Captain America Comics #29
In "The King of the Dinosaurs," Professor Schultz’s desperate experiment brings a prehistoric beast back to life—only to trap his assistant’s mind inside its body, turning the creature into a weapon against American war efforts. Written by Ray Cummings and illustrated by Syd Shores with inks by Vince Alascia, this 1943 adventure sees Captain America confront the monstrous result of scientific ambition, delivering a powerful message about duty and sacrifice. The striking cover by Alex Schomburg captures the clash of past and present, a 60-cent comic that remains a standout in the early Marvel canon.
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Professor Schultz uncovers a living dinosaur frozen in a block of ice and transfers his assistant’s brain into the monster’s body in order to wreck American munitions plants. Cap realizes what must have happened and delivers a lecture about serving one's country to it. It gets through to the man's brain and the dinosaur turns away from destroying the munitions plant and pursues the professor. The creature throws the professor to his death in a ravine and plunges to its death as well. Cap and Bucky tell the girl that her brother died bravely fighting for his country.
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