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Captain America Comics #3

Marvel · Series began 1941 · May 1941

Dates

Cover date
May 1941
On sale
March 17, 1941
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Alex Schomburg, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mac Raboy, Charles Nicholasinks: Alex Schomburg, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Al Gabriele, Bernard Klein, George Roussos, Reed Crandall, Mac Raboyscript: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee

Stories

  • The Return of the Red Skull · 17 pages

    The Red Skull returns from the dead to wreak horrible vengeance on unsuspecting victims, including a phony Cap and Bucky, the brainchildren of a group of thugs.

  • The Hunchback of Hollywood and the Movie Murder · 17 pages

    Death and terror lurk behind the scenes of a Hollywood movie set as Cap and Bucky hunt a hunchback madman, whose bloody hand seeks to stop the grinding cameras from filming the truth for a liberty loving public.

  • Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge · 2 pages

    Lou Haines swears revenge on the life of a Colonel for his being booted out of Camp.

  • The Queer Case of the Murdering Butterfly and the Ancient Mummies · 11 pages

    Laughing at law and order, the Butterfly loots a museum of its priceless treasures until Captain America and Bucky steps in to clip his wings.

  • Atlantis and the False King · Tuk, Cave-boy · 6 pages

    Tuk and Tanir help Princess Eve regain her rightful throne in Atlantis.

  • The True Story of the Bald Head Message · Amazing Spy Adventures · 2 pages

    The use of a young servant boy to provide a message to the Ionians completely fools the Persians.

  • Satan and the Subway Disasters · Hurricane · 7 pages

    The use of "infernal death boxes" in causing subway wrecks draws the attention of Hurricane.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaBucky BarnesBuckySergeant DuffyGeorge MaxonRed SkullHurricanePlutoTuk

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (2005), Golden Age Captain America Omnibus (2014), Captain America: The Classic Years (1990), Captain America: The Classic Years (1998), Fantasy Masterpieces (1966), Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (2012), Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Captain America Reloaded (2014), Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus (2019)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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