Young Allies Comics #5 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Timely, 1942) CGC FN+ 6.5 White pages....

Auction amount: $4,080.00

Sold: Jan 31, 2022

Young Allies #5 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1942

About Young Allies #5

Captain America, Human Torch, and Hitler appearances. Nazi war Cover by Alex Schomburg. Al Avison art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Horror in Hollywood!

Characters: Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Owl

Pencils: Alex Schomburg

Inks: Alex Schomburg

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists Alex Schomburg definitely as the cover's artist, so ? removed by Craig Delich 2013-6-28..

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Horror in Hollywood

Characters: Young Allies [Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Bucky [James Barnes]; Knuckles [Percival Aloysius O'Toole]; Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt; Whitewash Jones; Tubby [Henry Tinkle]]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Montgomery Jeffrey (Colossal Studios producer); H.G. Romaninhoff (studio director); Bruce Brent (actor, death); Beadle (cameraman); Miss Dawn (actress); Owl [aka Karns] (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); von Richt (villain, death)

Synopsis: The Young Allies, aided by the Torch and Captain America, take on a new villain called the Owl, sent to America by Hitler himself, to ruin the morale and break the spirit of Americans nationwide. The Owl decides to begin this operation in Hollywood, where he plans to destroy the Young Allies, who have been offered a chance to make a movie about their exploits.

Pages: 49.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Don Rico (signed); Al Avison ?

Inks: Syd Shores ?

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists the writer as unknown (splash is signed by Lee), pencils by Don Rico and unknown, inks by George Klein and unknown. The splash page is signed by Don Rico and that has been added by Craig Delich 2013-6-28.

Title: Kid Crime-Buster

Characters: Jerry Calhoun; Frankie Walling; T. J. Franklin; Arco (villain); Joe (villain); Monte Clawson (villain)

Synopsis: Jerry gets hit on the head with a pack of chewing gum wrapped in paper with a pin-hole message for help. It seems that Franklin was kidnapped by the Clawson gang and forced to turn over $65,000 in cash and securities.

Pages: 2.000

Letters: typeset

Title: Your Life Depends On It!

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo); Hideki Tojo (villain, cameo)

Synopsis: After cleaning up a group of spies, Cap begins to tell Bucky, and the readers, exactly why buying war stamps and bonds is vitally important to the life of every American.

Pages: 4.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Al Avison (signed)

Inks: Al Avison (signed)

Notes: War Bond promotional advertisement. The Masterworks edition lists Avison as penciler only and inks by George Klein.

Title: Bush-League Gatekeeper

Characters: Norman the Doorman; un-named streetcar conductor; Joey; Skinny; Butch

Synopsis: Norman loses his pass to the ball game to a street car conductor, who has it, in turn, lifted by a group of juvenile delinquents, who all use the same pass to get into the game.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: M. Fred

Inks: M. Fred

Notes: Credits per the Masterworks edition, added by Craig Delich 2012-4-24.

Synopsis: The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Henry Morgenthal, Jr. (credited)

Pencils: ? (illustration)

Inks: ? (illustration)

Letters: ?; typeset

Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

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