Captain America Annual 5 p 12 (October 1981)
by Gene Colan (1926-2011) and Dave Simmons (1954-2009)
13 x 20 in., ink on paper
Coppola Collection

“Deathwatcher”

Mob boss Carlo Ferrini is fatally electrocuted by a booby-trapped roast turkey at his birthday party. Cap arrives at the NYPD’s 11th precinct at the invitation of Lt Powell and meets Sean Gamble, Ferrini’s chief rival. Fearing himself a potential target, Gamble agrees to let Cap shadow him. Cap later rescues Gamble from a rigged elevator.