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17August 1942
$0.10

Captain America Comics #17

Marvel · August 1942 · on sale 1942-06-05

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Identification plate

Series
Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
August 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-05
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Here Lies Bucky, Buried Alivecover1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al AvisonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1Contents Pagetable of contents1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al AvisonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
2The Monster from the Morguecomic story12pencils: Al Avison; inks: Syd Shores, George KleinBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
3Rookie McQuirkcomic story5script: Red Holmdale; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdalePrivate McQuirk; Private Blackout; Sergeant Thunder
4Sub-Earthmen's Revenge!comic story20script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Avison; inks: Syd Shores, George KleinBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
5Situation Wanted: I Got an Action Storytext story2script: Mortimer BreenWilbur; Beefy Boy (villain); Big Stuff (villain)
6The China Roadcomic story6The Fighting Yank [Bill Prince] (introduction, not the Better Publications character); the Japanese (villains); un-named Japanese leader (villain); Ah Kee (villain, death)
7Machine of Doom!comic story12pencils: Al Avison; inks: Syd Shores, George KleinBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
8The Stolen Birth Certificatescomic story7script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoThe Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Mrs. Colt (Roddy's mother); Jerry Dash (newspaper reporter); Mrs. Thompkins; Mr. Eckman; Mrs. Kemp (Roddy's teacher); un-named district attorney; un-named criminal gang (villains)
9Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club Newsin-house column1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al AvisonCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #5
ISBN 978-0-78514-202-7
2011On eBay ›
Golden Age Captain America Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92671-7
2021On eBay ›

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