| Issue | #16 |
| Published | Summer 1945 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Editing | Vince Fago |
| Pencils | Alex Schomburg |
| Inks | Alex Schomburg |
| Characters | Sub-Mariner [Namor] Vincent (first appearance; villain) |
| Synopsis | Namor substitutes as a speedboat to go water-skiing for one of Betty Dean's newspaper friends when suddenly the man's skis explode, killing him. Namor realizes that they have been treated with a chemical which becomes explosive when left in the sun for long periods of time and tracks down those responsible as a numbers racket that the newspaperman was closing in on. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Allen Simon |
| Inks | Allen Simon |
| Characters | Human Torch; Herr Loeder (first appearance; villain); Franz (first appearance; villain); Fritz (first appearance; villain); other Nazi spies (first appearance; villains); Gen. Mershing (first appearance) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Al Gabriele? |
| Inks | Al Gabriele? |
| Characters | I: Lyander; V: The Nazis |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Vince Alascia |
| Notes | Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Whizzer [Jack Robinson]; Dr. Throttle (first appearance; villain); Flash (first appearance; villain) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Louis Ferstadt |
| Inks | Louis Ferstadt |
| Notes | Whizzer's secret i.d. is now "Jack Robinson". |