USA Comics #2 Chicago Pedigree (Timely, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 Cream to off-white pages....

Auction amount: $18,600.00

Sold: Sep 13, 2020

USA Comics #2 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1941

About USA Comics #2

Hitler cover. Origins of Captain Terror and the Vagabond. Whizzer story. Last appearance of Rockman by Basil Wolverton. Syd Shores and Mike Sekowsky art. Contains a Stan Lee text story.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Nazi Underwater Invasion

Characters: Captain Terror [Dan Kane]; the Nazis

Pencils: Joe Simon ?

Inks: Joe Simon ?

Notes: Possible Simon pencils and/or inks per Nick Caputo, January 2017.

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: The Fiends of the Seas

Characters: Captain Terror [Dan Kane] (introduction); The Black Claw (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: Captain Terror "returns from the grave" to strike a chord for justice against the Black Claw, whose aim is to sink all American convoys and patrols that are aiding the English fighting the Germans.

Pages: 17.000

Pencils: Mike Suchorsky

Inks: Mike Suchorsky

Notes: Art previously credited to Al Eadeh. Revised art credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.

Title: The Island Menace

Characters: Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Reynolds (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villain)

Synopsis: After being shipwrecked by a Nazi sub, Major Liberty makes his way to an eerie castle called Headhunters Inn, a place run by an English traitor who loves to play sportsman...using his shipwrecked victims as prey for the kill!

Pages: 7.000

Script: Phil Sturm

Pencils: Syd Shores (signed)

Inks: Syd Shores ?; George Klein ?

Notes: Feature was formerly Mr. Liberty. Inks credit previously Syd Shores; revised inks credits from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-23-08.

Title: Origin of the Vagabond

Characters: The Vagabond [Pat Murphy, Chauncy Throttlebottom III] (introduction, origin); Walter Carstairs (villain)

Synopsis: Pat Murphy adopts a disguise in order to help break up an alien smuggling ring that the FBI is investigating.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)

Pencils: Ed Winiarski [as Win] (signed)

Inks: George Klein

Notes: The last panel on page 5 has a sign in which the writer/artist placed his name in a rather jumbled fashion. Note & synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08. Klein inks per Michael J. Vassallo via atlas tales. Previous indexer credited Winiarski.

Title: The Fog-Gun Gun Runners

Characters: The Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Herr Leader [P.J. Evans] (villain)

Synopsis: The Defender and Rusty decide to look into the smuggling of guns across the border into Mexico, and discover the head of an American munitions firm is behind the tyranny.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: George Klein (signed)

Inks: George Klein (signed)

Notes: Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08.

Title: When U.S.A. Heroes Meet

Characters: Rockman; Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Major Liberty [John Liberty]; Jack Frost; Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Vagabond [Pat Murphy, Chauncy Throttlebottom III]; Captain Terror [Dan Kane]

Synopsis: The various heroes of USA Comics get together at the home of Dan Kane (better known as Captain Terror) and agree to relate a story (appearing in this issue), then vote of the best one, and "reprint it in this space next month".

Pages: 2.000

Script: Stan Lee

Pencils: ? (illustration)

Inks: ? (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08.

Title: The Killers of the Sea

Characters: Rockman; Zombo (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis: Rockman must stop the evil genius of a hypnotist named Zombo, a master of men's minds, who has devised a special submarine that he plans to use to sink all ships (especially American) venturing through a channel near his secret island in order to contaol a nation's wealth.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Basil Wolverton

Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed)

Letters: Basil Wolverton ?

Notes: Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08.

Title: The Mechanical Octopus Pirates

Characters: Jack Frost; un-named criminal and his gang (villain)

Synopsis: Jack Frost battles a group of modern-day pirates who use a mechanical octopus to chase people away from a beach where a fortune in gold is buried.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Sam Cooper ?

Notes: Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006). Pencils previously credited to Mike Sekowsky; revised pencils credit from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, 4/4/2007. Unknown script per atlas tales: https://www.atlastales.com/issue/4405 Previous indexer credited Stan Lee. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08.

Title: Murder At the Race Track

Characters: The Whizzer [Bob Frank]; Earl Sikes; Silky Kirby (villain, introduction, death); Spike (villain)

Synopsis: The Whizzer gets involved when some criminals order a jockey to throw a race he is riding in or pay the penalty of death!

Pages: 7.000

Script: Jack Binder ?

Inks: George Klein ?

Notes: Synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-22-08. Credits per Michael J. Vassallo and atlas tales: https://www.atlastales.com/issue/4405 Previous indexer credited Al Avison on pencils and Al Gabrielle on inks.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	5	3	1	4	5	2	4	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	37
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Total	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	5	3	3	4	5	4	5	3	1	1	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	47

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