Captain America Comics (1941 Golden Age) 1 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Front cover and two centerfold wraps missing. Interrupts art and story. Amateur reproduction front cover. Tape along length of spine. Few interior pages detached at both staples.

Hitler cover art by Jack Kirby. Origin and 1st appearance of Captain America and Bucky in "Case No. 1. Meet Captain America," script by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jack Kirby, Inks by Al Liederman; The Army is looking for a solution to the threat the Axis Powers pose to the people of America, and they discover the secret answer to their prayers: a super-soldier serum that will create an army of super soldier; However, only one man receives the serum before it and its creator are destroyed: Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America! Ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. Untitled story by Simon and Kirby; Captain America and Bucky set out to solve the riddle of the connection between a wave of sabotage sweeping the U.S. defense industries and a strange little man who predicted it would happen. "Captain America and the Soldiers' Soup" text story. "The Chess Board of Death Captain America" by Simon and Kirby; A weird figure has carved wooden chess figures of people who must be eliminated before he launches the mightiest blitzkrieg the world has ever seen. Unfortunately for him, two of those figures are Captain America and Bucky! 1st appearance of Red Skull in "The Riddle of the Red Skull," script by Ed Heron, pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap and Bucky come face to face with a villain who scares the wits out of his victims, then injects them with a poison that convinces others that he has killed them with his eyes! USA Comics ad. Hurricane stars in "Murder, Ltd.," script by Simon and Kirby, art by Kirby; Alarmed at the gangland murders in a coastal town, Hurricane decides to "join" the gang in order to be in a position to halt their crimes. Tuk, the Caveboy in "Stories From the Dark Ages," script by Simon and Kirby, inks by Kirby; Before his death, wise old Ak relates to Tuk about how he was the survivor of the hairless ones who once came to the jungle; Later, he meets up with Tanir, and they decide to team up and travel together. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)