Captain America (1968 1st Series) comic books 1956-1969, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $1,549.00 Paper: Off white Verified Signature: Stan Lee (on 1st page). Label #20-46A0475-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($46.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores and Joe Sinnott. First issue, continued from Tales of Suspense 99. Origin of Captain America retold, as originally depicted in Avengers #4, in "This Monster Unmasked!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Baron Zemo orders Agent 13, who is posing as female spy Irma Kruhl, to execute Captain America and Black Panther; Zemo plans to use a solar ray to destroy America; Agent 13, Captain America and Black Pather battle Zemos robot, Destructon. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 3.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #7507937-AB-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores and Joe Sinnott. First issue, continued from Tales of Suspense 99. Origin of Captain America retold, as originally depicted in Avengers #4, in "This Monster Unmasked!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Baron Zemo orders Agent 13, who is posing as female spy Irma Kruhl, to execute Captain America and Black Panther; Zemo plans to use a solar ray to destroy America; Agent 13, Captain America and Black Pather battle Zemos robot, Destructon. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $125.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #23-0AF5128-015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and John Romita (alterations), inks by Syd Shores and John Romita. Cap faces the Red Skull and the fourth Sleeper in "When Wakes the Sleeper!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Captain America attacks a jeweler who he recognizes to be Nazi war criminal Werner Von Krimm; Nick Fury stops the fight and lets Krimm go, much to the Captains chagrin; Red Skull is hiding out at a secret base in the Florida Keys with henchmen, looking to awaken a fourth Sleeper robot; Von Krimm has the key to activate that robot; Nick Fury guest appearance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $75.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-1653D6D-064 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and John Romita (alterations), inks by Syd Shores and John Romita. Cap faces the Red Skull and the fourth Sleeper in "When Wakes the Sleeper!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Captain America attacks a jeweler who he recognizes to be Nazi war criminal Werner Von Krimm; Nick Fury stops the fight and lets Krimm go, much to the Captains chagrin; Red Skull is hiding out at a secret base in the Florida Keys with henchmen, looking to awaken a fourth Sleeper robot; Von Krimm has the key to activate that robot; Nick Fury guest appearance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #22-0692A42-147 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. "The Sleeper Strikes!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; The Red Skull has awakened a fourth Sleeper robot , which is destroying strategic U.S. locations with its power blasts; Cap and Agent 13 try to track the Sleeper on its path of destruction; The Red Skull sends his henchman to try and prevent the heroes from destroying the robot; Cap battles the robot. Brief Nick Fury appearance. Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts ad. Letter to the editor from comics writer Doug Moench. Ad for Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $345.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Signature: Jim Steranko on 7/17/2021. Label #22-0692A42-148 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.35) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dan Adkins. "Slave of the Skull!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dan Adkins and Jim Steranko (p. 11); Shield asks Captain America to test their Life Model Decoys; After Cap easily defeats them, Nick Fury sends them back to the lab; Cap goes to Shields doctor for help with headaches; Red Skull tells Shield he has placed nuclear tape on the back of Captain America's neck; He warns that anyone who tries to remove the special tape would activate the timer on a bomb planted in Washington D.C. by one of the Skull's spies. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $120.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0002521-AA-010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Cap Goes Wild!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Costumed Asian spies attack SHIELD headquarters and steal the plans for the latest prototype model of the Life Model Decoy for what they call Operation: Replica, which Chairman Mao oversees; Captain America tries to stop them; Infinity Productions film company is working on a Captain America movie. Letter to the editor from writer Dwight Decker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $160.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #16-2885BAE-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.80) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. "Cap Goes Wild!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia; Costumed Asian spies attack SHIELD headquarters and steal the plans for the latest prototype model of the Life Model Decoy for what they call Operation: Replica, which Chairman Mao oversees; Captain America tries to stop them; Infinity Productions film company is working on a Captain America movie. Letter to the editor from writer Dwight Decker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #0009874-AB-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores . "The Snares of the Trapster!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; A SHIELD agent asks Captain America to help with a mission; Cap refuses at first, but then the agent tells him it involves rescuing Sharon Carter; Unknown to Captain America, Sharon is the prisoner of the Trapster, who is trying and to get information out of her regarding Project Fireball; Cap fights the Trapster. Ad for Spectacular Spider-Man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.2 $517.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #22-2C51AFE-024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($15.51) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores . "The Hero That Was!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Captain America tells Nick Fury his origin, and about how guilty he is over Buckys death; During WWII, Steve Rogers applied for the military, but couldnt pass the physical; He enters a program and is given super soldier formula, which makes him bigger and stronger; Cap battles a Nazi. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with a Stridex ad on the back cover and Marvel Legends AF reprint exists with Red/White Marvel logo in the bottom right corner of front cover. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $320.00 Paper: White Label #21-2F76409-016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.60) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st printing. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores . "The Hero That Was!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Captain America tells Nick Fury his origin, and about how guilty he is over Buckys death; During WWII, Steve Rogers applied for the military, but couldnt pass the physical; He enters a program and is given super soldier formula, which makes him bigger and stronger; Cap battles a Nazi. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with a Stridex ad on the back cover and Marvel Legends AF reprint exists with Red/White Marvel logo in the bottom right corner of front cover. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $190.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #21-2F76409-017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

1st printing. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores . "The Hero That Was!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores; Captain America tells Nick Fury his origin, and about how guilty he is over Buckys death; During WWII, Steve Rogers applied for the military, but couldnt pass the physical; He enters a program and is given super soldier formula, which makes him bigger and stronger; Cap battles a Nazi. Letter to the editor from comics writer Don McGregor. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists with a Stridex ad on the back cover and Marvel Legends AF reprint exists with Red/White Marvel logo in the bottom right corner of front cover. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $284.90 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: White Witnessed Sig: Jim Steranko on 10/21/2017 Label #17-3DEABD1-002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jim Steranko. "Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!", script by Jim Steranko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Joe Sinnott; Cap is ambushed by HYDRA assassins at the command of Madame Hydra; The mission fails and later Rick Jones joins Cap in a training session; Alone, Rick picks up a message meant for Cap that causes him to hallucinate; Abducted by Hydra Cap searches for Rick and is attacked by a Hydra robot; Rick escapes & tries to warn Cap, who realizes he could make a good partner; Cap appears to leap from a rooftop into the river through a barrage of HYDRA gunfire; The police only find his costume and a mask with the facial features of Steve Rogers, suggesting "Rogers" was a fake identity; Bucky Barnes cameo. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $795.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Witnessed Sig: Jim Steranko on 2/10/2018. Label #18-0A6056E-001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jim Steranko. "The Strange Death of Captain America," script by Jim Steranko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Tom Palmer and Jim Steranko; The news reports Cap's death and explains that "Steve Rogers" was a fake identity while Madame Hydra has Cap's HYDRA file burned; A flashback reveals how she replaced Baron Strucker as head of the organization; The Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and several SHIELD agents hold a wake but are suddenly gassed by HYDRA; Rick follows to the cemetery and is almost caught, but Cap unexpectedly appears on a motorcycle, very much alive!; A battle follows, ending when a set of missiles miss their target and kill Madame Hydra; Cap reveals he faked his death in order to retain his secret identity. Appearances by the Vivion, the Black Panther, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Thor. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $175.00 CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signatures: Jim Steranko on 7/17/2021 and Tom Palmer on 10/20/2021 Label #22-0692A42-149 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.25) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jim Steranko. "The Strange Death of Captain America," script by Jim Steranko (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jim Steranko, inks by Tom Palmer and Jim Steranko; The news reports Cap's death and explains that "Steve Rogers" was a fake identity while Madame Hydra has Cap's HYDRA file burned; A flashback reveals how she replaced Baron Strucker as head of the organization; The Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and several SHIELD agents hold a wake but are suddenly gassed by HYDRA; Rick follows to the cemetery and is almost caught, but Cap unexpectedly appears on a motorcycle, very much alive!; A battle follows, ending when a set of missiles miss their target and kill Madame Hydra; Cap reveals he faked his death in order to retain his secret identity. Appearances by the Vivion, the Black Panther, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Thor. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $66.00 Paper: Cream to off white Centerfold detached. Label #22-1653D6D-066 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.98) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Last 12-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. Using the Cosmic Cube, the Red Skull switches bodies with Captain America in "Now Begins the Nightmare!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Buscema, inks by Sal Buscema (Panels 3 and 4 of page 12 retouched by John Romita Sr.); With the Cosmic Cube in his possession, the Red Skull confronts Captain America; Back at SHIELD headquarters, Rick Jones searches for Captain America and asks Sharon Carter if she has seen him; Although she is testing a new SHIELD weapon, Sharon tells Rick that he hasn't seen Captain America since she rejected his request that she leave SHIELD; Rick contacts his old gang of Ham radio enthusiasts, the Teen Brigade, and asks them all to out for Captain America and report back if they see him; Meanwhile, the Red Skull continues using the Cosmic Cube in ways to drive Captain America insane, hurtling him from this realm to different worlds and shrinking him down in size. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $72.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-1653D6D-067 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.16) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

First 15-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Red Skull is still in Cap's body in "Far Worse Than Death!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott; Red Skull transports Captain America outside a government testing lab, wheres hes shot at; Red Skull is disgusted that people admire him since they think he is Captain America, wondering why he doesnt lord it over the people who worship him; Cap, in the Red Skulls body, gets in a high speed chase with the police and then battles the Avengers; The Red Skull uses the Cosmic Cube make Sharon Carter try to kill Captain America. The Black Panther appears on the cover but is not in the story. The Black Panther appears on the cover but is not in the story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 6.5 $359.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #22-0F55B12-009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan and John Romita (alterations), inks by Joe Sinnott and John Romita (alterations). First appearance and origin of the Falcon in "The Coming of... the Falcon!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Joe Sinnott; With the Red Skull previously having switched bodies with Captain America, the Skull uses the Cosmic Cube to send Cap to the tropical island home of the Exiles; There Cap encounters a falconer from Harlem who had been hired by the Exiles but who is now attempting to help the island natives kick the Exiles from their home; Cap joins forces with the falconer who, with Cap's urging, dons a costume and takes the name the Falcon. Letter to the editor from writer James Van Hise. 36 pgs., full color. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.