Wednesday, March 07, 2007

The Death of Captain America

No, not the one that happened today, the one that took place during the Silver Age. In Captain America #111. Cap was in a battle with the evil forces of Hydra, when he was apparently shot to death:



(Art by Steranko)

The following issue was a real treat, a retrospective look at Captain America's great career, drawn by co-creator Jack Kirby:



Captain America #113 happened to be the first Cap book I bought as a kid. It featured his solemn funeral, and then:



Now, that's a resurrection!

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