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Issue: Captain America Special Edition #1
Publication Date: February 1984
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
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On Sale Date: 10/18/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.25 CAD
$2.00 USD
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Content Items: 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Collects Jim Steranko stories from 1969. Poor line reproduction. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #34.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S. (6 5/8" x 10 3/16")
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Baxter interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
Format Notes:  
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No Longer Alone!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #110 published February 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Introduction

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a figure from pages 12-13 of the story from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #110 (February 1969).
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No Longer Alone!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra
Synopsis: Cap runs across the Hulk on a rampage in NYC. The Hulk escapes and Cap vows Rick must never put himself in danger until the monster can be tamed. Back at Avengers Mansion Rick finds Bucky Barnes' old uniform, and rejects Cap's protests against wearing it. After putting him off for years, Cap finally accepts Rick officially as his new partner. Almost immediately they uncover a plot by HYDRA to contaminate the city's water supply. After a series of battles the HYDRA goons are driven off, and Cap tells Rick he survived his "baptism of fire" like a man.
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In Content Item: FlagCaptain America Spécial #[nn] published January 1985
as Mort Mystérieuse 1ère partie : Un Nouveau Bucky ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #110 published February 1969
was No Longer Alone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 3. 1st appearance of Madame Hydra. James Bond had faced a "Madame Spectra" in the 007 newspaper strip story "The Spy Who Loved Me" in THE DAILY EXPRESS (December 18, 1967-October 3, 1968); see JAMES BOND 007 #[7] (Titan Books, August 2005). Last previous appearance of HYDRA in STRANGE TALES #159 (July 1967); its subsidiary, A.I.M., had effectively split off to become a separate organization and continued to crop up in the Nick Fury, Captain America & Iron Man series.

Cap had first asked Rick to be his partner back in THE AVENGERS #4 (March 1964), but held back for fear of putting the teenager in danger. The sequence in the sewers is strikingly similar to the one in "Spy Ambush" in CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #10 (January 1942). The Spirit had also once faced a female villain who planned to poison NYC's water supply in an early story.
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Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Rick Jones; Man-Killer (HYDRA robot)
Synopsis: Cap is ambushed by HYDRA assassins at the command of Madame Hydra. The mission fails and later Rick Jones joins Cap in a training session. Alone, Rick picks up a message meant for Cap that causes him to hallucinate. Abducted by Hydra Cap searches for Rick and is attacked by a Hydra robot. Rick escapes & tries to warn Cap, who realizes he could make a good partner. Cap appears to leap from a rooftop into the river through a barrage of HYDRA gunfire. The police only find his costume and a mask with the facial features of Steve Rogers, suggesting "Rogers" was a fake identity.
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In Content Item: FlagCaptain America Spécial #[nn] published January 1985
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 3. Page 9 contains Steranko's 2nd tribute to Salvador Dali (following the cover of NICK FURY #7). The "Spectro-Ray", which reveals no hidden weapons on Rick, is strikingly similar to the effect used by Infinata in the 1968 ROCKET ROBIN HOOD cartoon "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension" (and its 1969 SPIDER-MAN cartoon remake). One of the kidnappers on page 11 bears a striking resemblance to Stan Lee!
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At the Stroke of Midnight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Digger (host); Marie Fowler; Lou Fowler; Uncle Fowler
Synopsis: Lou & Marie Fowler inherit spooky old "Shadow House" from his late uncle, and begin searching for the money he left hidden that will make them rich-- as well as something else far more sinister...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTower of Shadows #1 published September 1969
was At the Stroke of Midnight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: In TALES FROM THE EDGE #11 (Vanguard Productions), Steranko talked about how Stan Lee wanted to change some of the narration in this story, which would upset the very tight design of panels & text, and it was one of the things that made him leave Marvel after such a relatively short (but spectacular) career.
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the strange death of captain america

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America (statue); HYDRA; Rick Jones
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #113 published May 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Tom Sutton paid tribute to this cover in his story "Superhero!" in EERIE #32 (Warren, March 1971); the same panel also appeared on that issue's cover! Promo for reprint #2; reads "NEXT ISSUE:" at top of page.
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Tomorrow You Live Tonight I Die!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Rick Jones; HYDRA; Madame Hydra; Man-Killer (robot)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain America #111 published March 1969
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Corner block & Comics Code stamp removed for reprint. Colors based on original colors by Jim Steranko, but obviously redone.

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