Captain America

Iron Man and Captain America double feature begins. The Avengers guest star in the Iron Man story, “The Black Knight!” Script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck. Part of the story continues in “Captain America,” the first Silver Age Captain America solo story. Script by Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Bucky Barnes cameo. First appearance of Jarvis (the Avengers’ butler). Letters page begins.

Captain America’s origin is retold in “The Hero That Was.” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. Brief appearances by Bucky Barnes and Nick Fury.

Press kit produced for the release of the CAPTAIN AMERICA TV-movie.

1ST STAND-ALONE SILVER AGE ISSUE. Origin retold. Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. This story continues from Tales of Suspense 99. Kirby/Shores cover.

**THIS ITEM HAS BEEN HAND-SIGNED BY JACK KIRBY ON THE INTERIOR FIRST PAGE**

Iron Man and Captain America double feature begins. The Avengers guest star in the Iron Man story, “The Black Knight!” Script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck. Part of the story continues in “Captain America,” the first Silver Age Captain America solo story. Script by Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Bucky Barnes cameo. First appearance of Jarvis (the Avengers’ butler). Letters page begins. Classic Kirby/Dick Ayers cover.

Cap faces Dr. Faustus (first appearance) in “If the Past Be Not Dead!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. Brief SHIELD appearance. Cameos by the Red Skull and Bucky Barnes. Kirby/Giacoia cover.

Captain America’s origin is retold in “Lest We Forget!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby (Jack did the art for this issue in a single 24 hour marathon!), inks by George Tuska. Cameo by Red Skull imposter George Maxon. Tony Stark (Iron Man) narrates this story. Kirby/Frank Giacoia cover.

Second appearance of Hawkeye in the Iron Man story, “Suspected of Murder!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Dick Ayers. Black Widow appearance; cameos by Thor, Giant-Man, and the Wasp. Captain America stars in “The Army of Assassins Strikes!” Script by Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Kirby/Stone cover.

The Avengers and the Red Skull have cameos in “The Man Behind the Mask!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Sal Buscema. Romita cover.

First 15-cent cover price. The Avengers guest star in “Far Worse Than Death!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Red Skull is still in Cap’s body. The Black Panther appears on the cover but is not in the story. Colan/Sinnott cover.

Third appearance of Hawkeye in the Iron Man story, “Hawkeye and the New Black Widow Strike Again!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Chic Stone. First appearance of Black Widow’s costume. Captain America stars in “Among Us, Wreckers Dwell!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia (Frank Ray). Bucky Barnes guest stars. This is a re-telling of “Case No. 2″ from Captain America Comics # 1, March 1941. Kirby/Chic Stone cover.

The Madbomb story continues in “Captain America’s Love Story.” Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B # 91 (Silver Surfer by Kirby). Kirby/Giacoia cover.

The Madbomb story continues in “The Man Who Sold the United States.” Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover.

First 30-cent cover price. In the Madbomb epilogue, Cap and the Falcon face “The Night People”–Brother Dickens, Brother Powerful, Brother Harmony, Sister Gladiola, Brother Inquisitor, and Brother Wonderful. Who else but writer/artist Jack Kirby could pull this off? Inks by Frank Giacoia.

Sharon Carter makes an appearance in “Mad, Mad Dimension!” Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover.

And you thought Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett had it tough: Captain America faced alien monsters in “Alamo II!” Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover

Sharon Carter and SHIELD appear in “The Unburied One!” Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Kirby/Giacoia cover.

SHIELD guest stars in “Agron Walks the Earth!’ Script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Verpoorten. Kirby/Joe Sinnott cover.

Cap faces Hydra in “Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!” Script, pencils, and cover by Jim Steranko, inks by Joe Sinnott. Bucky Barnes cameo.

he Swordsman, Batroc, and the Living Laser team up against Captain America in “In the Name of Batroc!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dan Adkins. Bucky Barnes flashback. Kirby/Adkins cover.

Cap battles the Trapster in “The Snares of the Trapster!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. Brief SHIELD appearance. Kirby/Shores cover.

First issue. Origin retold. Black Panther guest starring in “This Monster Unmasked!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. This story continues from Tales of Suspense 99. Kirby/Shores cover.

Captain America appears to be dead in “The Strange Death of Captain America,” but could it all be a ruse to deceive Madame Hydra? Script, pencils, and cover by Jim Steranko, inks by Tom Palmer. Appearances by the Vivion, the Black Panther, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Thor, and Nick Fury.

Written by MARK WAID & STAN LEE
Penciled by JORGE MOLINA & JACK KIRBY
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
In the waning days of World War II, Steve Rogers – Captain America – seemingly sacrifices his life to save his nation.?But decades later, he finds himself revived, thrust into a strange new America he barely recognizes. As he meets the heroes his legend inspired, Cap comes to understand what his sacrifice has meant. But it doesn’t change one fact: His partner and friend, Bucky, is dead – and Cap may have the means to return to the past and save him. For the sake of the timestream, the Avengers must do everything in their power to stop him! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1-5 and?AVENGERS (1963) #4.

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Iron Man battles the Grey Gargoyle in “The Deadly Victory!” Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. Nick Fury appears in the Captain America story, “To Be Reborn!” Script by Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby/Giacoia cover.

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