Captain America (vol. 1) #212 (Aug. 1977):
“The Face of a Hero!”
by Jack Kirby, Mike Royer

Captain America (vol. 1) #212

Title: “The Face of a Hero!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: Jack Kirby
Art by: Jack Kirby, Mike Royer

15 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
S.H.I.E.L.D. (details)  Quote: "Sharon Carter featured prominently. Other SHIELD agents on pages 16-17."		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)	Nazi	Axis Mundi; HYDRA...  The People's Militia; THEM [Captain America's arch-nemy]		298
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Arnim Zola	Nazi	Skeleton Crew (ally)		73
Nazi-X (Adolf Hitler (clone)	Nazi	[1st app: Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #21 (Dec. 1963)]		27
Donna Maria Puentes		Hispanic; The Avengers (staff) [former rebel; cousin of Hector Santiago (Swine)]		16
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (only on cover)  appears only in cover logo	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Adolf Hitler (photo/picture/video, pg. 1-3, etc.)  (pg. 1) Arnim Zola: "Yes... Captain America. Adolf Hitler shall return with-- the face of a hero! Yours!!" (pg. 2) Cap: "You've kept that monster's brain alive since '44--and you've attached it to a strong body... But, it will never wear my face!" Zola: "The world would accept Hitler with YOUR face rather than this old model!" Arnim Zola's android is said to have Hitler's brain in it. Pg. 3: picture of Adolf Hitler's face.	Nazi	[1st app: Uma Kaeru (1935)]	Shochiku Kinema	1,593
Nazis (mentioned, pg. 1, 4, 12)  (pg. 1) narration: "It's Frankenstein in its most horrible form! It's Nazi vengeance in its most bizarre moment! It's the Red Skull in his most nefarious role!" (pg. 4) Red Skull: "I often regret that the Nazi philosophy excludes the strength of women!" Also: Nazi characters Red Skull, Arnim Zola, Nazi-X featured prominently.	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222
The Devil (Satan) (mentioned, pg. 12, panels 1, 3)  Sharon Carter (to Captain America): "I made a pact with the Devil himself to reach you!" [Red Skull speaks]; Captain America: "The Red Skull--!" Sharon: "Yes! He's the Devil I spoke of! He brought me here-- expecting to find you in some terrible fix!"	Devil	[generic Satan/Devil reference or appearance]	, etc.	1,024
Frankenstein's Monster (mentioned, pg. 1, 5)  (pg. 1) narration: "It's Frankenstein in its most horrible form! It's Nazi vengeance in its most bizarre moment! It's the Red Skull in his most nefarious role!" (pg. 5) Agent 13: "No doubt we're heading toward some Frankenstein's zoo of evil!!"		First Line; S.H.A.D.E....  Seven Soldiers of Victory [Uses name Frankenstein in tribute to his creator.]		990
Victor Frankenstein (mentioned, pg. 1,5)  (pg. 1) narration: "It's Frankenstein in its most horrible form! It's Nazi vengeance in its most bizarre moment! It's the Red Skull in his most nefarious role!" (pg. 5) Agent 13: "No doubt we're heading toward some Frankenstein's zoo of evil!!"	Lutheran	[creator of the Frankenstein Monster]	Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones	156
Monsters from File 116 (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Sharon Carter: "With a dead millionaire's money, you've been financing whoever's been creating those horrible freaks that SHIELD has captured in various countries!" The "horrible freaks" Carter refers to here are the monsters of File 116.	N.A.	[genetically engineered monster created by Arnim Zola]		2
Cyrus Fenton (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Sharon Carter: "With a dead millionaire's money, you've been financing whoever's been creating those horrible freaks that SHIELD has captured in various countries!" The "dead millionaire" Carter refers to is Cyrus Fenton. The Red Skull killed Fenton and then stole his money and identity.		[wealthy man killed, impersonated by Red Skull]		4

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