Story #2Captain America
Writer: Stan Lee. Plot: Stan Lee. Plot: Jack Kirby. Penciler: Jack Kirby. Inker: Chic Stone.
Synopsis
Captain America is on night duty alone at Avengers Mansion. After the butler
Jarvis leaves for the evening, Cap settles in for a lonely evening leafing through his scrapbook. Elsewhere, a gangster named
Bull explains to his henchmen his scheme for attacking Avengers Mansion: strike when Captain America is alone because, lacking superpowers, he is the weakest link of the team. Learning from the kidnapped Jarvis that Cap is alone that night (“Why didn't you just phone?” asks the shaken butler), they head on over and catch Cap as he is in a melancholy mood, thinking about
Bucky. Taken by surprise, Cap manages to dodge bullets and baddies until a shot grazes his skull and an armored thug knock him down. The crooks tie Cap up and try to open the mansion safe. The Star-Spangled Avenger slips his bonds and turns into a whirlwind of action, defeating all his foes, and thanking them for helping him while away a lonely evening. Tired, Cap wonders if he’s getting soft in his old age.