{"id":495,"date":"2009-01-30T12:41:04","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T17:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/?p=495"},"modified":"2009-01-30T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T17:42:34","slug":"new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/30\/new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america\/","title":{"rendered":"New Golden Age Reprint Material &#8211; Captain America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love to see Golden Age comic books reprinted.\u00a0 This is especially true for comics that have not been widely reprinted in the past and where to acquire the originals would probably break the bank.\u00a0 I was therefore doubly delighted this week when Marvel published the third volume of its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marvelmasterworks.com\/marvel\/mm\/ga\/gacap_mm03.html\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Age Captain America Marvel Masterworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_494\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mm_gacap03_3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-494\" title=\"Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Volume 3 (2009)\" src=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mm_gacap03_3b-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Volume 3 (2009)\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mm_gacap03_3b-237x300.jpg 237w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mm_gacap03_3b-118x150.jpg 118w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/mm_gacap03_3b.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Volume 3 (2009)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s fair to say that <em>Captain America Comics<\/em> #s 1-8 have been reprinted several times in different volumes, but that much of the content of \u00a0issues 9-12 (December 1941 through March 1942)\u00a0represented here have not been ever been reprinted.\u00a0 This gives the Golden Age fan an opportunity to review some classic Simon &amp; Kirby work on this title that they would not otherwise get to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As with most of the early Captain America stories, this is classic WWII fare, but with plenty of horror and &#8220;weird&#8221; themed stories as well.\u00a0 How can you resist, &#8220;The Weird Case of the Pygmies of Terror!&#8221; from <em>Captain America Comics<\/em> #12 (March 1942)?\u00a0 Not strange enough?\u00a0 Then how about the feuding hillbillies in &#8220;Captain America and the Feud Murders&#8221; from <em>Captain America Comics<\/em> #11 (February 1942).\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure you won&#8217;t be disappointed!<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a fan of the Golden Age, Captain America or Simon &amp; Kirby, this is a great volume to have on your shelf.<\/p>\n<p>This Masterworks volume retails for $59.99, but it can be purchased online for around $35.99, a 40% discount.\u00a0 It is offered in a regular edition (shown above) and a variant edition.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a good introduction to this volume by Michael Uslan, executive producer of the Batman films, including <em>The Dark Knight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 1px;\"><br><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-6740759833732487\";\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"468x60_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"\";\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:6\";\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br><\/div><div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-495\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/30\/new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-495\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/30\/new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/30\/new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/30\/new-golden-age-reprint-material-captain-america\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love to see Golden Age comic books reprinted.\u00a0 This is especially true for comics that have not been widely reprinted in the past and where to acquire the originals would probably break the bank.\u00a0 I was therefore doubly delighted &hellip; 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