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Issue: Captain America Comics #25
Publication Date: April 1943
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Issues: #25 of 73 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Complete Photo Story Corp.
On Sale Date: 02/13/1943
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Volume 38, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number 573565. Copyright given to Complete Photo Story Corp.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. (through about early 1944, narrower thereafter)
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover: Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was On-Going Series
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Syd Shores (signed)
Inker(s): Syd Shores (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America; Bucky Barnes; Imperial Japanese soldiers
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wonders of Science
First Line: Free with this offer
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the "Wonders of Science" book.
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The Princess of the Atom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Cummings
Penciller(s): Syd Shores
Inker(s): Vince Alascia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Togaro (villain, introduction); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; Frank Ferrule; Dianne Ferrule; Foley; Ezra; Alt; Ahlma
First Line: It was unbelievable but there they were!
Synopsis: In the first part of this two part story, Cap and Bucky defeat a giant cockroach which had been set upon them by Togaro, a tyrant from a microworld. Cap and Bucky use shrinking drugs to enter the microworld and search out Togaro. The story ends when some of Togaro's men on Earth spill a drop of acid on the stone which contains the microworld and the deadly flood threatens to destroy Cap and Bucky.
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Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: adapted from Cummings' 1929 story PRINCESS OF THE ATOM, which appeared in Argosy All-Story Weekly; continued next issue
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The Films of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Sahle
Inker(s): Gustav Schrotter ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch
Character(s): Von Bacht (villain, introduction); Heinrich Himmler (villain); Human Torch; Toro; Nazis
First Line: The stark terror and horrible tortures of a Nazi prison camp are pictured...
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Newspaper on pg. 2, panel 8 references Schrotter, Ross, Fisk, Hamilton, Torpey, Kapitan, Everett, Hughes, and Garn.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Captain America's Fun Page
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]
First Line: What law prevents the use of perpetual motion?
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Pages: 0.5
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Human Torch; Toro
First Line: Crashing through!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for the Human Torch and Toro appearing in these titles: All Winners, Human Torch, and Young Allies.
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The Murdering Mummy and the Laughing Sphinx

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Vince Alascia ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes; The Mummy [Prof. Jameson; Karr] (villain, introduction); Modebl (a demon, villain)
First Line: A wave of terror spreads over the eastern seaboard...
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Compare artwork with credited story in issue 27.
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Jinx Mutt

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mr. Coates; Tom; Chris
Synopsis: A mutt protects a young girl from a feral pig.
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Pages: 2
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The Mystery of the Air-Mail Marker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee ?
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Secret Stamp
Character(s): Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Teddy; Bill; Henry Smith
First Line: We find our hero, Roddy Colt, catching up on his reading one quiet...
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Pages: 7
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Silly Seal; Ziggy Pig
First Line: The big 3
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Terry-Toons Comics, Krazy Komics, and Comedy Comics.
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The Minister from Skullduggery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Guy Blythe (signed)
Penciller(s): Guy Blythe (signed)
Inker(s): Guy Blythe (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dippy Diplomat
Character(s): Dippy Diplomat; Swizzlestick; Agent 123; Guff [Agent 456]
First Line: Dippy Diplomat and his aide, Swizzlestick, meet harrowing adventure, when all they want...
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Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fun for Boys
First Line: Fun*sport*thrills*games for you to enjoy!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the book, "Fun for Boys."
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gene Autry (photo)
First Line: Hurry! Hurry! Sell seeds for victory gardens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad by the American Seed Co.

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