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Publisher: Marvel

Title: Captain America Comics
Issue: 20
Page Count: 68
Publish Date: November 1942
Volume: 2
Contributors: Editor: Stan Lee (managing editor); Syd Shores (associate editor)

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Captain America Comics #20
Owner: walclark

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:Captain America
Pages:1
Pencils:Syd Shores (signed)
Inks:Syd Shores (signed)
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Nazis


Story Title: Contents Page - table of contents
Pages:1
Pencils:Al Avison
Inks:Al Avison
Letters:typeset
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis:Illustrated contents page with features listed.


Story Title: The Spawn of the Witch Queen - comic story
Features:Captain America
Pages:16
Pencils:Al Avison ?
Inks:Al Avison ?
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Michael Duffy; Spawn of the Witch-Queen [Lawrence Thornton] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:In Egypt, Cap and Bucky defeat the spawn of the Witch Queen and destroy the evil black magic source of his power, the Book of Thoth.


Story Title: Tops! in Thrills! Mystery! Action! Comedy! Patriotism! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Captain America Comics
Pages:1
Pencils:Bill King [as King] (signed)
Inks:Bill King [as King] (signed)
Letters:typeset
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis:Illustrated promotional house ad for Captain America Comics, and a plea for readers to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.


Story Title: The Giants of the Deep! - comic story
Features:Sub-Mariner
Pages:7
Pencils:Carl Pfeufer
Inks:John Jordan
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Professor Holz (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis:When giant versions of ocean dwelling creatures begin attacking and destroying Allied merchant vessels, Namor investigates and discovers a Nazi plot.


Story Title: The Case of the Killer Shylock - comic story
Features:The Secret Stamp
Pages:7
Pencils:Don Rico
Inks:Don Rico
Characters:The Secret Stamp [Roddy Colt]; Curley (candy store owner); Mrs. White; Mr. White (butcher); Toddy White; Charles "Cherry" Chwatt (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:The Secret Stamp must stop a man named Cherry, a shylock racketeer, who has been robbing people for years and committing murder.


Story Title: The Fiend That Was the Fakir! - comic story
Features:Captain America
Pages:15
Pencils:Al Avison
Inks:Syd Shores
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Sgt. Michael Duffy; General Haywood; The Fakir (villain, introduction, death); the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis:Steve Rogers' unit has been told that the Japanese are preparing to invade India under the direction of the mysterious Fakir, and it's their job to stop them.


Story Title: Two Dangerous Surprises - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure
Characters:Tom; Jimmy; Miller (villain); Woods (villain)
Synopsis:Tom and his brother Jimmy run into two masked thugs, who take them prisoner, and watch helplessly as they begin to dig a tunnel to an old Indian pueblo where the Spanish once hid a fortune in gold.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Dippy Diplomat
Pages:1
Pencils:Guy Blythe (signed)
Inks:Guy Blythe (signed)
Genre:Humor
Characters:Dippy Diplomat
Synopsis:Worried that moths will devour his fur coat, Dippy comes up with an ingenious solution.


Story Title: The Case of "The Clammy Things" - comic story
Features:Captain America
Pages:13
Pencils:Al Avison
Genre:superhero
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Adam Leeds (Lord High Mayor of London); Dr. Purvis (Dr. Jorlstead's assistant, death); Dr. Destiny [Dr. Jorlstead] (villain, introduction, death); the "Things" (villains, introduction, some die)
Synopsis:Cap and Bucky must face a hoard of grave ridden things that emerge suddenly from the subways of London, all directed by a twisted brain, Dr. Destiny, in his bid to conquer the world.


Story Title: [ no title ] - public service announcement
Pages:1
Pencils:? (illustration)
Inks:? (illustration)
Letters:?; typeset
Genre:advocacy
Synopsis:The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.


Story Title: Dizzy Doodles - cartoon
Pages:1
Pencils:Lou Paige (signed)
Inks:Lou Paige (signed)
Letters:Lou Paige
Genre:humor
Characters:Bill
Synopsis:A series of fourteen one panel, witty, humorous cartoons.


Story Title: Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News - letters page
Features:Sentinels of Liberty
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
Synopsis:In this monthly feature, Cap announces that he will be divulging the winners of the contest that was begun several months ago. He also asks for reader reaction to having Sub-Mariner as a guest feature in this issue. Bucky welcomes new Club members and also mentions the announcement of contest winners in the next issue. He also provides the Club code message for the month.


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