Featuring: Captain America
Release: January 11, 1966
Cover: April 1966
12 cents
Script: Smilin’ Stan Lee
Art: Jazzy Johnny Romita
Lettering: Adorable Artie Simek
10 pages
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Is this my destiny? To have been given a second chance at life– only to lose everything I ever held dear? First, it was Bucky, the greatest sidekick a man ever had! Then, those many years ago, I can still remember her– promising to wait– no matter how long it might be-! Now– when I thought I had found her reborn– I’ve lost her again! And perhaps this time– it will be– forever!
For a story that’s introducing a pretty woman to Cap’s world, the late John Romita seems like the perfect artist. Though the woman is barely in this comic.
In fact, we’ve seen John Romita’s work on Captain America before way back in the 1950s, in his early days as an artist.
Romita won’t be returning to Cap regularly. He’s just filling in for Kirby here. He’s already the regular artist on Daredevil and may be taking over another title soon.
Recall where we left off. This Agent of SHIELD may be the younger sister of Cap’s WWII sweetheart. We don’t know her name. She has Inferno 42 and is protecting it from Batroc, but doesn’t realize it’s cracked and set to destroy New York within half hour. Cap and Batroc have teamed up to save the city.
Batroc’s morality may have been a ruse. He betrays Cap and takes the cylinder for himself.
The real cylinder is delivered safely to SHIELD. The shadowy figures and Batroc escape.
Unfortunately, the woman had collapsed from Inferno 42 poisoning. There is no cure. Her case is hopeless.
Captain America has met a woman who looks like the woman he used to love, only to lose her too.
Next issue promises we will learn more about the woman from Cap’s past.
Let’s see some quotes from Batroc and see if we can guess his nationality.
- Zut alors!
- Batroc, Zee Leaper
- Mon ami
- Zee task
- Mon cher
- C’est la vie
- Zee mighty Batroc
- Sacre blue! Did zee…
- Mon vieux
- Mais oui, m’sieu
- zis incident
- zee cylinder
- zis is
- tout de suite
- n’est-ce pas
- nom du chien!!
- un mille fois
- zee coup de grace
- mam’selle
- mes amis
- Mais certainment
- Nevaire…
- mon dieu
- au revoir
Rating: ★★★☆☆, 55/100
Significance: ★★★☆☆
I read this story in Marvel Masterworks: Captain America vol. 1.
Characters:
- Captain America
- Batroc
- Female agent of SHIELD
Story notes:
- SHIELD wall closing behind escaping woman.
- Agent has access to traps in secret SHIELD shelter.
- Woman collapses, affected by Inferno 42.
- Shadow figures safe in shielded fortress and have container ready to hold cracked cylinder.
- Batroc delivers cylinder for $1 million; Captain America followed him.
- Shadowy figures escape into vacuum tube.
- No cure for Inferno 42 poisoning; she is a hopeless case.
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