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Captain America Special Edition #2

Marvel · Series began 1984 · March 1984

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Dates

Cover date: March 1984
On sale: November 29, 1983
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

script: Jim Steranko, Jim Salicrup, Stan Lee, Arnold Drakepencils: Jim Steranko, Frank Springerinks: Jim Steranko, Tom Palmer, Tom Suttoncolors: Ken Feduniewicz, George Roussosletters: Jim Steranko, Artie Simek, Herb Cooper, Jerry Feldmannediting: Stan Lee

Stories

Introduction · 1 pages
The Strange Death of Captain America · 20 pages
The news reports Cap's death and explains that "Steve Rogers" was a fake identity while Madame Hydra has Cap's HYDRA file burned. A flashback reveals how she replaced Baron Strucker as head of the organization. The Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and several SHIELD agents hold a wake but are suddenly gassed by HYDRA. Rick follows to the cemetery and is almost caught, but Cap unexpectedly appears on a motorcycle, very much alive! A battle follows, ending when a set of missiles miss their target and kill Madame Hydra. Cap reveals he faked his death in order to retain his secret identity.
Dark Moon Rise, Heck Hound Hurt · Knock Furious, Agent of S.H.E.E.S.H. · 7 pages
After a huge beagle attacks a Scotsman & chews up his bagpipe, Knock Furious is hired to investigate the mystery of Ravenbad Castle. When some "pea-brained, sieve-headed, vacuum-skulled idiot" opens a door Knock was rushing to break down, he finds himself in the castle's "sub-cellar"-- so called because it's got a sub (also twelve planes, three tanks, and four nuclear-armed missles). At that point, Arnold Drake finds he's stuck for the rest of the plot, and he and Frank Springer toss ideas around-- until Knock can take no more!!
My Heart Broke In Hollywood! · 7 pages
Wendy and Victoria go to Hollywood to make it in pictures, and meet director Artur Lavelle, whom "Vick" falls in love with.
Spy School · 12 pages
Fury reminisces with Laura about his days growing up in Hell's Kitchen and later offers her a job as an agent. Attending a training session for recruits Fury meets two agents: Sidney E. Levine, a tech expert (who agrees to replace Fury's destroyed Porsche 904) and Val, who scoffs at his attitude that the spy game is man's work. Fury takes on Captain America in a display bout for the recruits, but gets dizzy due to a side-effect of the invisibility pill he used earlier. Cap tells him he's found out who was responsible for a job they tackled "a year ago"-- "The Big Blackout".