Captain America Comics #28
In "The Challenge of the 'Mad Torso'," Captain America and Bucky face off against a twisted foe whose mechanical limbs channel deadly electricity, driven by a vengeful obsession to unleash a new breed of ape-men upon America. With dynamic art by Syd Shores and Vince Alascia, and a striking cover by Alex Schomburg, this 1943 classic delivers high-stakes action and pulp-era menace in a story that stands as a defining moment in the series.
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The Mad Torso has had his arms and legs blown off by an American shell and replaced by steel substitutes which discharge electricity so he has dedicated himself to creating a race of ape-men to take vengeance on America. Cap and Bucky stop him.
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