Captain America Comics #21 San Francisco Pedigree (Timely, 1942) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....

Auction amount: $25,200.00

Sold: Sep 11, 2022

Captain America Comics #21 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1942

About Captain America Comics #21

Captain America battles Satan, the Human Torch and Dippy Diplomat star in a story, and there are Creeper and President Franklin Roosevelt appearances. Syd Shores cover and art. Vince Alascia and Don Rico art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; the Creeper [as Ambassador John Lissom]

Pencils: Syd Shores (signed)

Inks: Syd Shores (signed)

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: The Creeper and the 3 Rubies of Doom!

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sergeant Michael Duffy; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Serge; Dane the Fifth (Highness of Alslavia); The Creeper [Ambassador John Lissom, aka Lisson] (villain, introduction); Eric (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo)

Synopsis: One of Hitler's agents, the Creeper, steals a tri-rubied treaty ring in hopes of disrupting the signing of a treaty that pledges the last neutral European country to fight alongside the Allies, because he thinks that, when the U.S. ambassador Lissom signs the treaty without wearing the ring he was gifted by the ruler, the country will perceive a slight and choose to throw in with the Axis instead.

Pages: 19.000

Pencils: Al Avison [as Syd Shores] (signed)

Inks: Syd Shores [as Vince Alascia] (signed); George Klein

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists writer as unknown, penciler as Syd Shores, and inks by Vince Alascia & unknown and George Klein.

Title: The Cobra Strikes

Characters: The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; un-named South American Ambassador; The Cobra (villain, introduction); chauffeur of South American ambassador (villain)

Synopsis: The Torch and Toro spot the kidnapping of the South American Ambassador, but they are gassed by the perpetrators. With Toro still out and maybe dead, the Torch chases the criminals into the lair of the Cobra to rescue the Ambassador from the clutches of the madman and his gang.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Mike Sekowsky; unknown assistant

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists writer as unknown, pencils by Mike Sekowsky & unknown, inker unknown.

Title: Satan and the Sorcerer's Secret!

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Johnny; Balthar (villain, introduction, sorcerer, death); Satan (villain, introduction, possibly the father of Daimon Hellstrom)

Synopsis: Balthar comes to Bald Mountain in order to study Egyptian writings on how the souls of the dead can be brought back to life, when Satan appears and claims the sorcerer's soul until he can redeem it. How? Bring back the world's greatest champion so that the Prince of Evil can defeat him.....and that man is Captain America!

Pages: 16.000

Pencils: Pierce Rice; unknown

Inks: George Klein; unknown

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists the writer as unknown, pencilers as Pierce Rice & unknown, and the inkers as unknown & George Klein.

Title: Catch That Firebug!

Characters: Mickey Forrest; Lieutenant Malone (Policeman); unnamed Police Inspector; "Matches" Birken (villain)

Synopsis: Young Mickey Forrest believes that he can decipher a typewritten code that even top police can't decipher, and when he does, he uncovers the plans of a known arsonist out to set fire to a warehouse.

Pages: 2.000

Letters: typeset

Title: The Sinister Spies

Characters: Dippy; Swizzelstick (Dippy's military aide); Mergetroide (Dippy's chauffeur); two un-named spies (villains)

Synopsis: Dippy is going to sign a treaty with the United States but decides first to play a game of golf, not knowing two spies are out to kill him before the treaty can be signed.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Guy Blythe (signed)

Pencils: Guy Blythe (signed)

Inks: Guy Blythe (signed)

Letters: Guy Blythe ?

Notes: Story title taken from the contents page. Letterer credit by Craig Delich 2013-1-27. The Masterworks edition states that Blythe is a pen-name, but the Who's Who disagrees.

Title: The Case of the Silent Hermit

Characters: The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Mr. Colt; Mrs. Colt; The Hermit [Mr. Schores] (villain, introduction, a spy)

Synopsis: Roddy attempts to sell some war stamps to an old hermit, but is led to believe that the old man has little money to keep body and soul together. Roddy's Dad, after hearing the story, tells Roddy to tell the man that he is now hired for his father's defense plant. When the hermit refuses the work, Roddy becomes suspicious and tries to snoop around, but Mr. Schores susprises him, telling Roddy that he intends to blow up the plant!

Pages: 7.000

Script: Stan Lee ?

Pencils: Paul Rico; ?

Inks: George Klein; ?

Notes: The Masterworks edition lists writer as unknown, pencil by unknown & Don Rico, and inks by unknown & George Klein. The last panel states that The Secret Stamp will also be appearing in a new magazine called Kid Komics, which would go on sale September 20, 1942.

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]

Pages: 1.000

Letters: typeset

Notes: Illustrated edition of Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News page in which Cap announces the results of the picture contest from Captain America Comics #18. Listed are the 50 winners of the contest, each of whom received a crisp new $1 bill in the mail.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	2	2	0	1	3	2	4	4	7	4	2	2	8	5	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	54
Qualified	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Total	0	2	2	2	2	4	5	6	7	7	4	2	3	9	7	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	70

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