Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Vol. 1

Marvel · 856 pages · Omnibus

Part of the Marvel Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order

In August 1939, a new voice hit newsstands and changed the comic book world forever: MARVEL COMICS #1 had arrived! This 64-page pulp package wasn't your typical assortment of straightlaced do-gooders. The amazing android Human Torch was a blazing force of nature that shocked and unsettled mankind! Namor, the Sub-Mariner, ventured from his undersea kingdom into the world of man - set on vengeance! These Golden Age greats would form the foundation for the style of conflicted hero that defines Marvel to this day - and they're flanked by an eclectic assortment of allies including the heroic Angel, robotic Electro, hard-edged Ferret, boy-adventurer Terry Vance, cowboy-hero Masked Raider, and jungle lord Ka-Zar! Topped off with extensive bonus features, this collection forms a cornerstone of Marvel history - essential for every fan, collector and historian!

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2 printings · 3 variants · 2009–2019

CONTINUE THE READINGGolden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Vol. 2 picks up where this volume leaves off.

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Printings

Printing #1$125.00

September 23, 2009

Released Sep 2009

No Image
Standard Cover — Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic
ISBN: 978-0785135708
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Direct Market Cover — Frank R. Paul
ISBN: 978-0785141594

Printing #2$150.00

August 7, 2019

10 years after #1

Standard Cover — Frank R. Paul
ISBN: 978-1302918972

Also collected in

41% of this book is also in other books we catalog.

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos OmnibusMarvel Comics (1939) #1 · Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #2–12

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett – The Pre-War Years OmnibusMarvel Comics (1939) #1 · Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #2–12

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon and Kirby OmnibusMarvel Mystery Comics (1939) #12

Creators

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WriterCarl Burgos +17

PencilerCarl Burgos +23

InkerCarl Burgos +23

LettererBill Everett +6

Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.

Issues (12)

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1. #1 Marvel Comics (1939)66pp
🖼️Cover — Frank R. Paul · 1pp
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Human Torch · 16pp
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The Angel · 8pp
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Namor the Sub-Mariner · 12pp
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The Masked Raider · 8pp
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Jungle Terror: A Complete Adventure Story · 6pp
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Burning Rubber · 2pptext
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Ka-Zar the Great · 12pp
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Now I'll Tell One [Cartoon] · 1pp
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2. #2 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)67pp
🖼️Cover — Chuck Mazoujian · 1pp
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Murder at the Racetrack · 16pp
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The Treasure of Alano · 8pp
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Attack on New York City · 12pp
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The Town of Wanted Men · 8pp
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Origin of the American Ace · 6pp
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Death-Bird Squadron · 2pptext
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The Battle with Bardak · 12pp
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All in Fun [Cartoon] · 1pp
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Loony Laffs! [Cartoon] · 1pp
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3. #3 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Menace from Mars · 16pp
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The Voodoo Sacrifice · 8pp
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Enter: Betty Dean · 12pp
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The Land Grabbers · 8pp
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Origin of the American Ace, Part 2 · 6pp
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Siegfried Suicide · 2pptext
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Third Episode · 12pp
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4. #4 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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New York Hit by Green Flame · 12pp
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Butch the Giant · 8pp
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The Sub-Mariner Goes to War · 10pp
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The Claim Jumpers · 8pp
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Warning Enough · 2pptext
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Electro · 8pp
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Quest for a Crime Boss · 6pp
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Fourth Episode [Return of the Oman] · 10pp
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5. #5 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Orton Medical Mission · 12pp
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Adventure of the Overturned Cars · 8pp
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On the Side of the Surface Men · 10pp
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Mystery of the Poisoned Arrows · 8pp
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It's in the Cards · 2pptext
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The Tyrant of Torpis · 8pp
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King of the Counterfeiters · 6pp
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Fifth Episode [Return of the Oman] · 10pp
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6. #6 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Forest Fire Felons · 12pp
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The Woman Who Knew Tom Hallaway · 8pp
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The Execution of the Sub-Mariner · 10pp
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The Border Dictator · 8pp
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The Shrinking Spy · 2pptext
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The Voice's Dope Racket · 8pp
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Murder of a Cosmetics Queen · 6pp
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Revenge for a Blind Man · 10pp
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7. #7 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Human Torch -- Policeman · 12pp
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Marked for Murder · 8pp
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Rampage in New York · 10pp
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The Framing of the Masked Raider · 8pp
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Blasting Bombers · 2pptext
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The Felons and the Flood · 8pp
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Kidnapped by the Duke · 6pp
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The Deadly Scheme of "Red" Skelton · 10pp
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8. #8 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Meet · 10pp
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The Search for Sub-Mariner · 12pp
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The Captive in the Cabin · 8pp
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The Boomeranged Hold-Up · 8pp
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Dynamite's Doom · 2pptext
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The Crook Who Controlled Electro · 8pp
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Battle with Blackie Giles · 6pp
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Gold and Greed · 10pp
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9. #9 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Human Torch versus the Sub-Mariner: The Battle of the Comic Century! · 22pp
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The Mad Doctor of Carlburg · 8pp
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The Stagecoach Bandits · 8pp
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High Steel · 2pptext
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On the Planet Ligra · 8pp
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The Trouble at Stacey Cleaners · 6pp
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The Rescue of Rita Grey · 9pp
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The Underworld · 1pp
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10. #10 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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The Result of the Most Famous Battle in Comic Magazines · 1pp
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The Gasoline Profiteering Racket · 11pp
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Hostilities Renewed · 10pp
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The Ghouls of the Blue Ridge Mountains · 8pp
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Master of the Living Dead · 8pp
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Tiger Trail · 2pptext
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Treachery in Two Forks · 8pp
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The Murder of a Man without a Will · 6pp
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A Visit from Scotland Yard · 9pp
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Our Hall of Shame [Cartoon] · 1pp
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11. #11 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Alex Schomburg · 1pp
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Plague in the Slums · 12pp
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The Capture of Luther Robinson · 10pp
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A Nestfull of Loot · 6pp
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Rajah Sarput's Hunt · 10pp
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Mayhem at the Midget Race Track · 7pp
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Murder Is an Accident · 2pptext
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The Devils of the Mist · 9pp
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The Forest Fire Fiends · 8pp
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12. #12 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939)65pp
🖼️Cover — Jack Kirby · 1pp
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The Search For J. B. · 12pp
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Three-Sided War · 10pp
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The Enchanted Marsh · 9pp
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A Good Impression · 2pptext
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The Mystery House · 7pp
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The Shark · 8pp
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The Plot against Texas · 6pp
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Ka-Zar in America · 10pp
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