—Leila TaylorI can't help shake the idea that there's some hope for you ... that somehow I can make you come over to our side -- the Black side!
Appearing in "Power to the People / Chapter Two Burn, Whitey, Burn! / Red Skull in the Morning, Cap Take Warning"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Redwing
- Leila
- Jody Casper (Falcon's nephew)
- Reverend Garcia
Antagonists:
- People's Militia (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Grey Gargoyle (Pierre Duval) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- The President (Mentioned)
- NYPD
- Sgt. Muldoon
- Commissioner Nathan Martin (Unnamed)
- Various unnamed police officers
- New York Knicks (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- Uncle Tom (Mentioned)
- God / Lord (Yahweh) (Mentioned)
- Uncle Remus (Mentioned)
- Ku Klux Klan (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Birds
- Falcons
- Woodpeckers (Mentioned)
- Walruses (Mentioned)
- Foxes (Mentioned)
- Cats (Mentioned)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Mice (Mentioned)
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- The Roost (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- New Jersey
- Newark (Mentioned)
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Element X (Mentioned)
- Falcon's Hawk-Hook
Vehicles:
- Hover-Carrier (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "Power to the People / Chapter Two Burn, Whitey, Burn! / Red Skull in the Morning, Cap Take Warning"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
Burn, Harlem, Burn! And our star-spangled teammates are helpless to stop it - unless they can unmask the greatest villain of all!
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Rafe Michel, a black activist, petty criminal and leader of the Silver Skulls is introduced in this issue. He will continue to appear off and on in this title until his death in Captain America #178. Rafe's last name is revealed in Captain America #151.
- Captain America helps the Avengers in Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #8 and then participates in the Kree-Skrull War (Avengers Vol 1 93-97), then makes a brief appearance in Iron Man #44 shortly after this story.
Publication Notes[]
- This issue is a 25 Cent "Giant". Next issue will revert back to a 20 cent, 32 page story.
- Chapters 1: Power to the People is 15 pages; Chapter 2 Burn, Whitey, Burn! is 11 pages; Red Skull in the Morning, Cap Take Warning is 8 pages.
- Backgrounds are probably inked in this issue by Tony Mortellaro (uncredited).
- This issue features a letters page, Let's Rap With Cap. Letters are published from Tommy Adair, Jon Inazaki, Daniel Gheno, Mike Whsenaut, Chuck Thornton, and Ken Hubbert..
Trivia
- The Falcon appears on the cover of this issue in his new red outfit. However, he does not appear in the new costume until next issue Captain America #144.
See Also
Links and References
- The Grand Comics Database: Captain America Vol 1 143 [1]