Since Jeff is doing yeoman work on Steve Rogers and Jeff Mace, I thought I'd help out with William Naslund. I cobbled together a list of likely appearances, and lifted, wrote or re-wrote summaries from online. This is a quick and dirty summary assembled on a rainy Saturday afternoon, and isn't meant to be comprehensive. It's also open to argument about what should stay in and what should come out. I don't have firm dates for a lot of this material, so those are open to argument as well. IOW, this is an opening argument, not a final one.
Also, I'm going with "Naslund" until someone makes me change it.
MAY 7, 1945
WHAT IF? #4 (August 1977)
Captain and America goes missing on April 18, 1945. President Harry S Truman recruits William Naslund as the new Captain America on May 7, 1945. It's announced publicly on May 8, 1945.
APRIL 25, 1945
THE TWELVE #1
As Captain America, Naslund leads a superhero invasion of Berlin. This results in 12 superheroes seemingly killed, but actually held in suspended animation until the present.
As Jeff points out below, this date is impossible. So I want to move it back to before April 18, when Steve Rogers was Captain America-ing in Europe. Suggestions are welcome.
APRIL 30, 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #48 (July 1945)
Cap and Bucky uncover a plot o drive townspeople away from land with oil under it in Pennsylvania. The plot involves a man who murders people dressed as a satyr.
The date above is the release date of this comic book, so it's not carved in stone for in-story events. I've included it because the previous issue of Captain America Comics is set in Europe, which sounds like Steve Rogers. From this issue onward, Captain America Comics is set in the U.S., which sounds like William Naslund. I'm voting to place this story to sometime after May 8 (see above). Suggestions are welcome.
JUNE 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #6 (1982)
During one of his early missions with the Invaders, Naslund was pulled forward in time by an Elder of the Universe named The Contemplator, and teamed with Steve Rogers, Jeff Mace and William Burnside. This was to be Mace’s final adventure, as he was suffering from terminal cancer.
The Contemplator transported the four Captains America to a world conquered by an android named Adam-II, coming full circle to the Adam I android involved in Mace’s transition to Captain America in What If? #4.
Naslund was returned to his own time with no memory of the adventure.
JUNE 15. 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #49 (August 1945)
“The League of Hate”
In the waning days of WWII, Hitler maims German troops, dresses them in American uniforms and leaves them near American lines to be sent back to the U.S. There they become a fifth column preaching race hatred. Cap and Bucky defeat a local cell, then Cap addresses the entire nation, exposing the plot and leading to the League's capture.
"Symphony of Death"
Travelling to New York, William and Fred get involved in the strange murder of Wall Street money carriers. These murders are carried out by a mobster named Diavolo who uses organ grinders to conceal his silenced weapons.
"Murder by Proxy"
Travelling to Washington, the pair expose the crime lord known simply as the Boss who operated as the the local district attorney as a cover from his criminal activities.
JULY 9, 1945
U.S.A. COMICS #16 (Sum 1945)
“The Riddle of the Totem Pole”
Captain America and Bucky investigate strange murders in Seattle. They discover a tribe in Canada is using a weird ritual to commit the murders, so as to drive out the white man.
GCD specifies Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes for this one, but the date would indicate William Naslund and Fred Davis.
JULY 15, 1945
ALL-WINNERS COMICS #16 (Sum 1945)
Cap and Bucky come across the scene of a gang stripping a dead man of his clothes, and soon learn that the murdered man is a night watchman at the Woolsey Museum, and that the gang was intending to strip the musuem of its art and jewel collections.
The previous issue was released in early April, before Steve Rogers was frozen in ice. This one's in the U.S. in July 1945, so I'm going with Naslund and Davis.
JULY 17-AUGUST 2, 1945
NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER ANNUAL #1
]In July of 1945, William -- as Captain America -- joins President Truman in attendance at the Postdam Conference to discuss the future of Germany and Europe. There he is reunited with the Sub-Mariner and the Red Guardian. Still unable to tolerate the Soviet super-soldier due to his Communist beliefs, Cap and the Guardian almost come to blows before Namor breaks them up. Despite their differences, the trio prevent General Brinkhaus from empowering himself and murdering President Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin. However, even in victory Cap could still not reconcile with the Red Guardian, much to Namor's chagrin.
MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #9
After the Postdam incident, Captain America rejoins the Invaders and clashes with Japanese forces in the South Pacific, as well as domestic threats on the home front.
AUGUST 10, 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #50 (October 1945)
“The Walking Dead”
William and Fred next investigated sightings of the so-called Walking Dead in a nearby town. As Captain America and Bucky, they learn that the "Walking Dead" were really Imperial Japanese spies attempting to unearth the body of John Porter, a scientist who created a deadly biological weapon and had it hidden with his body in the nearby cemetery. Cap and Bucky stop the spies and destroy the biological weapon to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
“The Leopard and His Killer Mob”
Next the pair clash with the Leopard, who uses specially made electric guns to commit his daring robberies.
"The Mystery of the Eyes of Death"
Deployed to India, Captain America and Bucky soon clash with the Japanese spy known as Genrami, who uses the element Trelite in mirrors in order to blind American soldiers. This clash ends with Genrami's death.
AUGUST 31. 1945
ALL-SELECT #9 (Fall 1945)
The pair rescue millionaire Stephen Bellows from "Knucks" Connors and his gang.
OCTOBER 12, 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #51 (December 1945)
“Mystery of the Atomic Boomerang”
William and Fred are deployed by the military to assist in clearing a recently liberated Pacific island. There they discover a Japanese scientist, Sico Rudo, had invented a new volatile explosive called "Atom Water". Clashing with Rudo and his men ultimately leads to Rudo's death, and Cap and Bucky manage to collect a sample of the explosive for American scientists. However, when they turn it over to the military they soon learn the United States has just finished developing an even more powerful weapon: the atomic bomb.
“The Case of the Blonde Bombshell”
The pair return to an American base where American actress Fluffy Flair is to put on a performance as part of a USO show. Upon Flair's arrival she is kidnapped by Japanese agents under the command of Captain Catti. Captain America and Bucky rescue Fluffy, and prevent an impostor from using interpretive dance to signal the location of the American gun battlements were located.
“Fraternity of Fat Fellows”
Returning to the United States, William and Fred become involved in investigating the sudden dissolution of the "Fraternity for Fat Fellows." They soon discover that it was all a ruse to get portly mortician Jonathan Mortimer to leave his morgue for an expended period of time. Mortimer's business partner is secretly a criminal calling himself the Chameleon and his gang is digging a tunnel from the morgue into the bank next door. Discovering this, Cap and Bucky shut down their operation and unmasked the Chameleon.
NOVEMBER 1, 1945
U.S.A. COMICS #17 (Fall 1945)
“The Bloodthirsty Baron”
Cap and Bucky defeat Paul Bonaparte, a descendant of Napoleon, who wears bulletproof armor and carries a flaming sword.
GCD specifies William Naslund and Fred Davis for this one.
NOVEMBER 18, 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #52 (January 1946)
“The Case of the Telepathic Typewriter”
A writer finds that millions of people believing in his radio monster Am brings the creature to life, and he can control its behavior by typing commands on his typewriter. When Cap knocks him out, the creature realizes that it won't have to obey the writer anymore if it hides the typewriter. In two parts.
“The Hermit’s Heritage”
Captain America and Bucky come to the aid of reclusive artist Hugo Pergody, from crooks who are seeking to trick him into turning over ownership.
DECEMBER 18. 1945
CAPTAIN AMERICA #53 (February 1946)
“Robe of Evil”
Captain America and Bucky stop a nationwide crime spree orchestrated by the Robe, a criminal who has found the long-lost mystical artifact called the "Cloak of Evil". They destroy the cloak after the Robe and his empire are defeated.
“Murder Etched in Stone”
Cap and Bucky stop Ivan the Sculptor, who uses a complicated voodoo-themed ruse to kill his victims, leaving them to believe that by carving a bust of them, he can kill them through mystical means.
DECEMBER 30, 1945
ALL-WINNERS COMICS #17 (Win 1945)
William and Fred are invited to the wedding of Philip Carreaux by one of their fellow soldiers. There they learn of an ancient family curse involving an ancient wizard and witch. The pair fail to save Philip from the supposed curse, but uncover the "wizard" to be Frank Lavalle, a jealous lover who wants to marry Philip's bride and resorts to murder to try and win her over.
JANUARY 15, 1946
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #54 (March 1946)
“The Big Guy”
Captain America and Bucky clash with the diminutive criminal called the Big Guy. Although they stop the crook from stealing a shipment of silver, Big Guy and his girlfriend manage to escape.
“Scarface and the Script of Death”
A real murder mystery develops on the set of "The Death of Scarface," where horribly scarred actor Bel Cummings is killing people. Cap and Bucky stop him before he can kill all his intended victims.
“Murder Mountain”
The military dispatches William and Fred to survey the volcano on Oka Sama Island, which had apparently become active again. Tthey expose a plot by Dr. Weerd to drive the locals away so he can claim the gold deposits in the area.
FEBRUARY 12, 1946
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #55 (April 1946)
“The Hands of Sensitivo”
The two heroes stop the crime spree of Sensitivo, a criminal with delicate hands that allowed him to pull off his crimes.
“Just What the Doctor Ordered”
Cap and Bucky stop a gang of thieves who are stealing the vaccine for a serious illness.
“The Merry Widow Murders”
Cap and Bucky stop the murder spree of yet another deranged actor, Myron Delasco, who believes himself to be the character "the Merry Widow Maker" after suffering a head injury.
MARCH 12. 1946
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #56 (May 1946)
“The Casbah Killer”
Captain America and Bucky are sent on a mission by the military to Algiers to investigate the theft of war relief supplies being shipped to Europe. They expose a plot to steal the supplies by Miguel Juan Gonzales Lopez-Iruil, who is obsessed with American culture.
“A Name for an Old Doll”
The duo helped protect boxer Rocky Norris from a gambling racket.
“Murder on the Campus”
Cap and Bucky shut down counterfeiters trying to spread phony money at Cumulus College with the aid of absent-minded Professor Squiggins.
APRIL 10, 1946
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #57 (July 1946)
“Death on the Downbeat”
A criminal alters his looks so that he resembles a popular singer. The singer's doctor carries him around in a large instrument case and lets him out to rob audiences. They do this to establish an alibi for the theft. The women tell the police that they were robbed by the singer, and yet the singer was onstage at the time. The doctor gives the police some psychobabble about how the women are deeply influenced by the singer and they imagine him to be the thief and the police buy into this story and release him. When Cap and Bucky confront the doctor on a train, the duplicate tosses a knife in close quarters-combat and the doctor takes it in the back. Cap hands the duplicate over to the police.
“The Monkeys’ Curse”
Bill Summers is tricked by a novelty into believing in a curse and committing crimes. Cap and Bucky show him the error of his ways.
“Beware the Medicine Man”
A snake-oil salesman is forced to help Jug and his gang commit crimes, because they have kidnapped his son. Cap and Bucky save the boy and stop Jug, and medicine man gets a legit job as a traveling salesman at which he excels.
APRIL 19, 1946
ALL-WINNERS SQUAD #18 (Sum 1946)
"The Silk Stocking Strangler!
Cap and Bucky investigate the deaths of four singers, all of whom have been stranged by a silk stocking, and all because of the man's hatred of the tune, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart".
JUNE 6, 1946
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #58 (September 1946)
“Crime on Cue”
Cap and Bucky stop a disgruntled wood carver and his Statue of Death.
“The Sportsman of Crime”
Cap and Bucky stop a sports gambler, the Sportsman.
“The House of Hate”
A building causes those inside to become violent. For a brief moment Cap and Bucky succumb to the influence and fight each other. When the house is set ablaze, the two heroes helped get everyone to safety.
JULY 24, 1946
ALL-WINNERS SQUAD #19 (Fall 1946)
"The Crime of the Ages!"
Reuniting with the All-Winners Squad, Captain America and Bucky are informed by the Human Torch about a challenge by a criminal calling himself Isbisa who had plotted a number of crimes based on the various ages of man. Captain America and Bucky are given a clue to a crime involving the Bronze Age. They go to an art museum where they clash with a mobster named Piggy and his gang, and prevent them from stealing a valuable painting. They later reunite with the rest of the All-Winners Squad and deduce that Isbisa is distracting the heroes so that he can steal an atomic bomb. The group then work together to stop Isbisa, and capture him in the act of trying to steal the bomb.
SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK #22
Cap and Bucky rejoin the All-Winners Squad on orders by the president to protect a new atom bomb called "Rosebud" being developed in Las Vegas. The team are unable to stop a mobster named Dutch from stealing the bomb, as Dutch was assisted by the time-travelling She-Hulk and Wanda Mason.
MAY 5. 1946
ALL-SELECT #10 (Sum 1946)
Cap and Bucky are set to take a cruise on a boat whose skipper has been waylaid by crooks because they want to pick up their female boss from an island after she escaped the seaside penitentiary. After the seas become rough, Cap discovers the real skipper below decks which forces the hands of the criminals. Cap and Bucky defeat the thugs and turn the gang leader over to the penitentiary guards.
SUMMER 1946
WHAT IF? #4 (August 1977)
In 1946 the All-Winners Squad learned that Adam II, a malevolent android creation of Prof. Phineas T. Horton, intended to substitute a robot double for a Boston congressional candidate. Captain America and Bucky found Adam II and learned that the candidate Adam II intended to replace was John F. Kennedy. The two adventurers battled Adam II and other robots. Bucky was knocked unconscious, and Captain America went to Boston's Old North Church to summon the other members of the All-Winners Squad. One of Adam II's superhumanly strong robots caught Captain America and crushed him in its grip, fatally injuring him. The dying hero managed to use a flare device to render the robot inactive, simultaneously providing the signal that summoned the other members of the All-Winners to Kennedy's rescue.
Another costumed adventurer, the Patriot, found Captain America just before he died. Inspired by the second Captain America's noble sacrifice, the Patriot donned a spare Captain America costume he found in the nearby flagship of the Sub-Mariner.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #215 (and WHAT IF? #4)
Trying to revive Naslund with the equipment on board the ship, the Patriot soon discovered that William's injuries were fatal and there was no chance for his survival. Before he died, William revealed his identity to the Patriot, and asked him to take on the mantle of Captain America. Thus the Patriot became the next man to take the identity of Captain America. He and other members of the All-Winners Squad, summoned by William's signal, prevented Adam II from killing Kennedy and replacing him with an android.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: PATRIOT #1
The United States later sanctioned the Patriot to continue acting as Captain America, covering up the death of William Naslund, much like they covered up the apparent death of Steve Rogers years earlier.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #3
The legacy of Naslund and the other men who became Captain America and their legacies are part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.
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APRIL 25, 1945 - As Captain America, Naslund led a superhero invasion of Berlin.
Did he, though? I dispute that (not your research; the story itself), because What If...? #4 establishes that Captain America and Bucky went missing on April 18, and William Naslund did not assume the role until May 7 (revealed publicly on May 8). I maintain that the invasion of Berlin (as depicted in The Twelve #1) was symbolic. this view is supported by The Twelve: Spearhead (as discussed in more depth in "The World War II Career of Captain America").
I dispute that. Not your research; the story itself.
I thank you for dignifying my casual Googling with the term “research.”
Because What If...? #4 establishes that Captain America and Bucky went missing on April 18, and William Naslund did not assume the role until May 7 (revealed publicly on May 8).
Now THAT’S research. I will change the chronology to reflect it.
I maintain that the invasion of Berlin (as depicted in The Twelve #1) was symbolic. this view is supported by The Twelve: Spearhead (as discussed in more depth in "The World War II Career of Captain America").
UPDATE: I just re-read your earlier post about The Twelve: Spearhead with an eye to this discussion.
It does seem like Spearhead is suggesting that Cap's presence in The Twelve #1, despite what we saw with our own lying eyes, was apocryphal. (And it's still in the Cap history at Marvel.fandom.com.) But I see no reason to remove him; just move that date. (If Mark Waid or Roy Thomas had written The Twelve, I wouldn't suggest that. But J. Michael Straczynski did, and he is not famous as a comics historian.) Then I've got questions about where you put Steve Rogers in U.S.A. Comics, All-Select Comics and All-Winners Comics, which also might require some date shifts.
Lemme think on this.
But I see no reason to remove him; just move that date.
I considered that, but wouldn't that be like changing history? Apparently not. According to Wikipedia, there's a bit of wiggle room.
Wouldn't that be like changing history?
What the Allied armies did is history, and I'm not advocating we change that. What a bunch of Marvel superheroes did is made-up history, and I am advocating we change that. And we have to, because there's a contradiction. The Twelve #1 shows Captain America leading a bunch of superheroes into Berlin on a date when the historic What If? #4 says no Captain America existed. To resolve this, the easiest solutions are to either A) remove Captain America or B) move the date when Captain America did this. Doing the latter seems to have the fewest knock-on effects, so I vote for that. (Also, on any Golden Age matter, I tend to trust Roy Thomas more than just about any other writer.)
So I'd place The Twelve #1 sometime before April 18, 1945. Where, exactly, might be suggested by whatever was "happening" elsewhere in those days in Marvel Comics, in the Golden Age or in retcons. I'm not knowledgeable enough to make a suggestion about a specific day. To do so, I'd have to actually read the books that apply, which I have not done.
In fact, that's what I'm fretting over at the moment. I'm curious why you picked these dates for the last Steve Rogers tales:
I haven't the slightest doubt you have good reason to do so. Because you've actually done research! Taking the path of least resistance, I placed the last Steve Rogers stories as:
My reasons are the following:
On Captain America Comics: We actually agree on this one. Captain America Comics #47 was the last issue set in Europe, and #48 was the first set in the U.S. (for good), so that seems to me a natural demarcation. Let it be resolved: Captain America Comics #47 was the last Rogers issue; Captain America Comics #48 was the first Naslund issue.
The European setting is also why I want to put Steve Rogers in The Twelve #1 (by simply moving the date).
On All-Winners Comics: I chose issue #15 as the last Rogers issue because it was released on April 5, 1945 -- a week before What If said Steve Rogers was frozen in ice.
However, you chose All-Winners Comics #18 as the last Rogers issue. There is no Europe/U.S. divide, so I"m guessing you found some other cool reason.
On USA Comics: I chose USA Comics #15 as the last Rogers issue, because it shipped in February 1945, two months before the ice. The next issue shipped in July of that year. Not only did USA Comics #16 ship after the Capsicle event, but that five-month gap suggests something happened.
You chose issue #17 as the last Rogers issue, which was also the last issue of the series overall. Was that just to tidy up the bookkeeping?
On All-Select Comics: We agree on this one, too. I chose All-Select Comics #9 as the first Naslund issue, because it was the first set in the U.S. The previous issue was set overseas (China), which suggests Steve Rogers to me.
I haven't the slightest doubt that you have done more research, and thought about this more, than I have, Jeff. So my quesions are based on genuine respect and curiosity. And I expect that I'll be changing a few things to the tineline above when you respond.
“Fraternity of Fat Fellows”
Returning to the United States, William and Fred become involved in investigating the sudden dissolution of the "Fraternity for Fat Fellows." They soon discover that it was all a ruse to get portly mortician Jonathan Mortimer to leave his morgue for an expended period of time. Mortimer's business partner is secretly a criminal calling himself the Chameleon and his gang is digging a tunnel from the morgue into the bank next door. Discovering this, Cap and Bucky shut down their operation and unmasked the Chameleon.
This is a very thinly-disguised knock-off of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "The Red-Headed League".
Indeed!
As it happens, I once read the Brazilian Portuguese translation and collection of the Herald Tribune adaptation of "The Red-Headed League", originally published in the daily strips in 1955.
http://www.guiadosquadrinhos.com/edicao/sherlock-holmes-(quem-foi)-6-serie-n-8/qu007500/50538
According to Comicvine, the same story was published in English language comics at least five other times since.
This is a very thinly-disguised knock-off of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "The Red-Headed League".
GCD says "A Name for an Old Doll" (Captain America Comics #56) was swiped from a Dashiell Hammett story, but doesn't say which one.
What the Allied armies did is history, and I'm not advocating we change that.
I was trying to synch up the real and the fictional realities but, as I discoverd yesterday, there is a bit of "wiggle room" to change the date if one so desires.
What a bunch of Marvel superheroes did is made-up history, and I am advocating we change that.
My main objection to the invasion of Berlin as depicted in The Twelve #1 is that it is just so... I don't know, "utopic." I mean, all of the Invaders, plus "The Twelve," plus several other random characters...? It just strikes be as too perfect. If the Human Torch invaded Berlin on April 25 (according to The Twelve #1) or earlier, then why did he wait five days (or more) to kill Hitler on April 30 (according to What If...? #4)? Changing the date Hitler died would be changing history. As the Watcher narrated: "The Third Reich was crumbling in the Spring of 1945... By then, the fabled Invaders had gone their separate ways, each to help out where he felt himself most needed: Captain America and Bucky to help guard English supply bases from desperate acts of sabotage -- the Human torch anf young Toro to spearhead the attack against the heart of the Reich itself. "Then, on April 30, 1945, the flaming furies reached Berlin!"
That account directly contradicts then invasion of Berlin as depicted in The Twelve #1, and, as you said, "on any Golden Age matter, I tend to trust Roy Thomas more than just about any other writer." That's why I choose to interpret the scene from The Twelve #1 as symbolic (plus, the irony that Captain America did not "live" to see the fall of Berlin appeals to me). In addition, Spearhead contradicts the narrative of The Twelve #1. As I posted elsewhere, this is the chronology of events as I see it:
I'm curious why you picked these dates for the last Steve Rogers tales
Let's examine them one-by-one, shall we?
On Captain America Comics: We actually agree on this one. Captain America Comics #47 was the last issue set in Europe, and #48 was the first set in the U.S. (for good), so that seems to me a natural demarcation.
I hate to quibble over a point we agree on, but I haven't actually read any of Captain America Comics #25-75 (except for #59), and my demarcation is based on cover art alone. If one were to examine the actual contents of #47, my line crumbles under the slightest scrutiny. Of the three stories in that issue, "Captain America Versus the Crime Dictator" is set in Manhattan, "Horror in Room 1705" is set in Atlantic City, and "Captain america Battles the Monster of the Morgue" is set in Manhattan again.
On All-Winners Comics: You chose All-Winners Comics #18 as the last Rogers issue. There is no Europe/U.S. divide, so I"m guessing you found some other cool reason.
Not really. I simply chose AWC #18 as the last Steve Rogers issue simply because #19 is the first one we know to be William Naslund. However, #15, your choice, leads off MMW Golden Age All Winners v4, so I'm changing my vote to that to make MMW GAAW v4 the "all-Naslund" volume.
On USA Comics: You chose issue #17 as the last Rogers issue, which was also the last issue of the series overall. Was that just to tidy up the bookkeeping?
It was just to tidy up the bookkeeping. Your "five-month gap" point is a compelling arguement. I'm changing my call on that one, too.
On All-Select Comics: We agree on this one, too.
Now we're both in synch. that makes the "William Naslund" issues...
If Marvel ever sees fit to reprint some of these issues I have not read, I may alter my tally even further.
My main objection to the invasion of Berlin as depicted in The Twelve #1 …
Compelling arguments. But once we look at the opening page of The Twelve and say “this didn’t happen in quite this way” (as opposed to just changing the date), the door is open to changing it to almost anything. The Twelve arrived individually. Human Torch didn’t arrive until April 30. Cap was was there on various missions, but left before April 18. And so on. And if we make it up, then everyone’s going to have their own personal favorite narrative.
I think one thing we can agree on: William Naslund wasn’t there. If a Captain America was present, it was Steve Rogers. So our Naslund list doesn’t change, and we can wrestle that smoke another day.
If one were to examine the actual contents of #47, my line crumbles. … Of the three stories in that issue, "Captain America Versus the Crime Dictator" is set in Manhattan, "Horror in Room 1705" is set in Atlantic City, and "Captain america Battles the Monster of the Morgue" is set in Manhattan again.
I skimmed Captain America Comics #45-47 online – real research! Sorta! -- and the Captain America stories in all three issues take place in the U.S. (regardless of covers). I imagine if I went back further I’d see more of the same. So much for our Europe/U.S. divide! But it doesn't change anything for me, and I'm still with you on Captain America Comics #47 (which shipped April 5, 1945) as the last Steve Rogers, and Captain America Comics #48 (April 30) being the first William Naslund.
Now we're both in synch. that makes the "William Naslund" issues...
Yay! Almost. Not to be a trouble-maker, but isn’t it pretty well established that it was Jeff Mace in All-Winners Comics #21? I couldn’t find it in Captain America: Patriot, but all the online stuff – including our own Jeff Mace, Captain America thread -- refers to Mace in AWC #21. it didn’t come out until December 1946 (Win 46 cover date), and Mace replaced Naslund in July 1946. By December, two Mace issues (Captain America Comics #59-60) had already appeared on newsstands.
The GCD still lists Steve Rogers as Cap in All-Winners Comics #21, with this note at the end: “The next All-Winners Squad story is in What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #4, which occurs chronologically before this one and retroactively establishes that the post-war Captain America and Bucky here are Jeff Mace (a.k.a. The Patriot) and Fred Davis.”
If Marvel ever sees fit to reprint some of these issues I have not read, I may alter my tally even further.
If further information arises (and reading the books would certainly count) we can revisit.
So our Naslund list doesn’t change, and we can wrestle that smoke another day.
I can agree to that.
Not to be a trouble-maker, but isn’t it pretty well established that it was Jeff Mace in All-Winners Comics #21?
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