I: Feature Story: "The Strength of the Sumo!"

Pages: 10

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Chic Stone
Letters: Artie Simek

First Appearance: Jim Baker, the General

Villain: The General, Viet Cong

Guest Appearance: Jim Baker

Setting: Vietnam

Synopsis: Cap arrives in Vietnam, smack dab in the middle of Viet Cong held territory. With guns of VC trained on him, Cap requests a chance to barter for an American prisoner's release. In the interim, a VC commander puts Cap through his paces against two of his strongest men, but Cap dispatches them easily.

Later, he reaches the General's compound, where he sees Jim Baker, the captive airman whose father saved Cap's life in WWII. Before he can begin negotiating for Jim's release, the General arrives, a hulking Sumo who orders both Americans to be executed. Cap takes it to the General, earning everyone's respect for his display of fighting prowess, and he and Jim try to escape the compound, but the General's massive size blocks the exit. Cap reflects some light off the gleaming surface of his shield to blind the General, and then he and Jim escape through the General's bowed legs. Then they commandeer a plane and fly to safety.

--synopsis by Gormuu

Issues Reprinted
Captain America from
Tales of Suspense #59-81

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