Captain America Theater of War: America First!
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:20 am
Captain America Theater of War: America First! #1
By Howard Chaykin!
February, 2009
Appearances:
Captain America IV(Steve Rogers II), Agent Nick Fury(of the CIA!), Senator Joseph R. McMurphy, Allen Welsh Dulles(real guy!), President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Synopsis:
Pg1-pg4: Late summer, 1955
Russian agents train themselves in a fake American town; they’ve dressed up another agent as Captain America but he sucks at it.
Pg5-pg10
Meanwhile, Senator Joseph McMurphy gives a Red Scare speech, drumming up Communist paranoia in the States. In New York, Captain America fights organized crime and ponders the intentions of McMurphy.
Pg11, pg12pn1, pg12pn5-pg12pn6
Meanwhile in Washington, Agent Nick Fury gives a briefing on this new Captain America. Meanwhile, Captain America runs around.
Pg12pn2-pg12pn4-FB
The origin of the new Captain America!
Pg13-pg14
Fury testifies in front of the Senate Committee led by McMurphy. It doesn’t go very well once Fury starts to get angry.
Pg15-pg44
Professor Steve Rogers lectures his class on Communism, then hears of Dieter Prochnow offering a German secret Weapon to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Fury is informed by his boss that he’s not on the Prochnow case thanks to his grandstanding at the Senate hearings. Elsewhere the Russians decide to make Prochnow an offer, and that night Captain America appears on the television show “Of the People”, hosted by Ed Murtaugh. They chat about McMurphy and agree that his reckless tactics are stirring up irrational paranoia in the States. McMurphy isn’t happy about this, so hear starts a public smear campaign accusing Captain America of being a Communist. The US beats the Russians to making Prochnow an offer, and Captain America breaks into McMurphy’s house and learns that HE is actually a Communist himself. Cap decides to bring this information to Fury. Cap goes after McMurphy(who’s on his way back to Russia, having already acquired the secret weapon) while Fury lines up the paperwork. Cap retrieves the weapon but McMurphy escapes. Later, Captain America and Nick Fury are thanked personally by President Eisenhower, who doesn’t know this is a new Captain America. A Russian agent defects and gives Fury & Cap information on McMurphy’s whereabouts, and Cap goes about reigning him in.
References:
This occurs in late summer 1955, which would place this after Captain America Comics 78, which was published in 1954, and after CA@ 6, in which this Cap’s portion takes place in 1954 as well.
Don’t confuse Joe McMurphy with Joe McCarthy… even though their stories sound very similar. McCarthy was disciplined for his shenanigans in 1954, and even though he still served in the Senate for a couple of years after that, he was kept out of the spotlight. McMurphy MUST have picked up where McCarthy left off with his witch hunt. “Of the People” hosted by Ed Murtaugh may sound familiar as well; “See it Now” hosted by Ed Murrow blasted McCarthy in a similar fashion in 1954.
The world, not even President Eisenhower, doesn’t know that this is a different Captain America… but Nick Fury does! Fury even knows about this Captain America’s origin, but doesn’t know what his ‘real name’ is. Speaking of that origin…
CA 155 (8:3-9:6)-FB
Professor Steve Rogers travels to Germany to find the secrets of the Super Soldier Formula. He eventually finds records of it.
CATOW: AF! 1 (12:2)-FB
He locates a sample.
CA 155 (10-11:1)-FB
Professor Rogers proposes to the Feds that he be the new Captain America, and with the rising threat of Communism and the war in Korea, a deal is struck.
CATOW: AF! 1 (12:3-12:4)-FB
Professor Rogers undergoes plastic surgery.
CA 155 (11:2-13:2)-FB
Professor Rogers comes out of surgery to find out the war in Korea is over, and the Feds don’t need him to be Captain America anymore. He’s upset, but accepts it and eventually starts teaching at the Lee School. He meets a young kid who’s into Captain America history who calls himself Bucky.
Young Men 24/2 (1-4)
Professor Rogers teaches his class, and afterwards he and Bucky hear of the red Skull’s return.
CA 155 (15)-FB
Rogers and Bucky shoot up the Super Soldier Serum and become the new Cap & Bucky.
Young Men 24/2 (5-6)
The new Cap & Bucky defeat the Red Skull.
Also included are two reprints. First is Young Men 24/2, and then Captain America Comics 77/2.
Some placement suggestions:
CAPTAIN AMERICA IV/STEVE ROGERS II
NOM2 24-FB
CA 155 (8:3-9:6)-FB
*CATOW: AF! (12:2)-FB
CA 155 (10-11:1)-FB
*CATOW: AF! (12:3-12:4)-FB
CA 155 (11:2-13:2)-FB
{YOUNG MEN 24/2 (1-4)}
CA 155 (15)-FB
YOUNG MEN 24/2 (5-6)
YOUNG MEN 25/2
…
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 78/3
CA@ 13-FB
CA@ 6-FB
CA@ 6
*CATOW: AF!
CA 155 (17-18)-FB
M/:LG 1-FB
{CA 153}
…
FURY, COL. NICHOLAS "NICK" JOSEPH
…
SGTF@ 1
*CATOW: AF!
M/:LG 9
…
DULLES, ALLEN WELSH
*CATOW: AF!
EISENHOWER, GEN. DWIGHT D.
SGTF 88-BTS (07/43)
SGTF@ 2
SGTF 108-FB
SAGAHT 4-FB
SAGAHT 4
*CATOW: AF! (1955)
AoATLAS 1-FB (1958)
As long as I’m here, I’ll suggest an update on page/panel ranges:
NOMAD III/JACK MONROE
NOM2 18-FB
NOM2 23-FB
NOM2 24-FB
CA 155 (12-13:2)-FB
{YOUNG MEN 24/2 (1-4)}
CA 155 (15)-FB
YOUNG MEN 24/2 (5-6)
YOUNG MEN 25/2
…
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 78/3
CA@ 13-FB
CA@ 6
CA 155 (17-18)-FB
M/:LG 1-FB
{CA 153}
…
By Howard Chaykin!
February, 2009
Appearances:
Captain America IV(Steve Rogers II), Agent Nick Fury(of the CIA!), Senator Joseph R. McMurphy, Allen Welsh Dulles(real guy!), President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Synopsis:
Pg1-pg4: Late summer, 1955
Russian agents train themselves in a fake American town; they’ve dressed up another agent as Captain America but he sucks at it.
Pg5-pg10
Meanwhile, Senator Joseph McMurphy gives a Red Scare speech, drumming up Communist paranoia in the States. In New York, Captain America fights organized crime and ponders the intentions of McMurphy.
Pg11, pg12pn1, pg12pn5-pg12pn6
Meanwhile in Washington, Agent Nick Fury gives a briefing on this new Captain America. Meanwhile, Captain America runs around.
Pg12pn2-pg12pn4-FB
The origin of the new Captain America!
Pg13-pg14
Fury testifies in front of the Senate Committee led by McMurphy. It doesn’t go very well once Fury starts to get angry.
Pg15-pg44
Professor Steve Rogers lectures his class on Communism, then hears of Dieter Prochnow offering a German secret Weapon to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Fury is informed by his boss that he’s not on the Prochnow case thanks to his grandstanding at the Senate hearings. Elsewhere the Russians decide to make Prochnow an offer, and that night Captain America appears on the television show “Of the People”, hosted by Ed Murtaugh. They chat about McMurphy and agree that his reckless tactics are stirring up irrational paranoia in the States. McMurphy isn’t happy about this, so hear starts a public smear campaign accusing Captain America of being a Communist. The US beats the Russians to making Prochnow an offer, and Captain America breaks into McMurphy’s house and learns that HE is actually a Communist himself. Cap decides to bring this information to Fury. Cap goes after McMurphy(who’s on his way back to Russia, having already acquired the secret weapon) while Fury lines up the paperwork. Cap retrieves the weapon but McMurphy escapes. Later, Captain America and Nick Fury are thanked personally by President Eisenhower, who doesn’t know this is a new Captain America. A Russian agent defects and gives Fury & Cap information on McMurphy’s whereabouts, and Cap goes about reigning him in.
References:
This occurs in late summer 1955, which would place this after Captain America Comics 78, which was published in 1954, and after CA@ 6, in which this Cap’s portion takes place in 1954 as well.
Don’t confuse Joe McMurphy with Joe McCarthy… even though their stories sound very similar. McCarthy was disciplined for his shenanigans in 1954, and even though he still served in the Senate for a couple of years after that, he was kept out of the spotlight. McMurphy MUST have picked up where McCarthy left off with his witch hunt. “Of the People” hosted by Ed Murtaugh may sound familiar as well; “See it Now” hosted by Ed Murrow blasted McCarthy in a similar fashion in 1954.
The world, not even President Eisenhower, doesn’t know that this is a different Captain America… but Nick Fury does! Fury even knows about this Captain America’s origin, but doesn’t know what his ‘real name’ is. Speaking of that origin…
CA 155 (8:3-9:6)-FB
Professor Steve Rogers travels to Germany to find the secrets of the Super Soldier Formula. He eventually finds records of it.
CATOW: AF! 1 (12:2)-FB
He locates a sample.
CA 155 (10-11:1)-FB
Professor Rogers proposes to the Feds that he be the new Captain America, and with the rising threat of Communism and the war in Korea, a deal is struck.
CATOW: AF! 1 (12:3-12:4)-FB
Professor Rogers undergoes plastic surgery.
CA 155 (11:2-13:2)-FB
Professor Rogers comes out of surgery to find out the war in Korea is over, and the Feds don’t need him to be Captain America anymore. He’s upset, but accepts it and eventually starts teaching at the Lee School. He meets a young kid who’s into Captain America history who calls himself Bucky.
Young Men 24/2 (1-4)
Professor Rogers teaches his class, and afterwards he and Bucky hear of the red Skull’s return.
CA 155 (15)-FB
Rogers and Bucky shoot up the Super Soldier Serum and become the new Cap & Bucky.
Young Men 24/2 (5-6)
The new Cap & Bucky defeat the Red Skull.
Also included are two reprints. First is Young Men 24/2, and then Captain America Comics 77/2.
Some placement suggestions:
CAPTAIN AMERICA IV/STEVE ROGERS II
NOM2 24-FB
CA 155 (8:3-9:6)-FB
*CATOW: AF! (12:2)-FB
CA 155 (10-11:1)-FB
*CATOW: AF! (12:3-12:4)-FB
CA 155 (11:2-13:2)-FB
{YOUNG MEN 24/2 (1-4)}
CA 155 (15)-FB
YOUNG MEN 24/2 (5-6)
YOUNG MEN 25/2
…
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 78/3
CA@ 13-FB
CA@ 6-FB
CA@ 6
*CATOW: AF!
CA 155 (17-18)-FB
M/:LG 1-FB
{CA 153}
…
FURY, COL. NICHOLAS "NICK" JOSEPH
…
SGTF@ 1
*CATOW: AF!
M/:LG 9
…
DULLES, ALLEN WELSH
*CATOW: AF!
EISENHOWER, GEN. DWIGHT D.
SGTF 88-BTS (07/43)
SGTF@ 2
SGTF 108-FB
SAGAHT 4-FB
SAGAHT 4
*CATOW: AF! (1955)
AoATLAS 1-FB (1958)
As long as I’m here, I’ll suggest an update on page/panel ranges:
NOMAD III/JACK MONROE
NOM2 18-FB
NOM2 23-FB
NOM2 24-FB
CA 155 (12-13:2)-FB
{YOUNG MEN 24/2 (1-4)}
CA 155 (15)-FB
YOUNG MEN 24/2 (5-6)
YOUNG MEN 25/2
…
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS 78/3
CA@ 13-FB
CA@ 6
CA 155 (17-18)-FB
M/:LG 1-FB
{CA 153}
…