Captain America
#118
(October 1969)
Marvel,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1969-07-08
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved By the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co. Inc.
- 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 with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
The Falcon Fights!
Captain America / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gene Colan; John Romita (alterations)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott; John Romita (alterations)
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon; Redwing; Exiles
- Reprints
-
in Capitan America (Editoriale Corno, 1973 series) #34 -
in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #6 ([Avril 1971]) -
in Essential Captain America (Marvel, 2000 series) #2 (January 2002) -
in Marvel Gold. Capitán América (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - El Hombre Bajo la Máscara (Julio 2012) - in Captain America Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 ([May] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover alterations on Captain America's face by John Romita.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pocket spy telescope
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for novelty items from the Johnson Smith Co.
The Falcon Fights On!
Captain America / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The triumphant Red Skull has used the...
- Feature Logo
Captain America, Living Legend of World War II- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Rick Jones [Bucky] (quits as partner of Captain America); Red Skull [Johann Schmidt] (villain); Exiles [Baldini; Cadavus; Ching; Gruning; Iron Hand Hauptman; Krushki] (villains); AIM (villains); Redwing; Cosmic Cube
- Synopsis
- Captain America and the Falcon battle the Exiles. Rick Jones gives up the identity of Bucky.
- Reprints
- in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #6 ([Avril 1971])
-
in Thor (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #11 (octobre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Essential Captain America (Marvel, 2000 series) #2 (January 2002)
- in Marvel Gold. Capitán América (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - El Hombre Bajo la Máscara (Julio 2012)
- in Avengers: Falcon (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
- in Captain America Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 ([May] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
The Falcon's personal name of Sam Wilson is revealed for the first time.
[no title indexed]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Baseball game from Strat-O-Matic Game Co. located between story pages 3 and 4.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The latest and greatest goodies from maniacal Marvel!
Indexer Notes
Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
Between story pages 6 and 7.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic
- Feature Logo
Olympic Prizes or Cash
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for greeting cards. Between story pages 6 and 7.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tired of being 'skinny'?
- Characters
- Joe Weider (photo)
- Synopsis
- Ad for a weight-gain drink.
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 9 and 10.
[no title indexed]
Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room.
Indexer Notes
Ad for Matchbox home display units, on top half of page between story pages 15 and 16.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Weak-broken nails?
Indexer Notes
Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, on lower half of page between story pages 15 and 16.
Shop by Mail
advertisement / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who else wants a he-man body?
Indexer Notes
Thumbnail ads for a variety of products including stamps, novelty items, and back-issue comic books, located between story pages 18 and 19.
Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
Thor; Tower of Shadows / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series) #69 and Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #14. Located on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 0.6 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each, located on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time
Indexer Notes
Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located on upper half of page.
[no title indexed]
Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ? (background and lettering only)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll make you a master of karate
- Synopsis
- Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
Indexer Notes
Located on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America] / letters page / 2 pages
- Feature Logo
Let's Rap with Cap- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Rick Jones (?)
- Reprints
- in Captain America Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 ([May] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Alexander G. Godlevsky III, Garrett Everett, Steve Gerber (future comics writer) and John Hall.
[no title indexed]
Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you have art talent worth developing?
Indexer Notes
Ad for the Famous Artists School.
[no title indexed]
American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Falcon Fights!
Captain America -
1.
["Pocket spy telescope"]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog -
2.
The Falcon Fights On!
Captain America -
3.
["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game -
4.
["The latest and greatest goodies from maniacal Marvel!"]
Bullpen Bulletins -
5.
["Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
6.
["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
7.
["Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room."]
Matchbox Models -
8.
["Weak-broken nails?"]
-
9.
Shop by Mail
-
10.
Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
Thor; Tower of Shadows -
11.
["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit -
12.
["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
Grit Newspaper -
13.
["I'll make you a master of karate"]
Precise Publications Defense Training -
14.
[no title indexed]
Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America] -
15.
["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
Famous Artists Schools -
16.
["America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"]
American Basic Science Labs -
17.
["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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