Captain America (1968 1st Series) comic books 1976-1978, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $185.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4402008022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.55) will be charged at checkout.

"The Madbomb - Screamer in the Brain!" Part 1 of 8. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Romita Sr. (inks). The King returns to Marvel as Jack Kirby takes the reins of the Captain America title for the U.S.A.'s bicentennial year! Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are visiting Leila Taylor's apartment in the Bronx when they hear a ruckus outside! The people in the streets are going crazy and destroying everything in sight! What is happening? Cap immediately leaps into action and engages the insane rioters! After taking several blows, the shield-slinger spots a strange device in the alleyway. It's a small madbomb! But not the big Madbomb! Once order is restored a SHIELD agent takes the Sentinel of Liberty and his partner to a secret base to meet Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Where the duo learns of the giant Madbomb and its incredible destructive power! Cap and the Falcon will begin hunting for it next issue! (Notes: This issue begins Jack Kirby's 2-year run as the writer and penciler of the Captain America series. The letters page includes a letter from comics publisher Dean Mullaney. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B #1 (Spider-Man).) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) 194 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #1486013017

"The Trojan Horde" Part 2 of 8. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The search for the Madbomb begins! The U.S. government sends Captain America and the Falcon into a remote wilderness area near the Badlands -- that could be the secret location of the Madbomb! But in truth the government has unknowingly sent the pair into the clutches of the Royalist Forces of America! Who are they? The Sentinel of Liberty doesn't know, but he quickly learns that the shadowy group is performing gruesome experiments on its captives! Will Cap and the Falcon be the next to go under the knife? First (cameo) appearance of William Malcolm Taurey. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from Fantagraphics publisher Kim Thompson. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series B #27 (Dracula). The Madbomb saga was reprinted in 2004 in trade paperback: Captain America and the Falcon Madbomb. The TPB collets issues 193 thru 200.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Dawn's Early Light!" Part 8 of 8. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. It's the 200th anniversary of the United States of America! And the 200th issue of the Captain America title! But if the U.S.A. and the star-spangled avenger are going to survive beyond their bicentennials, the Royalist Forces of America and the "Big Daddy" Madbomb must be stopped! The Sentinel of Liberty and the Falcon launch a bold two-pronged attack to save the country! Cap leads a small assault team onto William Taurey's estate to capture the leader of the Elite. While in Philadelphia, the Falcon and a SHIELD strike force attempt to destroy the Madbomb! Can Cap and the Falcon score a double victory...and save the day for the red, white, and blue? Light the fireworks! The nation will stand! Last 25-cent cover price. (Notes: William Taurey and the Elite return years later in Thunderbolts #31. There exists a 30-cent cover price variant for this issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Dawn's Early Light!" Part 8 of 8. Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia. It's the 200th anniversary of the United States of America! And the 200th issue of the Captain America title! But if the U.S.A. and the star-spangled avenger are going to survive beyond their bicentennials, the Royalist Forces of America and the "Big Daddy" Madbomb must be stopped! The Sentinel of Liberty and the Falcon launch a bold two-pronged attack to save the country! Cap leads a small assault team onto William Taurey's estate to capture the leader of the Elite. While in Philadelphia, the Falcon and a SHIELD strike force attempt to destroy the Madbomb! Can Cap and the Falcon score a double victory...and save the day for the red, white, and blue? Light the fireworks! The nation will stand! Last 25-cent cover price. (Notes: William Taurey and the Elite return years later in Thunderbolts #31. There exists a 30-cent cover price variant for this issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Arnim Zola -- the Bio-Fanatic!" Script by Jack Kirby. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Frank Giacoia and John Verpoorten (uncredited). Cover by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten. The Sentinel of Liberty's adventure in Central America takes another strange turn when he meets Armin Zola! The peculiar man or android or something is overjoyed to find the Living Legend from World War II. And he summons another weird creature -- called Doughboy -- to grab Cap and Donna Maria! Needless to say, the shield-slinger's head is spinning! The crazy situation doesn't get better after Zola commands Doughboy to fly everyone to Switzerland. Where Cap meets Zola's next creation: Primus! Meanwhile back in the United States, Sharon Carter rejoins SHIELD to find Steve Rogers and uncover the secrets behind File 116. Origin of Armin Zola. First appearances of Doughboy and Primus. Cameo appearance by Leila Taylor. 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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"The Human Torch Meets Captain America" Script by Stan Lee. Pencils by Jack Kirby. Inks by Dick Ayers. New cover by Gil Kane and Ernie Chan. This issue reprints Strange Tales (1st series) 114 in which Johnny Storm meets Captain America -- the hero from the golden age -- for the first time! But he's not the real Cap (aka Steve Rogers). This shield-slinger is an imposter! And actually one of the Human Torch's enemies known as the Acrobat. Will the torch notice the difference in time? Cameo appearances by the Invisible Girl and Doris Evans. (Note: This issue features one new interior page -- the splash page -- with script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dave Cockrum, and inks by Frank Giacoia.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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First appearance of Quasar (aka Marvel Man) in "The Search for Steve Rogers!" Plot by Roy Thomas. Script by Don Glut. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia. Captain America and the Falcon visit SHIELD's underground complex in Midtown...and meet the new Super-Agents of SHIELD! Nick Fury has been concerned about a shadowy organization called: The Corporation, so he recently assembled his own team of super-powered operatives. They are: the Blue Streak, Marvel Boy (aka Wendell Vaughn), the Texas Twister, and the Vamp. And now the Director of SHIELD wants the Sentinel of Liberty to put the new Super-Agents to the test! Four against one! This should be a piece of cake for the star-spangled avenger! First appearances of the Blue Streak and the Vamp. Cameo appearances by Dum Dum Dugan, Sharon Carter, Senator Kligger Stivak, Veda, and Redwing. (Notes: Wendell Vaughn was only called Marvel Boy in issue 217. Redwing appears for the first time since Captain America 191.) 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Pizzazz Variant, has centerfold subscription offer for "Pizzazz" Magazine. First appearance of Marvel Man (Quasar) in "The Search for Steve Rogers!" Script by Roy Thomas and Don Glut, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos. Buscema/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Pizzazz Variant, has centerfold subscription offer for "Pizzazz" Magazine. First appearance of Marvel Man (Quasar) in "The Search for Steve Rogers!" Script by Roy Thomas and Don Glut, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Pablo Marcos. Buscema/Frank Giacoia cover. Cover price $0.35.

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"One Day in Newfoundland" Guest-starring Iron Man. Script by Don Glut. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Mike Esposito (finishes), and John Tartaglione (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. After meeting the mysterious Veda on the street outside his apartment, Captain America takes her to Avengers Mansion to talk. However while at the mansion, Cap and Shell-Head strike up a conversation about the Avengers' submarine -- that pulled the Living Legend from the icy waters of the North Sea (in the classic Avengers #4). And after listening to the sub's old audio tapes, Cap discovers an inconsistency in his origin! Why did he mention striking the water off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, when he actually fell into the English Channel? To answer that question, the star-spangled avenger returns to Newfoundland...where the mystery only deepens! First (cameo) appearances of Lyle Dekker and the Ameridroid. Cameo appearances by the Falcon, Sharon Carter, Nick Fury, Jarvis, Marvel Man (aka Wendell Vaughn), Blue Streak, Texas Twister, and the Vamp. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.