Captain America 102

"Now, with the Sleeper awakened -- it is time for the world to tremble once again -- beneath the merciless heels of -- my band of Exiles! Where Hitler failed -- we shall succeed!!"

- Red Skull

"The Sleeper Strikes!" is the story title to the 102nd issue of the first volume of the Captain America ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Syd Shores. Kirby and Shores also provided the cover art composition for this issue. The story was lettered by Artie Simek and edited by Stan Lee. No colorist credit is provided for this issue. This issue shipped with a June, 1968 cover date and carried a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US).

Appearances

 * Captain America, Steve Rogers


 * Agent 13, Sharon Carter
 * Nick Fury


 * Red Skull, Johann Shmidt
 * Angelo Baldini
 * Eric Gruning
 * Franz Cadavus
 * Iron-Hand Hauptmann
 * Ivan Krushki
 * General Ching


 * Gottfried


 * Exiles
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.


 * Humans
 * Altered humans
 * Races


 * Exile Island


 * Captain America's shield
 * Sleeper robot
 * Sonic key


 * Acrobatics


 * Disintegration
 * Enhanced reflexes
 * Enhanced strength
 * Intangibility

Notes & Trivia

 * Letterer Sam Rosen provided the cover lettering for this issue, but is uncredited for his work on this book.


 * This is the first appearance of the Exiles. They make a cameo appearance only in this issue. The group makes their first full appearance in Captain America #103.