Captain America Comics comic books issue 23

Cover by Syd Shores. "The Mystery of the 100 Corpses!"; Steve and Bucky go skinny-dipping in a quarry when they are interrupted by Izan (Nazi spelled backwards), who has been using the quarry to dump in bodies of victims (dying air raid wardens) that he has used as models to construct look-alikes from his own henchmen. "Terror At the Shipyards!"; The Torch and Toro are invited to the shipyards to witness the launching of new destroyers, when a bottle is thrown at one of the ships, causing an explosion; After stopping another such attempt, the flaming duo follow the villains to their lair and are captured, escaping in time, however, to prevent a wholesale destruction of U.S. warships. "Battling The Deadly Snapper," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Al Avison; While Army troops pass by a chain gang in Sinister Swamp, one of the inmates breaks loose and makes his escape; Once Cap, Bucky and some prison guards track him down, he is under the personal protection of the weird Turtle-Man and his band of cut-throats and bandits. "Head Hunters' Stew" text story. "The Case of the Bund's Bonds!", script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Oksner; Roddy and his friend are drawn to a group selling War Bonds at half price; When the Secret Stamp investigates, he discovers the group to be Nazis, who are bilking people out of their money by selling them counterfeit bonds and using the money to help the Axis win the war! "The Idol of Doom!", pencils by Al Avison; Steve and Bucky witness a weird and awe-inspiring ritual on the water that leads them to investigate a certain Prince Ba'rahm, who is preying upon rich society women. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.