- "That's the one thing wrong with demanding complete obedience! -- My men become human robots -- unable to think for themselves! They had a chance to dispose of my accursed enemy -- and fumbled it! But, no matter! With the girl in our hands, he is still as good as dead!"
- ―The Red Skull
| "The Weakest Link!" | |
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| Captain America | |
| Title: | "The Weakest Link!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 103 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | July, 1968 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | Syd Shores |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Syd Shores |
| Cover colorist: | Stan Goldberg |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Captain America #102 |
| Next: | Captain America #104 |
"The Weakest Link!" is the story title to the 103rd 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 July, 1968 cover date and carried a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Red Skull, Johann Shmidt
- Angelo Baldini
- Eric Gruning
- Franz Cadavus
- Iron-Hand Hauptmann
- Ivan Krushki
- General Ching
Minor characters
- Unnamed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents
- Manfred
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- Captain America's shield
- Eric Gruning's electro-whip
- Tony Stark's oxygen cylinder
Vehicles
- Exiles' tunnel car
- Red Skull's aircraft
- Red Skull's hydro-attack ship
- Red Skull's pneumatic sled
- USAF fighter jet
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this issue, shown on the splash page is, "Shield vs. Skull!"
- This is the first full appearance of the Exiles. They appeared last as a group in Captain America #102.
- Agent 13's name is revealed to be Sharon Carter in this issue.
- This is the first full appearance of Exile Island.
- Sharon Carter makes reference to the Sleeper robot in this issue. Sharon and Captain America destroyed the Sleeper in Captain America #102.
- Eric Gruning's surname is spelled Grunning in this issue. Later stories will spell it as Gruning.
- Steve Rogers makes reference to Nick Fury in this issue.
- This is the first and only appearance to date of Manfred, one of the Red Skull's soldiers. It is possible that he may have also appeared in Captain America #102 as an unnamed guard.