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Comic Book: Captain America Annual

What This Book is About:
A yearly special offering of Captain America action, reprints for the first two years but all-new after that!

Data Sheet:
Dates
Jan 1971 to Jan 1994
N/A
1

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Captain America
Captain America

(Steve Rogers)
Bucky Barnes
Bucky Barnes

(James Barnes)
Red Skull
Red Skull

(Johann Shmidt)
Human Torch
Human Torch

(Jim Hammond)
Toro
Toro

(Thomas Raymond)
Plus: Bantam (Roberto Velasquez), Dr Karl Malus.

Comics Index

Total Indexed Comics: 16

Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

Captain America Annual #1
3 stars

Captain America Annual #1

January 1971
"The Origin of Captain America (and other stories)"
Script: Stan Lee
This annual reprints Captain America's origin tale from TALES OF SUSPENSE 63 and the three-part Greymoor Castle saga from TALES OF SUSPENSE 69, 70, and 71, with the Cap story from TOS 75 thrown in. [...]
Captain America Annual #2
3 stars

Captain America Annual #2

January 1972
"The Sleeper Shall Awake (and other stories)"
Script: Stan Lee
Reprints the three-part Sleeper epic from TALES OF SUSPENSE 72, 73, and 74, plus the satirical "The Revengers vs. [...]
Captain America Annual #3
3 stars

Captain America Annual #3

January 1976
"The Thing from the Black Hole Star!"
Script: Jack Kirby
The story opens in the middle of danger: Captain America is attacked by a huge purple alien while investigating a UFO that has landed in a farmer’s field. The farmer, Jim Hendricks, picks up an alien weapon and blasts the attacker, who falls dead then fades out completely. [...]
Captain America Annual #4
3 stars

Captain America Annual #4

January 1977
"The Great Mutant Massacre!"
Script: Jack Kirby
Captain America, answering a classified ad seeking care for a mutant, arrives at the address and finds Magneto, there for the same purpose, and the two battle. [...]
Captain America Annual #5
4 stars

Captain America Annual #5

January 1971
"Deathwatcher!"
Script: David Michelinie
Late at night, Captain America is swimming toward a Coast Guard cutter anchored off Governor Island. The ship has been hijacked by the Constrictor who is threatening to turn its guns on New York City unless he receives ten million dollars ransom. [...]
Captain America Annual #6
3 stars

Captain America Annual #6

January 1982
"The Shadows of the Past"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
In the Pacific Theater in the closing days of World War 2, the Invaders, on a mission to destroy a new solar-powered tank, battle a band of Japanese soldiers. [...]
Captain America Annual #7
2 stars

Captain America Annual #7

January 1983
"The Last Enchantment"
Script: Peter Gillis
Within a heavily guarded chamber inside the Project Pegasus research facility, the dormant Cosmic Cube suddenly flares into life…. In another galaxy, this is detected by powerful beings, normally enemies, who must unite to prevent the destruction of the universe. [...]
Captain America Annual #8
3 stars

Captain America Annual #8

January 1986
"Tess-One"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Logan sits in a bar, trying his best to ignore a brawl behind him—in which a large man is being beaten by a gang because he is a mutant. The huge man, calling himself Bob Frank and denying that he is a mutant, defeats the roomful of foes and leaves. [...]
Captain America Annual #9
3 stars

Captain America Annual #9

January 1990
"You Are What You Eat (Part 1 of The Terminus Factor)"
Script: Roy Thomas
A new volcano has come to life in Washington State. Tony Stark takes command of the investigation; he orders Persephone-1, a research capsule bearing Dr. Ramona Napier and Captain America, dropped into the boiling magma. [...]
Captain America Annual #10
3 stars

Captain America Annual #10

January 1991
"Call of Duty (Part 3 of The Von Strucker Gambit)"
Script: D.G. Chichester
1. “The Origin of Captain America” Creators unidentified. Synopsis: Brief rehearsal of Cap''s origin, with portrait of the regular cast by Ron Lim.2. “Call of Duty” (Part 3 of The Von Strucker Gambit) 3/5 Writer: D.G. Chichester. Pencils: Mike Manley. Inks: Rick Parker. Colors: Ed Lazzelarri. [...]
Captain America Annual #11
2.5 stars

Captain America Annual #11

January 1992
"An Epic Adventure (Citizen Kang, Part 1)"
Script: Roy Thomas
Captain America touches down in a Quinjet in the town square of Timely, Wisconsin, an unreal copy of a idyllic small American town of days gone by. Days earlier, the Vision had mentioned he was going there to unravel the mystery of his origin and he never returned. [...]
Captain America Annual #12
3 stars

Captain America Annual #12

January 1993
"Blood of a Fighter"
Script: David Wohl
San Juan, Puerto Rico: aspiring fighters and best friends Roberto Velasquez and Manuel Torres like to spar at Trini’s Gym while dreaming of boxing careers in the United States. [...]
Captain America Annual #13
3 stars

Captain America Annual #13

January 1994
"Heritage of Hatred"
Script: Roy Thomas
The Red Skull narrates this tale: Part One: Captain America crashes into the home of a Russian emigre where the Red Skull is trying to steal a book with an iron lock—the diary of the Commie Red Skull. [...]
Captain America Annual #1999
4 stars

Captain America Annual #1999

October 1999
"Full Court Press"
Script: Joe Casey
There's a late-night break-in at the United Nations building. While the operatives search for what they want, a gray-skinned weirdo on the team goes mad and kills a guard, spray-painting anarchist slogans on the walls. He is hustled out but one burglar is caught. [...]
Captain America Annual #2000
4 stars

Captain America Annual #2000

January 2000
"Who is... Protocide?"
Script: Dan Jurgens
Story continues from CAPTAIN AMERICA Vol. 3 35:As A.I.M. watches, Protocide takes on an entire SHIELD assault force and, like a one-man army, he beats them all. A gyro brings in more elite agents and the villain takes them all down too. [...]
Captain America Annual #2001
2.5 stars

Captain America Annual #2001

November 2001
"Denial"
Script: Dan Jurgens
Captain America arrives at the White House in answer to an invitation from President George W. Bush. After some small talk, the President hands Cap a recently discovered top secret file “to be opened in the event of Captain America's death.” As he reads, Cap's thoughts go back to... ... [...]