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Issue: Captain America Collector's Edition #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1981
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel UK
Brand: Marvel/GrandreamsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics International Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 64
ISBN: 0862270391
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £3.95 GBP
$3.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Collects Jim Steranko's 3-issue run. Sharp, high-quality linework reproduction.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Colour
Dimensions: 7.75" x 11.25" (19.7 cm x 28.6 cm)
Paper Stock: Matte White interior
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Captain America Collector's Edition

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Man-Killer (robot)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus "pinwheel" design
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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About This Book...

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Briefly discusses Jim Steranko's comic-book career.
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No Longer Alone!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra
Synopsis: Cap confronts the Hulk on a rampage in NYC. As the Army tries to stop him Rick Jones warns him how uncontrollable he can be. 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. The two uncover a plot by HYDRA to contaminate the city's water supply and Rick survives his baptism of fire.
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #110 published February 1969
was No Longer Alone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose 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).

HYDRA's last appearance was 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 in THE AVENGERS #4 (March 1964) but hesitated due to the danger he would put the teenager in. 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.
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Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose 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 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.
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the strange death of captain america

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Madame Hydra; HYDRA; Rick Jones; Vision; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Thor [Dr. Don Blake]; Nick Fury; Sharon Carter; Jasper Sitwell (cameo); Dum Dum Dugan (cameo); Gabe Jones (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis: The news reports Cap's death, and that "Steve Rogers" was a fake identity. A flashback reveals Madam Hydra's past and her rise to power as Supreme Hydra following the death of Baron Strucker. The Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and several SHIELD men hold a wake, but are gassed by HYDRA agents. Rick follows to the cemetery and is almost caught himself when Cap suddenly appears on a motorcycle, very much alive. A battle follows, ending when a set of missiles miss their target and kill Madame Hydra. Cap reveals he faked his own death in order to once again have a secret identity.
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #113 published May 1969
was The Strange Death of Captain America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 3. The climax of this story in part pays tribute to "Spy Ambush" from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #10 (January 1942). Nick Fury presumably appears between NICK FURY #11-12. HYDRA would finally return to battle SHIELD this month in NICK FURY #12 (May 1969). After all the effort to get Cap & Rick together as a regular team, it would prove short-lived, as Roy Thomas & Gil Kane wound up teaming Rick with Captain Mar-Vell in CAPTAIN MARVEL #17 (October 1969).

Following the cancellation of NICK FURY, Nick, SHIELD & HYDRA became recurring elements in the CAPTAIN AMERICA series. In the wake of Baron Strucker's demise, most HYDRA stories beginning with this one involve regional factions rather than one big, centralized organization. Although she appeared to have been killed at the end of this episode, Madame Hydra would return-- renaming herself "The Viper"-- in CAPTAIN AMERICA #180 (December 1974).
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The Way It Was...

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Man-Killer (robot)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #110 published February 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #113 published May 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: All 3 covers reproduced on 1 page.
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Captain America Collector's Edition

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Man-Killer (robot)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus "pinwheel" design
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Same as front cover.

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