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Top-Notch Comics #3

Archie • 1940 • Vol. 1
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Wow Comics #2

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 2
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Minute Man #1

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Wow Comics #3

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 2
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Prize Comics #11

Prize • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Master Comics #16

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Young Allies #1

Timely • 1941 • Vol. 1
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1st team appearance of Young Allies: Bucky, Toro, Knuckles, Jeff Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, Tubby Tinkle

First meeting of Captain America and the Human Torch

Doc Savage Comics #5

Street and Smith • 1941 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Astron the Crocodile Queen

Master Comics #18

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Captain Battle #1

Lev Gleason • 1941 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Blackout, Dr. Basil Brusiloff

Captain Battle #2

Lev Gleason • 1941 • Vol. 1
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1st and only appearance of Dr. Horror

Banner Comics #3

Ace Magazines • 1941 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Captain Courageous

Master Comics #19

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #22

Fawcett • 1941 • Vol. 1
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Ibis the Invincible #1

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #6

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #8

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Ibac, possesses the powers of Ivan the Terrible, Borgia, Attila the Hun and Caligula

Remember Pearl Harbor

Street and Smith • 1942 • Vol. 1
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One-shot following the attack on Pearl Harbor

Includes a backup story promoting war bonds

Captain America Comics #12

Marvel • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #9

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of Ibac

Master Comics #25

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #29

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #10

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Master Comics #26

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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America's Greatest Comics #3

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #30

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #11

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain America Comics

Marvel • 1942 • Vol. 1
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132-page scarce, black & white Canadian issue

Captain America Comics #15

Marvel • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #31

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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America's Greatest Comics #4

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Crack Comics #25

Quality • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Wow Comics #8

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 2
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Captain Marvel Adventures #16

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Master Comics #32

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Balbo the Boy Magician

Captain Marvel Adventures #17

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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The Sivanas coin the nickname "Big Red Cheese" as an insult to Captain Marvel and the name stuck for decades thereafter

Master Comics #33

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Cover art featuring Captain Marvel Jr. destroying a swastika

Military Comics #15

Quality • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #37

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Master Comics #34

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Battle of Captain Marvel Jr. vs Captain Nazi

Hit Comics #25

Quality • 1942 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Kid Eternity

Captain Battle #3

Lev Gleason • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Battle #3
 
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Origin of Silver Streak

Captain Marvel Adventures #18

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #18
 
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1st appearance and origin of Mary Marvel

1st appearance of the Marvel Family together in one issue: Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr.

Captain Marvel Jr. #2

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Battle Captain Marvel Jr. vs. Captain Nazi

1st appearance and origin of Captain Nippon

1st appearance of Sherlock Holmes in a standard U.S. comic book story, unnamed but alluded to throughout - previously appeared briefly in a one-page activity game in Dynamic Comics #3 (1942)

National Comics #27

Quality • 1942 • Vol. 1
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America's Greatest Comics #6

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Whiz Comics #38

Fawcett • 1942 • Vol. 1
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Wow Comics #9

Fawcett • 1943 • Vol. 2
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Stories featuring Mary Marvel begin

Captain Marvel Adventures #19

Fawcett • 1943 • Vol. 1
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Captain Marvel Adventures #19
 
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2nd appearance of Mary Marvel

Wow Comics #10

Fawcett • 1943 • Vol. 2
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