Captain America Comics #21
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Creeper and the 3 Rubies of Doom!", young Roddy stumbles upon a mysterious hermit while selling war stamps, only to grow uneasy when the man refuses help despite his apparent poverty. When Roddy’s father offers him a job at the defense plant, the hermit’s sudden hostility raises alarms—especially after he’s caught in a suspicious act, hinting at a dangerous plot. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Paul Rico with inks by George Klein, this 1942 issue features a cover by Syd Shores that captures the tension of a wartime mystery.
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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!
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