| Issue | #9 |
| Published | July 1940 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Martin Goodman |
| Characters | The Sub-Mariner; Human Torch. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bill Everett |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg |
| Letters | ?; most typeset |
| Reprinted | In Marvel 65th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2004 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | Blue Blaze; The Falcon; insets of Blue Blaze, Hercules, Flexo, Invisible Man, Dakor, and Dynamic Man. |
| Synopsis | Promotional ads, with covers, for Mystic Comics #3 and Daring Mystery Comics #5. |
| Genre | superhero; ad |
| Pencils | Alex Schomburg |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg |
| Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 11-15-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; the Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; GS: Betty Dean. |
| Synopsis | Embitted when the Police Commissioner calls Torch afraid for not bringing in the Sub-Mariner as he promised, the Torch and Betty track down Namor and a battle royal begins, that ends with the Fiery Fury being captured by Namor in an airless glass tube. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed); John Compton (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Everett (signed); Carl Burgos (signed) |
| Letters | Bill Everett |
| Notes | Part 3 of Human Torch/Sub-Mariner battle which is concluded next issue. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #8; in Marvel 65th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2004 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; un-named girl; Villains: an un-named scientist, a beast man, a gorilla [all D]. |
| Synopsis | The Angel becomes involved in a situation in which towns people believe that a vampire is at work, when all along it is a mad scientist, who desires to transplant the brain of a young woman into a gorilla. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Ray Gill? |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Notes | Writer revision from Paul Gustavson to Ray Gill?. The Who's Who states that only Gill was a writer on the feature in 1940 and this story may be by him. Notes, much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Mexican Pete; Pecos Bill; un-named Sheriff; Villains: Shep Mason and his gang. |
| Synopsis | The Raider involves himself in a case wherein gold shipments from a mining camp have been waylaid, then end up being turned into the local assay office for cash payment. |
| Genre | western |
| Pencils | Al Anders |
| Inks | Al Anders |
| Notes | Writer revision from Al Anders to ?. The Who's Who lists NO writer for this strip. Notes, and much info added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | Juan Matilla; Jim Holland; Nat McCord; V: O'Reilly. |
| Synopsis | Nat McCord finds himself victim from an unlikely source during an unexpected payroll robbery. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | John H. Compton (signed) |
| Pencils | Robert Hughes (signed as R. Hughes) |
| Inks | Robert Hughes (signed as R. Hughes) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Artist credits and most info plus synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | Electro; Professor Zog; Villains: Jago and his Dragon-Men [all D]; Queen Nara [Nara Gale, I); Gor. |
| Synopsis | Electro and the Professor are taken to the planel Ligra, where they are forced to engage in battle against Queen Nara. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Dahlman |
| Inks | Steve Dahlman |
| Notes | Writer revision from Steve Dahlman to ?. The Who's Who lists no writer for this strip. Notes, info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | Ferret; Stacey; Villains: Hook (I), Frankie (I), Martin (I). |
| Synopsis | Ferret must act quickly against a gang of crooks who are waging a vicious campaign against Stacey Cleaners. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Stockbridge Winslow (signed as Winslow) |
| Pencils | Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen) |
| Inks | Irwin Hasen (signed as Hasen) |
| Notes | Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Characters | Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar [a lion]; N'Jaga [a leopard]; Trajah [an elephant]; Chadak [a baboon]; Rita Grey (I); Mr. Grey (Rita's father) (I). |
| Synopsis | Ka-Zar helps a young girl make her way back to her father, having to evade attacks by a tribe of wild Wabis. |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson (signed) |
| Inks | Ben Thompson (signed) |
| Notes | Page count changed from 10, per Barry Sandoval, June 2008. Writer revision from Ben Thompson to ?. The Who's Who lists NO writer for this strip. Some notes, info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |
| Synopsis | This fact featurette features creatures that provide as much drama and adventures as do crooks in the real world, creatures such as the shrimp, long-legged crabs and the octopus. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | Louis Glanzman (signed as Lew Glanz) |
| Inks | Louis Glanzman (signed as Lew Glanz) |
| Notes | Some information on this sequence from Barry Sandoval, June 2008; more info and the synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-16-08. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (2008). |