(February 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-11-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Perfect Film & Chemical Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
World Color Press, Inc., Sparta Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
Inks
Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
Sam Rosen ? (logo design, see notes)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Bucky [Rick Jones]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This new logo was used until October 1982.

Possible logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #10: CAPTAIN AMERICA on 6 July 2021. Originally credit to Jim Steranko. Per Klein, Steranko told him he did not create this logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Longer Alone! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Jim Steranko (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Slowly, falteringly, he walks thru the night...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Bucky [Rick Jones]; HYDRA; Madame Hydra (Introduction)
Synopsis
Cap runs across the Hulk on a rampage in NYC. The Hulk escapes and Cap vows Rick must never put himself in danger until the monster can be tamed. Back at Avengers Mansion Rick finds Bucky Barnes' old uniform, and rejects Cap's protests against wearing it. After putting him off for years, Cap finally accepts Rick officially as his new partner. Almost immediately they uncover a plot by HYDRA to contaminate the city's water supply. After a series of battles the HYDRA goons are driven off, and Cap tells Rick he survived his "baptism of fire" like a man.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Steranko plot per letter from the artist in Fantastic Fanzine # 12, 1970. Steranko explained: "My Captain America tales were..written by Stan Lee over my plots (the idea of reinstating Rick Jones as another Bucky was Stan's directive"

Part 1 of 3. James Bond had faced a "Madame Spectra" in the 007 newspaper strip story "The Spy Who Loved Me" in The Daily Express (December 18, 1967-October 3, 1968); see James Bond 007 #[7] (Titan Books, August 2005). Last previous appearance of HYDRA in Strange Tales #159 (July 1967); its subsidiary, A.I.M., had effectively split off to become a separate organization and continued to crop up in the Nick Fury, Captain America & Iron Man series.

Cap had first asked Rick to be his partner back in The Avengers #4 (March 1964)but hesitated because he did not want to place a teenager in danger. The sequence in the sewers is strikingly similar to the one in "Spy Ambush" in Captain America Comics #10 (January 1942). The Spirit had also once faced a female villain who planned to poison NYC's water supply in an early story.

80,000 Candlepower (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Missile Firing Tank (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Let's Yap with Cap / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks
Syd Shores (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Robin Stover, Bruce Dravis, Eric Nash, Brian Clancey, Roger Vanous, Albert Rodriquez, Kenwood Dennard, and Joe Trainor.

The page also includes Know Ye These and the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Doctor Strange; Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain America
  2. 1. ["Hercules wrist band"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. No Longer Alone!
    Captain America
  4. 3. 80,000 Candlepower
    Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  7. 6. Missile Firing Tank
    Honor House Products
  8. 7. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. [Shop by Mail]
  11. 10. ["Sensational scoops to startle, stun, and soothe you!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Let's Yap with Cap
  14. 13. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Doctor Strange; Spider-Man
  15. 14. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Benjamin Beck
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Björn Eklöf
  • Del Gruber
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore