In "The Creeper and the 3 Rubies of Doom!", young Roddy stumbles upon a mysterious hermit whose meager life belies a hidden agenda, setting off a chain of events that puts the safety of his father's defense plant in jeopardy. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life by Don Rico and Bob Oksner, with inks by George Klein and Bob Oksner, this Golden Age adventure blends wartime tension with a touch of suspense, all wrapped in Syd Shores’ classic cover art.
Contains 20 stories
The Creeper and the 3 Rubies of Doom!
19 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyPresident Franklin D. RooseveltSergeDane the Fifth (Highness of Alslavia)The Creeper [Ambassador John Lissom, aka Lisson] (villain, introduction)Eric (villain)Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo)
The Cobra Strikes
9 pp · Superhero
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]Toroun-named South American AmbassadorThe Cobra (villain, introduction)chauffeur of South American ambassador (villain)
Satan and the Sorcerer's Secret!
16 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]JohnnyBalthar (villain, introduction, sorcerer, death)Satan (villain, introduction, possibly the father of Daimon Hellstrom)
The Sinister Spies
7 pp · Humor
DippySwizzelstick (Dippy's military aide)Mergetroide (Dippy's chauffeur)two un-named spies (villains)
The Case of the Silent Hermit
7 pp · Adventure
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]Mr. ColtMrs. ColtThe Hermit [Mr. Schores] (villain, introduction, a spy)
The Vault of the Doomed!
12 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Congressman Barlow (head of Anti-Nazi Committee, death)Sam (Barlow's chauffeur)John Barlow (image only)un-named womanJudge Cohn (death)Dr. Eternity [un-identified Nazi agent] (villain, introduction)Schultz (villain)un-named hunchback assistant to Dr. Eternity (villain)the Nazis (villains)
The Sabotage of the Supply Trains
7 pp · Superhero
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]Toro [Thomas Raymond]Herr Beak (villain, introduction)Nazi spies (villains)
The Reaper (The Man the Law Couldn't Touch)!
15 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael Duffyun-named Police ChiefThe Reaper (villain, introduction, death)Adolf Hitler (villain)Joseph Goebbels (villain)
Captain America Wears the Cobra Ring of Death!
18 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyHanes (soldier)Callahan (soldier)Campbell (soldier)Senator Ralph (death)General Lang (death)The Ring (villain, introduction, death)Toto (villain, introduction)Hugo (reluctant villain, death)Herr Kumpf (villain)the Nazis (villains)
War Bond Vengeance
7 pp · Adventure
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]RedCarson Bells (an actor, Orson Welles-type, introduction)Hans (villain)the Nazis (villains)
The Mystery of the 100 Corpses!
17 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyIzan (villain, introduction, death?)Gioco (villain, introduction, Izan's assistant)
Terror at the Shipyards!
7 pp · Superhero
The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]ToroMr. Hefler (villain, introduction)Joe (villain)
Battling the Deadly Snapper
15 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyThe Turtle-Man [Rocks Rico, aka the Strangler] (villain, introduction)Killer Bane (villain)
The Case of the Bund's Bonds!
7 pp · Adventure
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]un-named Nazis (villains)
The Idol of Doom!
17 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyMrs. Wallinger (society woman, death)Bill (fisherman)Syd (fisherman)Vince (fisherman)Frank (fisherman)Mrs. Dale (society woman, death?)Mr. Brady (villain, lawyer, death)Prince Ba'rahm (villain, introduction, oriental mystic)Shao (villain, introduction, a dwarf, death)Brady (villain, introduction, death)Frog (villain, death)
The Vampire Strikes!
20 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyJoe Dawson (soldier)Count Varnis (villain, a vampire, introduction, death)Count Varnis' assistant (villain)
The Monument Murder
7 pp · Superhero
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]ToroGeorge Washington (image only)Thomas Jefferson (image only)Abraham Lincoln (image only)Theodore Roosevelt (image only)Mr. WardEric (villain, Ward's brother-in-law, refugee sculptor, death)
Meet the Eel of Horror Harbor!
18 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [Bucky Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyThe Eel (villain, introduction, death?)Eeel's gang [Muskelsothers un-named] (villains, some die)
Blondes of a Different Color
8 pp · Humor
Dippy DiplomatSwizzlestick (Dippy's aide)un-named bank presidentun-named war bond thieves (villains)
The Mystery of the Song of the Wind
7 pp · Adventure
The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]Thomas TrimbleMiss Jones (teacher)BlimpMike (villain)Schultz (villain)
