Captain America #109 · 1969
A hero breaks through.
Captain America charges toward the reader in a burst of Kirby energy. Follow this bold origin cover through new heroes, parodies and playful reinventions.
The origin pointCaptain America #109 · Jack Kirby (pencils); Syd Shores (inks)
The original cover
Captain America #109
Captain America charges toward the reader in a burst of Kirby energy. Follow this bold origin cover through new heroes, parodies and playful reinventions.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
Original cover establishing this lineage. Jack Kirby and Syd Shores depict Captain America bursting through a printed account of his origin. January 1969 cover date; October 1968 on-sale date. Image presentation: a clean digital reproduction of the original cover art.
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 19, 2026
New editions and open questions
No evidence-confirmed upcoming physical Captain America109 homage found for remaining 2026 or announced 2027 as of October 19 2026. Upcoming/modern Captain America solicitations and broad exact-target searches did not establish another edition; unannounced material may exist.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Research changes and source notes
- CL-CA109-0001: Cover homage
Publisher preview says art comes from a separate Kirby Captain America sketch for Bill Schelly, painted by Pete Von Sholly. Not a reuse of Captain America109 original cover art; page-tearing design follows it. March 2006 issue date; exact street day unverified (prior March 1 was not verified). Background collage character names remain partial.
- CL-CA109-0002: Cover homage
Exact auxiliary cover by Juan José Ryp signed RYP, confirmed GCD. GCD and MyComicShop agree 2000-copy limit; December 24 2008 street date; do not confuse with later No Hero 7 Spider-Man 1 homage.
- CL-CA109-0003: Cover homage
GCD exact cover says limited 1000 or 3000, unresolved; no single count asserted. Charles Paul Wilson III pencils, inks and colors signedafter Kirby. Background newspaper includes FF and Hulk; source-verified characters. January 2013 cover date; on-saleNovember 21 2012.
- CL-CA109-0004: Cover homage
Two same-art editions consolidated:1:25 LEGO color and 1:100 LEGO sketch; ratios are order incentives, not published print totals. Exact color native image reviewed; sketch edition independently identified retailer, not separately downloaded.
- CL-CA109-0005: Cover homage
Wyatt new artwork depicts Kamala Khan; lenticular cover alternates with original 109 Steve Rogers cover. Do not classify original image as an additional newly drawn homage or confuse it with Ms.Marvel regular cover.
- CL-CA109-0006: Cover homage
Publisher confirms Dave Johnson Cover A and August 17 2022. Downloaded exact publisher source 651×1000 improved over LCG 600×922; partial background character identification stays queued.
- CL-CA109-0007: Cover homage
GCD exact edition credits Alex Maleev painting and Steve Rogers cover. Early campaign reprints conflict about which Captain America title gets which artist; exact released edition takes precedence.
- CL-CA109-0008: Cover homage
GCD exact edition credits Skottie Young and depicts SamWilson. Early Marvel campaign copies named Alex Maleev for Symbol of Truth; actual released edition differs. New art signed 2022, releasedJanuary 11 2023.
- CL-CA109-0009: Cover homage
Cover B by Vince Underwood after Kirby. Actual on-saleDecember 6 2023 corroborated GCD brand chronology and contemporary December 4 preview; October 25 date in GoCollect appears solicitation schedule. Central hero identity still needs exact source confirmation.
- CL-CA109-0010: Cover homage
Publisher credits Jeremy Haun cover; release review corroborates Nick Filardi cover colors. Frank Cvetkovic is letterer, not cover artist despite automated preview metadata. Stan Siegel identified; surrounding supernatural figures unnamed.
- CL-CA109-0011: Cover homage
September 2011 cover date. Exact GCD/API cover credits John Romita (Sr), Sinnott and Staples. Marvel official variant title says John Romita Sr. but Cover Artist field erroneously says Jr; retain exact GCD/artist original-art corroboration, not mistaken publisher field.
- Captain America109 JC Penney 1994 / MarvelLegends 2002 reprints: Not added
Original-art reprints, already excluded by supplied PDF; not newly drawn homages.
- Captain America 12 LEGO sketch/textless image records: Not added
Sketch 1:100 is physical same-art edition consolidated into existingrow 4; online textless image files alone are not separately issued variants.
- ESPN 2020 D’Andre Swift Marvel illustration: Not added
Cover-like commissioned sports illustration, not verified physically published comic edition.
- The Kamalanator / Donald Trump metal 109 parody collectibles: Not added
Marketplace-only leads lack reliably verified series/issue, publisher, artist, publicationdate and exact edition evidence; hold for review, do not add speculative data.
- Soldier Boy The Boys 2026 screen-prop cornerbox: Not added
TV prop image and cornerbox reference; not verified commercially published cover edition.
- Castle Fine Art 109 framed print: Not added
Framed reproduction of original artwork; not a newcomic homage or appropriate primary original-issue scan.
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