Item: Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty Trade Paperback
Year: 1979
Company: Fireside Books/Simon and Shuster
Comments: Cap's first trade paperback. They were rare back then but, thanks to Fireside Books, we got some classic ones back in the 1970s. This one contains full color reprints of AVENGERS #4, some Tales of Suspense adventures, the Jim Steranko books, and a Gene Colan story. Cover by Dave Cockrum.
There is a hardcover version of this trade but I've only seen it once and it is very expensive.
Item: Stan Lee Presents Captain America Pocketbook
Year: May 1979
Company: Pocket Books
Comments: Hot on the heals of the "Holocaust for Hire" book, Pocket Books released this collection of reprinted 1960s Cap stories shrunk down in size but all in full color. AVENGERS #4 is there along with several Tales of Suspense stories. No dedication but "Inspiration by Stan Lee".
Item: Stan Lee Presents Captain America "Holocaust for Hire" Pocketbook by Joseph Silva
Year: April 1979
Company: Pocket Books
Comments: I think this is the second ever Cap pocketbook to come out (the 3rd a month later). I read it when I was a kid but that was years ago. It has the Red Skull and Nick Fury. Written by Joseph Silva, edited by Marv Wolfman and Len Wein, cover art by Dave Cockrum. "Dedicated to the Ford Motor Company". Okay, now Joe AND Stan and Jack are being slighted!! lol
