Captain America, #156
Published: December 1972
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Two into One Won't Go!
"Only one Captain America is going to survive this fight---"
Credits
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Dave Cockrum
- Letters: Sam Rosen (uncertain)
Free! Muscle Course that can Add 3 Inches to your Arms Fast!
Featuring Joe Weider
Story Notes
Advertisement for body training.
Two into One Won't Go!
"We couldn't possibly tell you everything that went on..."
Storyline
It's the final showdown between Captain America and his greatest fan, the insane Captain America from the 1950s.
Credits
- Script: Steve Englehart
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Frank McLaughlin
- Letters: Sam Rosen
- Letters: Morrie Kuramoto
Don't Be Half a Man!
Featuring Charles Atlas
"Let me show how I can make you a real he-man from head to toe – in just 15 minutes a day!"
Characters
- Charles Atlas
Story Notes
Advertisement for body improvement.
Any 14 of these hit records for only $2.86
Featuring Columbia Record Club
"If you join now and agree to buy ten more records (at regular Club prices) during the coming two years"
Story Notes
Advertisement for an enrollment agreement to purchase vinyl records.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!
Featuring North American School of Drafting
Story Notes
Advertisement for a career kit in architectural drawing and mechanical drafting.
Look, Fellows!
Featuring Grit Publishing Co.
"If you're a boy 12 years old or older, you can be a happy, prosperous Grit salesman"
Story Notes
Advertisement in a publishing career with Grit Publishing Company.
SHOP BY MAIL
Story Notes
Full pages of various sized mail order advertisements.
Wear the Badge of the Future in Conservation
Featuring North American School of Conservation
"Get free facts about exciting outdoor careers"
Story Notes
Advertisement for a future in Federal, State or private conservation.
We'll Pay You $10,000.00 For This Lincoln Penny
Featuring Centre Coin Co.
Story Notes
Advertisement for the hobby of coin collecting.
Dramatic Data, Dynamic Dispatches, and Death-Defying Declarations of Decidedly Dubious Distinction!
"Wow! Now that mixed-up Marvel has..."
Characters
- Frankenstein's Monster
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Mike Ploog
- Inks: Mike Ploog
Story Notes
Stan Lee's Soapbox, Items, Mighty Marvel Checklist, house ad for Frankenstein series.
"Dear Stan, Gerry, and Sal, I must compliment you on your excellent work in issue #152."
Credits
- Script: Steve Englehart (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters from Sagoosian, Wayne Springer, John Clark, and Alan Chasin; includes a list of Marvel Comics acronyms under the banner: Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
How I Got the Tip of my Life
Featuring Universal Schools
"Hey, Jim – wait up. Where'd you get the new car?"
Story Notes
Comic book sequential art advertisement for a career in accident investigation.
Look Mom! We're Winners!
Featuring Junior Sales Club of America
"It's fun...and fast selling J.S.C.A. greeting cards make winning easy!"
Story Notes
Interior back cover advertisement to sell greeting cards.
Look who's smiling now!
Featuring La Salle Extension University
"Sometimes a man sets his ambitions high enough to make skeptics smile."
Story Notes
Back cover advertisement for a correspondence institution.