Captain America index vol 1 (1963 - 1969)

VOLUME 1 1963 - 1969

COMICS INDEX

VOLUME 1 1963 - 1969

COMICS INDEX LEONIDAS FRAGIAS

The Arts & Charts Index to Captain America The format and design of this book is based on George Olshevsky's Marvel Index series and Murray Ward's DC Index series. Their books have a beautiful layout which was an inspiration for me.

The Official Marvel Index is a series of comic books released by Marvel Comics which featured synopses of several Marvel series. The books were largely compiled by George Olshevsky and featured detailed information on each issue in a particular series, including writer and artist credits, characters who appeared in the issue, and a story synopsis.

The Official Marvel Index was preceded by the Marvel Comics Index (also compiled by Olshevsky) and distributed by Pacific Comics Distributors sporadically from 1976-1982. These books were magazinesized as opposed to comic-sized. The first Official Marvel Index titles were published in 1985, and produced regularly through August 1988.

A similar series of indices was published for DC Comics. The Official DC Index was released by Independent Comics Group (an imprint of Eclipse Comics) from 1985–1988. The books were edited by Murray Ward.

The data for this book is taken from various sources. I fill the gap of the missing data, since I have the complete collection of DC and Marvel comics from the 1930s to the present. Also I made some corrections, when the data is wrong.

The book series cover the silver age (the 1960s), the bronze age (from 1970 to 1985), and part of the modern age (post-1986) of Marvel Comics. This is my favorite era, when it comes to comics. Many thanks to DarkMark, George Olshevsky, Murray Ward, Mark Waid and Mike Tiefenbacher among others.

Leonidas Fragias

THE CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS INDEX Volume 1, 2018. Published by Arts & Charts.

Editor: Leonidas Fragias, Writers: Various. Captain America is trademark of Marvel Comics Inc. All art and cover reproductions Š2018 Marvel Comics Inc.

Strange Tales #114 "The Human Torch Meets... Captain America " After many years Captain America has returned but why is he calling out the Human Torch?! Johnny Storm will have to test his might against the red, white and blue hero in order to determine the truth.

Date: November 1963 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Avengers #4 "Captain America Joins...The Avengers! " Captain America has returned! He joins the Avengers as Prince Namor once again tries to defeat them with his imperial soldiers.

Date: March 1964 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #58 "In Mortal Combat with Captain America! " Iron Man is tricked by the Chameleon into fighting Captain America!

Date: October 1964 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Don Heck Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #59 "Captain America " The Avengers are out of town and left Captain America by himself. The mob decides to take out what they assume to be the weakest of the Avengers. They are in for a big surprise!

Date: November 1964 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #60

Tales of Suspense #61

"The Army of Assassins Strikes " Captain America attempts a demonstration of his training, but he is faced with opponents that are not mere actors.

"The Strength of the Sumo " Captain America heads to Vietnam in order to rescue a captured pilot. To save the man, though, Cap must first face the might of Sumo.

Date: December 1964 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: January 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #62 "Break-Out in Cell Block 10! " Captain America is lured into a prison cell block only to be attacked by the inmates.

Date: January 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #63 "The Origin of Captain America " The tale of Captain America's birth as a symbol is told.

Date: March 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #64

Tales of Suspense #65

"Among Us, Wreckers Dwell " Captain America and Bucky Barnes work to take down a couple of psychics that seem to be related to a string of sabotages.

"The Red Skull Strikes " Captain America is facing off against the Red Skull as he works to weaken America's defenses for Nazi Germany.

Date: April 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: May 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #66 "The Fantastic Origin of the Red Skull " The real Red Skull tells Captain America about his origins and rise to power in the Third Reich.

Date: June 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #67 "Lest Tyranny Triumph " Captain America, having been brainwashed by the Red Skull, is now on a mission to assassinate a top U.S. military leader and only Bucky is around to stop him.

Date: July 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #68

Tales of Suspense #69

"The Sentinel and the Spy " Captain America has overcome the Red Skull's brainwashing and now is faced with the Red Skull's new plan: to acquire a new Ally secret weapon!

"Midnight in Greymoor Castle! " Rogers heads into France with his unit on a mission leaving Bucky behind at base. A secret threat puts both men in danger.

Date: August 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: September 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #70 "If This Be Treason! " Captain America attempts to rescue Bucky from the Nazis.

Date: October 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #71 " ... When You Lie Down With Dogs ... ! " Cap and Bucky must free themselves and overcome the Nazis before the V-2 can be launched to take out London.

Date: November 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #72 "The Sleeper Shall Awake! " The Nazi Sleepers will awaken in twenty years, and time's up.

Date: December 1965 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #73 "Where Walks the Sleeper! " The second sleeper awakens and Cap tries to stop the sleepers before they can join with the third sleeper.

Date: January 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #74

Tales of Suspense #75

"The Final Sleep " The third sleeper is awakened. Can Cap stop the sleepers before they reach their final destination and complete their mission?

"30 Minutes to Live! " Captain America must safeguard a dangerous substance and help a strangely familiar woman

Date: February 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: March 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #76 "The Gladiator, The Girl, and The Glory! " Captain America must find a way to stop Inferno 42 from blowing up and keep it out of enemy hands.

Date: April 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: John Romita Sr. Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #77 "If a Hostage Should Die " Cap reminisces back to his days fighting against the occupation of Paris, and how his one love seemed to have slipped through his fingers during the time.

Date: May 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: John Romita Sr. Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #78

Tales of Suspense #79

"THEM! " Together the Captain America and Fury must face an enemy bred for battle with chemicals that enhance his strengths.

"The Red Skull Lives " Captain America fights a team of assassins, but no one else seems to be able to see them.

Date: June 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: July 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #80

Tales of Suspense #81

"He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube " Captain America learns of the Cosmic Cube and will stop at nothing to stop it from falling into the hands of the Red Skull.

"The Red Skull Supreme " Captain America hatches a desperate plan to stop The Red Skull who now possesses the means to conquer the galaxy!

Date: August 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: September 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #82 "The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid! " With Cap alone in the Avengers mansion, he begins seeing things back from his war days that he can't possibly be seeing. Has the great patriots war trauma finally caught up to him? And how does the last invention of the since destroyed AIM factor into all of this?

Date: October 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #83 "Enter... The Tumbler! " Confusion abounds when The Tumbler penetrates Avengers Mansion in an attempt to out duel Captain America.

Date: November 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #84

Tales of Suspense #85

"The Super-Adaptoid! " A recent captive gains some dynamic new abilities and launches a fresh plan to defeat Captain America.

"The Blitzkrieg of Batroc! " Cap is lured to a deserted hospital, where Batroc ambushes the Avenger in an arrogant plan for revenge!

Date: December 1966 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: January 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #86 "The Secret! " Captain America's stealthly mission to rescue an ally and destroy a secret new weapon in the clutches of the Communists!

Date: February 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #87 "Wanted: Captain America! " A mysterious new menace known only as the Planner takes to impersonating Captain America while ting on a crime spree, with the aim of incriminating the red, white and blue Avenger in order to force a showdown between the impersonator and original in a battle over weapons.

Date: March 1967 Writer: Roy Thomas Artist: Jack Sparling Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #88 "If Bucky Lives...! " Captain America receives a distress call from Bucky. Unsure if it is a trap, Cap goes to the place he was told in hopes of finding his lost partner.

Date: April 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gil Kane Cover Artist: Gil Kane

Tales of Suspense #89 "Back From the Dead! " Captain America learns that the Red Skull is still alive, and has been thrown into battle against the Red Skulls minions. He must defeat them in time to save America from the Red Skulls evil plans.

Date: May 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gil Kane Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #90

Tales of Suspense #91

"... And Men Shall Call Him Traitor! " The Red Skull leaves Captain America for dead and heads towards New York City where he attempts to display his power and instill fear in American leadership.

"The Last Defeat! " Captain America's 24th hour of service to the Red Skull arrives. After divulging the location of a nuclear sub to the Red Skull, the Star Spangled hero now faces a gruesome death.

Date: June 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gil Kane Cover Artist: Gil Kane

Date: July 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gil Kane Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #92

Tales of Suspense #93

"Before My Eyes, Nick Fury Died! " After returning to New York, Captain America passes Nick Fury's barber shop in a cab. When the Avenger sees the shop is blown up he dives into action.

"In the Jaws of... A.I.M.! " Captain America heads to AIM's base to rescue Agent 13. When he arrives both the S.H.I.E.L.D agent and he are captured at the behest of Modok.

Who is Modok, and how did he gain control over the entire organization?

Date: August 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: September 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #94 "If This Be... Modok! " AIM sends Captain America to MODOK in order to keep their new master busy while the organization plans their revolt.

Date: October 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #95 "A Time to Die -- A Time to Live! " Captain America defeats a band of mobsters and hired hands only to declare the battle as his last. What could prompt such a declaration? Is this the end of Captain America?

Date: November 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #96 "To Be Reborn! " Having given up his costume for good, Steve Rogers becomes a target for every criminal out for revenge and blood. Meanwhile copycat heroes pretending to be Captain America begin to pop up over New York City at the same time, causing the real Captain America to question his decision.

Date: December 1967 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Tales of Suspense #97 "And So it Begins! " Criminals all over New York City aim to polish off Captain America. As Steve Rogers ponders a vacation, he is contacted by the Black Panther with a most urgent message.

Date: January 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Tales of Suspense #98

Tales of Suspense #99

"The Claws of the Panther! " Captain America heads to Wakanda to aid a nation under attack. After being shot down, he encounters the Black Panther and the two engage each other in battle. Meanwhile, the invaders plan their next move.

"The Man Who Lived Twice! " Captain America and the Black Panther are both captured and are at the mercy of Baron Zemo, long thought to be dead. While taunting his fallen foe, Baron Zemo reveals his plan to attack America.

Date: February 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Gene Colan Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: March 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Gene Colan

Captain America #100

Captain America #101

"This Monster Unmasked! " Captain America, Black Panther, and Agent 13 find themselves outnumbered in the lair of Baron Zemo, who is on the cusp of a plan to do heavy damage to the United States.

"When Wakes the Sleeper! " Captain America is sent on a mission by Nick Fury of the utmost importance. What he finds at his destination is an old nemesis and an even deadlier plot.

Date: April 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: May 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #102

Captain America #103

"The Sleeper Strikes " Fished from the ocean by the Coast Guard, Captain America remains alive and able to to hunt the fourth sleeper. Agent Thirteen forces Fury and Cap to allow her to accompany the mission.

"The Weakest Link " The Red Skull has his men capture Sharon Carter in order to lure Cap to the Island of the Exiles. Upon arrival, Captain America is captured and implanted with a detonation device.

Date: June 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: July 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #104 "Slave of the Skull! " The Red Skull plants an H-Bomb in D.C. and forces Captain America to return to Exile Island. The Chiefs of Staff are given the opportunity to toy with the American before the Red Skull exterminates the Star Spangled Avenger.

Date: August 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #105 "In the Name of Batroc! " Captain America learns of a weapon that will destroy all of New York and is attempting to locate the device when he is attacked by Batroc's new band of criminals, Batroc's Brigade.

Date: September 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #106 "Cap Goes Wild! " The Reds steal the plans to create Life Model Decoys and use them to make a replica of Captain America. When the plan to win a propaganda victory reaches its peak, will Cap or the LMD remain standing?

Date: October 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #107 "If the Past Be Not Dead-- " Captain America begins having recurring nightmares and seeks help from Dr. Faustus, who has his own agenda.

Date: November 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #108

Captain America #109

"The Snares of the Trapster! " Cap learns that Sharon Carter has been kidnapped by the Trapster and leaps to her aid.

"The Hero That Was! " Steve Rogers thinks back to one of his last missions with Bucky, and relays the tale of how he came to be Captain America to Nick Fury.

Date: December 1968 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Date: January 1969 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jack Kirby Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

Captain America #110

Captain America #111

"No Longer Alone! " Captain America saves Rick Jones from the Hulk. Upon waking up, Rick Jones dons Bucky's costume to the disdain of Cap.

"Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!! " Hydra ambushes Captain America. When the ambush goes awry they plan to attack him in his home.

Date: February 1969 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jim Steranko Cover Artist: Jim Steranko

Date: March 1969 Writer: Stan Lee Artist: Jim Steranko Cover Artist: Jim Steranko

VOLUME 1 1963 - 1969

An Explanation of the Comics Index In this series, we examine every issue of every DC and Marvel comic book of the silver and the bronze age and also provide you with a color reproduction of the comic’s cover, a complete listing of the creative people involved in producing the comic, a summary of what happened in each adventure, and various other information.

All comics indexed in a series will run in serial order, beginning with the first issue or the earliest issue that features the series being indexed. Each of the index entries is as self-explanatory as possible. Some of the criteria we used to create an index entry are provided below.

Cover Credits It usually takes many people to produce a comic book cover, from conception and design through coloring and production, and it is impossible to credit them all. The Artist, responsible for the basic execution of the cover, does the lion’s share of the work. If more than one artist works on a cover, some usually pencil and the others usually ink.

Records of artists and letterers are sometimes unavailable, particularly for covers that appeared many years ago, so the identities of some cover artists and letterers are the best guesses that the indexers and DC’s and Marvel's current editors and art staff can make. Credits other than Artist or Artists and Letterer appear where known.

Story Information Story titles are given as they appear on the title pages, not as on the covers or in coming attractions. When a story lacks a title or title page (a rare occurrence), a note to this effect appears as a Comment.

Story credits are taken from the credits as published. As with cover credits, it is impossible to credit everybody who worked on a story, but whenever additional information is available, it appears in the Index. If the published credits in a story are incorrect, the Index corrects them wherever possible.

Chronology A time line for all of DC’s and Marvel's comics that allows proper chronological ordering of the appearances of every DC and Marvel character is far from complete. Nevertheless, some appearances are known to precede or follow others.

Whenever chronological information is known reliably but is not obvious from the continuity of the stories, it is noted in parentheses. “First appearance” accompanies a character’s listing when the comic is the earliest one in which the character appears. A first appearance is not necessarily a character’s chronologically earliest appearance, which might occur, for example, in an origin flashback first told many years later. As a general rule, in the case of feature characters who are members of a team but who also appear in their own features or comics, issue-by-issue chronological notations for these characters are made in the indexes to their own features, not in the index to the team feature. For instance, Superman’s chronology is noted in The Superman Index, not in The Justice League of America Index.

A casual reading of a few Plot Synopses will make it abundantly clear that a whole month does not usually pass for the characters in between monthly issues of a comic.

Many issues begin hours or even minutes after the previous month’s story. Consequently, a character who has had his own feature for ten years will not have aged ten years in the time it took for those comics to come out. As for trying to determine in what year a given adventure takes place, there’s no conclusive answer. Specific dates that appear in stories, as well as mention of current events and popular culture, depictions of contemporary fashions, and usage of contemporary slang, are all what is known as Topical References. These are specific details added by a writer or artist to a story to make it seem current at the time the story is being published. They are not necessarily indicators of when — what year or even what decade — a story took place.