Captain America #109 (January 1969)

In this issue we get an updated telling of Captain America's origin, first told in his very first comic, Captain America Comics #1, and retold more recently in Tales of Suspense #63. This time around, we get several new details that are considered essential to the origin, such as the Vita-Rays that, along with the super-soldier... Continue Reading →

November 12, 2018 0

Avengers #51, 52, 56, 58, 60, and Annual #2 (April 1968-January 1969)

These six issues—the first two of which Captain America barely appears in—continue the fallow period for Cap in Avengers, especially concerning ethically interesting content. Even issue #56, which fills in some gaps in Cap and Bucky's fatal last adventure in World War II, is more curiosity than meaningful (although it does serve as an early... Continue Reading →

October 29, 2018 0