Story #2Case No. 2
Writer:
Joe Simon.Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Al Liederman. Letterer:
Howard Ferguson.
Synopsis
Stage hypnotist
Sando mesmerizes his dwarfish assistant
Omar into predicting acts of sabotage against the United States. When the predictions all come true,
Captain America and
Bucky investigate and confront Sando onstage. With the aid of government agent
Betty Ross, they unmask Sando as a
Gestapo agent and put an end to his schemes to terrorize America with his phony predictions.
Characters:
Plus: Betsy Ross (
FBI Agent).
Story #3Captain America and the Soldiers' Soup
Writer:
Martin Bursten. Penciler/Inker:
Jack Kirby. Colorist:
Unknown. Letterer:
Typeset.
Synopsis
TEXT STORY
Late one night,
Steve Rogers is awakened by a sudden silence in camp —he goes out to investigate and finds the sentry unconscious. Changing into
Captain America he trails the intruders to the cook house where he finds a pair of thugs preparing to poison the soldiers’ soup. Cap leaps into action, and with
Bucky who arrives shortly, the villains are overpowered and confess to the police. At a camp gathering the next day, the Colonel expresses his gratitude to the mysterious hero Captain America.
Characters:
Story #4The Chess Board of Death
Writer:
Joe Simon.Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Al Liederman. Colorist:
Unknown. Letterer:
Howard Ferguson.
Synopsis
Nazi mastermind
Rathcone uses a chessboard to determine which high-ranking American military officer his men will kill. When Captain
America and
Bucky pursue the killers of an admiral, the villain adds their figures to his chessboard. Bucky is lured into a trap and taken prisoner. Cap tracks him down, frees Bucky and together they mop up Rathcone’s spy operation.
Characters:
Story #5The Riddle of the Red Skull
Writer:
.Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Al Liederman. Colorist:
Unknown. Letterer:
Howard Ferguson.
Synopsis
A masked killer known as the
Red Skull is murdering military officers.
Captain America and
Bucky prevent the Red Skull’s henchmen from robbing a bank but the mastermind gets away. Shortly after an aircraft built by the Maxon company crashes due to sabotage, another general is killed by the Red Skull. Cap, arriving on the scene too late to save the officer, battles the
Nazi agent but is overpowered. Bucky comes to his rescue and the Skull is unmasked as
George Maxon, head of the aircraft company. Cap stands back while Maxon kills himself with his own poison injection. Later the
FBI uncovers all of Maxon’s terroristic activities.
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