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CATALOG RECORD

Captain America Comics #18

Marvel · Series began 1941 · September 1942

Dates

Cover date
September 1942
On sale
July 6, 1942
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Al Avison, Bill King, George Klein, Mike Sekowsky, Sam Gary, Don Rico, Guy Blytheinks: Syd Shores, George Klein, Al Avison, Bill King, Sam Gary, Al Gabriele, Guy Blythescript: Stan Lee, Otto Binder, Henry Morgenthal Jr., Guy Blythe

Stories

  • Bowling Alley of Death! · 15 pages

    Gigo, a member of the Czar's nobility, owns a bowling alley where the kingpins of the officer's alley are hollowed out to fit .22 bullet guns and a catapult sends them sailing towards their intended victims. Gigo hates all democracies, but Cap and Bucky put a stop to his killings and hand him over to police.

  • The Tomb of Horror! · 11.5 pages

    Steve and Bucky are told by Sgt. Duffy that they must assist a professor as he makes his way to the pyramids, where he is to search for a priceless hieroglyphic.

  • The Yanks Are Coming! · 2 pages

    Young draftee Pete Jones always wanted a chance to get at those rats [refering to the Japanese] as they attempted to overthrow the democracies of the world.....and he gets his chance and makes good!

  • The Mikado's Super Shell! · 16 pages

    Cap learns that the Paw and his Japanese co-horts have captured Betty, so he heads for Japan to find her.

  • Untitled · 1 pages

    Percy decides to visit the circus that comes to town, and, for fun, decides to use his slingshot on the gorilla......with surprising results!

  • Enter: The Fighting Fool · The Fighting Fool · 7 pages

    Retired from the Anzac Army because he was shot by the enemy in both lungs, Wade Huston decides to head for America and battle against Fifth Columnists there.

  • Dippy Diplomat · 1 pages

    Dippy has hired some movers to help him move his belongings, but he ends up doing most of the work.

  • The Case of the "Costumed Crook" · 6 pages

    A pair of criminals knock out Roddy, steal his costumne, and impersonate the Secret Stamp in order to gain entrance to a party and to steal some valuable jewels.

  • Dippy Diplomat · 1 pages

    Dippy visits several water related shows at the local zoo, which reminds him that it's time for his bath.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaBucky BarnesBuckySergeant DuffyElizabeth Ross

Reprinted in

Captain America Comics (1942), Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America (2005), Golden Age Captain America Omnibus (2014)

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