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Appearing in "Meet Captain America"
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Nazi Spy(Death)
- The Fifth Column
- Unnamed German Spy In Hat (Single appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- J. Arthur Grover
- unnamed Army Officer (First appearance)
- Human Torch (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Meet Captain America"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Case No. 2"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Sando (Von Krantz)
- Omar
- Sando's Thugs (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "Case No. 2"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Captain America And The Soldier's Soup"
Featured Characters
Villains
- (First appearance) Slinky
- (First appearance) The Crusher
Other characters
- (First appearance) Sentry
- (First appearance) Colonel
Synopsis for "Captain America And The Soldier's Soup"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Chess Board of Death"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Rathcone
- Strangler
- Herr Kameleon
- Number 5
Other Characters:
- Major Fields
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "The Chess Board of Death"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Riddle of the Red Skull"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Red Skull (George Maxon)
- Slug (Henchman)
Other Characters:
- Major Croy (Death)
- General Charles Manor (Death)
- Mildred Manor
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "The Riddle of the Red Skull"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Murder, LTD"
Featured Characters:
Adversaries:
- Pluto
- Trigger
- Dum-Dum
- Piggy Perroni
Other Characters:
- Police Commissioner Regan
- Prosecutor Nelson
Locations:
- Coast City
- Vanderpont Estate
Items:
- Hurricane's Wings
Synopsis for "Murder, LTD"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Stories from the Dark Age"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Phadion
- Rhaya
- Ak
- Tanir
Adversaries:
- Goreks
Other Characters:
- Gru
- Gholla
- Kag
Locations:
- Prehistoric Wilds of 50,000 B.C.
Synopsis for "Stories from the Dark Age"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- The origin of Captain America is revealed in this issue. A more comprehensive version of his origin is chronicled in the Adventures of Captain America limited series, however according to the Marvel Index, that series is not considered part of continuity.
- Professor Reinstein is later revealed that his real name is Abraham Erskine.
- The Nazi Spy is later revealed to be Heinz Kruger.
- Agent X-13 is later revealed to be Betsy Ross [2]
- The Secret Plan is later revealed to be called Operation Rebirth
- "Case No. 2" is retold in a new version in Tales of Suspense #64
- Fort Bix is changed to Camp Lehigh in the new version in Tales of Suspense.
- Betsy Ross is revealed to Agent X-13 in Captain America: The 1940's Newspaper Strip #1.
- In "Chess Board of Death" Bucky is seen reading a copy of Marvel Comics
- Hurricane is later recon as being Mercury from the Golden Age and the Eternal Makkari.
- Pluto is later recon as being Kro.
- The Red Skull that appears in this issue is not the same villain that most readers associate with Captain America. The more infamous Red Skull is actually Johann Schmidt, who does not make his actual first appearance until Captain America Comics #7. However it has since been retconned that Shmidt was also operating behind the scenes here.
- In the Tuk story, Tuk's parents are said to have been exiled from Atlantis. In later stories it is said they come from Attilan, the so-called "Island of the Gods".
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of Captain America's wedge-shaped shield. With issue #2, he begins using his more traditional, red and white, disk shield.
- In March 2011, a limited quantity remastered version of Captain America Comics 1 was released to commemerate Captain America's 70th anniversary.
- The fourth story is reprinted in comics and books, see references for info.[3]
Related Articles
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Captain America Comics Vol 1 1 on the forums
- Images from Captain America Comics Vol 1 1
Recommended Reading
- Adventures of Captain America
- Avengers (Volume 1)
- Avengers (Volume 2)
- Avengers (Volume 3)
- Captain America Comics
- Captain America (Volume 1)
- Captain America (Volume 2)
- Captain America (Volume 3)
- Captain America (Volume 4)
- Captain America (Volume 5)
- Captain America and the Falcon
- New Avengers
- Tales of Suspense
Links and References
- Captain America Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Captain America Comics series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Captain America article at Wikipedia
- Captain America profile at Toonopedia
- Captain America profile at the Marvel Directory
- Captain America profile at the Marvel Universe
- Captain America Fan Site
- Bucky article at Wikipedia
- Bucky profile at the Marvel Universe
- Bucky profile at the Marvel Directory
- Red Skull article at Wikipedia
- Red Skull profile at the Marvel Directory
- Red Skull profile at the Marvel Universe
Footnotes
- ↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks
- ↑ Captain America: The 1940's Newspaper Strip #1
- ↑ Captain America: Captain America vs. the Red Skull TPB #1
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