About this Collection
This volume collects the second batch of issues from Marvel's Golden Age USA Comics series, featuring wartime tales of Captain America and Bucky Barnes as they battle Axis threats and domestic villains. Part of the Marvel Masterworks line, it presents restored versions of these classic 1940s stories in a hardcover format for collectors and fans of vintage superhero comics.
In "Hitler and Hirohito's Hunting Trip," a quiet moment in art class sparks a wild transformation when Lon Crag’s painting of Menalaos comes to life and grants him a wish. Written by Melville Henry and illustrated by Jack Alderman, this Golden Age gem sees the 16-year-old boy become the adult superhero Roko—armed with legendary strength, wisdom, and a fatal flaw—after uttering the name "Illium." The cover by Alex Schomburg captures the surreal tone, making this a standout in the Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age U.S.A. Comics series.
Contains 33 stories
Hitler and Hirohito's Hunting Trip
8 pp · Superhero
Victory Boys [VictorMaxie SteinKurt ErzbergerGus WeberWarren Zumwald]Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniHitzFritz
Murder, Unlimited
5 pp · Superhero
Black Widow [Claire Voyant]John MarrimanSatanKarl KoodamoreHendersonPeteSparksCross-Face Durok
Hills of Horror
6 pp · Adventure
Jonah LambMr. LambBudd PowersSen Yat
The Dog-Nappers
5 pp · Adventure, Humor
Fighting Hobo [Butch Brogan]Mrs. Upsnoot
Sandai and the Atom Smasher
5 pp · Superhero
Blue BladeNitaSandai
Terror in the Sky!
8 pp · Superhero
Roko [Lon Crag]JoeMenalaosMikePeteMr. McClure
Encounter with a Giant
5 pp · Adventure
GypoBobby
Fish Face Friday
7 pp · War
Jeff DixFish Face FridayMrs. DixJoe Dix
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Origin of El Gaucho
10 pp · Superhero
El Gaucho [Don Caldwell]Carlos RamirezBaron Girbel
The Ghost's Gaze of Death!
15 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [James Barnes]PerseusMedusaMedusa [Anton Harvey]
Origin of the Terror Squad
8 pp · War
Terror Squad [Chuck WilsonStanisofskiTwimbly]Nikoli
The Den of Horror!
7 pp · Superhero
Destroyer [Keen Marlow]Flora von BangerMuellerCaptain Von NieusanceBrander
Death in the Coral Sea
5 pp · War
Edward A. Flaherty
Jeep Joins the Army
5 pp · Humor, Military
Jeep Jones
Slow Motion Jones and the Last Chance Lightship
8 pp · Superhero
Whizzer [Robert Frank]Slow-Motion JonesCobBruce Keller
Sergeant Dix Calls the Plays!
6 pp · War
Jeff DixRoden
Johnson Invades Japan
9 pp · War
Lieutenant Doug JohnsonDave
The Case of the Flying Submarine!
20 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [James Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyLieutenant RolandMark MannersJane MannersEraserFritzHans
Trouble Wholesale
9 pp · War
Captain Daring [Lee Bradford]Zeke MallonColonel WellingValerie WellingLieutenant RaegerMarshal von Hapz
Origin of Marvel Boy
7 pp · Superhero
Marvel Boy [Martin Burns]Miss PrimHerculesvon Blubber
Meet Disk-Eyes the Detective
5 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Disk-EyesT. Adenoid CashkisserSpider McStrangle
The Case of the Up-to-the-Minute Men!
7 pp · Superhero
Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]Freddy FranklinGriffin
Untitled Humor story
5 pp · Humor, Military
Jeep JonesOttoSpike
The Laughing Death Patrol!
9 pp · War
Lieutenant Johnson
The Invasion of the Killer Beasts!
14 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [James Barnes]Sergeant Michael DuffyOberst von Steibel
Death Strikes Back!
7 pp · Superhero
Destroyer [Keen Marlow]FarrotteLamonteRouenKapitan Brool
Untitled Humor story
5 pp · Humor, Military
Jeep JonesHotsoNotsohotso
Untitled War story
9 pp · War
Lieutenant JohnsonLieutenant GaleLieutenant PerryLieutenant John DilloSagayo
Two Hundred to One
5 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Private Alfred A. SchmidJohnny RiversCorporal Leroy Diamond
A Story of Brothers
7 pp · Superhero
Whizzer [Jack Robinson]Slow Motion JonesArthur RoneFrank Rone
Diamonds for Victory!
7 pp · Superhero
Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]Mr. BaumMiss ConroyHansHerr Chief
Untitled War story
6 pp · War
Jeff DixSergeant MaloneyFerdinand Jones
