Captain America (1968 1st Series) Annual comic books in grades to NM-

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All reprints: "The Sleeper Shall Awake" (from Tales of Suspense 72), "Where Walks the Sleeper" (ToS 73), "The Final Sleep" (ToS 74). Scripts by Stan Lee, layouts by Jack Kirby, pencils by George Tuska. Also: "The Revengers vs. Charlie America" (from Not Brand Echh). Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan. Cover by Jack Kirby from ToS 74. 52 pgs., $.25 Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 8.5 View scan Auction opens January 19 Paper: White Label #4667965001

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Add to cart Very Good $7.20

"The Thing from the Black Hole Star!" Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia and John Verpoorten. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. In an all-new story, Captain America is caught in the middle of a bizarre outer space prison escape! After a spaceship crashes in the Midwest, a local farmer contacts the Sentinel of Liberty for assistance. Apparently, the farmer is providing shelter for the alien pilot -- who escaped from a prison inside a black hole star! And now the galactic empire that imprisoned the pilot is coming after him on Earth! Numerous robots and automated creatures teleport down to the farmer's property, and Cap repulses them one after another to safeguard the escaped prisoner. But as the battle waxes and wanes, the Living Legend realizes that he may be fighting on the wrong side. Why was the alien imprisoned in a black hole star to begin with? The answer is chilling. Is it too late to switch horses in midstream? 52 pgs., $.25 Cover price $0.50.

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"The Great Mutant Massacre!" Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by John Verpoorten and John Tartaglione. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. Both the Sentinel of Liberty and the Master of Magnetism respond to a newspaper ad asking for help in taking care of two newfound mutants! What a strange advertisement to put in the paper! But surprisingly the ad is true! A local truck driver found Mister One and Mister Two on the highway. And after Mister Two drives off Magneto, Cap takes the two mutants to a SHIELD facility for medical care and safekeeping. But the X-Men's long-time foe hasn't given up on capturing the young mutants! Magneto sends his new band of evil mutants to ambush the star-spangled avenger and Mister Two, while he abducts Mister One! However hours later, Cap and Mister Two locate the Master of Magnetism's secret lair and storm inside! And then and there the tragic battle begins. Magneto has defeated the likes of the X-Men and the Avengers on numerous occasions. What chance does the Living Legend have against him and his evil mutants? The heartbreaking finish starts in three, (mister) two, (mister) one. First appearances of Peeper, Burner, Lifter, Slither, and Shocker. (Notes: Magneto appears next in Super-Villain Team-Up #14. The quintet of evil mutants returns in Defenders #78. This issue includes a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Spider-Man vs. Madam Web; and a half-page ad for the 1st issue of the Godzilla (1977) series.) 52 pgs., $.50 Cover price $0.50.

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"Deathwatcher!" Script by Dave Michelinie. Pencils by Gene Colan. Inks by Dave Simons. Cover by Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein. In this unusual story, the star-spangled avenger encounters a man who derives pleasure from watching people die. In fact, it's the only thing that gives him pleasure. How bizarre! At first the strange man -- Samson Scythe -- is content to just watch criminals die in real time. But then he gets the idea...that it would be even more awesome to watch a bona fide superhero die! So, with the cameras rolling, the eccentric recluse and his butler set a trap for the Sentinel of Liberty! Will Captain America exit stage left before the curtain comes down? Cameo appearances by the Constrictor and Bernie Rosenthal. 52 pgs., $.75 Cover price $0.75.

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"The Shadows of the Past!" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Ron Wilson (breakdowns) and Vince Colletta (finishes). Cover by Ron Wilson and John Beatty. It's an off-beat tale as the four men who have worn the red, white, and blue garb of Captain America join together to fight a common foe! The elder of the universe known as the Contemplator assembles (1) William Naslund formerly the Spirit of '76, (2) Jeff Mace formerly the Patriot, (3) William Burnside aka the Captain America of the 50's, and (4) Steve Rogers; and sends them to an alternative reality where cyborgs rule the Earth! To win freedom for this enslaved world, the four Sentinels of Liberty must defeat its android ruler called Adam II. A classic battle of man vs. machine! In this strange time and place, will human spirit and courage triumph over scientific steel and might? Appearances by the Invaders, Jack Monroe (aka Nomad), and Scarecrow. Flashback cameos by Bucky, Miss America, Toro, the original Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, and (golden age) Whizzer. (Notes: The Contemplator (aka Mister Buda) previously appeared in Marvel Treasury Special (featuring Captain America) #1 (published in 1976); and returns in Quasar 37. Jeff Mace appears next in Captain America 284.) 52 pgs., $1.00 Cover price $1.00.

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"The Last Enchantment!" Guest-starring the Aquarian. Script by Peter Gillis. Pencils by Brian Postman. Inks by Kim DeMulder. Cover by Brian Postman and Joe Sinnott. The cosmic cube comes back to life in the bowels of Project Pegasus! And anybody and everybody wants a piece of it! Advanced Idea Mechanics, the Shaper of Worlds, the Sentinel of Liberty, and Wundarr the Aquarian rush to upstate New York to grab the cube! But unfortunately A.I.M. is the one that successfully snares the cubic prize! What are the twisted scientists planning to do with the reality altering object? Simply overthrow every government on Earth and create a new world order! However Wundarr and the star-spangled avenger have their own plan to corner the cube! With help from the extra terrestrial shaper, can the Living Legend and the Aquarian take (down) A.I.M.? Updated origin of the cosmic cube. Cameo appearance by the Supreme Intelligence. Flashback cameos by Thanos, Rick Jones, Captain Marvel, Modok, and the Red Skull to recap the history of the cosmic cube. (Notes: The previous saga involving Project Pegasus, the cosmic cube, and Wundarr took place in Marvel Two-in-One 53 thru 58. The Shaper of Worlds appears next in Fantastic Four 319. This issue includes full-page ads for both the Hawkeye Limited Series (1984) and the upcoming Deathlok story in the Captain America title.) 52 pgs., $1.00 Cover price $1.00.

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Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $260.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signatures: Joe Rubinstein (with sketch) on 10/8/2021 and Jim Shooter, John Beatty and Michael Zeck on 10/22/2021 Direct Edition Label #22-0692A42-156 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $155.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Michael Zeck & John Beatty on 4/29/2017 & Joe Rubinstein on 8/12/2017. Direct Edition. Label #18-07C9D45-065 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $115.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Michael Zeck & John Beatty on 4/29/2017 & Joe Rubinstein on 8/12/2017. Direct Edition. Label #18-07C9D45-066 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics	Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $110.00 View scans CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sigs: Michael Zeck & John Beatty on 4/29/2017 & Joe Rubinstein on 8/12/2017. Direct Edition. Label #18-07C9D45-064 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics
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Direct Edition. "TESS-One" Guest-starring Wolverine. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Captain America and Wolverine face off against a super-soldier killing robot in an attempt to avert a nuclear disaster! First appearance of TESS-One. Appearance by Bob Frank Jr. (aka Nuklo, son of the golden age Whizzer). Flashback cameo by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Notes: TESS-One returns in Avengers 288. Overrider appears again in Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (3rd series) 33. The plot in this annual resembles the story in Avengers Annual 9.) 52 pgs., $1.25 Cover price $1.25.

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Newsstand Edition. "TESS-One" Guest-starring Wolverine. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Captain America and Wolverine face off against a super-soldier killing robot in an attempt to avert a nuclear disaster! First appearance of TESS-One. Appearance by Bob Frank Jr. (aka Nuklo, son of the golden age Whizzer). Flashback cameo by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Notes: TESS-One returns in Avengers 288. Overrider appears again in Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (3rd series) 33. 52 pgs., $1.25 Cover price $1.25.

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"You Are What You Eat" Stage 1 of the Terminus Factor storyline. Guest-starring Iron Man. Script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas. Pencils by Jim Valentino. Inks by Sam DeLaRosa. Cover by Herb Trimpe. At the request of Tony Stark, the star-spangled avenger rides an experimental capsule into the heart of a Pacific Northwest volcano! But while descending through the lava, the prototype begins to malfunction; and the golden avenger must rescue Cap and his co-pilot! Afterwards as the scientific team discusses the accident and enjoys a fish-fry, everything seems normal. However, in truth, things are far from normal! During the volcanic exposition a mysterious glowing substance was released and subsequently contaminated the local streams and food supply! And now anyone who ate the tainted fish is going crazy! Fortunately, the Sentinel of Liberty did not eat the fish! But unfortunately, Shell-Head did! Oh no! And on a snowy hillside in the Cascade Mountains, Captain America battles the Invincible Iron Man to the cold and bitter end! Second story: "A Soldier's Story" Script by Randall Frenz. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Mike DeCarlo. Reb Ralston recalls one of his World War II adventures (with Cap, Bucky, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and the Howling Commandos) to rescue Howard and Maria Stark from the clutches of the Red Skull. Third story: "Walking the Line" Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Don Hudson. Inks by Tom Morgan. Nomad investigates the death of a close friend. Story continues in the first issue of the Nomad Limited Series. (Note: The Terminus Factor saga continues in Iron Man Annual 11.) 68 pgs., $2.00 Cover price $2.00.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

"Call of Duty" Part 3 of the Von Strucker Gambit. Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by D. G. Chichester. Pencils by Mike Manley. Inks by Rick Parker. Cover by Mike Mignola. Story continues from Punisher Annual 4. Hydra's bizarre and deadly game of cat-and-mouse continues! At the Double Helix Research Facility, the star-spangled avenger interrupts a robbery in progress by Romulus! Who is this savage killer? Just one of Hydra's genetically-modified assassins! After Cap drives her away, the shield-slinger and Nick Fury compare notes to get to the bottom of Hydra's gambit! However later on when the World War II legends visit a leading genetic scientist, Romulus attacks again! But this time she is under attack herself from another Hydra assassin…Dakini! And as expected the red, white, and blue avenger is caught in the middle! Can Captain America and Nick Fury weave their way through the many arms and assassins of Hydra? Or will the slippery subversive organization win again? Cameo appearance by Baron Von Strucker. (Note: The Von Strucker Gambit is a continuation of the ongoing storyline in the Nick Fury Agent of Shield (3rd) series. Opening feature: "The Origin of Captain America" 2-page retelling of Steve Rogers' origin. Second feature: "Cap and Company" Art by Larry Alexander. One-page pin-up of Cap and his friends. Third story: "Brothers" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Don Heck. While in prison awaiting trial, Bushmaster (of the Serpent Society) recounts his origin. Flashback cameo by Sidewinder (aka Seth Voelker). Fourth story: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by James Brock. Inks by Don Hudson. The former leader of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder, laments his current situation in life; and decides to bust the Cobra out of the Vault. Cameo appearance by Captain America. Flashback cameos by Diamondback and the Viper. Fifth story: "Worth Fighting For" Guest-starring Nomad. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Tom Dzon. While hiking through the Canadian wilderness, Nomad encounters a family also struggling to make it on their own. Sixth feature: "The Serpent Society" Two-page pin-up of the Serpent Society in all their glory. Seventh feature: "The Skeleton Crew" Art by Kieron Dwyer and Al Williamson. One-page pin-up of the Red Skull and the Skeleton Crew. 68 pgs., $2.00 Cover price $2.00.

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"An Epic Adventure" Part 1 of the Citizen Kang storyline. Guest-starring Gilgamesh. Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Kathryn Bolinger. Cover by Dan Panosian. Captain America visits the small town of Timely, Wisconsin in search of his fellow avenger the Vision. While investigating a local manufacturing plant, the star-spangled avenger somehow stumbles back in time! Where is Cap? Or perhaps the better question…when is Cap? Strangely enough, the Living Legend emerges around the year 2700 B.C. in the middle of the Epic of Gilgamesh! And of course bumps into…Gilgamesh himself! Is this Gilgamesh the same one that will eventually become an avenger? The shield-slinger isn't sure until he meets a young brunette girl named Sersi! Then Cap realizes that he's back in the early days of the Eternals. That's good to know, but where do Captain America and the young Sersi go from here? Story continues in Thor Annual 17. Cameo appearances by Doctor Druid, Nebula (aka Ravonna), Kang, and the Vision. Second feature: "Captain America's Top 10 Villains" Script by George Caragonne. Art by Larry Alexander. While dining together at a Manhattan restaurant, the Living Legend tells Diamondback about his greatest foes through the years. Third feature: "Captain America's Shield" Script and Art by Eliot Brown. Fourth feature: "Captain America's Jet Freedom's Flight" Script and Art by Eliot Brown. Fifth story: "Test Flight" Guest-starring the Falcon. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Plot and pencils by James Brock. Inks by Charles Barnett. After one of his young acquaintances gets into trouble with the Taskmaster, Sam Wilson gets a chance to test his new uniform and weaponry against the Taskmaster himself! Sixth story: "Birth of a Warlord" Part 1 of 4. Script by Peter Sanderson. Pencils by Rich Yanizeski. Inks by Fred Fredericks. For posterity's sake, Kang the Conqueror records his memoirs and takes a walk down memory lane. Flashback cameos by the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, and Pharaoh Rama-Tut. (Note: Splash page art by Mark Pacella and Dan Panosian.) 68 pgs., $2.25 Cover price $2.25.

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"Blood of a Fighter" Script by Mark Gruenwald and David Wohl. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Charles Barnett. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Charles Barnett III. A young up-and-coming boxer in Puerto Rico learns the hard way about taking short cuts to success. Roberto Velasquez accepts an offer to undergo a special treatment by the notorious Dr. Karl Malus. Unfortunately, Roberto doesn't know what Dr. Malus is famous for! And when Roberto gets back into the ring he accidentally kills his opponent with a furious combination of strength-augmented punches! Roberto's boxing career is over. But the Bantam's crime-fighting career is just beginning! Second story: "And In This Corner, the Battling Bantam!" Script by Mark Gruenwald and David Wohl. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Charles Barnett. After hearing rumors about steroids infiltrating the ranks of professional boxing, Captain America travels to Miami to investigate! And sure enough it doesn't take long for Cap to confirm his suspicions. The star-spangled avenger teams up with the Bantam to shut down Dr. Malus' augmentation lab! Third story: "Bantam Returns" Script by Barry Dutter. Art by Grant Miehm. The Bantam returns to Puerto Rico to start his career as a boxing instructor (with a little superhero action mixed in)! Fourth feature: Two-page pin-up of the Falcon by Don Hudson. One-page pin-up of Crossbones. One-page pin-up of Captain America and the Falcon. Two-page pin-up of Diamondback by Don Hudson. Two-page pin-up by M.C. Wyman and Charles Barnett III. 68 pgs., $2.25 Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

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Add to cart Very Good $2.65

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

"Heritage of Hatred" Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Arvell Jones. Inks by David Day and Dan Day. Cover by Brian Kong. The Sentinel of Liberty tangles with the Red Skull once again! And the skull's latest caper is to find Hitler's infamous "Der Tag" strongbox! Allegedly the strongbox contains the Third Reich's secret plan to destroy the world in the event the Allies win the second world war! Wow, is that still possible? The sinister skull believes so! And once he recovers the journal of the late Albert Malik (aka the second Red Skull), the fuehrer's former right-hand man closes in on his 50-year old prize! However, the star-spangled avenger is willing to fight his long-time foe from New York City...all the way to Deutschland to stop the dormant dreams of the nazi empire! Can Captain America turn back the Third Reich one more time? Flashback appearances by the Patriot, Spirit of '76, Red Guardian, Captain America of the 50's, Jack Monroe (aka Nomad), Albert Malik, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Electro. The first flashback story recaps how the Red Skull (in 1945 Berlin) originally came into possession of the strongbox but then lost it when he fell into suspended animation following a battle with Captain America. The second flashback story reveals how Albert Malik several years later invaded the United Nations building along with the Soviet operative Electro and recovered a replica of the strongbox. Second story: "Symbols" Script by Ron Marz. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Ricardo Villagran. Steve Rogers visits the grave of a friend from World War II and prevents three locals from vandalizing it. Third feature: Two-page pin-up of Captain America, Diamondback, the Falcon, Bantam, and Black Panther by M.C. Wyman and Matt Banning. Fourth feature: One-page pin-up of Captain America by John Hebert and Jim Amash. Fifth feature: One-page pin-up of Captain America by Brian Kong and Mike DeCarlo. 68 pgs., $2.95 Cover price $2.95.