Dates
- Cover date
- October 1940
- On sale
- August 15, 1940
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Search For J. B. · 12 pages
Hunted by the police force he was once a member of due to his burning down tenements infected with the black plague, the Torch is offered re-instatement by the police commissioner if he can bring in the mysterious "J.B."
- Three-Sided War · 10 pages
When Namor discovers that the airplane carrying Luther Robinson, Micky and Lynne Harris has been forced down by the Nazis, he goes to search for them, and saves Harris only, intending to make her his mate.
- The Enchanted Marsh · 9 pages
Following Shirley Smith into an enchanted marsh, the Angel is suddenly down, falling into quicksand. He is saved however by a hulking creature that works for a mysterious woman who has murdered the owners of Piedmont mansion and now threatens the Angel and Smith.
- A Good Impression · 2 pages
Taxi driver Sam Hale was confident that this cold rainy night was ideal to rob Amos Liggett. He made one mistake, however....he kept the murder weapon!
- The Mystery House · 7 pages
When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rain storm and spot a prowler, little does they know that it will turn into a murder mystery.
- The Shark · 8 pages
When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark, threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help.
- The Plot against Texas · 6 pages
The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande.
- Ka-Zar in America · 10 pages
When Ka-Zar's captors inform him that they are going to put him on display in New York City when they arrive, he and Zar jump overboard and make their way to the city zoo where Ka-Zar plans to release some of Zar's brothers.
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (2004), Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus (2009), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus (2019), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus (2019)