Captain America Comics #20

Dates

Cover date

November 1942

On sale

September 4, 1942

In stores

September 9, 1942

Pages

68

Editions and covers

• Original edition

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Creators

Stories

• The Spawn of the Witch Queen · 16 pages

  In Egypt, Cap and Bucky defeat the spawn of the Witch Queen and destroy the evil black magic source of his power, the Book of Thoth.

• The Giants of the Deep! · 7 pages

  When giant versions of ocean dwelling creatures begin attacking and destroying Allied merchant vessels, Namor investigates and discovers a Nazi plot.

• The Case of the Killer Shylock · 7 pages

  The Secret Stamp must stop a man named Cherry, a shylock racketeer, who has been robbing people for years and committing murder.

• The Fiend That Was the Fakir! · 15 pages

  Steve Rogers' unit has been told that the Japanese are preparing to invade India under the direction of the mysterious Fakir, and it's their job to stop them.

• Two Dangerous Surprises · 2 pages

  Tom and his brother Jimmy run into two masked thugs, who take them prisoner, and watch helplessly as they begin to dig a tunnel to an old Indian pueblo where the Spanish once hid a fortune in gold.

• Dippy Diplomat · 1 pages

  Worried that moths will devour his fur coat, Dippy comes up with an ingenious solution.

• The Case of "The Clammy Things" · 13 pages

  Cap and Bucky must face a hoard of grave ridden things that emerge suddenly from the subways of London, all directed by a twisted brain, Dr. Destiny, in his bid to conquer the world.

Publisher’s description

In Egypt, Steve and Bucky learn Colonel Fitzpatrick was murdered because he was studying the Tomb of the Witch Queen. After entering the tomb, they discover findings of a mummified child!

Reprinted in

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