All-Winners Comics #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Stan Lee - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: Fall 1941
Key date: 1941-10-00
On-sale date: 1941-08-15
Indicia publisher: U.S.A. Comic Corp.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Stan Lee - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Robert Frank - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Whizzer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Destroyer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Keen Marlow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dan Kane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain Terror - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, The Destroyer First, Robert Frank First, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Keen Marlow First, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Toro, The Whizzer First
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt
2	Carnival of Death!	comic story	12	script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
3	The Strange Case of the Malay Idol	comic story	12	script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Al Avison; inks: Joe Simon, Al Gabriele, Mort Meskin	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
4	Hold Your Breathe!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Captain Terror First, Dan Kane First
5	Bombs of Doom	comic story	12	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack Binder	The Destroyer First, Adolf Hitler, Keen Marlow First
6	Winners All	text story	2	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, The Destroyer First, Robert Frank First, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Stan Lee First, Keen Marlow First, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Toro, The Whizzer First
7	Plague of the Poisoned Jewelry	comic story	12	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman	Robert Frank First, The Whizzer First
8	Unsolved Mysteries	comic story	1		Dr. Wescott
9	The Ghost Fleet	comic story	12	script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett, Allen Simon; inks: Bill Everett, Allen Simon	Namor, Sub-Mariner
10	Mystic Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg	The Destroyer First, Keen Marlow First
11	Young Allies Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill King, Jack Kirby; inks: Bill King, Syd Shores	Bucky Barnes, Knuckles O'Toole, Bucky, Adolf Hitler, Whitewash Jones, Thomas Raymond, Red Skull, Jeff Sandervilt, Johann Shmidt, Tubby Tinkle, Toro

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Giant-Size Invaders #2	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics #1 ISBN 0-7851-1884-5	2005	On eBay ›
All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1	2009	On eBay ›
Destroyer by Robert Kirkman #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91326-7	2018	On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91933-7	2019	On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91935-1	2019	On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91934-4	2019	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age All-Winners Comics #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-6635-1	2013	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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