Publishers / Marvel / U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (1941) / #4
4May 1942
$0.10

U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #4

Marvel · May 1942 · on sale 1942-02-28

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Series
U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-02-28
Indicia publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1inks: Al GabrieleMajor Liberty [John Liberty]; the Japanese
1Remember Pearl Harbor!public service announcement1letters: typeset
2The Eerie Mansion On the Hillcomic story7script: Phil Sturm; pencils: Syd ShoresMajor Liberty [John Liberty]; Hans Stiller; Herman Blake; Heinrich Tode (villain); Fritz (villain); Dr. Drew (villain, death)
3The Adventure of the Frozen Corpsescomic story8pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Arturo CazeneuveJack Frost; Bob Davis; Betty; Harlow (death); Jimmy Crain (villain, death); Dennis (villain)
4We'll Win!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill King; inks: Bill KingCaptain America [Steve Rogers]
5The Fogcomic story7inks: George KleinThe Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; The Fog [Dr. Rhinestone] (villain, introduction, death)
6The Mad Monkcomic story8script: Ed Winiarski; pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: George KleinThe Vagabond [Pat Murphy; Chauncey Throttlebottom III]; Penelope Parsons; The Mad Monk [Rudolf Parsons] (villain, introduction, death)
7Diamond of Jubatext story2letters: typesetGeorge Andrews; Professor Coleman; Tom Andrews; Jane Coleman; Dapper Devito (villain, death)
8The Torpedoes of Dr. Leechcomic story8pencils: Mike Suchorsky; inks: Mike SuchorskyCaptain Terror [Dan Kane]; Admiral Leeds; Dr. Gustave Leech (villain, introduction, death); Dolores Madrigo (villain)
9La Barbe the Killercomic story7pencils: Al FagalyRockman; Zeb Sanders; La Barbe (villain, introduction, death)
10Marvel at the World's Greatest Heroes in the Most Exciting Adventures You've Read!promo (ad from the publisher)1Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; the Angel [Tom Halloway]; the Vision [Aarkus]; Jimmy Jupiter; Terry Vance; the Patriot [Jeff Mace]
11Dix's Homecomingcomic story6Corporal Jeff Dix (introduction); Mrs. Dix (Jeff Dix's mother, introduction); Joe Dix (Jeff Dix's brother, introduction); Ed Delaney (villain)
12The Secret Carburetorcomic story9pencils: Ernie Hart; inks: Ernie HartThe Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Jere Kenny; Briscoe (villain); Briscoe's gang (villains)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age U.S.A. Comics #1
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