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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 4 8 — Cover of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age 2004

The following in a list of the characters and teams that first appeared in Marvel Comics' Golden Age (under both of Marvel's previous names, Atlas Comics & Timely Comics).

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Characters

Character	Real Name	First Appearance	Notes
1939
American Ace	Perry Webb	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (April 1939)
Sub-Mariner	Namor McKenzie	Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (April 1939)	formerly of the All-Winners Squad and the Invaders; currently in the Invaders.
The Angel	Thomas Halloway	Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)	formerly of the All-Winners Squad and the V-Battalion
The Human Torch	Jim Hammond (alias)	Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)	Deceased in New Invaders #9 (2005); Formerly of the Invaders, V-Battalion, All-Winners Squad, Suicide Specials
Ka-Zar	David Rand	Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)	Last appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #27
Masked Raider	Jim Gardley	Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939)
1940s
Fiery Mask	Jack Castle	Daring Mystery Comics #1 (January 1940)	member of the Twelve
Flash Foster	Robert Foster	Daring Mystery Comics #1 (January 1940)
John Steele		Daring Mystery Comics #1 (January 1940)
Monako	Unknown	Daring Mystery Comics #1 (January 1940)
Electro	Electro	Marvel Mystery Comics #4 (February 1940)	member of the Twelve
The Ferret	Dennis Piper	Marvel Mystery Comics #4 (February 1940)
Laughing Mask	Dennis Burton	Daring Mystery Comics #2 (February 1940)	member of the Twelve; later known as Purple Mask
Mister E	Victor Jay	Daring Mystery Comics #2 (February 1940)	member of the Twelve
Phantom Bullet	Allan Lewis	Daring Mystery Comics #2 (February 1940)
Blue Blaze	Spencer Keen	Mystic Comics #1 (March 1940)
Dakor the Detective Magician	Alan Dakor	Mystic Comics #1 (March 1940)
Dynamic Man		Mystic Comics #1 (March 1940)	member of the Twelve
Flexo the Rubber Man	Flexo	Mystic Comics #1 (March 1940)
Breeze Barton	Kurt Barton	Daring Mystery Comics #3 (April 1940)
Invisible Man	Leonard Gade	Mystic Comics #2 (April 1940)
Marvex the Super-Robot	Marvex	Daring Mystery Comics #3 (April 1940)
Mastermind Excello	Earl Everett	Mystic Comics #2 (April 1940)	member of the Twelve
Phantom Reporter	Richard Jones	Daring Mystery Comics #3 (April 1940)	member of the Twelve
Taxi Taylor	Jim Taylor	Mystic Comics #2 (April 1940)
The Falcon	Carl Burgess	Daring Mystery Comics #5 (June 1940)
Hercules	Varen David	Mystic Comics #3 (June 1940)
Black Widow	Claire Voyant	Mystic Comics #4 (August 1940)	member of the Twelve
The Human Top	Bruce Bravelle	Red Raven Comics #1 (August 1940)
Magar the Mystic	Magar	Red Raven Comics #1 (August 1940)
Mercury	Makkari	Red Raven Comics #1 (August 1940)	A member of the Eternals; formerly of First Line; later known as Hurricane
Merzah the Mystic	Merzah	Mystic Comics #4 (August 1940)
Red Raven		Red Raven Comics #1 (August 1940)	former member of the Liberty Legion
Thin Man	Dr. Bruce Dickson	Mystic Comics #4 (August 1940)	formerly member of the Liberty Legion; currently in the New Invaders
Mantor the Magician	Mantor	Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940)
Toro	Thomas Raymond	Human Torch Comics #2 (Fall 1940)	Deceased in Sub-Mariner #14 (1969); formerly of the All-Winners Squad, Kid Commandos, Invaders, Young Allies.
Marvel Boy	Martin Simon Burns	Daring Mystery Comics #6 (September 1940)
The Vision	Aarkus	Marvel Mystery Comics #13 (November 1940)
The Patriot formerly Captain America	Jeffrey Mace	Human Torch Comics #4 (Spring 1941)	former member of the Liberty Legion and All-Winners Squad
Black Marvel	Dan Lyons	Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941)	mentor of the Slingers
Blazing Skull	Mark Anthony Todd	Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941)	member of the Invaders both golden and modern age; alleged uncle of Ion
Bucky	James Buchanan Barnes	Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)	former member of the Liberty Legion, Kid Commandos, Invaders and Young Allies, now Captain America
Captain America	Steven Rogers	Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)	former member of the Invaders; currently leader of the Avengers.
Moon Man		Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941)
Red Skull	Johann Shmidt	Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)
The Terror	Laslo Pevely	Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941)
Blue Diamond	Elton T. Morrow	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)	former member of the Liberty Legion
The Challenger	William Waring	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)
The Fin	Peter Noble	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)	ally of modern Invaders
Silver Scorpion	Elizabeth Barstow	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)	currently member of the V-Battalion
Thunderer	Jerry Carstairs	Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941)	later known as the Black Avenger
The Defender	Don Stevens	U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)
Jack Frost		U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)	former member of the Liberty Legion
Major Liberty	John Liberty	U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)
Rockman	Daniel Rose	U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)	member of the Twelve
Rusty		U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)
The Whizzer	Robert L. Frank	U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)	Deceased in Vision & The Scarlet Witch #3 (1982); former member of the Liberty Legion, Invaders and All-Winners Squad
Young Avenger	William Bryon	U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941)
Father Time	Larry Scott	Captain America Comics #6 (September 1941)
The Destroyer	Kevin "Keen" Marlow	Mystic Comics #6 (October 1941)
Captain Terror	Dan Kane	U.S.A. Comics #2 (November 1941)
Vagabond	Patrick "Pat" Murphy	U.S.A. Comics #2 (November 1941)
The Witness		Mystic Comics #7 (December 1941)	member of the Twelve
Citizen V	John Watkins	Daring Mystery Comics #8 (January 1942)	former member of the V-Battalion
Secret Stamp	Roddy Colt	Captain America Comics #13 (April 1942)
American Avenger	Don Caldwell	U.S.A. Comics #5 (Summer 1942)
Blue Blade	Roy Chambers	U.S.A. Comics #5 (Summer 1942)	member of the Twelve
Roko the Amazing	Lon Crag	U.S.A. Comics #5 (Summer 1942)
Archie the Gruesome	Archie	Comedy Comics #10 (June 1942)
Fourth Musketeer		Comedy Comics #10 (June 1942)
Monstro the Mighty	Monstro	Comedy Comics #10 (June 1942)
Fighting Yank	William Prince	Captain America Comics #17 (August 1942)
Miss Fury	Marla Drake	Miss Fury #1 (December 1942)
Captain Wonder	Jeff Jordan	Kid Komics #1 (February 1943)	member of the Twelve
Timothy Mulrooney	Timothy Mulrooney	Kid Komics #1 (February 1943)
Captain Daring	Lee Bradford	U.S.A. Comics #7 (March 1943)
Marvel Boy	Martin Oksner Burns	U.S.A. Comics #7 (March 1943)
Miss America	Madeline Frank (nee Joyce)	Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (November 1943)	former member of the Liberty Legion, Invaders, All-Winners Squad
Miss Patriot	Mary Morgan	Marvel Mystery Comics #50 (December 1943)
Spirit of '76 formerly Captain America	William Nasland	Captain America Comics #49 (August 1945) (retcon - in the original comics this was Steve Rogers, but retcons prevented Rogers being active as Cap from this story on)	Former member of the Invaders and All-Winners Squad
Millie the Model	Millie Collins	Millie the Model #1 (Winter 1945)
Alfie	Alfie	All-Select Comics #11 (Fall 1946)
Blonde Phantom	Louise Grant Mason	All-Select Comics #11 (Fall 1946)	former member of the All-Winners Squad; currently working for Blake Tower
Isbisa	Simon Meke	All-Winners Comics #19 (Fall 1946)
Mr. Wu	Wu	All-Select Comics #11 (Fall 1946)
Namora	Aquaria Nautica Neptunia	Marvel Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947)	former member of the Avengers 1950s
Golden Girl	Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross	Captain America Comics #66 (April 1948)
Sun Girl	Mary Mitchell	Sun Girl #1 (August 1948)
Venus	Aphrodite	Venus #1 (August 1948)	Member of the Greek pantheon of gods
1950s
Marvel Boy	Robert "Bob" Grayson	Marvel Boy #1 (1950)	Deceased Fantastic Four #165 (1975) after becoming the villain Crusader
Captain America formerly Grand Director	William Burnside	Young Men #24 (1953) (retcon - in the original comics this was Steve Rogers, but retcons to Rogers' timeline make it impossible for it to be him)	Deceased Captain America #153 (1972)
Nomad formerly Scourge, Bucky	Jack Monroe	Young Men #24 (1953) (retcon - in the original comics this was James Barnes, but retcons to his timeline make it impossible for it to be Barnes)	Deceased Captain America #5 (2004)
Red Skull	Albert Malik	Young Men #24 (1953)	Deceased
Jimmy Woo		Yellow Claw #1 (1956)	Currently the leader of the Agents of Atlas
Yellow Claw		Yellow Claw #1 (1956)
1960s (Pre-Fantastic Four #1)
Fin Fang Foom		Strange Tales #89 (1960)
Doctor Druid, formerly Dr. Droom	Anthony Ludgate Druid	Amazing Adventures #1 (1961)	Deceased; former member of the Monster Hunters and Avengers

Modern Age Golden Age

These characters all appeared after Marvel was well established as Marvel Comics but were set in the Golden Age, many being allies of Captain America or part of the Invaders.

Character	Real Name	First Appearance	Notes
Spitfire	Lady Jacqueline Crichton (nee Falsworth)	Invaders vol. 1 #7 (1976)
Destroyer	Roger Aubrey	Invaders vol. 1 #14 (1977)	former member of the V-Battalion and Crusaders
Union Jack	Brian Falsworth	Invaders vol. 1 #18 (1977)
3-D Man	Charles "Chuck" Chandler	Marvel Premiere #35 (1977)
Night Raven	Unknown	Hulk Comic (UK) #1 (1979)
Crimson Commando	Frank Bohannon	Uncanny X-Men #215 (1987)	former member of the Department, Project: Wide-awake and Freedom Force.

The Lost Generation

In 2000, Marvel released a comic book miniseries which counted down backwards from #12. It featured many new characters and set pre-Fantastic Four #1.

Character	Real Name	First Appearance	Notes
Black Fox	Robert William Paine	Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (2000)	member of both incarnations of First Line;
Yeti	Unknown	Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (2000)	member of both incarnations of First Line;
Reflex	Unknown	Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (2000)	member of both incarnations of First Line;
Positron	Veronica	Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (2000)	member of both incarnations of First Line;

Teams

Character	Real Name	First Appearance	Notes
Three Xs First appearing in 1940 these three non-powered adventurers fought against spies and is yet to appear in the modern age.
1X		Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1	1X was the detective of the trio
2X		Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1	2X was the inventor of the trio
3X		Mystic Comics vol. 1 #1	3X was the strongman of the trio
Tough Kid Squad Debuting in 1942, the Tough Kid Squad was a group of teenage adventurers lead by the Danger brothers. None of the teens or any of their relative has yet been seen in the modern age
Wally Danger		Tough Kid Squad #1 (1942)	Gained genius-level intellect through an early version of the Super Soldier serum.
Tom Danger		Tough Kid Squad #1 (1942)	Gained super strength through an early version of the Super Soldier serum.
Butch		Tough Kid Squad #1 (1942)
Derrick Dawes		Tough Kid Squad #1 (1942)
Eagle		Tough Kid Squad #1 (1942)
Victory Boys Appearing in 1940, the Victory Boys were a group of German orphans lead by American boy Victor fighting against Nazi in Germany during the War,
Victor		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Maxie		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Gus		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Warren		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Hans		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Kurt		Comedy Comics vol. 1 #10 (1940)
Young Allies Founded in 1941, the Young Allies were a group of teen boys who sometimes helped Captain America (Rogers). They were still active after the war but only Bucky and Toro have been seen in the modern age.
Jeff Sandervilt		Young Allies #1 (July 1941)
Tubby Tinkle	Henry Tinkle	Young Allies #1 (July 1941)
Knuckles O'Toole	Percival O'Toole	Young Allies #1 (July 1941)
Whitewash Jones		Young Allies #1 (July 1941)

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