Appearing in "Believe It or Not: the Banshee!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Secret Empire
- Moonstone (Lloyd Bloch)
- Committee to Regain America's Principles
- Sanitation Unit
- Number Twenty
- Number Twelve
- Numerous unnamed members
- ⏴ Banshee (Sean Cassidy) ⏵
Other Characters:
- Bowery Boys (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Douglas MacArthur (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Unnamed Truck Driver
- Merle Haggard (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
- Lord (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Falcons
- Ducks (Mentioned)
- Mutants
- Sirens (Referenced)
- Cats (Mentioned)
- Hummingbirds (Mentioned)
- Crows (Invoked)
- Snakes (Invoked)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
Synopsis for "Believe It or Not: the Banshee!"
After escaping from Moonstone and a police manhunt, Captain America and the Falcon follow a lead and hitch hike to Nashville, Tennessee to investigate Moonstone's background further. In Nashville, they literally bump into the Banshee, who mistakes them as criminals looking to incarcerate or kill him. The three men battle, and the Banshee incapacitates the duo thanks to his sonic mutant screams.
However, the mutant Cyclops intervenes and also spars with Banshee. The Banshee also knocks out Cyclops with his powers and flees the scene. Suddenly, Captain America and the Falcon are levitated away. They find that this has been done by the mutant Marvel Girl. She deposits Captain America and the Falcon by her mentor Professor X, who informs Cap and Falc that he believes his investigation of missing mutants and Captain America's problems with Moonstone are related.
To be continued...
Notes
- Cover art: layout by Romita.
- Mike Friedrich helped write this story when Steve Englehart was relocating to California.
- Redwing will not reappear in this title again until Captain America #177.
- This issue contains a letters page, Let's Rap With Cap. Letters are published from Harvey Phillips, M. Calam and Stive. The letters page also contains a 1/3 page ad for Fantastic Four #145 with a cover reproduction.
- This issue contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp: Vol 1 43, The Enchantress.