Captain America 125 p 22 (May 1970)
by Gene Colan (1926-2011) and Joe Sinnott (1926-)
13 x 20 in., ink on paper
Coppola Collection

 “Captured in Vietnam!”

Dr. Robert Hoskins, a medical doctor that has been helping the wounded on both sides of the Vietnam conflict, has disappeared. Realizing that this will agitate both sides into more conflict, Captain America decides to get involved and find Hoskins before it’s too late.

Once in Vietnam, Cap is attacked by a group of men who are not wearing uniforms that belong to either the north or south Vietnamese armies, making him wonder who is behind the kidnapping. Captain America allows himself to be captured to see where they take him. To his surprise, he is taken to a castle that is presently being occupied by Iron Man’s old foe the Mandarin.

The Mandarin explains to Cap that he captured Hoskins to increase the conflict and decimate both sides of the war, so that he can take over the region more easily.

Captain America breaks free, and manages to fight off the Mandarin’s troops and faces off against the Mandarin one-on-one. Although the Mandarin has the superior power of his rings, Captain America is able to deflect the different blasts with his shield.