Reprints the first four 64-page Sub-Mariner comics from 1941. These stories, frankly, aren't as compellingly written or drawn as Bill Everett's first Subby stories. Spread thin, he was relying on assistants by this point (and about to enter the military). They are, nevertheless, worth a gamble. The Angel is the just okay backup strip. Jack Kirby's fantastic Angel cover for Marvel Mystery Comics #12 whetted my appetite for more Kirby Angel stories, but I don't think those ever happened (comics historians please clarify).
The volume is filled out with filler pieces by Mickey Spillane and Basil Wolverton (two creators not often mentioned in the same sentence), historical notes by Roy Thomas and the various house ads for all four issues, which appeared in other Marvel comics.
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You know my issue with the Golden Age Masterworks?? They always re-colorize the stories via computer and it just makes the art look weightless, in my opinion. Any critic who isn't familiar with the charm and genius of the sometimes crude Golden Age artwork likely isn't going to "get it" any better with these collections. It'd be so much better if they'd just scan the original printing process.
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