| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Tom Raney; inks: Tom Raney; colors: Justin Ponsor | The Angel, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Citizen V, The Fin, Thomas Halloway, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Madeline Joyce, Miss America, Namor, Peter Noble, Red Skull |
| 1 | Credits | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Frank Paul; inks: Frank Paul; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Jim Hammond, Human Torch |
| 2 | Golden Age 2004 | illustration | 1 | pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross | Aarkus, Bucky Barnes, Black Widow, Bucky, Captain America, The Destroyer, Keen Marlow, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, The Vision, Claire Voyant |
| 3 | Angel | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Claire Moe, Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Claire Moe, Chuck Mazoujian; colors: Chris Sotomayor | The Angel, Thomas Halloway |
| 4 | Black Fox | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Black Fox, Bob Paine |
| 5 | Black Marvel | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Gabriele; colors: Chris Sotomayor | The Black Marvel, Dan Lyons |
| 6 | Blazing Skull | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: James W. Fry III; inks: Andrew Pepoy; colors: Heroic Age | The Blazing Skull, Mark Todd |
| 7 | Blonde Phantom | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Syd Shores; colors: Chris Sotomayor | The Blonde Phantom, Louise Grant |
| 8 | Blue Diamond | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Blue Diamond, Elton T. Morrow |
| 9 | Bucky | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Bucky Barnes, Bucky |
| 10 | Captain America | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Jack Kirby, Al Liederman; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Captain America, Steve Rogers |
| 11 | Citizen V | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben Thompson; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Citizen V, John Watkins |
| 12 | Crimson Commando | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Alan Davis, Aron Wiesenfeld; inks: Dan Green, Al Milgrom; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Frank Bohannan, Crimson Commando |
| 13 | Destroyer | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Don Rico; inks: Mike Sekowsky, Fred Bell; colors: Chris Sotomayor | The Destroyer, Keen Marlow |
| 14 | Doctor Druid | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Nestor Redondo, Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid |
| 15 | Fin | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Chris Sotomayor | The Fin, Peter Noble |
| 16 | Fin Fang Foom | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Fin Fang Foom |
| 17 | Grand Director | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Fred Kida, Arvell Malcom Jones; inks: Joe Rubinstein, David Day, Dan Day; colors: Chris Sotomayor | William Burnside First, Captain America, Grand Director |
| 18 | Howling Commandos | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Izzy Cohen, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Gabe Jones, Dino Manelli, Percival Pinkerton, Rebel Ralston |
| 19 | Human Torch | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Carl Burgos, Alex Schomburg; inks: Carl Burgos, Alex Schomburg; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Jim Hammond, Human Torch |
| 20 | Hurricane | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Mike Cury, Hurricane |
| 21 | Invaders | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Dave Hoover; inks: Dave Hoover; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Captain America, Robert Frank, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Madeline Joyce, Miss America, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, The Whizzer |
| 22 | Isbisa | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Isbisa, Simon Meke |
| 23 | Jack Frost | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Jack Frost |
| 24 | Marvel Boy | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Bob Grayson, Marvel Boy |
| 25 | Miss America | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Madeline Joyce, Miss America |
| 26 | Namor the Sub-Mariner | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Namor, Sub-Mariner |
| 27 | Namora | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken Bald; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Namora |
| 28 | Nomad | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Mike Zeck, Patrick Zircher; inks: Al Vey; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Bucky, Jack Monroe, Nomad |
| 29 | Patriot | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Josef Rubinstein, Ron Wilson; inks: Josef Rubinstein, Vince Colette; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Captain America, Jeff Mace, The Patriot |
| 30 | Red Raven | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Louis Cazeneuve, Jack Kirby; inks: Louis Cazeneuve; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Red Raven |
| 31 | Red Skull (Nazi) | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Red Skull, Johann Shmidt |
| 32 | Red Skull (Communist) | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: John Romita Sr.; inks: John Romita Sr.; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Albert Malik, Red Skull |
| 33 | Silver Scorpion | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Dave Hoover, Harry Sahle; inks: Brian Garvey, Harry Sahle; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Elizabeth Barstow, Silver Scorpion |
| 34 | Spirit of '76 | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Sal Buscema, Frank Robbins; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Frank Springer; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Captain America, Spirit of '76, William Nasland |
| 35 | Spitfire | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: C. P. Smith, John Byrne; inks: C. P. Smith, John Byrne; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Jacqueline Falsworth, Spitfire |
| 36 | Sun Girl | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken Bald; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Mary Mitchell, Sun Girl |
| 37 | Super-Axis / Battle-Axis | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Al Milgrom, Dave Hoover; inks: Al Milgrom, Brian Garvey; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Aarkus, Baron Blood, Jim Bradley, Captain America, Doctor Death, John Falsworth, Robert Frank, Jacob Goldstein, Golem, Jim Hammond, The Human Meteor, Human Torch, Madeline Joyce, Shannon Kane |
| 38 | Terror | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Jim Sanders III; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Laslo Pevely First, The Terror First |
| 39 | Thin Man | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: C. P. Smith; inks: C. P. Smith; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Bruce Dickson, Thin Man |
| 40 | 3-D Man | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Frank Quitely; inks: Frank Quitely; colors: Chris Sotomayor | 3-D Man, Chuck Chandler, Hal Chandler |
| 41 | Toro | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Thomas Raymond, Toro |
| 42 | Union Jack | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Lord Brian Falsworth, Union Jack |
| 43 | V-Battalion | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Roger Aubrey, The Destroyer, Robert Frank Jr., Goldfire, Helmut Gruler, Iron Cross, Darren Mitchell, Nuklo, Ameiko Sabuki, Topspin |
| 44 | Venus | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Frank Quitely; inks: Frank Quitely; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Venus |
| 45 | Vision | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Aarkus, The Vision |
| 46 | Whizzer | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Gabriele; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Robert Frank, The Whizzer |
| 47 | Yellow Claw | character profile | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Rosalind Kirby; colors: Chris Sotomayor | Plan Chu, The Yellow Claw |
| 48 | Appendix | text article | 1 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin | |
| 49 | Bibliography | text article | 2 | script: Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin | |
| 50 | A Comprehensive Guide to the Golden Age | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |