Tales of Suspense #63 (March 1965)

The Origin of Captain America! Told for the first time since Captain America Comics #1 in 1941, but quite similarly, as explained by legendary Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort at his blog (also comparing both issues to the retelling in Captain America #109). You would expect an origin of Captain America to focus on his... Continue Reading →

August 20, 2018 0

Avengers #13-14 (February-March 1965)

We’ll tackle these two issues together because they are actually linked in a way unusual to the Avengers (or any Marvel Comics) at this point—with an actual cliffhanger (which, to be honest, is the only truly interesting thing to happen in the first issue). TWO FUNNY THINGS IN ISSUE #13 During a battle, Iron Man... Continue Reading →

August 13, 2018 0