Appearing in "Attack of the Asthma Monster"
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- John Wilson (First appearance)
- Ruth Johnson (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Asthma Monster (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dr. David, Midville physician (First appearance)
- Ms. Grady, school nurse (First appearance)
- Mrs. Murray, John's teacher (First appearance)
- John's Classmates
- A Scientist (Only in flashback)
- A Gestapo saboteur (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations
Items:
- The Asthma Monster's Aller-Gun
- Captain America's Shield
- Captain America's Uniform
Synopsis for "Attack of the Asthma Monster"
Midville is attack by the Asthma Monster, a villain that uses an "Aller-Gun" to inflict asthma symptoms on people who don't naturally suffer from asthma. The only two people not effected are John and Ruth, school children who already suffer from asthma. They realize that taking their asthma medication prior to the Asthma Monster's attack counteracted the villain's Aller-Gun.
The duo call Captain America, who rushes them to the office of Dr. David, a town physician. The arrive to find the Asthma Monster interrogating David about the location of his inhaler stocks. Captain America scuffles with the villain until John and Ruth spray the monster with inhalers. Captain America delivers a final knock out hit, and the group learn that the monster is actually a man in a suit. He tells the heroes that he, too, suffered from asthma as a child, and felt that the rest of the world should suffer from breathing troubles just as he had to. The man is taken to jail, and the town is restored to normal with the use of inhalers.
Notes
- Released as a free PSA.
- Despite being revealed as a man in a costume, the Asthma Monster's real name is not given, and wasn't revealed until Return of the Asthma Monster #1.