Descrizione
cod.FEA
CAPITAN AMERICA EDITORIALE CORNO
da sempre il
sogno americano offre una gamma di possibilità sterminate ed
inimmaginabili per riuscire ad affermarsi e sfondare nella vita,
infatti negli Stati Uniti chi non ha voglia di faticare può scegliere
tra tre alternative: fare il pornodivo, la rockstar, oppure il
super-eroe.
non
particolarmente dotato per quel che riguardava le dimensioni dell’
attrezzo nè per le sue prestazioni endurance, e soprattutto essendo
irrimediabilmente e scandalosamente stonato, Steve Rogers optò per la
terza soluzione, e si dedicò all’ attività di buffone mascherato,
indossando un bel costume tutto a stelle e strisce proprio come la
bandiera della Bolivia
non
essendo mai stato un modello di continuità e assiduità , cominciò però
ben presto a prendersi delle lunghe pause di riposo e a rimanere spesso
e volentieri a casa in mutua adducendo le patologie più disparate e
insolite grazie a certificati medici compiacenti, mentre in realtà non
aveva nulla e stava benissimo, negli anni del dopoguerra marcò visita
addirittura per circa 15 anni consecutivi, finchè Stan Lee non lo trovò
indecorosamente ubriaco in un bar del bronx nell’ orario della visita
fiscale, e lo precettò costringendolo a tornare al lavoro. ma il lupo,
si sa, perde il pelo ma non il vizio, e così anche ultimamente ha
tirato indietro le sue chiappettine incartapecorite facendo finta di
essere morto, gli hanno anche fatto il funerale, ma tanto non ci crede
nessuno, si tratta invece certamente di una raffinata strategia di
tanatosi mimetica, cui ricorrono anche molti animali come l’ opossum,
il cinghiale, l’ insetto foglia o il serpente muso di porcello, insomma
è tutta una vile e diabolica scusa per non fare un bel nulla
nelle
edicole italiane il n.1 di CAP uscì il 23 Aprile 1973, ovvero alla
immediata vigilia della austerity, e già questa piccola ma non
trascurabile coincidenza avrebbe dovuto far toccare le palle a qualcuno
all’ interno della Corno. infatti anche qui da noi svernò parecchi anni
da vero e proprio mangiapane a tradimento, stipendiato senza fare un
cacchio, finchè non ha provveduto Brunetta a sistemarlo con il suo provvidenziale ed inesorabile decreto anti-fannulloni
ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1976
Anche in questo numero – tanto per cambiare – il salvatore della patria a stelle e strisce sventa uno dei soliti innumerevoli e ciclicamente ricorrenti piani per rovesciare il regime statunitense ed instaurare la democrazia in america, o forse il contrario (boh non mi ricordo, andatevi pure a leggere la storia da soli) ma fatto sta che stavolta, dopo una stucchevole vicenda all’ insegna del dejà-vu più scontato e prevedibile, nel finale oltre al consueto violento attacco di diarrea gli viene anche una profonda crisi di coscienza perchè il golpista eversore di turno era – pur se in incognito e modalità anonima – il povero e sempre mai abbastanza rimpianto Richard Nixon che voleva riprendersi lo scranno nella sala ovale in anticipo sui clamorosi eventi storici per cui invece ne stava venendo crudelmente cacciato con vergogna ed infamia proprio in quelle medesime ore
contiene : (LUKE CAGE) POWERMAN
CONDIZIONI : BUONISSIME, MINUSCOLO SEGNETTO A BIRO NEL RETROCOPERTINA, L’ ALBO NON E’ DI BUSTA
GRANDISSIMA DISPONIBILITA’ DI TUTTI I SUPEREROI CORNO E NON
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“Before the Dawn!” / PRIMA DELL’ ALBA
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- X-Men
- Gabe Jones
- Viper I (Jordan Dixon)
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- US Army
- Harry (First appearance)
Locations:
- Southwestern Desert, Secret Empire Installation
- Washington, D.C.
Items:
Synopsis
Left
for dead by the Empire, Cap is awakened by a mysterious masked man,
quickly revealed to be the Empire’s #68 who shot him in the first
place! Luckily, the Empire ain’t all so much of a secret anymore, and
68 quickly pulls away his hood to reveal himself as Gabe Jones, agent of
S.H.I.E.L.D. on a deep cover mission. It was Gabe who set the blasty
machine to it’s miraculously non-lethal setting and who gives them the
intel that they need on the Empire’s evil plan, just in time for the
hero to leap into action… after dealing with Peggy Carter, who’s
backstory is a convoluted mess.
“TODAY
WE CONQUER AMERICA!!!” They set off for
Washington, where we find Moonstone (the original, who predates Karla
Sofen of the Thunderbolts in the role, but is empowered by the same
mysterious artifact and has basically the same powers) exiting a
Congressional hearing that names him America’s #1 hero. Because that
would happen… Anyway, the Empire arrives and uses their future weapons
to engage the Army in battle, leading to Moonstone’s moment of heroic
triumph!
“My
helmet grants me the same abilities displayed by this ship!” Number Two quickly defeats Moonstone in
combat, and drags him into the ship, where the two congratulate
themselves on a successful ruse. Moonstone staggers out of the ship and
urges the American people to surrender unconditionally to the Secret
Empire, while Number One laughs at how successful his plan is. Within
the ship though, Cap and his pals (Falcon, Gabe, Peggy, Cyclops and
Marvel Girl) break free of their bonds and shatter the ship’s power
converter.
Although
massively outgunned, Captain America engages Moonstone in combat,
giving him the full-scale smackdown with shield and fist, leaving
“America’s New Hero” facedown in the dirt, and forces him to tell the
truth on nationwide television. Moonstone’s partner (the head of the ad
agency that smeared Cap’s name) tries to pin the whole scheme on the
hero, but Moonstone spills everything, and the whole world watches him
do it.
Number One’s flight from justice somehow evades the Secret Service, and
his path makes it clear that he is particularly familiar with the mess
of corridors inside the White House. It’s almost as if Number One is
intimately familiar with the building, rushing as he does straight
towards the Oval Office, shadowed closely by the red-white-and-blue
gladiator known as Captain America Their chase ends in the seat of
American power.
Though they
never actually show the face of the head of the Empire, there are a
number of clues in the Secret Empire tale. His “Sanitation Squad” of
“plumbers” who start the whole mess in motion? The references in the
issue and throughout the arc to the Watergate scandal? The battle-dog
called Checkers? Author Steve
Englehart has stated outright that Number One was meant to be President
Richard Nixon, which makes Captain America’s crisis of conscience
understandable.
Notes
- Redwing doesn’t appear in this story
- At the conclusion of this issue and prior to Captain America #176, Steve Rogers is involved in a whirlwind of activity. He fights Thanos in Captain Marvel #27-33 (in Italy in F4C #104/109 and 140/144) and Avengers #125 (in Italy in THC #132). He helps the Avengers fight Nuklo in Giant-Size Avengers #1 (in Italy in THC #133-134). He again helps the Avengers in fighting Klaw and Solarr in Avengers #126 (in Italy in THC #134). He is then transported in time in Marvel-Two-In-One #4 & #5 (in Italy in F4C #138-139) and is also transported in time again in Avengers Forever #1-12 (in Italy in THP #4/15).
Trivia
- This tale of a high ranking governement official involved in a
villainous plot closely paralells the timeline of Richard Nixon’s
Watergate scandal. So much so that the letters page attempts to
distance itself from that ongoing scandal by noting this plotline
started development a year prior in Captain America #163 (in Italy in CAPC #75). According to writer, Steve Englehart, his intention was for Number #1 to be then president Richard Nixon.
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“Call Him…Cottonmouth!” / CHIAMALO… COTTONMOUTH !
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Cottonmouth (First appearance)
- Mr. Slick (First appearance)
- Boss Morgan
- Mike
- Ike
- Morgan’s gang
- Zooka
Locations:
Synopsis
Coming home after witnessing the poisoning death of his informant,
Flea, Luke Cage comes home to find a package waiting for him. What’s
inside are two poisonous snakes, which Cage easily defeats. Cage is then
visited by two strong men under the employ of Cottonmouth: Mike and
Ike. After a brief scuffle, Luke beats them both and threatens them with
the snakes unless they tell him everything he wants to know.
This leads him to Cottonmouth himself, the boss of a massive
heroin ring who was the source of the heroin that originally got Luke
Cage framed. Cottonmouth believes he has found a kindred spirit in Luke
Cage and offers him a position in his organization considering that Luke
passed his “tests”. Luke, figuring he can get close to Cottonmouth in
order to shut down the organization, agrees to join.
However, Cottonmouth’s right hand man Mr. Slick, doesn’t trust
Luke and suggests a test of loyalty is in order. Cottonmouth agrees and
sends Luke to steal a heroin shipment from the rival crime boss Morgan.
Luke manages to break into Morgan’s operations and find the stash of
heroin. Planning to mark it so that the police can use it as evidence,
Luke is distracted enough for Morgan and his men to sneak up and get the
drop on him.
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“My Other Body” / L’ ALTRO CORPO
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Synopsis
A man’s conscience convinces him to steal money from a jewelry store
for his girlfriend and then to commit suicide out of remorse for the
act.
