"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Marvel Comics #1; Daring Mystery Comics #1-3, #5 and #7; Marvel Mystery Comics #4, #13, #28 and #49; Mystic Comics #1-2 and #4-7; Red Raven Comics #1; Captain America Comics #1, #6 and #13; Human Torch Comics #4; Young Allies #1; and USA Comics #1-2" -- indicia. "It was not industry standard in the Golden Age of comics to provide detailed credits for each strip. The credits in this volume represent the most accurate information available at the time of publication" -- p. [4]. "Editors note: Some stories in this historical collection include some references and depictions that are considered derogatry and offensive by modern standards" -- p. [5].
Marvel Comics #1. The Human Torch / by Carl Burgos ; The Angel / by Paul Gustavson ; The Sub-Mariner / by Bill Everett
Daring Mystery Comics #1. The Fiery Mask, chapter 1: the fantastic thriller of the walking corpses / by Joe Simon
Daring Mystery Comics #2. The laughing mask / script by Will Harr ; art by Maurice Gutwirth
Marvel Mystery Comics #4. Electro: the marvel of the age / by Steve Dahlman ; Ferret: mystery detective / script by Bob Davis (as Stockbridge Winslow) ; art by Irwin Hasen
Mystic Comics #1. Flexo the rubber man / script by Will Harr ; pencils by Jack Binder ; inks by E.C. Stoner ; The blue blaze / by Harry Douglas ; The Dynamic men / by unknown (as Daniel Peters)
Daring Mystery Comics #3. Breeze Barton in the Miracle City / pencils by Jack Binder ; inks by E.C. Stone ; Marvex-- the super robot / by Hal Sharp
Mystic Comics #2. The invisible man known as Dr. Gade / by Newton H. Alfred
Daring Mystery Comics #5. The Falcon / by Maurice Gutwirth
Mystic comics #4. The Black Widow / script by George Kapitan ; art by Harry Sahle
Red Raven Comics #1. Mercury in the 20th century / script by Martin A. Burnstein ; art by Jack Kirby
Marvel mystery Comics #13. The vision / by Jack Kirby
Captain American Comics #1. Case no. 1: Meet Captain America / by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby with inks by Al Leiderman ; Mystic comics #5. The Black Marvel / art by George Mandel ; Introducing the Terror / script by Phil Sturm ; art by Syd Shores ; The blazing skull / by Bob Davis
Daring Mystery Comics #7. The Thunderer / script by John H. Compton ; art by Carl Burgos ; Introducing the fin / by Bill Everett ; The Silver Scorpion / art by Harry Sahle ; The Challenger / art by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski (as Nick Karlton)
The Human Torch #4. The Patriot / creators unknown
U.S.A. Comics #1. The defender / title page by Al Avison & Joe Simon ; title page inks by Al Gabriele ; story creators unknown ; Whizzer / pencils by Al Avison ; inks by Al Gabriele ; Mr. Liberty and the spirits of freedom / script by Phil Sturm ; art by Syd Shores ; with inks by George Klein ; Rockman, underground secret agent and the tunnel that led to death / by Basil Wolverton ; title splash panel art by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski ; Jack Frost / script by Stan Lee ; art by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski
Captain America Comics #6. Father Time: the Grim Reaper deals with crime / script by Stan Lee ; pencils by Al Avison ; inks by Al Gabriele
Young Allies #1. Chapter 1: The coming of agent Zero ; Chapter 2: The Red Skull and the Graveyard of doom! ; gChapter 3: Voyage to no-man's land! ; Chapter 4: Trapped in Nazi-land! ; Chapter 5: Outwitting the blood-thirsty tyrants! ; Chapter 6: Captain America and the Human Torch to the rescue!! / script by Otto Binder ; chapters 1-4 & 6 story pencils by Nicholas Wojtkoski ; chapters 5-6 story pencils by unknown ; chapters 2-3 & 5-6 title page art by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby ; chapter 4 title page art by Ernie Hart
Mystic Comics #6. The destroyer / script by Stan Lee ; art by Jack Binder
U.S.A. Comics #2. Captain Terror battles the fiends of the seas / by Mike Suchorsky ; The vagabond / by Ed Winiarski
Mystic Comics #7. The Witness: judge, juror and avenger of evil / by Mike Suchorsky
Marvel Mystery Comics #28. Jimmy Jupiter: strange adventures in the land of nowhere-- / by Ed Robbins
Captain American Comics #13. Roddy Colt, alias the Secret Stamp: U.S. Defense agent / pencils by Don Rico ; inks by George Klein
Marvel Mystery Comics #49. Miss America: scourge of the Nazis! / script by Otto Binder ; artists unknown.