First Appearance: The Angel, Six Big Men, Lil, Dr. Lang/The Big Boss

Villain: Six Big Men: Gus Ronson, Mike Malone, John Dillon, Trigger Bolo, Steve Enkel, Dutch Hansen; Big Boss/Dr. Lang, Lil

Quote: “See this tommy-gun? It's gonna cut you to pieces...very slowly!”

-- Trigger Bolo, to the Angel, page 6

Synopsis:The Six Big Men lead a crime rampage across the city, but they are threatened by the Angel, a vigilante who stops at nothing to bring them to justice. One by one, the Six Big Men are knocked off by the Angel. Their mysterious leader, though, is Dr. Lang, who is "The Big Boss," and he sends his girl Lil out to help the Angel find ways to kill off the Six Big Men. Dr. Lang thinks that after the Angel mops up the Six Big Men, he and Lil will be able to take the full amount of loot they were all going to split up. But the Angel outsmarts them and stumbles onto their plan, arresting Lang and Lil.

First Appearance: Namor, Fen, Dorma, Karal, Holy One, Rod Nelson, Carley, Anderson, Capt. Leonard McKenzie (in flashback)

Innovations: USS Oracle

Quote: “Congratulations, my son! You have made a good beginning in our war of revenge!”

-- Princess Fen, to Namor, page 6

Synopsis:A team of salvage divers is working a wreck for treasure when they are attacked by a Namor, the Sub-Mariner! He savagely attacks both men, killing them. Namor then turns his attention to the ship, destroying it in mere moments. He heads back to his home, where he is greeted by the "Holy One" who commends him on his attack against the humans. Namor brings the bodies of the two divers as tribute. His mother, Fen, congratulates him on beginning his war of revenge in such decisive fashion. Namor asks her to tell him the story of their past once again, and why their people hate the white earth men so much.

She explains that in the year 1920, a research vessel called the Oracle was doing "experiments" with explosives that killed many of their fellow citizens. Since Fen looked most like a human, she was sent to find out more about what was going on. She fell in love with Capt. Leonard McKenzie, and they sired a child- Namor. She sent back messages to the undersea army that the white men were too strong for them, but they sent an army to fight them anyway. The white men annihilated the attack force, and now, 20 years later, they are ready once again to press an attack against them, and Namor will lead the way!

Later, he takes his cousin Dorma with him to make an attack on the Cape Anna Lighthouse. Once there, they attack the guards who stand watch on the lighthouse and wreak havoc on the controls and equipment. Some navy men come on the scene, and in order to escape, Namor and Dorma commandeer a bi-plane which flies nearby, killing the pilot. Dorma wrecks the plane as Namor swims back home in the ocean.

First Appearance: Jim Gardley/The Masked Raider, Lightning, Cal Brunder, Slick, Bends, Rowdy

Quote: “People are going to hear alot about us from now on, Lightning!”

-- Jim Gardley, to his horse, page 4

Synopsis:Cal Brunder is the tough guy of Cactusville, and he's putting the screws on Jim Gardley to sell out to him. Gardley fights back and gets arrested on trumped up charges. He's put in the pokey, but pretends he's dying so he can fool the sheriff and sneak out. While in exile, Gardley breaks in a wild, white horse that he names Lightning, trains himself on quick-drawing and precision shooting, and dons a black mask so he can become The Masked Raider, to vow to "forever fight the lawless, bring justice to the oppressed, and help the poor." While Brunder's gang continues its lethal assault on Cactusville- killing the Bleck family- the Masked Raider rides into town and mops up the evil thugs.

First Appearance: Ken Masters, Tim Roberts, Professor John Roberts, John Crafton

Quote: “We're leaving the first thing in the morning, Tim! And we're going by air!”

-- Ken Masters, page 1

Synopsis:Ken Masters and young Tim Roberts go after Tim's father, the Professor John Roberts, who has disappeared into the jungle while searching for a rare diamond. They fly off in a single-prop plane to look for him, crossing the Caribbean Ocean, but they are followed all the way by evil land baron John Crafton, who wants to get the diamond for himself. Ken and Tim are apprehended by natives when they land. So are Crafton and his men, but they try and fight back, but the natives kill one of Crafton's men named Mike and they are also taken hostage. While imprisoned, Ken and Tim are reunited with Professor Roberts, who is also being held captive. They escape into a hole that leads down into a diamond mine! Crafton has followed them down there, and he threatens them with a pistol to steal the diamonds for him. Crafton is shot down by poisoned arrows from the natives, and Ken holds them off with his gun while his friends escape. They make their way back to the plane, and the three good guys fly off into the distance, with a diamond along for the ride!

Synopsis:A short story about the auto race tracks. Bill Williams races his Blue Bird auto to victory using his ultra-risky and potentially life-threatening new gas feeder.

First Appearance: David Rand/Ka-Zar, John & Constance Rand, Zar, N'Jaga, Sha, Trajah, Paul de Kraft

Quote: “He knew now why his father had fired at N'Jaga, and why he killed the green snake. His was the code of the jungle...Kill only when necessary.”

-- narrative, from Ka-Zar, page 6

Synopsis:The family of John Rand crash lands in the jungles of the Belgian Congo. John, his wife Constance, and his son David struggle to adapt to life in jungle isolation. No rescue parties are able to find them amidst the thick jungle coverage. Eventually, John's wife succumbs to fever. David takes quickly to living in the jungle, actively befriending the animals he lives amongst. One night, a fierce storm comes and a tree crashes on John, causing him to lose his memory. He begins to think that the jungle is indeed his home, and he gives up any attempts to leave it. Together, he and David become jungle survivors. While David taught his son to read and write, the boy also busied himself by befriending the boars, hippos, elephants and lions that dotted the landscape. Chief among them was Zar, a fierce lion who David saved from drowning in quicksand.

A week later, David and John notice smoke coming from a nearby encampment. It is a white man named Paul de Kraft, an evil man trying to steal emeralds from the African streams. He pictures David and John as threats, so he tries to drive them away. David sneaks into de Kraft's camp, and finds a mirror, which fascinates him. While he holds the mirror, he hears a gunshot. He goes to investigate, and finds that de Kraft has shot and killed his father. David starts to attack de Kraft, but the evil white man pulls a gun up to him. From out of nowhere streaks Zar, the lion, who kills Paul de Kraft. Zar and David are now best of friends, and Zar rechristens David as Ka-Zar, which means "Brother of Zar."