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).
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 |
| Jimmy Jupiter | James Jankovicz | Marvel Mystery Comics #28 (February 1942) | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt Nick Fury | Nicholas Joseph Fury | Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (1963) | former leader of the Howling Commandos, currently known as the Unseen |
| Captain Savage | Simon Savage | Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #10 (1964) | former leader of the Leatherneck Raiders |
| Peggy Carter | Margaret Alexandra Carter | Tales of Suspense #77 (1966) | former member of the Avengers Support Crew, currently known as Dryad |
| Combat Kelly | Combat Kelly | Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #1 (1972) | former leader of the Deadly Dozen |
| 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. |
| Codename Bravo | Richard | Captain America vol. 6 #1 (2011) |
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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