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CAPITAN AMERICA EDITORIALE CORNO 

da sempre il sogno americano offre una gamma di possibilità sterminate ed inimmaginabili per riuscire ad affermarsi e sfondare nella vita, infatti negli Stati Uniti chi non ha voglia di faticare può scegliere tra tre alternative: fare il pornodivo, la rockstar, oppure il super-eroe. 

non particolarmente dotato per quel che riguardava le dimensioni dell' attrezzo nè per le sue prestazioni endurance, e soprattutto essendo irrimediabilmente e scandalosamente stonato, Steve Rogers optò per la terza soluzione, e si dedicò all' attività di buffone mascherato, indossando un bel costume tutto a stelle e strisce proprio come la bandiera della Bolivia

non essendo mai stato un modello di continuità e assiduità , cominciò però ben presto a prendersi delle lunghe pause di riposo e a rimanere spesso e volentieri a casa in mutua adducendo le patologie più disparate e insolite grazie a certificati medici compiacenti,  mentre in realtà non aveva nulla e stava benissimo, negli anni del dopoguerra marcò visita addirittura per circa 15 anni consecutivi, finchè Stan Lee non lo trovò indecorosamente ubriaco in un bar del bronx nell' orario della visita fiscale, e lo precettò costringendolo a tornare al lavoro. ma il lupo, si sa, perde il pelo ma non il vizio, e così anche ultimamente ha tirato indietro le sue chiappettine incartapecorite facendo finta di essere morto, gli hanno anche fatto il funerale, ma tanto non ci crede nessuno, si tratta invece certamente di una raffinata strategia di tanatosi mimetica, cui ricorrono anche molti animali come l' opossum, il cinghiale, l' insetto foglia o il serpente muso di porcello, insomma è tutta una vile e diabolica scusa per non fare un bel nulla 

nelle edicole italiane il n.1 di CAP uscì il 23 Aprile 1973, ovvero alla immediata vigilia della famigerata austerity, e già questa piccola ma non trascurabile coincidenza avrebbe dovuto far toccare le palle a qualcuno all' interno della Corno. infatti anche qui da noi svernò parecchi anni da vero e proprio mangiapane a tradimento, stipendiato senza fare un cacchio, finchè non ha provveduto la Madia a sistemarlo con uno dei suoi provvidenziali ed inesorabili decreti anti-fannulloni

ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1973


CONTIENE 3 STORIE COMPLETE DI CAP PIU' UN BREVE ESTRATTO CHE RIEVOCA IL LETTERALE SCONGELAMENTO DEL PERSONAGGIO DOPO SVARIATI ANNI DI FREEZER IN CUI ERA STATO DECLASSATO A CAPITAN FINDUS

contiene inoltre :  X - MEN

CONDIZIONI : BUONISSIME, LE SPILLETTE DI METALLO MOLTO OSSIDATE SONO STATE SOSTITUITE CON 2 NUOVE, SONO RIMASTI GLI ALONI DI RUGGINE INTORNO (PIU' ACCENTUATO IN QUELLA INFERIORE), MINUSCOLO FRAMMENTINO MANCANTE NELLA PUNTA DELL'ANGOLO SINISTRO SUPERIORE DI RETROCOPERTINA,  ALBO NON DI RESA E NON RIFILATO. SONO INCLUSI ENTRAMBI I RARI GADGETS : IL MANIFESTO / POSTER IN FORMATO CM.33x49 (IN CONDIZIONI OTTIME, CON UN PAIO DI PICCOLE E BLANDE MACCHIOLINE NELLA PARTE POSTERIORE) E L' AUTOADESIVO FUSTELLATO (IN CONDIZIONI OTTIME,CON QUALCHE FIORITURA DEL TEMPO NEL BORDO INFERIORE) 

LEGENDA STATO DI CONSERVAZIONE

condizioni ECCELLENTI (o anche EDICOLA e/o MAGAZZINO) = si intende un oggetto nuovo e perfetto oppure usato senza difetti e praticamente ancora come nuovo, tenendone per quest’ultimo caso in conto ovviamente la datazione ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 8,5 e 9,8 (non assegniamo punteggi superiori a 9,8 perchè trattasi di tipi ideali a ns avviso più teorici e scolastici che reali e concreti, ogni manufatto umano in natura ha una percentuale insita e congenita seppur infinitesimale di imperfezione)

condizioni OTTIME = oggetto nuovo (o talora anche usato ma maneggiato e conservato con molta cura) in cui non si riscontra alcun difetto rilevante e degno di nota, tutt’al più qualche minimo segno di lettura o di uso ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 7 e 8,5

condizioni BUONISSIME = oggetto usato (ed in taluni casi anche fondo di magazzino soggetto a piccole usure del tempo) con lievi imperfezioni e difetti poco vistosi, generalmente molto marginali ed appena percepibili ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 5,5 e 7

condizioni MOLTO BUONE = oggetto usato con imperfezioni vistose e difetti abbastanza spiccati, pur se non completamente invalidanti (generalmente specificati nel dettaglio alla voce CONDIZIONI nella parte inferiore della descrizione di ogni singolo oggetto); corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 4 e 5,5

condizioni PIU’ CHE BUONE / MEDIOCRI = oggetto usato con imperfezioni e difetti evidenti, smaccati, madornali ed invalidanti, assolutamente non collezionabile tuttavia idoneo per la semplice lettura o documentazione ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale inferiore a 4

per eventuali ulteriori dettagli aggiuntivi e specifici si prega di fare sempre riferimento alla voce CONDIZIONI nella parte inferiore della descrizione di ogni singolo oggetto


GRANDISSIMA DISPONIBILITA' DI TUTTI I SUPEREROI CORNO E NON

per dare adeguato impatto ed efficacia alla cover di questo primissimo numero italiano la Corno ha estrapolato la massiccia immagine di Cap dal terzo annual degli Avengers elaborandola graficamente con scudo gigante sul retro dell' immagine e uno suggestivo sfondo giallo canarino  :

Avengers Annual Vol 1 3



Tales of Suspense Vol 1 63


"The Origin of Captain America!" / LE ORIGINI DI CAPITAN AMERICA !


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This story is a retelling of Captain America's origins. In the 1940's young Steve Rogers who was rejected from joining the military because of his frail body. 

However he is chosen for a top secret project to create the perfect soldier. 

Given a formula by Dr. Erskine his body is transformed into one of peak efficiency. 

After Steve Rogers is transformed however, Erskine is killed by a Nazi spy, who in turn is killed by Rogers. 

Erskine's secret formula would die with him, however Steve Rogers would become Captain America.

The tale would gloss over how Captain America would bust up Nazi spy rings as Captain America, but in his civilian guise he'd pretend to be a bumbling soldier under the command of Sergeant Duffy, and the mentor for his units mascot Bucky Barnes.

Bucky would one night stumble upon Steve changing into Captain America and would convince him to join him in combat as his sidekick, Bucky. 

Their first mission together would be to break up some Nazi's sneaking into the country and using their own explosives to destroy the submarine they arrived in. 



Notes

  • The Captain America story is a retelling of his origin in Captain America Comics #1. Due to the short length of the story, a number of key details are omitted. Information such as the composition and creation Captain America's original shield and the exact origin and nature of his powers are glossed over. This was a common practice for all of teh retellings of Cap's origins as originally presented in the golden and atomic ages. Elements of Steve Roger's past will be reworked into a modern era origin for Captain America. These revelations occur much later when reader interest in all of Cap's past necessitated the restablishment of old continuity and working it into the Avenger's long history.
  • The secret program to create American super-soldiers, Operation: Rebirth, is named for the first time.
  • This is the first appearance of Undersecretary Homer Simms, although he is not named in this issue. He is one of the military higher-ups involved in Operation: Rebirth. His inclusion is a slight retcon of Cap’s Golden Age origin story, as he wasn’t in the original story.
  • This is the first appearance of Doctor Murray Anderson. He is one of the lead scientists for Operation: Rebirth. He, also, was not part of the original Golden Age story.
  • The Marvel Wikia credits this as the first appearance of Cynthia Glass; she is Agent R in this story, the woman guarding the entrance to Erskine’s lab. However, there is an identical character called X-13 in the original origin story, so I’m not so sure. See for yourself.  Agent R is on the left, X-13 is on the right.
  • This marks the first of a number of consectutive World War II Era Captain America stories that will would be published in Tales of Suspense between this issue and Tales of Suspense #71 (in Italy in CAPC # 4). After that time the feature would resume "present day" tales.




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A brief recap of Captain America's return as it was originally depicted in Avengers #4  (in Italy in THC # 9).

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  • "Big PREMIERE Issue!"
  • This is the first silver age issue of Captain America, in spite of the fact that it's listed as issue #100. This is because the title originally used to be Tales of Suspense, which was rennamed to a Captain America title because at the time Marvel was phasing out it's old title which originally was for science fiction, horror, and fantasy stories and soon became dominated by Iron Man and Captain America stories following the resurgance in popularity for super hero comics in the 1960's.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 59


"Captain America" / CAPITAN AMERICA


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Alone on monitor duty at Avengers Mansion, Captain America dismisses Jarvis the butler for the night.

He can spend a quiet evening reminiscing over a scrapbook of World War 2 photos (and mourning the loss of his young partner, Bucky). 

However, Jarvis is abducted by thugs who are employed by a criminal named Bull who upon learning that Captain America is the only Avenger at the mansion, plots to break in and steal the mansions many devices and secrets.

Leading an army of thugs with advanced weaponry, Bull and his cohorts attack Captain America figuring that he would make for an easy target because he has no super powers. 

The Captain, interrupted from his reminiscence, easily makes short work of Bull and his men and turns them over to police. 



Tales of Suspense Vol 1 60


"The Army of Assassins Strikes!" / L' ESERCITO DEGLI ASSASSINI COLPISCE !


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In South America, Baron Zemo puts his newly gathered Army of Assassins through one final test before sending them to battle against Captain America.

While in the United States, Captain America and Rick Jones are on site for Cap to put on a private exhibition of Cap's athletic prowess to encourage young people to be physically fit. 

Although they planned to mock a battle, the actors helping Cap have been replaced by the Baron's Army of Assassins who attack Cap.

With the help of Rick Jones, Cap manages to fight off the Army of Assassins just as Baron Zemo checks in with his video screen to see if they defeated him. Angered by Cap's taunts, Zemo blasts the screen. With the Assassins taken away by the authorities, Cap vows to Rick that he will someday stop Baron Zemo. 



"X-Men"  (1a parte)

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At Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in Westchester County, New York, Professor Charles Xavier summons his students telepathically. 

When the Beast, Angel, Iceman, and Cyclops arrive, he puts them through a series of exercises to hone their mutant talents. 

Xavier then introduces them to a new student, Marvel Girl, to whom he explains the purpose of his school: his students do receive an education, but they are also the first line of defense against evil mutants.

Meanwhile, at Cape Citadel, Magneto causes a rocket to crash. 

The next day he takes over the whole base and claims it in the name of Homo superior (i.e. mutants). 

Continued to next issue...

Notes

  • Professor Xavier claims that he lost the use of his legs in a childhood accident. It is later revealed in X-Men #9 (in Italy in CAPC # 11) , that he actually was disabled while fighting Lucifer. This retcon is critical to Cain Marko's origin X-Men #12 (in Italy in CAPC # 14) and Xavier's time in Israel and Egypt ,e.g.: X-Men #117 (in Italy in URC2S # 12-13) and Uncanny X-Men #161 (in Italy in URST # 47-48).
  • Cyclops is referred to as "Slim" throughout this issue. His real first name, Scott, is not revealed until X-Men #3 (in Italy in CAPC # 4-5).
  • Professor Xavier and Jean Grey claim not to know each other when Jean arrives at the school. It is later revealed in Bizarre Adventures #27 (unpublished in Italy) , and Classic X-Men #42 (in Italy in IXM Marvel Italia # 57), that the two of them had several training sessions prior to Jean's arrival at the school.


Trivia

  • This comic's title was later changed to Uncanny X-Men and continued under that name until its numbering was rebooted with a new Uncanny X-Men series in 2013. A second X-Men title was introduced in the 90's, was briefly renamed "New X-Men", and was finally changed to X-Men Legacy. 2010 introduced a third series to use the adjective-less X-Men title. 2013 introduced a fourth.
  • Iceman was originally drawn as a "snowman" when his powers are activated and he regularly threw snowballs as weapons. This would later be changed to give him more of an icy look rather than snow-like.
  • Professor X's "training machine" that is shown is a precursor to the giant Danger Room that is created in the mansion.
  • Although this issue is the first appearance of the X-Men, the team has already been formed. Their previous storylines are shown in other titles and flashbacks.
  • The newspaper that headlines Magneto's first terrorist act is a Daily Globe newspaper.
  • Magneto makes a statement in the air using levitating bullets. The phrase says "Surrender the base or I'll take it by force - Magneto". This phrase is similar to the one used by the Wicked Witch in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, produced by MGM Studios.