Gassed last issue, the Invaders awaken
to find themselves prisoners of the Nazi commander Colonel Eisen,
called “The Face” because the right side of his head is covered
with a leather mask. Captain America and Bucky are in chains,
Spitfire is strapped to a rack, Human Torch and Toro are submerged in
a tank of water and Sub-Mariner is encased in concrete with heat
lamps to keep him dried out. Eisen has orders to send the prisoners
to Berlin where they will be paraded like animals....
In his shop, scholar Jacob Goldstein
studies ancient texts until he uncovers the means to recreate the
legendary Golem. Mixing clay with heavy water stolen from the
Germans, he shapes a figure with “emeth,” the Hebrew word for
“truth” on the figure's forehead. A bolt of lightning hits at
that moment, fusing Jacob and his creation, creating a ten-foot-tall
monster with a grudge against the Nazi occupiers. It stalks through
the streets, clobbering soldiers and rescuing Jews from danger,
crashing through the Ghetto wall and smashing its way into Nazi
headquarters. Col. Eisen flees, protecting himself with Cap's shield;
the Golem heads to the dungeon where it frees the captive Invaders,
who head through the building fighting the enemy. The Golem captures
Eisen on the top floor; the Nazi tries to bargain with it but the
clay monster hurls the baddie off the roof to his death. After this,
the Golem rubs its forehead and accidentally erases the first letter
of “emeth” to leave “meth,” Hebrew for death. The creature
turns back into Jacob Goldstein who refuses to return to England,
preferring to remain in Warsaw to protect his people....