(February 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-10-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Collects Jim Steranko stories from 1969. Poor line reproduction. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #34.

[No Longer Alone!] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Steranko (signed)
Inks
Jim Steranko (signed)
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Jim Steranko (logo)

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

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Salicrup
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Jim Steranko
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Illustrated with a figure from pages 12-13 of the story from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #110 (February 1969).

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
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra
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.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. 1st appearance of Madame Hydra. 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 held back for fear of putting the 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.

Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Jim Steranko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Rick Jones; Man-Killer (HYDRA robot)
Synopsis
Cap is ambushed by HYDRA assassins at the command of Madame Hydra. The mission fails and later Rick Jones joins Cap in a training session. Alone, Rick picks up a message meant for Cap that causes him to hallucinate. Abducted by Hydra Cap searches for Rick and is attacked by a Hydra robot. Rick escapes & tries to warn Cap, who realizes he could make a good partner. Cap appears to leap from a rooftop into the river through a barrage of HYDRA gunfire. The police only find his costume and a mask with the facial features of Steve Rogers, suggesting "Rogers" was a fake identity.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. Page 9 contains Steranko's 2nd tribute to Salvador Dali (following the cover of NICK FURY #7). The "Spectro-Ray", which reveals no hidden weapons on Rick, is strikingly similar to the effect used by Infinata in the 1968 ROCKET ROBIN HOOD cartoon "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension" (and its 1969 SPIDER-MAN cartoon remake). One of the kidnappers on page 11 bears a striking resemblance to Stan Lee!

At the Stroke of Midnight! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Jim Steranko
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Digger (host); Marie Fowler; Lou Fowler; Uncle Fowler
Synopsis
Lou & Marie Fowler inherit spooky old "Shadow House" from his late uncle, and begin searching for the money he left hidden that will make them rich-- as well as something else far more sinister...
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Indexer Notes

In TALES FROM THE EDGE #11 (Vanguard Productions), Steranko talked about how Stan Lee wanted to change some of the narration in this story, which would upset the very tight design of panels & text, and it was one of the things that made him leave Marvel after such a relatively short (but spectacular) career.

[the strange death of captain america] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Jim Steranko
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Jim Steranko (logo)
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America (statue); HYDRA; Rick Jones
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Tom Sutton paid tribute to this cover in his story "Superhero!" in EERIE #32 (Warren, March 1971); the same panel also appeared on that issue's cover! Promo for reprint #2; reads "NEXT ISSUE:" at top of page.

[Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain America / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Jim Steranko
Colors
Ken Feduniewicz; George Roussos; Christie Scheele
Letters
Jim Steranko (logo)
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Man-Killer (robot)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Corner block & Comics Code stamp removed for reprint. Colors based on original colors by Jim Steranko, but obviously redone.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [No Longer Alone!]
    Captain America
  2. 1. Introduction
  3. 2. No Longer Alone!
    Captain America
  4. 3. Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die
    Captain America
  5. 4. At the Stroke of Midnight!
  6. 5. [the strange death of captain america]
    Captain America
  7. 6. [Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die!]
    Captain America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Tom de Jong
  • Steve Jenner
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore