Ahh, golden age comics - I love them in all of their hokey, and yet charming, glory. I love learning about the 1940s, and golden age comics are like a pop culture time capsule.

Namor starts his own title off right by ripping apart a shark with his bare hands, saving his people from destruction, and, of course, taking out a bunch of Nazis. He does that last part quite frequently in this volume. Modern Namor may be an isolationist who doesn't bother much with the surface world's problems, but this Namor is staunchly anti-Nazi, and he spends a lot of his time fighting them. He also seems to talk with a Brooklyn accent, which is rather amusing.

The co-feature starring Angel (no, not Warren Worthington III, but Thomas Halloway) dabbles in the horror genre. Angel's costume might be ugly, but he is pretty awesome. He has no superpowers of his own; he just goes against whatever evils cross his path armed with his wits.

This volume also includes original ads that ran with the comics (mostly featuring Captain America and his battle against spies - which you too can join, for only ten cents!) and prose stories - including one by the legendary Stan Lee, who was just starting out his comic book career!

This collection, in my opinion, is worth every penny. Not only are the stories fun, but it's great to look into the history of the era, too. ( )