Captain America (1968 1st Series) Annual comic books 1956 or later

Captain America (1968 1st Series) Annual 8N FN- 5.5

Newsstand Edition. "TESS-One" Guest-starring Wolverine. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Captain America and Wolverine face off against a super-soldier killing robot in an attempt to avert a nuclear disaster! First appearance of TESS-One. Appearance by Bob Frank Jr. (aka Nuklo, son of the golden age Whizzer). Flashback cameo by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (Notes: TESS-One returns in Avengers 288. Overrider appears again in Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (3rd series) 33. The plot in this annual resembles the story in Avengers Annual 9.) 48 pages Cover price $1.25.

Captain America (1968 1st Series) Annual 12 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4004007005

"Blood of a Fighter" Script by Mark Gruenwald and David Wohl. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Charles Barnett. Cover by M.C. Wyman and Charles Barnett III. A young up-and-coming boxer in Puerto Rico learns the hard way about taking short cuts to success. Roberto Velasquez accepts an offer to undergo a special treatment by the notorious Dr. Karl Malus. Unfortunately, Roberto doesn't know what Dr. Malus is famous for! And when Roberto gets back into the ring he accidentally kills his opponent with a furious combination of strength-augmented punches! Roberto's boxing career is over. But the Bantam's crime-fighting career is just beginning! Second story: "And In This Corner, the Battling Bantam!" Script by Mark Gruenwald and David Wohl. Pencils by M.C. Wyman. Inks by Charles Barnett. After hearing rumors about steroids infiltrating the ranks of professional boxing, Captain America travels to Miami to investigate! And sure enough it doesn't take long for Cap to confirm his suspicions. The star-spangled avenger teams up with the Bantam to shut down Dr. Malus' augmentation lab! Third story: "Bantam Returns" Script by Barry Dutter. Art by Grant Miehm. The Bantam returns to Puerto Rico to start his career as a boxing instructor (with a little superhero action mixed in)! Fourth feature: Two-page pin-up of the Falcon by Don Hudson. One-page pin-up of Crossbones. One-page pin-up of Captain America and the Falcon. Two-page pin-up of Diamondback by Don Hudson. Two-page pin-up by M.C. Wyman and Charles Barnett III. 64 pages Cover price $2.95.