The 1940s saw Batman and Superman living in the funny papers. Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and even Captain Marvel (for about a second) lived there too. But, curiously absent was Captain America and his sidekick, Bucky. Rumors swirled for years that Stan Lee and Kirby & Simon were trying to adapt Capt. to the dailies, but getting drafted or fired from Timely kept that dream from becoming reality… until now.
In this book, Karl Kesel crafts a lengthy tale that has Captain America and Bucky sent to a secret Army base for testing in hopes of recreating the Super Soldier formula. But, when scientists turn up missing it’s up to the pair along with Army liaison Betsy Ross to find out who’s behind the crimes!
I liked the book very much. The art was 40’s retro and very fitting. I also enjoyed how the book was structured like an actual comic book newspaper strip in which it had 6 mini comics and a long Sunday edition tale. However, in true 40’s funny pages fashion, Sunday’s tale would have been a different story, unrelated to the weekly feature. If Kesel was given 4 issues instead of 3, he might have had time to do that aspect right.
The 1940s Newspaper Strip was like reading a time capsule. I wish the setting was more involved with the war front in Europe, but it’s still a classic feeling tale. Fans of funnies or Captain America will delight.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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