Doug: Martinex1 is in the driver's seat today, friends. He has another fun one in store for our discussion purposes, so do him right! And pssst... this is the last "guest post" we have in the queue, just so all you Junior Chipmunk bloggers know.
Mike S.:This round of “If I Had A Buck” has only a very tenuous linking thread and concept… the heroes have monikers with the rank of “Captain”.
Beyond that there is not that much to connect this
crew. We have spacefaring captains,
and we have captains with specific nationalities; we have WWII captains, and we
have humorous hungry captains. We have
hard punching captains, and we have captains with cosmic powers; we have
Canadian captains, and we have carrot chomping captains. Sorry, we are sold out of Cap’n Crunch!
So choose your preference, spend your dollar, and share your
thoughts. For the purpose of having all
dollars make sense (get it?), the Captain Britain comic will sell for 30 cents.
Until Major Victory, Major Force, and Colonel Sanders have
comics, make mine the Bronze Age!
Here is an outline of the comics on sale:
Captain America
(Marvel) No. 262; 50 cents. 1981. Cover by Mike Zeck and John
Beatty. “Death Of A Legend” by J.M.
DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. 2nd
of a 3 part story involving Nomad, the Ameridroid, and the Red Skull.
Captain Carrot and
His Amazing Zoo Crew (DC) No. 1; 60 cents.
1982. Cover by Scott Shaw,
Ross Andru, and Robert Smith. “The Pluto
Syndrome” by Roy Thomas and Scott Shaw.
Featuring Rubberduck, Yankee Poodle, Alley Kat Abra, and Superman!
Captain Atom (DC) No.
4; 75 cents. 1987. Cover by Pat Broderick. “Father’s Day” by
Cary Bates and Pat Broderick. Includes
an appearance of General Eiling (a prominent character in the Flash TV series).
Captain Marvel
(Marvel) No 43; 25 cents. 1976. Cover by Al Milgrom and Bernie Wrightson. “Destroy Destroy” by Steve Englehart and Al
Milgrom. Guest appearance by Drax the
Destroyer.
Captain Canuck
(Comely Comix) No. 10; 50 cents. 1980. “Beyond, Part 2” Story by Richard Comely;
Art by George Freeman. Don’t confuse
him with the Guardian, he’s Captain Canuck.
(IDW has a nice collection by the way).
Captain Hero Comics
Digest Magazine (Archie) No. 1; 95
cents. 1981. Cover by Stan Goldberg. Digest format. Collects thirteen stories including “The
Plight of the Bumblebee”, “Evilheart’s Revenge”, and “Dial M for Monster”.
Captain Savage and
His Battlefield Raiders (Marvel) No. 16;
15 cents. 1969. Cover by John Severin. “War is Hell …On Ice” by Arnold Drake and
Don Heck. This short lived series
mimics the format and styling of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandoes.
Captain Britain
(Marvel UK) No. 35; 10 p / 30 cents. 1977.
Cover by Bob Budiansky, John Romita and Frank Giacoia. “That Camelot Might Live” by Gary Friedrich,
Larry Lieber, and Ron Wilson. Brian
Braddock continues his adventures, plus some backup reprints of the FF and Nick
Fury.
Marvel Spotlight
starring Captain Universe (Marvel) No.
9; 50 cents. Cover by Steve Ditko.
“The Mystery of Mister E” by Bill Mantlo and Steve Ditko. From the pages of the Micronauts comes
Captain Universe.