| Issue | #14 |
| Published | December 1940 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Joe Simon |
| Characters | The Sub-Mariner; the Human Torch; The Angel; The Nazis. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Alex Schomburg |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg |
| Notes | The cover also depicts the cover to The Human Torch #2 (#1). |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009); in Mystic Comics 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
| Characters | The Human Torch; Toro; The Sub-Mariner. |
| Synopsis | Promotional, illustrated ad for The Human Torch #2 (#1), cover reproduced with art by Schomburg. There are illos of Torch and Namor, art unknown [probably Burgos and Everett]. |
| Genre | superhero; ad |
| Pencils | Alex Schomburg; ? [small illos] |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg; ? [small ilos] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | According to the small ad following the Torch story, Human Torch #2 (#1) was to go on sale September 25th. Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Pete; Kalif and his cult of Fire-Men (villains, I); Ronald (I, D); Culfra (villain; I), a fire-monster (villain; I, D). |
| Synopsis | The Torch has a real dilemma: he has to track down members of the Fire Cult who have committed a murder, but the man murdered was intending to to destroy the world! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Carl Burgos? |
| Pencils | Carl Burgos (signed as Burgos) |
| Inks | Carl Burgos (signed as Burgos) |
| Notes | Continued next issue. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; GS: Dorma; the Nazis (villains). |
| Synopsis | After Namor successfully routs invading Nazi paratroopers on an island he and Dorma arrived on for a rest, questioning of the Nazi Leutnant reveals that the Axis Powers have built a secret submarine base on a little known island 20 miles from the coast of Florida. So he and Dorma head for that base, to tackle the Nazi horde. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Everett (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Everett (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Everett (signed) |
| Letters | Bill Everett |
| Notes | Continued next issue. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Professor Hanley (villain; I); Hanson (villain). |
| Synopsis | The Angel investigates a mine operator that has a lot of equipment for handling radium on his hands, equipment that is being used to create synthetic diamonds. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Notes | Writer revision from Paul Gustavson to ? by Craig Delich. The Who's Who does NOT list a writer for this strip. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | Tommy Bryan; Steve Hanson; Barnes; Red; the Indians (villains). |
| Synopsis | A group of railroad men use old engine 751 to protect a town from invading Indians. |
| Genre | western; adventure |
| Script | Andrew McWhiney (signed) |
| Pencils | Harry Ramsey (signed as H.R.) |
| Inks | Harry Ramsey (signed as H.R.) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | The Vision [Aarkus]; Llhura (villain; I, D, a werewolf); Gordon Sanders (villain; I, D; a werewolf; aka George Brown); Dr. Martin Keller (I, D) |
| Synopsis | The Vision must battle two werewolves, one in reality Gordon Sanders, a member of the ill-fated Medwick Expedition that discovered a lost Tibetan city called the City of Demons, where he was bit by such a creature. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Joe Simon; Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Jack Kirby |
| Notes | Pencils & inks ID by Greg Theakston; (Joe Simon removed from inks field). Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2; in The Best of Simon and Kirby (Titan Books, 2009 series) #[nn]; in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009); in Mystic Comics 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
| Characters | Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; GS: Deadline Dawson; Diana Dunn (I); Chuck and his gang (villains; I). |
| Synopsis | Deadline takes Terry along when he is scheduled to interview actress Diana Dunn, but a staged "movie scene" turns out to be a real kidnapping of the actress. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Ray Gill (signed) |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Oksner (signed) |
| Notes | Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009); in Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
| Characters | Electro; Professor Zog; The Onees and their king (villains; I, D) |
| Synopsis | The destruction of the Fairbanks Iron Works leads Electro into the bowels of the earth to confront the Onees, who take control of the robot and force Professor Zog to come to his rescue. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Steve Dahlman (signed) |
| Inks | Steve Dahlman (signed) |
| Notes | Continued next issue. Writer revision from Steve Dahlman to ? by Craig Delich. The Who's Who identifies no writer for this strip. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |
| Characters | Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar [the lion]; GS: Ruth Wilson and Dr. Wilson. |
| Synopsis | Ka-Zar succeeds in getting Zar out of the zoo he is imprisoned in, and hides out on a British boat heading toward Africa. Unfortunately, the boat is torpedoed by an enemy submarine. |
| Genre | jungle |
| Pencils | Ben Thompson |
| Inks | Ben Thompson |
| Notes | Continued next issue. Writer revision from Ben Thompson to ?. The Who's Who does NOT specify a writer for this strip. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-1-09. |
| Reprinted | In Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009). |