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Cover: Greg Theakston

Golden Age of Marvel #2

Jan 1999 · Marvel · 19.95 USD; 29.95 CAD
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This trade paperback collects a selection of Marvel Comics' earliest stories from the 1940s, featuring the debut adventures of iconic characters like the Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. It is the second volume in a series that reprints the original Golden Age material that laid the foundation for the Marvel Universe.

Contains 16 stories
Origin of the Human Torch
16 pp · Superhero
The Human Torch (introduction and origin, an android)Prof. Phineas T. Horton (introduction)Mr. Harris (businessman)Tony Sardo (villain, introduction, death), Red (villain, introduction, death)
The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
10 pp · Superhero
The Fiery Mask [Dr. Jack Castle] (introduction, origin)Captain Benson (introduction)Zombie Master (a mad doctor, villain, introduction, death)zombies (villains, introduction, death)

In "The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses," Dr. Jack Castle dives into a chilling mystery as eight men vanish and the dead begin to walk, driven by a mad scientist’s twisted ambition to rule the world. With eerie corpses prowling the streets and a sinister mind pulling the strings, Castle races to uncover the truth before the city falls under an unnatural siege.

The Origin of the Red Raven
17 pp · Superhero
Red Raven (introduction, origin)Andreva (introduction)Zeelmo (villain, introduction, death)Ratoga (villain, introduction, death)
Enter: The Vision
8 pp · Superhero
The Vision [Aarkus] (introduction, origin) (see also issue #23)Dr. Enoch Mason (introduction)Shiela Mason (his daughter, introduction)Mose (Mason's butler)Markham (scientist)"Brains Borelli" (villain)Queenie (villain)Tony (villain, introduction)Bomber (villain, introduction)

In "Enter: The Vision," a brilliant professor's bold experiment to prove the existence of parallel worlds unleashes an otherworldly force when his lab is attacked by hired enforcers. Drawn from the unseen realms he theorized about, a mysterious entity known as Aarkus, the Destoyer of Evil, emerges to protect the professor and his daughter from imminent danger.

Case No. 1. Meet Captain America
7.5 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (introduction, origin)Bucky [Bucky Barnes] (introduction)President Franklin D. RooseveltGeneral Phillips (unnamed, introduction)J. Arthur Grover [J. Edgar Hoover]Agent X-13 [Cynthia Glass] (unnamed, introduction)Professor Reinstein (introduction, dies)Heinz Kruger (unnamed, introduction, dies)

In "Case No. 1. Meet Captain America," the U.S. Army races to counter the growing danger of the Axis Powers by unlocking the secret of a revolutionary super-soldier serum—only to find that its final, life-altering dose is given to one man: Steve Rogers. With the world on the brink, a frail young man steps into destiny, transformed into the symbol of hope known as Captain America.

Murder Ltd.
10 pp · Superhero
Hurricane [Mike Cury] (introduction)Pluto (villain)Piggy Perroni (villain)
Stories from the Dark Ages
6 pp · Adventure, Historical
Tuk (introduction, origin)Phaidor (introduction, dies in flashback)Rhaya (introduction, dies in flashback)Tanir (introduction, villain, dies)Goreks (villain, introduction, dies)

In this gripping tale from *Golden Age of Marvel #2*, the dying Ak shares his past with the young caveboy Tuk, revealing how he once survived the deadly Goreks. When Tanir the Cro-Magnon rescues Tuk from the same monstrous threat, the two form an unlikely bond and set out together into the wild unknown.

The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising!
12 pp · Superhero
Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]Betty DeanLynne HarrisLuther Robinsonun-named U.S. Navy department commanderQueen Jarna (villain)the Nazis (villains, some die)

In "The Sub-Mariner Smashes a Nazi Uprising!", Namor, returning to his underwater realm after a clash with the Lavarites, is intercepted by Queen Jarna, who claims to be leading her people back to Venus. But when she leads him to a hidden Nazi undersea base poised to launch an invasion of America, Namor's fury ignites—especially when he learns she deliberately placed the city for Hitler’s conquest. Now, with the fate of the surface world hanging in the balance, the Prince of the Depths must decide how far he’ll go to stop the Nazis—and how much he’ll pay for betrayal.

Origin of the Whizzer
6 pp · Superhero
The Whizzer [Bob Frank] (introduction, origin)Dr. Emil Frank [Bob's father] (introduction, death)Granno (villain, introduction)
The Fox's Smuggling Racket
12 pp · Superhero
The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]George (dock worker)The Fox [Jasper Whifflegears] (villain)"Red" Larson (villain, 2nd in command)Mike (villain)

In "The Fox's Smuggling Racket," Namor follows a trail of missing furs from Alaskan shipments, prompted by a nervous dock worker known as the "brush man." The Sub-Mariner uncovers a clever smuggling operation where The Fox hides stolen pelts in motorized metal tubes, launching them through an underground river into the U.S. — a scheme that turns the deep tunnels beneath the continent into a secret trade route.

Carnival of Fiends
12 pp · Superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]ToroInspector RileyMatsu (villain, introduction)Ku-Shi (villain, introduction)

In the shadowed alleys of Chinatown, a secret Japanese agent moves through the night, his mission to destabilize the community and turn the Torch and Toro into unwitting tools of his scheme—his next move already set in motion, the fate of the city hanging in the balance.

The Case of the Hollow Men
13 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sgt. DuffyThe Lord of Death (villain, introduction)The Lord of Death's zombies (villain, introduction)Adolf Hitler (villain)

In "The Case of the Hollow Men," Cap and Bucky are thrust into a chilling mystery that defies death itself—how do you kill a man who's already dead? With time running out and a sinister force rising from the shadows, they must confront a threat that thrives on the line between life and oblivion.

The Order of the Hood
12 pp · Superhero
Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]Pat CaseyMary NashThe Hood (villain, introduction, death)The Order of the Hood (villains, introduction)

In "The Order of the Hood," the Black Marvel confronts a shadowy new villain and his sprawling, menacing organization, whose rise threatens to plunge the nation into chaos. With the stakes higher than ever, he must stand against a force that promises terror on an unprecedented scale.

Cult of the Shark-god
7 pp · Superhero
The Vision [Aarkus]the Zambiji peopleKai-Mak, the Shark-God (villain, death)
The Magic Cutlass
10 pp · Superhero
The Fin [Peter Noble]Nazis (villains)
V Battalion
12 pp · Superhero
Citizen VNazis (villains)

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Full credits

writer Joe Simon
writer, artist, inker, letterer Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Greg Theakston

Reprints

↩ Reprints Marvel Comics #1 (1939), Daring Mystery Comics #1 (1940), Red Raven Comics #1 (1940), Marvel Mystery Comics #13 (1940), Captain America Comics #1 (1941), All-Winners Comics #1 (1941), U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #1 (1941), Marvel Mystery Comics #23 (1941), Marvel Mystery Comics #26 (1941), Marvel Mystery Comics #27 (1942), Comedy Comics #9 (1942)

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