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Part of S&S's series of follow-ups to their "Origins Of Marvel" books. Reprints stories from 1941-70. October date from Amazon.com site; book only has 1979 listed.
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Illustration on Cover, Front |
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Dedication
Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) |
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Introduction
Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) |
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The Origin of Captain America!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
10 |
Retelling of the story by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 (March 1941). According to Stan Lee's intro in this book, Lee and Kirby supposedly redid the story in 1965 because the original art had been "lost to the ravages of time". In fact, it was reprinted the same year in Jules Feiffer's book THE GREAT COMIC-BOOK HEROES (Bonanza, 1965). Professor Reinstein from the original version is renamed Dr. Erskine here. |
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The Traitor's Revenge
Text Story on Interior Page(s) |
2 | Stan Lee's 1st professional writing job. | |
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Introduction
Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) |
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Captain America Joins... The Avengers!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
23 | 1st modern-day appearance of Captain America (following an impostor who turned up in STRANGE TALES #114 [November 1963]). Last appearances in CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #78 (September 1954) and MEN'S ADVENTURES #28 (July 1954), though years later, to fix the continuity glitch of Cap being frozen in ice for 20 years, it was explained that the post World War II Steve Rogers was not the original. The Hulk would go after Rick for "betraying" him with Cap the following month in FANTASTIC FOUR #25 (April 1964). Sub-Mariner (and his royal guard) would turn up next in FANTASTIC FOUR #27 (June 1964). The alien in this story had his home world destroyed in X-MEN #135 (July 1980). | |
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Introduction
Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) |
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Captain America
Story on Interior Page(s) |
10 | 1st new solo story since 1954. Cap's own series has continued non-stop to this day! | |
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The Red Skull Lives!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
10 | Part 1 of 3. 1st modern-day appearance of The Red Skull. The suspended animation via experimental gas bit echoes BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY. The truth about Count Royale and A.I.M. was under suspicion in STRANGE TALES #146 (June 1966); as this episode exposes their true motives, it most likely came out afterwards; yet, according to the dialogue, it must be a flashback to just before it, as Count Royale is shown on his way to The Heli-Carrier, and there is no break between STRANGE TALES #146-147 (June-July-1966). 1st appearance of The Cosmic Cube. | |
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He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube
Story on Interior Page(s) |
10 | Part 2 of 3. The palm magnets Cap uses to latch onto the Keeper's jet were later used by Nick Fury in STRANGE TALES #166 (March 1968). | |
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The Red Skull Supreme!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
10 | Part 3 of 3. The Red Skull returns with the Cosmic Cube, in TALES OF SUSPENSE #89 (May 1967). | |
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No Longer Alone!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
20 | Part 1 of 3. 1st appearance of Madame Hydra. Cap had first asked Rick to be his partner back in THE AVENGERS #4 (March 1964). 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. 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). | |
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The Sting of the Scorpion!
Story on Interior Page(s) |
20 | The story's title was earlier used for the 2nd Scorpion cartoon (half of episode 20) in the 1967 Grantray-Lawrence SPIDER-MAN cartoon series. | |
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Epilogue
Text Article on Interior Page(s) |
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