XOW Logo
Issue: Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #3
Publication Date: January 2008
 
Disclose Detail
Title:
Variant: Regular Edition
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 3
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9780785124726
UPC/EAN: 978078512472655999
Price: $62.99 CAD
$59.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 45 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Reprints Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #9-12.
Color reconstruction: Wesley Wong (interiors), Michael Kelleher (covers).
Art reconstruction: Pacific Rim Graphics #9, #11, Dale Crain #10, #12, Michael Kelleher (covers).
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7.25" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From42
reprinted 42 times from Content Items in other Issues.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
Disclose Issue Images
Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustration from Human Torch / Sub-Mariner story from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 Series) #9 page 1.
Disclose
Credits / Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Disclose
Marvel Mystery Comics #9

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Good News!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Blaze [Spencer Keen]; Falcon [Carl Burgess]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was Good News! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promotional ads, with covers, for Mystic Comics #3 and Daring Mystery Comics #5.
Disclose
The Human Torch versus the Sub-Mariner: The Battle of the Comic Century!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean; Frasier
Embittered 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 royale begins that ends with the Torch being captured by Namor in an airless glass tube.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Human Torch versus the Sub-Mariner: The Battle of the Comic Century! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Disclose
The Mad Doctor of Carlburg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Hans (villain)
The Angel becomes involved in a situation in which townspeople 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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Mad Doctor of Carlburg [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Disclose
The Stagecoach Bandits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Mexican Pete; Pecos Bill; Shep Mason
The Masked 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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Stagecoach Bandits [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
High Steel

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Nat McCord; Juan Matilla; Jim Holland; O'Reilly
Nat McCord finds himself victim from an unlikely source during an unexpected payroll robbery.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was High Steel [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
On the Planet Ligra

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Electro the Marvel of the Age
Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Queen Nara [Nara Gale]; Gor; Jago; Zoor
Electro and the professor are taken to the planet Ligra, where they are forced to engage in battle against Queen Nara.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was On the Planet Ligra [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
The Trouble at Stacey Cleaners

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Ferret; Stacey; Hook; Frankie; Martin
Ferret must act quickly against a gang of crooks who are waging a vicious campaign against Stacey Cleaners.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Trouble at Stacey Cleaners [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
The Rescue of Rita Grey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Rita Grey; Mr. Grey
Ka-Zar helps a young girl make her way back to her father, having to evade attacks by a tribe of Wabis.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Rescue of Rita Grey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Disclose
The Underworld

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #9 published July 1940
was The Underworld [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
Marvel Mystery Comics #10

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Result of the Most Famous Battle in Comic Magazines

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Betty Dean
Trapped in a translite tube, the Torch is saved only by the intervention of Betty Dean, which ends the battle between him and Namor.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was The Result of the Most Famous Battle in Comic Magazines [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
The Gasoline Profiteering Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Tom; Mr. Atwell; Palmer ; Limpy; Riley
Torch must battle a gas syndicate that tries to raise the price of gasoline and bombs any gas station refusing to go along.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was The Gasoline Profiteering Racket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
Disclose
Hostilities Renewed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Captain Bob; Luther Robinson; Lynne Harris; Tha-Korr; Dorma; Stevens
Because of Namor's seeming inability to handle the Torch, he is suspended from all active service. Meanwhile, a group of hardened ice field seamen, led by Luther Robinson, seeks out the Sub-Mariner to destroy him.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was Hostilities Renewed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Disclose
The Ghouls of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Angel [Tom Halloway]
The Angel must cope with weird "devils of the mist", who have been released from the bowels of the earth by a volcano, and who are kidnapping young women topside to sacrifice to that volcano.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was The Ghouls of the Blue Ridge Mountains [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Disclose
Master of the Living Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Electro, the Marvel of the Age
Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Dr. Bruno Varoz
Electro is called into service to battle an evil, now insane, ex-genius of brain surgery, stationed in an old castle off the coast of Cuba, who has created artificial blood.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was Master of the Living Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
Tiger Trail

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Tiger Travis; Miles Gudgeon
Miles Gudgeon is on the run after murdering a young boy over a handful of pearls.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was Tiger Trail [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
Treachery in Two Forks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Jonathan Gregg; Sally
A criminal who has fatally wounded a tax collector sees the Raider and works out a scheme to convince the sheriff that the Raider is the murderer...all as a blind to steal the tax money himself.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was Treachery in Two Forks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
The Murder of a Man without a Will

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Terry Vance (introduction); Dr. Watson (introduction); Gregory
While Terry Vance, the Boy of a Hundred Hobbies, works on an experiment, he hears a police call of someone murdered in a penthouse. Investigating, he discovers the man has been murdered by "remote control."
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was The Murder of a Man without a Will [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
A Visit from Scotland Yard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; "London" Jack
A wanted criminal captures two Scotland Yard detectives and leaves them for dead, while he attempts to fly out of the jungle to freedom.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was A Visit from Scotland Yard [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Our Hall of Shame
Dan Druff; "Jolly Joe" Josh; Clem Chowder; Professor O. U. Chiseler; Oscar Tittle
Clem Chowder, the All American Screw-Ball,...
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #10 published August 1940
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Features a series of humorous inventors and the problems their inventions have caused.
Disclose
Marvel Mystery Comics #11

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
4 Big Favorite Magazines - Action Packed!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Marvel Boy; Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Red Raven; Hercules [David]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was 4 Big Favorite Magazines - Action Packed! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promotional illustrated ad with covers for Mystic Comics #4, Daring Mystery Comics #6, and Red Raven Comics #1, and the Fiery Mask series.
Disclose
Plague in the Slums

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Dr. Stone; Reed; Casey; Tom; Frank Simmons; Roddy; Skeets
The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was Plague in the Slums [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
Disclose
The Capture of Luther Robinson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Mr. Martin; Tha-Korr; Dorma; Princess Fen; Luther Robinson; Mickey; Lynne Harris
Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him, dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was The Capture of Luther Robinson [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Disclose
A Nestful of Loot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Billy Horton
A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog unintentionally helps solve the case.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was A Nestfull of Loot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Rajah Sarput's Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Jim VanGelder; Rajah Sarput; Bradley
When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter or capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was Rajah Sarput's Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Disclose
Mayhem at the Midget Race Track

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson
A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was Mayhem at the Midget Race Track [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
Murder Is an Accident

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Dr. James; Nurse Cassidy; Francis Thomason
The fact that five of the leading physicians in the area had died in fatal accidents the last two weeks didn't bother Dr. James...that is, until he suddenly is visited by a rather strange patient.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was Murder Is an Accident [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
The Devils of the Mist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Angel [Tom Halloway]
The Angel is captured by a group of inhuman monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient green garb. He learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago and now threaten to do the same in modern times.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was The Devils of the Mist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Disclose
The Forest Fire Fiends

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Electro, the Marvel of the Age
Electro; Professor Philo Zog; Jim Brent; John Borden; Andrews; Baldwin Drake; Mike; Joe
The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #11 published September 1940
was The Forest Fire Fiends [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
Marvel Mystery Comics #12

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Angel [Tom Halloway]
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Daring Comics
Marvel Boy [Martin Burns]; Tigerman; Monako; Falcon [Carl Burgess]; Flying Flame; Stuporman [Marmaduke Snood, Jr.]; Dynaman [Lagaro]
Here is Action! Thrills! - Adventure!
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustrated promotional ad, with cover, to Daring Mystery Comics #6.
Disclose
The Search for J. B.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Ryan; J. B. [Jane Bradley]; Cinalli; Slim
Hunted by the police forces 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.".
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was The Search For J. B. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
Disclose
Three-Sided War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Dorma; Princess Fen; Folma; Lynne Harris; Luther Robinson; Micky; Carter
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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was Three-Sided War [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Disclose
The Enchanted Marsh

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Shirley Smith; Antone (villain)
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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was The Enchanted Marsh [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Disclose
A Good Impression

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Amos Liggett; Sam Hale
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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was A Good Impression [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Disclose
The Mystery House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Terry Vance; Dr. Watson; Deadline Dawson; Gregory
When Terry and his friends arrive at a mysterious house during a rainstorm and spot a prowler, little does he know that it will turn into a murder mystery.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was The Mystery House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Disclose
The Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Electro, the Marvel of the Age
Electro; Professor Philo Zog; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Shark
When President Roosevelt hears a radio broadcast from the Shark threatening to blast every ship off the ocean, he contacts Professor Zog for help.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was The Shark [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Disclose
The Plot against Texas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Gidden; Breed; Leek; Snakey; Abbot
The Raider investigates rumors of gun thefts from Army posts along the Rio Grande.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was The Plot against Texas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Disclose
Ka-Zar in America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar; Ruth Wilson; Bradley
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.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #12 published October 1940
was Ka-Zar in America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.