Captain America, #21 Newsstand

Published: September 1999

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Captain America #21

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Issue Contents:
Soundquake
Story 1 16 pages superhero
Storyline

Captain America’s broken shield has created a vibranium cancer that threatens to destroy all vibranium on Earth. Klaw (last seen in Thunderbolts #25) escapes from his vibranium cell.

Characters
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • The Avengers [Giant Man [Hank Pym]
  • Wasp
  • Tony Stark [Iron Man]]
  • Edwin Jarvis
  • Sharon Carter
  • Connie Ferrari
  • Klaw (villain)
  • Marvel Staffers (cameos)
  • DC Staffers (cameos)
  • Kurt Busiek (cameo)
  • George Perez (cameo)
  • Peter David (cameo)
Story Notes

Page 1 depicts a softball game between Marvel and DC; Busiek gets thumped with Cap's shield.

Sgt. Fury in Bloodline Part 2
Story 2 6 pages war
Storyline

Fury and the Howlers escape Blood's lair with the help of one of his vampiric victims.

Characters
  • Nick Fury
  • Howling Commandos [Dum Dum Dugan
  • Rebel
  • Gabe Jones]
  • Baron Blood (villain)
Story Notes

Black and white story with grey tones

Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

Stan's Soapbox; Marvel checklist for comics released June 30, 1999; reader picks for Spider-Man movie actors; schedule of upcoming AOL Marvel chats.

Bullpen Bits
Story 4 0 pages humor; superhero

"Hey, Cap! What's up, Iron Kid? How are ya', Hawkeye?"

Storyline

Loki complains to Thor about Thor's casual, Midgard speech.

Characters
Story 5 1 page
Story Notes

Letters from Jason, Harris Berken, Sarah Neill, Gary Vaccaro, Jennifer Clayton, William T. Margrave