My CGC Captain America (Michael Zeck Years) Collection
Captain America 275
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Captain America 275 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2549537001
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
November, 1982
"Yesterday's Shadows!"
J.M. DeMatteis - Writer
Mike Zeck - Penciler
Mike Zeck, John Beatty - Cover Artists
John Beatty - Inker
Don Warfield - Colorist
John Morelli - Letterer
Mark Gruenwald - Editor
James Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
Cap arrives at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters through a holographic projection and reminisces with Gail Runciter about the good old days when he simply sat on a barber chair and was lowered down to HQ. Ms. Runciter is keeping a pile of goo under observation, all that remains of a creature that attacked Cap (in Captain America #270). Cap apologies to Runciter about being rude to her while she was running a psychic scan on him (Cap #268). She says not to worry about it and flirts a little with Cap before walking away and telling herself to put him out of her mind. She goes to check out Vermin who is also under observation. Meanwhile, Cap visits Arnie Roth and his "roommate" Michael in a S.H.I.E.L.D. sick ward.
Later Steve Rogers is enjoying some downtime returning from a grocery shopping trip with Bernie Rosenthal and his landlord Anna Kappelbaum when they come across Anna and Bernie's local synagogue vandalized with swastikas. Rabbi Kessler explains that vandals had broken in, trashed the place, and stolen the congregation's copy of the Torah. Anna sees it as the act of "Nazi criminals" connected to an upcoming neo-Nazi rally on Long Island but Steve suggests it was just stupid kids. Rabbi Kessler sees it as part of a recent upsurge in antisemitism. Steve suggests that as much he hates Nazis, everyone has freedom of speech in America. Bernie invites him to an anti-Nazi protest but Steve says he's too busy to go.
Notes:
- Signed by: Mike Zeck on 11/23/2019
- Signed by: John Beatty on 11/23/2019
- Signed by: J.M. DeMatteis on 11/23/2019
- Helmut Zemo was last seen in Captain America 168 in the guise of Phoenix.
- New [[Mike Zeck]and [John Beatty]] designed corner symbol replaces the previous Jack Kirby image.
- The Golden Age cover logo that first appeared on Captain America Comics #1 (1940) reappears for only the second time in the Modern Age (it also appeared on Captain America #255 in 1981). It would remain for a lengthy run and be used again in Ed Brubaker's re-launch.
- Arnie Roth and his roommate Michael are in fact gay lovers - the first in mainstream comics. Though this is never made overt, J.M. DeMatteis has written that it was a quite deliberate attempt to introduce homosexual characters to the Marvel universe.
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