Featuring: Captain America
Release: August 4, 1941
Cover: October 1941
10 cents
Art and editorial by: Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
13 pages
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We’re well into Captain America’s adventures, but it’s worth noting this still predates America’s entry into World War II.
The Red Skull’s modus operandi has all been variations on a theme so far. Originally, he had a death gaze; he killed you by looking you. (It turned out he was also injecting you with a poison while he looked at you.) Then, the death touch; he killed you by touching you. (It turned out his glove was electrified and shocked his victims to death.)
Now… the tune he plays on his flute is deadly.
This time, the explanation is simpler. Red Skull whistles Chopin’s Funeral March, but then just shoots the guy.
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