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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
ow/w pgs; very minor amt of glue on fc; QES Certified: Criteria met: impressive prime focal area + deep color strike (red, yellow & blue)
1st appearance of Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Red Skull w/ origin; 1st app. Super-Soldier Serum (3/41); classic Hitler cover; Jack Kirby & Joe Simon cover/art; Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)


Captain America Comics #1 has the first appearance of Captain America, the first appearance of Bucky Barnes, and the first appearance of the Super-Soldier Serum. That's about as classic as a first issue gets, with 1941's "Meet Captain America" setting up decades of beloved storytelling. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon already had a vision for Captain America's true nemesis, too. Technically, "The Riddle of the Red Skull" features an early imposter, but Marvel later established that Johann Schmidt (staying in the shadows until Captain America Comics #7) is pulling the strings.

There's also the classic cover that adds to the book’s importance as an American artifact from the months before Pearl Harbor. Copies flew off the shelf as this sensational debut established Captain America as the leading symbol of American heroism. It bears repeating that the popularity of characters such as Captain America (and the willingness of comic writers and artists to confront the Axis threat) went a long way toward mobilizing a heretofore isolationist American populace in the long, dark days of the late 30s and early 40s.

Many other art forms desperately avoided or ignored the ugly truth of Europe's rapid slide into fascism and Nazism in an obvious attempt to protect their own financial interests overseas. The almost entirely US-based comics business, staffed and developed largely by fugitives from those same wartime horrors, boldly waved the flag of freedom, most notably in this instant classic.
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Captain America Comics #1 is an all-time Golden Age key, featuring the origin and first appearances of Cap, Bucky, and the villainous Red Skull. This copy earned a 7.0 Universal Grade from CGC, with off-white to white pages, a stunning achievement for any 80-year-old comic, let alone one of such historic magnitude. This book presents a beautifully preserved example of the iconic Simon and Kirby cover, which shows Captain America controversially smashing Adolph Hitler right in the face. Less than 200 copies of this book are recorded on the CGC Census, with only half graded 7.0 or higher. Only a handful of keys are this significant to the history of comics, and even fewer are this well preserved.

Overstreet Guide 2021 F/VF (7.0) value = $150,000.

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