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CBR’s exclusive preview of Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years from Titan Comics flashes back to the greatest moments in Cap’s history.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Captain America, with readers and publishers taking the opportunity to celebrate the renowned superhero. Titan Comics has special plans as well with the upcoming release of Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years, featuring covers, comic art, behind-the-scenes facts and information about the authors and artists who brought the legend to life.
CBR has an exclusive preview of Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years. The first photo comes from 1969’s Captain America #113 in a story titled, “The Strange Death of Captain America.” Illustrated by Jim Steranko, Cap takes the fight to Hydra as the villains attempt to bury the Avengers and Nick Fury alive. The second artwork features Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman’s cover to 1964’s Avengers #4 and interior art by Kirby and George Roussos, which recaps the events that led to Captain America being discovered by the Avengers and rescued from his icy tomb.
An excerpt and artwork for Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years can be found below.
FROM THE BRINK OF RUIN, RESURGENCE
In the 1950s, Timely became Atlas, which in the 1960s became Marvel, the House of Ideas. The brand went global, sparking a true revolution for the world of comics. Lee, Kirby, Ditko and other great creators gave us a universe of Super Heroes who always manage to lose, even when they win. They’re all too human with super problems, making them much-loved by the readers. And one day Captain America joins them, straight out of World War II…
In the icy waters of the North Sea, the Sub-Mariner has been swimming for hours, venting his rage against the despised human race. He is furious, out of control, and convinced that Hulk betrayed him in the last battle against the Avengers. Namor swears he’ll get his revenge and destroys everything in sight. He doesn’t realize that in his pique of rage he has crossed the ocean where he finds a block of ice being worshipped by a village of Inuit people.
There’s something—or someone— inside the ice. At first, the figure appears petrified, unidentifiable. Namor, still tormented by his anger, could not care less, throwing the frozen totem into the air as terrorized Inuits take flight. But for once, Namor’s violence seems to bode well. The block of ice is dragged into the warm waters of the gulf. As it melts, it meets up with the Avengers’ submarine and Giant-Man uses his huge hand to scoop up the body.
Inside the ice, apparently in suspended animation, is a blond-haired man. He’s wearing a tattered army suit. Underneath, a strange blue costume with red and white stripes, red gloves, a mask with the “A” on it and a circular shield. Incredible, if not impossible, it’s him; the hero who fought against the Nazis in the 1940s, to protect the free world: Captain America. But twenty years have gone by—how could he be here now, still looking so young?
Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years
- ISBN: 9781787737174
- Hardcover, $29.99
- On Sale 13 July 2021
Marvel’s Captain America: The First 80 Years goes on sale July 14 from Titan Comics. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon and Forbidden Planet.
Source: Titan Comics
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