Featuring: Captain America
Release: August 10, 1965
Cover: November 1965
12 cents
Written with the passion of Stan Lee
Laid-out with the power of Jack Kirby
Pencilled with the punch of George Tuska
Inked with the prowess of Joe Sinnott
Lettered with the penpoint of Sam Rosen
10 pages
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In a war, Bucky, many people suffer! It isn’t necessary to be in the armed forces.. to be a casualty!
Because this Greymoor Castle story is a 3-part saga, we’ve gotten a little ahead in Cap reading. This comic premieres the same day as Fantastic Four #44. They share an inker, Joe Sinnott. This is an important development, and I have a lot to say about Joe Sinnott. But I’m going to save it for when we get to FF#44. Stay tuned.
The FF comic will feature Sinnott properly inking Kirby. While Kirby did the layouts for this issue, the art is really Tuska/Sinnott.
It’s time now for the conclusion of this tale. Dr. Rawlings has betrayed his country to the Nazis. His sister Celia is opposed to this.
When the Nazis try to kill Celia, Rawlings at last turns against them.
Celia heroically sacrifices herself to save Cap.
Nobody but Cap and Bucky escape Greymoor Castle. They couldn’t even save Celia. We see more and more pathos being introduced into these pages. Heroes failing, self-sacrifices.
Cap manages to save his unit in France, but Duffy still thinks Rogers has deserted.
In the end, Greymoor Castle is destroyed.
Rating: ★★★☆☆, 55/100
Significance: ★★★☆☆
I read this story in Marvel Masterworks: Captain America vol. 1.
Characters:
- Captain America
- Major Uberhart
- Bucky
- Miss Celia Rawlings
- Dr. Cedric Rawlings
Story notes:
- Rocket to be aimed at #10 Downing Street.
- Rawlings betrayed by Nazis and thrown in cell.
- Celia sacrifices herself to save Cap, shot and almost killed.
- Before dying, she tells Cap his unit is in trouble.
- V-2 Rocket used to save Cap’s unit.
- Rawlings ignites explosives to destroy castle
- Cap tries to save Nazis but they are killed.
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