Greatest Comic Covers # 25
Jim Steranko Draws The Quintessential Captain America
Well, I had some fun yesterday with the newest superhero on the scene, Barack America! So I got to thinking a bit and realized I haven’t written an entry in the Greatest Comic Covers series since May 13, 2008!
Since the next entry in that series would be the milestone 25th entry, I decided to get on it posthaste!
It’s common knowledge that I am a big Silver Age Marvel fan. In fact, I consider that era in comics to be the Rolls Royce of comics - it’s doubtful we will ever see that kind of creativity and synergy in comics ever again. Under the sure hand of Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby, the Marvel Universe was born and comics would never be the same.
That being said, quite a bit of new talent hit the scene in that era. One of the most notable is the legendary Jim Steranko. His run on Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD was groundbreaking, but he also contributed quite a bit to the legend of Captain America, too. That brings us to the classic cover of Captain America #111, Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!”
In the issue, Captain America survives a Hydra assassination attempt and then gets to work training Rick Jones for his role as the new Bucky. Rick is unfortunately kidnapped by Hydra and used to bait Captain America into a trap, but Rick escapes in time to witness the apparent demise of Captain America at the hands of Hydra agents!
They just don’t make them like this anymore. Enjoy!
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NWberry,
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