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Captain America (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) #[nn]
"Case No. 1. Meet Captain America" kicks off with Captain America in the midst of training when Nick Fury arrives with urgent intel on the mysterious organization known as "THEM." A sudden alien-like craft descends on Avengers Mansion, unleashing a chemical android that Cap and Fury barely fend off. Back in a hidden lab, "THEM" monitors the attack from afar, overseeing a growing army of androids cultivated in a hydroponic chamber through advanced DNA experimentation. Though Fury insists SHIELD handle the threat, he leaves Cap with a Priority A-1 badge—just in case. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s dynamic storytelling, brought to life with Kirby’s bold artwork and Giacoia’s sharp inks, sets the tone for a classic origin layered with intrigue and futuristic menace, all framed by Kirby and Sinnott’s iconic cover.
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While Cap is in the middle of training, Nick Fury turns up looking for info on a secret organization known as "THEM". A strange flying craft lands outside Avengers Mansion, and a chemical android attacks. In a remote lab, members of "THEM" observe by remote camera, while watching over a "battalion" of androids growing like plants in a glass-enclosed hydroponic garden, due to experiments with D.N.A. Cap and Fury barely manage to stop the android. Fury tells Cap it's SHIELD's job, and to stay out of it. But he gives Cap a SHIELD "Priority A-1" badge to make getting in touch easier in the future.
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