| 0 | Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Blue Diamond; Silver Scorpion | cover | 0 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon | Elizabeth Barstow, Blue Diamond, Captain Daring, Jerry Carstairs, Citizen V, The Fin, Elton T. Morrow, Peter Noble, Silver Scorpion, The Thunderer, John Watkins |
| 1 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon | Marvel Boy |
| 2 | Credits / Contents | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 6 | script: Will Murray | |
| 4 | Daring Mystery Comics #5 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg | Falcon [Carl Burgess] |
| 5 | The Jelly of Doom | comic story | 7 | script: George Kapitan; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle | Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Dork |
| 6 | The Devil-Flower | comic story | 7 | pencils: Arnold Hicks; inks: Arnold Hicks | Trojak; Balu; Edith Alton; Jerry Alton |
| 7 | Strike Against the Nazis | comic story | 6 | pencils: Jack Binder | Sky Devils [Captain K-4; Lieutenant René D'Auvergne; Lieutenant Ronald Wolverstone-Clodd] |
| 8 | The Origin of Monako | comic story | 8 | pencils: Larry Antonette; inks: Larry Antonette | Monako; Lady Anne; Lady Olga; Mike |
| 9 | Battle of the Robots | comic story | 8 | pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal Sharp | Marvex; Clara Crandall; Doctor Narr; Brad Lewis |
| 10 | Planet of Black-Light | comic story | 7 | script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher Hanks | Whirlwind Carter; Brenda Hale |
| 11 | The Death Clutch | text story | 2 | script: T. K. Hawley (signed); letters: typeset | Bob Johnson; Sergeant Elliot; Jack Mardel |
| 12 | Rebuilding the World | comic story | 7 | pencils: Jack Binder; inks: E. C. Stoner | Breeze Barton; Ann Barclay; Frenchy; Sabarr |
| 13 | Introducing Little Hercules | comic story | 4 | script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf | Little Hercules (introduction, origin) |
| 14 | The Falcon | comic story | 8 | pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice Gutwirth | Falcon [Carl Burgess] (introduction); Doctor Sunga; Turvy |
| 15 | Daring Mystery Comics #6 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon | Marvel Boy [Martin Burns] |
| 16 | Red Raven Comics #1 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Red Raven; Human Top [Bruce Bravelle]; Eternal Brain; Officer O'Krime; Magar the Mystic; Comet Pierce; Mercury |
| 17 | Introducing Marvel Boy | comic story | 10 | script: Joe Simon; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon | Marvel Boy [Martin Burns] (introduction, origin); Andrew Burns; Mrs. Burns; Jupiter; Hercules; Mars; Broen; Shultz; Stohl; Richter; Adolf Hitler |
| 18 | The Legion of the Doomed | comic story | 10 | script: Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon | Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Ab Waltin; Ella Waltin |
| 19 | The Man of the Day After To-morrow | comic story | 6 | script: Harry Douglas; pencils: Harry Douglas; inks: Harry Douglas | Stuporman [Marmaduke Snood, Jr.] (introduction); Mike Muskrat; Professor Plotz |
| 20 | The Black Ace | comic story | 7 | script: Bill O'Connor; pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Ben Flinton | Captain Red Ruff (introduction); Black Ace |
| 21 | Scales of Justice | text story | 2 | script: John H. Compton; pencils: Harry Ramsey; inks: Harry Ramsey | Sheriff Sam Reynolds; Texas Pete (death); Baldy; Dan Hobart; Giles Norton |
| 22 | The Schustak Case | comic story | 7 | pencils: L. Bing; inks: L. Bing | Falcon [Carl Burgess]; Tony Wells; James Buttersworth; Bo Schustak |
| 23 | The Kidnappers and the Magician | comic story | 8 | pencils: Larry Antonette; inks: Larry Antonette | Monako; Pere |
| 24 | The Origin of Dynaman | comic story | 8 | script: Steve Dahlman; pencils: Steve Dahlman; inks: Steve Dahlman; letters: Steve Dahlman | Dynaman [Lagaro] (introduction, origin); Pharaoh Khufor; Chief Tibur |
| 25 | The Coming of Tigerman | comic story | 6 | pencils: Mike Roy; inks: Mike Roy | Tigerman (introduction); Professor Carson; Louise Carson; Rangoo; King Kuu |
| 26 | Mystic Comics #4 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | Hercules David; Black Widow [Claire Voyant]; Flexo; Dynamic Man [Curt Cowan]; Merzah; Invisible Man [Dr. Gade]; Blue Blaze [Spencer Keen]; Thin Man [Bruce Dickson]; |
| 27 | Daring Mystery Comics #7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon | Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Fin [Peter Noble]; Challenger [Bill Waring]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Captain Daring |
| 28 | The Thunderer | comic story | 8 | script: John Compton; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos | Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs] (introduction); Eileen Conroy; Franz |
| 29 | Introducing the Fin | comic story | 10 | script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett | Fin [Peter Noble] (introduction, origin); Sub-Ruler Ikor |
| 30 | Origin of the Blue Diamond | comic story | 9 | pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben Thompson | Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow] (introduction, origin); Graham |
| 31 | Kokey Flo | comic story | 2 | script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred Schwab | Officer O'Krime; Kokey Flo |
| 32 | Origin of the Silver Scorpion | comic story | 5 | pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle | Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow] (introduction, origin); Dan Hurley; Greggs Hansen |
| 33 | The Valley of Time | text story | 2 | script: Ray Gill | Challenger [Bill Waring] |
| 34 | Captain America Thanks You! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes] |
| 35 | The Benefactor | comic story | 6 | pencils: Ray Burley; inks: Ray Burley | Mr. Million (introduction); Nickie; Mr. Wilson |
| 36 | The Underground Empire | comic story | 8 | script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby | Captain Daring (introduction); Susan Parker; Frano |
| 37 | Sub-Mariner #1 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson; inks: Bill Everett, Paul Gustavson | Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Angel [Tom Halloway] |
| 38 | Meet the Challenger | comic story | 12 | pencils: Charles Wojtkowski; inks: Charles Wojtkowski | Challenger [Bill Waring] (introduction, origin); Mary; Dram |
| 39 | Daring Mystery Comics #8 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon | Captain Daring; Fin [Peter Noble]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow] |
| 40 | Daring Table of Contents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset; ? | Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; Fin [Peter Noble]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Captain Daring; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Li'l Professor; Rudy the Robot |
| 41 | "V" for Victory! | comic story | 10 | pencils: Tom Benson; inks: Ben Thompson | Citizen V [Lt. John Watkins] (introduction, origin); Adolf Hitler; Col. Franz Von Wehrheit |
| 42 | Terror Reigns on the High Seas! | comic story | 10 | script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett | Fin [Peter Noble]; Barracuda [Capt. Von Wolff] |
| 43 | Marvel Comics | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel [Tom Halloway]; Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Vision [Aarkus]; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance |
| 44 | Death Rides the Air Waves! | comic story | 12 | script: Irving Werstein; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie Robbins | Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Edward Wade; Mary Graham; Gore; Harry; Slim; Mark |
| 45 | Danny Makes Good | text story | 2 | letters: typeset | Dan Carmody; Lucy; Big Ed Clayton; Peggy Moran; Mr. Gilbert |
| 46 | The Groom Strikes | comic story | 5 | script: Frank Pretsch; pencils: Frank Pretsch; inks: Frank Pretsch | Li'l Professor (introduction); Rudy (introduction); Oswald; Groom |
| 47 | Captain America Comics #9 | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes] |
| 48 | Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualist | comic story | 8 | pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle | Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; Mrs. Miles Danting; Dennis Danting; Effendi Mahomad [Eddie Lorey] |
| 49 | The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg! | comic story | 6 | pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank Borth | Captain Daring; Adolf Hitler; Joseph Goebbels; Hermann Göring; Von Schalz |
| 50 | "Didja see any suspicious lookin' characters around, Fuzzy?" | comic story | 1 | script: Ray Houlihan; pencils: Ray Houlihan; inks: Ray Houlihan; letters: Ray Houlihan | Tubby; Tack; Fuzzy |
| 51 | The Hypnotized Ghosts | comic story | 8 | pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben Thompson | Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Dr. Eric Karlin |
| 52 | Battle of the Giants! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg | Human Torch; Sub-Mariner |
| 53 | Production Photostats from Daring Mystery Comics #7 | illustration | 2 | script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett | Fin [Peter Noble] |
| 54 | Daring Mystery Comics House Ads | promo (ad from the publisher) | 2 | | |
| 55 | Daring Mystery Comics House Ads from Pulp Magazines | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | | |
| 57 | Harry Sahle | illustration | 0.5 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo) | |