Appearing in "Lest We Forget!"
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Red Skull (Only in recap)
- Butterfly (Only in recap)
- Circus of Crime (Only in recap)
- Ringmaster (Only in recap)
- Legion of Beggars (Only in recap)
- White Death (Only in recap)
- Toadman (Only in recap)
- Nazi Germany (Only in recap)
- Baron Zemo (Only in recap)
- MODOK (Only in recap)
- AIM (Only in recap)
- Tumbler (Only in recap)
- Sleeper (Nazi Robot) (Only in recap)
- Batroc the Leaper (Only in recap)
- Swordsman (Only in recap)
- Living Laser (Arthur Parks) (Only in recap)
- Exiles (Criminal Group) (Only in recap)
- Gruning (Only in recap)
- Baldini (Only in recap)
- Krushki (Only in recap)
- Cadavus (Only in recap)
- Iron-Hand Hauptmann (Only in recap)
- General Ching (Only in recap)
- Trapster (Pete) (Only in recap)
- Doctor Faustus (Only in recap)
Other Characters:
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵
- NYPD
- Bucky Barnes (Only in recap)
- Nick Fury (Only in recap)
- Dum-Dum Dugan (Only in recap)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (Only in recap)
- Namor the Sub-Mariner (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Cyborgs (Only in recap)
- Robots (Only in recap)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and recap)
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Iron Man Armor Model 3
- Paste-Gun (Only in flashback)
- Doomsday Chair (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Lest We Forget!"
Continued from last issue...
Following an attack by Hydra at a carnival, Captain America's bullet riddled uniform is pulled out of the water leaving everyone to believe that Captain America is dead. At Avengers Mansion, Iron Man arrives home to the tragic phone call. Once he has been told the sad news, he goes to the secret records of the Avengers and prepares a final statement to close the file on Captain America.
Talking of Captain America's exploits during World War II, Iron Man fondly recalls how Cap and his partner Bucky frequently clashed against the Red Skull, and one story in particular when Cap and Bucky foiled the Red Skulls plot to use a giant power drill. He also recalls his clashes with villains such as the Butterfly[1], the original Circus of Crime[2], the Unholy Legion of Beggars[3], White Death[4], and the Toadman[5]. Iron Man next recounts the time during the final days of World War II when Captain America and Bucky attempted to stop Baron Zemo from launching a drone plane to attack England. Although they would succeed in their mission the resulting explosion would seemingly kill Bucky, and send Cap into the freezing waters below where he would end up in suspended animation until recent times when his body would be recovered by the Sub-Mariner[6].
Iron Man would remark about how upon Cap's return as America's premiere hero, he would forge alliances with SHIELD, making friends with both Nick Fury and falling in love with Sharon Carter[7]. He would clash with new menaces such as AIM And MODOK[8], the Fourth Sleeper[9], Batroc the Leaper[7], the Tumbler[10], the Swordsman, the Living Laser[11], the Red Skull's Exiles[12], the Trapster[13] and lastly Dr. Faustus[14]. He notes them all and that Cap fought valiantly until the the end when he was seemingly killed by agents of Hydra. With his recording done, Iron Man salutes a picture of Captain America, wishes his friend to rest in peace and vows to avenge his death.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Iron Man is the narrator of this issue.
- The plundering Butterfly first appeared in Captain America Comics #3, May, 1941.
- Fritz Tiboldt the original Ringmaster, appeared in Captain America Comics #5, August 1941
- The Unholy Legion of Beggars led by Herr Snupp appeared in Captain America Comics #4, June 1941
- The White Death (Manuel Perez) appeared in Captain America Comics #9, December 1941.
- Toad (Chuck McArthur) appeared in Captain America Comics #7, October 1941. He is called the "Toadman" in this issue.
Publication Notes[]
- This will be Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby's last issue as artist until he returns as writer, artist, and editor in Captain America #193, January 1976.
Trivia
- All of the Golden Age villains depicted in this issue, were originally created (or co-created) by this issues artist Jack Kirby during his initial and only run on Captain America Comics.
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ Captain America Comics #3
- ↑ Captain America Comics #5
- ↑ Captain America Comics #4
- ↑ Captain America Comics #9
- ↑ Captain America Comics #7
- ↑ Avengers #4
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tales of Suspense #75
- ↑ Tales of Suspense #93
- ↑ Captain America #101
- ↑ Tales of Suspense #83
- ↑ Captain America #105
- ↑ Captain America #104
- ↑ Captain America #108
- ↑ Captain America #107