghost) |
| Synopsis | Hitler threatens America through the use of 5th Columnists to destroy America's arsenals and powerhouses. But the U.S. has an ace in the hole: Mr. Liberty! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Phil Sturm [as Sturm] (signed) |
| Pencils | Syd Shores [as Shores] (signed) |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Notes | Inks previously credited to Syd Shores. Revised art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Captain Hennigan; Gregory Stanton; V: Jamieson. |
| Synopsis | After the death of John Hardy, the "ghost" of Hardy begins appearing to Gregory Stanton, trying to convince him to turn over the lands he owned to Hardy's sons. |
| Script | Arthur Cazeneuve (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Cazeneuve ? |
| Inks | Arthur Cazeneuve ? |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. Art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Characters and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Rockman (introduction; origin); J. J. Gollings (introduction; death); Roffler (villain; introduction; death) |
| Synopsis | Gollings, construction enginner, agrees to build a tunnel from Roffler's basement for the sum of $5000, not realizing over the top of it will be built a giant airfield, whose airplanes will be used to destroy a factory. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Basil Wolverton; Charles Nicholas ? (splash) |
| Inks | Basil Wolverton; Charles Nicholas ? (splash) |
| Notes | Charles Nicholas credit for splash panel from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007; the original indexer credited the pencils to Jack Kirby and the inks to Joe Simon. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes |
| Synopsis | Illustrated ad, urging readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Young Avenger [Bill Bryan; Bill Bryon] (introduction); Eric von Himmel (villain; introduction). |
| Synopsis | The Young Avenger faces the dire threat of Nazi agents who are successfully destroying aviation works throughout the nation. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Howard Purcell [as Michael Robard] (signed) |
| Inks | Howard Purcell [as Michael Robard] (signed) |
| Notes | Previous art credited to "Michael Robard" as pseudonym for Mike Roy. Revision of pseudonym "Michael Robard" to Howard Purcell by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. The Young Avenger's last name is spelled differently each time it appears. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Characters | Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs] |
| Synopsis | Illustrated ad promoting Timely Comics magazines on sale at newsstands: Marvel Comics, Captain America Comics, Sub-Mariner Quarterly, Mystic Comics, Human Torch Quarterly, Daring Comics and the Angel Quarterly. |
| Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. The identity of the figure on the fake "Mystic" cover is unclear- he was previously identified as Marvel Boy, who never appeared in that title. He does not clearly resemble any then-current Mystic character (Henry Andrews 2008-10-10). |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007) #1. |
| Characters | Jack Frost (introduction); Dr. Forbes (introduction; death); Police Commissioner Brian (introduction); Hal Jenkins (introduction); Alice Forbes (introduction); Mike Zelby (villain; introduction) |
| Synopsis | With his dying breathe, a man tells Jack Frost to save his daughter from a man out to steal the gold mine in Alaska that he had discovered. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credit from Michael Vassallo via Timely-Atlas-Comics Yahoo Group (6 April 2007), from his confirming review of the art with Carmine Infantino. Previous indexers had credited pencils to Carmine Infantino and inks to Frank Giacoia (based on an interview with Carmine Infantino in The Comics Journal #191. That interview was referring to the story in USA Comics #3). Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-18-08. |
| Reprinted | in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #3; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age USA Comics (Marvel, 2007 series) #1. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |