JEFF MACE

Real Name: Jeffrey Solomon Mace

Identity/Class: Human (World War I era to modern era)

Occupation: Retired;
    former editor, government-sanctioned adventurer, teacher, freelance reporter, ghost writer

Group Membership: Formerly Daily Bugle staff (Mr. Goodman, others), Lee School faculty (Mr. Bell, Prof. Carlotti, Otto Drum, Henry Hawley, John Lee, Miss Prim, Betsy Ross, Linda Shores, Ann Smith, Dean Thorp, Miss Todd, Prof. Wagstaff, Weston, others), All-Winners Squad (Bucky/Fred Davis, Human Torch/"Jim Hammond," Miss America/Madeline Joyce, Namor the Sub-Mariner/Namor McKenzie, Toro/Thomas Raymond, the Whizzer/Bob Frank), Liberty Legion (Blue Diamond/Elton T. Morrow, Bucky/Bucky Barnes, Jack Frost, Miss America/Madeline Joyce, the Red Raven, the Thin Man/Bruce Dickson, the Whizzer/Bob Frank)

Affiliations: Dr. Sigmund Adler, Admiral Summers, the Angel (Thomas Holloway), Arl, John Barton, Leland Baxter, Capt. Phil Bell, Chester M. "Chuck" Berry, the Black Marvel (Dan Lyons), George Blake, Mrs. J.J. Blithers, the Blue Diamond (Elton T. Morrow), Briggs, Zachary Brown, Helen Bryant, Bucky (James "Bucky" Barnes), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain America (William Nasland), Captain America (William Burnside), Jack Casey, Charlie (sanitarium patient), Mr. Chawson, Joan Chawson, Marion Check, Bandy Cole, Colonel Ross, Penny Collyer, Commissioner Needham, the Contemplator (Tath Ki), Lord (Cedric) Crichton, Croxton, Daily Bugle staff (Mr. Goodman, others), Dan (St. Paul police officer), Dan (PR man), Dora Darling, Rosa Dell, the Department of the Uncanny (Dakor the Detective Magician/Alan Dakor, Emerald Warlock/Declan Dane, the Ghost Dancer/Andre Gastrade, Agatha Harkness), Lolita D'Espana, Gloria DeVille, Pierre Dijov, Doctor Hamer, Doctor Jefferson, Jacqueline Falsworth, James Montgomery/Lord  Falsworth, John Faracy, the FBI (Bill, Cleary, Henry Skinner, others), Doris Ford, Gaylord Ford, Quentin Foss, Dr. Klaus Fuchs, Mike Galen, Ray Gill, Rocky Gonzales, Dorothy Graham, Groggin, Birdie Hart, Jessica Hermann, "Pop" Hermann, Prof. Phineas Horton, the Human Torch ("Jim Hammond"), Hurricane (Makkari), Inspector Brian, Inspector Leeds, Jack Frost, Jennings (George Blake's butler), Jim (Rosa Dell's fiancee), Joe, Joe (bridge worker), Johnny (young boy), Johnston, Judge Brandon, Ka-Zar (David Rand), "Roundhouse" Kelly, Tim Kelly, John F. Kennedy, Prof. Kendall Kulto, Maggie la Fable, Miss La Plante, Larceny Andy, the Lee School faculty (Mr. Bell, Prof. Carlotti, Otto Drum, Henry Hawley, Miss Prim, Betsy Ross, Dean Thorp, Weston, others), the Lee School student body (Bobby, Tommy Colman, Snipe Gooligan, Miss Mason, Mickey, Joey Milton, Tommy, Bob Wills, many others), Louisa, Nancy Lowell, Mac (State Prison escapee), Madam Chiang, Jim Markham, Martha (Papa Lenori's waitress), Dr. Horatio Martin, McGinnis (St. Paul police officer), McReedy (military policeman), Miss Patriot (Mary Morgan), Mister E (Victor Jay), Mr. Phillips, Mister Zrr, John Moth, Namor the Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie), Ollie Oliphant, Andy Opp, the Phantom Reporter (Dick Jones), Peter Pinchtight, John Prescott, Jonathan Presto, Princess Volcana, Professor Blakison, Professor Higgins, the Red Raven, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Betsy Ross, Thad Ross, Sally (Prof. Andrew's daughter), Prof. Franz Schneider, Slit, Mr. Smathers, Smitty, Franklin Storm, Sun Girl (Mary Mitchell), Mrs. Tang, the Teeny-Weeny People (Prime Minister Grinko, Princess Petite, King Teeny, numerous others), the Thin Man (Bruce Dickson), Thing (Ben Grimm), Mrs. Thorndyke, Sylvia Thorp, Tinka (Yvonne Thorndyke), Miss Todd, Phil Tolmign, Toro (Thomas Raymond), Alan Tremont, Nanette Tremont, Bill Troy, Uatu the Watcher, Union Jack (Brian Falsworth), the V-Battalion (Roger Aubrey, Elizabeth Barstow, Fred Davis, Helmut Gruler, Thomas Holloway, Irene Martinez, Miss America/Madeline Joyce, David Mitchell, Whizzer/Bob Frank, Sr.), Martha van Dozier, Mayda Van Poole, Terry Vance, Vincent Varl, Vision (Aarkus), Patricia Walker, Scotti Warren, Jared Whitman, Kathy Whitman, Miss Winthrop, Yvonne (French starlet), Zena;
    formerly the Red Guardian (Aleksey Lebedev)

Enemies: The Acrobat and his henchmen, Adam-II, Bela Almont, the Angel (King Leer's bouncer), Antoine, Cecil Babylon, Mack Baker, Banker Groody, Barney Bates, the Black Baron, Whitey Blake and his mob (Beaker, Doc, Mick, others), Brain Drain (Werner Schmidt), "Bullets" Bronson, the Bullfrog (Kelsey Riordan), Butch (Hatchetface's thug), Caesar, Broadway Lil Carter, "Killer" Casey, the Cavalier (Wagstaff), Cheeks Chadwick, Charon, Chitter, Colonel Zinzer, the Cracksman, the Crime Syndicate (Chief/Grace Rhose, Digger Dolan, others), Enoch Dart, Deke (thug), Doctor Satan, John Dolan, the Dream Master, the Eaglemaster, Dr. Alto Faliguma, Felix (Brazilian spy), the Fence (Don Juarez), Figaro (Mr. Polly's parrot), Filip (Dream Master's agent), the Fire Bandits, Fritz, Fritz (agent of Herr Schultz), Future Man of Earth-46141, the Gag Gang, Otto Galfyl, John Garrett, the Gaslight Gang, Ginaldo, the Great Amazo, the Great Astro, Crystal Green, Green Face (Rolf Reibel), "Guts" Grogan, Dr. Hans Groitzig, Grosse, Hans, John Harrington, Hatchetface, Hermann, Herr Aubright, Herr Hauptner, Herr Kranz, Herr Kurt, Herr Schultz, Henry, Horatio (dollmaker), Howard, the Howling Mummy (Quentin Ford), the Human Fly (Hy Heale), Rodney Huss, the Jig Saw Murderer, King Leer, Kleezar, Klugg, Krauss, Sparkles LaBelle, Laughing Boy, the Lava Men, Lavender (Lenora Moore) and her gang (Joey, others), Lem (thug), the Lightning Cult (Arson Andy, Arson Ann, others), the Lucifites (Dr. Hades, numerous others), the Mad Musician (Boris Dumarr), the Mad Uncle, Madame Death, Bull Malone, "Ears" Malone, Hawk Martin, the Masked Mamba (Harold), the Master Judge of the Lower Depths, the Matador, Cracker McGillis, Mister Polly, Mitzi (King Leer agent), the Modern Robin Hood (Joshua Blaine) and his Merry Men (Friar Tuck, Little John), Sheik Moline, Monk (the Trickster's goon), Gats Morgan, Mueller, Nazis (Fritz, Gerhardt, Hopf, Karl, Ludwig, many others), Nobody's Children (Percy Blithers, others), Oog (Martian warlord), the Oracle ("Phantom of the Planetarium"), Oris (Dream Master's agent), Pete (agent of Crystal Green), Prime Minister Grinko, Professor Tang, the Protector (racketeer), Queenie, Rand, the Red Skull (Johann Shmidt), the Red Skull (1940s impostor), Dusty Regan, Ohsi Scharrolla, the Shaggy Men, "Smitty" Schmidt, Skyshark (Elias Schleigal), Denton "Doc" Smith, Lem Snipe, the Soviet Super-Soldiers (Iron Comrade, Night Witch, Proletariat, Red Guardian/Aleksey Lebedev, Sunbird), Lefty Spence, Spike (Trickster's thug), Spotter K-26, Dr. Gault Strasser and his agents (Adolph, Hans, Otto), Suoka, Super-Axis (Agent Axis/Hiroyuki Kanegawa, Aldo Malvagio & Berthold Volker; Baron Blood/John Falsworth, Master Man/Wilhelm Lohmer, U-Man/Meranno, Warrior Woman/Julia Koenig), the Swami (Abdul Atfu), Tagaki, Tahn the Conqueror, Eric "Drums" Toggin, the Trickster (Milo van Sett), Dr. Wolf Turber of Earth-36292, Tyranno, Rip Van Winkle (Hubert Van Poole), the Veiled Violinist, Lt. Heinrich von Betz, Von Boom, Albel von Gukk, Hilda von Hate, Von Kropf, "Whack" Whalen, Deuces Wilde, the Yellowshirts (Gar Emenda, numerous others), Yukaoni, Signor Zagana;
    formerly Iron Cross (Helmut Gruler);
    Earth-8206 natives: Adam-II, Bucky, the Human Torch, Miss America, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Toro, Whizzer

Known Relatives: Betsy Ross (wife), Mr. and Mrs. Masalsky (last name changed to Mace, grandparents, presumed deceased), Thaddeus Ross (nephew-in-law), Mary Morgan (Miss Patriot, ex-fiancee)

Aliases: Captain America, Eagle, the Patriot, Steve Rogers;
    "Defender of the Sacred Bill of Rights," "Double-Fisted Defender of Democracy," "the People's Protector," "the Sentinel of Liberty";
    "Big Shot," "Bud," "Buddy," "Cap," "Chum," "Chump," "Der Lunkhead," "Dog," "Earth-Man," "Fancy-Pants," "Fella," "Fool," "Goldilocks," "the Great Crime Buster," "Guy," "Kapitan," "Little Boy," "Masked Man," "Meddler," "Meddling Fool," "the Mighty Crime-Buster," "Mister," "Mister Patriot," "Newspaperman No. 1," "Old Man," "Old Soldier," "Pat,"  "Rat,"  "Silly," "Sir," "Son," "Snoop," "Snooper," "Sourpuss," "Stranger," "Teacher," "Yank," "Young Man;"
    impersonated Lt. Karl Mueller

Base of Operations: Unrevealed (location of spirit);
    body buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA;
    formerly New York City, New York, USA;
    formerly Washington, DC, USA;
    formerly Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
    formerly mobile throughout the USA;
    born in Brooklyn, New York, USA

First Appearance: (Patriot/Jeff Mace) Human Torch Comics I#4 (Spring, 1941);
    (as Captain America/"Steve Rogers") Captain America Comics I#59 (November, 1946)

Powers/Abilities: Jeff Mace did not have any superhuman powers though he was a skilled journalist and was extremely brave.

    In his prime, Jeff was an exceptional athlete and unarmed hand-to-hand combatant. He was a skilled acrobat, an expert martial artist and a relatively skilled boxer. He was prone to bursts of adrenaline-boosted (seemingly superhuman) strength, at most pushing his strength to the point of being able to rip car doors off their hinges, lift a thinner man nearly above his own head and even lift up the corner of a tank with assistance. He was a fairly good discus thrower and had skilled eyes and hand/eye coordination, making him an uncanny shot, able to to snag an object on a fast-moving target from many feet away and hit targets with his thrown shield at a distance of at least ten feet, if not farther.

    At least in early 1940, Jeff Mace possessed a pilot's license but whether he retained this license and piloting skills into his older years has not been revealed. During his twenties and early thirties, Jeff smoked a pipe but it was not revealed if he continued smoking into his later years.

    As Captain America, Jeff wore a scale-mail costume and carried a steel shield, both of which were capable of withstanding gunfire. He had access to a private helicopter and at least on one occasion wore a belt equipped with a two-way radio in the buckle to communicate with police. Towards the end of his career as Captain America, Jeff wore a two-way wrist radio communicator underneath his glove that allowed him to communicate with his FBI liaison. This radio could also act as a recording device.

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray; originally blond (sometimes dyed black or brown)

History:
(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS / Captain America V#4 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#2 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb) - BTS) - Jeffrey Solomon Mace was born an American citizen in Brooklyn, New York in April 1921 to a Russian Jewish family who, circa 1887, fled the Russian czar's violent pogroms to America, where their surname was changed from Masalsky to Mace in an effort to sound more American.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#3 (fb) - BTS) - Mace grew up around the Yancy Street area and, never liking bullies, he learned how to use his fists.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace loved humor. Presumably, he eventually graduated high school.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff never went to college.

(Captain America Comics I#61 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace became a fairly good discus thrower.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#64/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point in his life, Jeff Mace befriended Phil Bell.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff never acquired a criminal record.

(Captain America Comics I#59 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff at some point garnered some experience teaching but whether this experience was true certified teaching or some other form of teaching was not clear (see comments).

(Human Torch Comics I#4/3 (fb) - BTS) - By early 1940, Jeff Mace was working as a ghost writer, his stories appearing in nearly every large national paper in the United States, and occasionally, his reporting got him involved in various fights and scrapes. At some point, Mace obtained his pilot's license and he once wore a patriotic costume for a promotional newspaper stunt.

(Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook#1 - Daily Bugle entry - BTS) - At some point during 1940, Jeff Mace became a reporter for the Daily Bugle newspaper.

(Invaders I#6 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace was inspired by the new superhero Captain America to become a hero himself.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace began a regime of intensive regular exercise.

(Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook#1 - Daily Bugle entry - BTS) - While still regularly working as a reporter at the Daily Bugle, Jeff Mace began freelance correspondent work with Mary Morgan and Jack Casey.

(Captain America: Patriot#2 (fb)) - At one point, Mary Morgan brought in the announcements for the Pulitzer Prize and both Jeff and Jack laughed that they were too good for a Pulitzer.

(Human Torch Comics I#4/3 (fb) - BTS) - Mace was writing an article for a big newspaper syndicate in Washington, D.C. While in D.C., Mace was assigned to cover a strike at a munitions factory in Virginia. and he soon caught a plane from Washington to Virginia, secretly wearing his old promotional costume beneath his coat in case of trouble. While on the plane alongside various concerned government officials who were eager to see the potential national defense plans, Mace overheard the officials state that they had to be in Virginia by sundown to avert a riot at the munitions plant and that they assumed the strike was the work of Fifth Columnists. The discussions were soon interrupted, however, when one of the officials noticed that they were above a large body of water instead of Virginia, and the pilots soon parachuted from the plane, causing it to slant into a crash position. In the ensuing panic, Mace was not able to get to the controls and, feeling as if he wanted to do something more to stop foreign activity in the US, he removed his coat and went into action wearing his old promotional costume as the heroic Patriot.

    Upon seeing Mace's patriotic costume, the government officials calmed themselves and stepped aside despite wondering where the Patriot had come from. His own confidence boosted by the costume, the Patriot busted his way into the pilots' compartment and utilized his personal piloting skills to level the plane from its downward spin. Using a map left behind by the escaping pilots, the Patriot determined the plane's location to be over the Atlantic Ocean and assured the officials he would have them in Virginia by sundown.

(Human Torch Comics I#4/3 (fb)) - Arriving at the Virginia munitions plant, the Patriot noticed a large man of foreign background agitating the strike and spreading hate. Picking up a metal lunch box dropped one of the plant workers, the Patriot hurled it into the face of the agitator then rushed one of the government officials to the podium to speak with the confused plant workers. The official calmed the plant workers and told them exactly what they wanted to hear, at which point the Patriot ran behind a nearby shack and changed back into his civilian clothes, his work as the Patriot completed. Once the strike had been settled, Mace finished his article for the Washington, D.C. syndicate, conveniently leaving out the part about the Fifth Columnists on the plane in an effort to not add more grief and trouble to what was being reported by other newspapers.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace decided to keep his dual identity of the Patriot a secret.

(Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook#1 - Daily Bugle entry - BTS) - Jeff's identity as of the Patriot made him known as one of the patriotic hero Captain America's earliest imitators.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - The Patriot's victory at the munitions plant earned him immediate government support and instant fame.

(Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace's activities as the heroic Patriot soon became officially sanctioned by the government.

(Human Torch Comics I#4/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Jeff Mace took a freelance reporter job with Consolidated News in New York alongside Mary Morgan and Jack Casey.

(Captain America I#285 (fb) / Captain America V#4 (fb)) - The Patriot became known as a spy smasher, one of the many heroes who rose to meet the challenge of the Nazi menace by taking down spies and dissidents on the home front.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Early in his career as the Patriot, Jeff Mace befriended the Human Torch, the Angel and other heroes. Whenever his freelance assignments took Mary Morgan, Jack Casey and himself outside of the country, Jeff never hesitated to go into action as the Patriot when necessary. Jeff often made flimsy excuses to explain his absences during the Patriot's activities and both Mary and Jack at least pretended to believe Jeff's excuses despite their improbability.

(Human Torch Comics I#4/3 - BTS) - A year following his debut as the Patriot, Mace related his origin story to comic book writer Ray Gill.

(Human Torch Comics I#4/5) - In Spring 1941, Jeff Mace was taking a walk with his friend Mary Morgan in New York when he witnessed a skyscraper emit smoke and explode, eventually collapsing and killing thousands. Their friend Jack Casey soon came running up and informed Mace that the BG Bank Building was on fire, the telephone system had been destroyed and the local power plant had been blown up. Jack then warned Mace of the approaching terrorist Yellowshirts that were looting and attacking nearly everything in sight. Mace quickly ordered Casey to take Mary to the safety of the Consolidated News building while he rushed headlong into the looting crowd. While Mary thought Mace had simply left them stranded, Mace ducked into an alleyway to change into his Patriot costume. Roaring into battle against the Yellowshirts, the Patriot defeated every Yellowshirt in sight before rushing to the Consolidated News offices.

    Arriving at the offices to a swarm of attacking Yellowshirts, the Patriot fought his way through them to the city editor, inspiring others like Casey to fight back as well. Meeting with the Patriot, Casey ordered radio reporter Sparks to tell other Yellowshirt-overrun cities that the Patriot was on the job. The Patriot then went back out into the city to continue his fight against the Yellowshirts, noting that both the Impire State Building (not to be confused with the Empire State Building, apparently) and Times Square appeared to be taken over, though inspired residents had barricaded the group of Yellowshirts in Times Square. Learning that some of the assisting Army soldiers had joined the Yellowshirts and that the Army might not be able to assist him, the Patriot noticed a group of Yellowshirts with guns using commandeered vehicles to approach the barricade. Commandeering a Millen's, Inc. truck himself, the Patriot drove it full speed at the oncoming Yellowshirt cars before leaping out, causing the out of control truck to plow into the oncoming cars. The Patriot then led the Times Square defenders over their barricade to round up the injured Yellowshirts, his fight inspiring others across the country to defeat the Yellowshirts in their own cities. The Yellowshirt leaders soon approached but the Patriot easily defeated them as well and rallied the people. With the Yellowshirts defeated, the Patriot changed back into his civilian clothing, unaware that some of the Yellowshirts he missed were renouncing their terrorist ways in shame.

    A short time later, Jeff Mace met up with Mary and Casey during a speech from the New York City mayor in which the mayor expressed wishes to publicly thank the now-disappeared Patriot for his assistance. When Mace asked if they were covering the speech for the news, a somewhat annoyed Mary remarked that Casey would know what to write about since he was present during the Patriot's heroics, unlike Mace himself, who had seemingly just left them behind. Possibly attempting to take the blame off himself, Mace pointed out news that the national emergency had ended, noting it was quite a build-up for the Patriot.

(Human Torch Comics I#5A/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point between Spring and Summer 1941, Jeff Mace proposed to Mary Morgan and she became his fiancee.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS) - After being considered 4-F for the draft, apparently due to flat feet, Jeff Mace defeated "Guts" Grogan in July 1941.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - A week later, on the scene reporting at the Brooklyn shipyard when Captain America took down a group of Nazi saboteurs, Jeff Mace noticed one of the saboteurs escaping, and he punched the man, allowing Captain America a chance to apprehend the escapee. Following the saboteurs' defeat, Captain America commended Jeff on his actions, and Jeff commented on how honored he was to have assisted Captain America. When Jeff mentioned that he was only following Cap's lead, Captain America responded that the country could use a lot more people like Mace, whom Cap referred to as a patriot.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - After reading Mace's article about assisting Captain America against Nazi saboteurs, Daily Bugle editor Mr. Goodman chewed Mace out, accusing Mace of writing articles as if he were Captain America's sidekick following his apprehension of "Guts" Grogan a week earlier. Angrily reminding Mace that he himself was not the story, Goodman ordered Mace to stay objective and uninvolved with his stories. When Mace argued that it was hard not to be inspired by Captain America's heroism, Goodman responded that Mace might get his chance to make headlines rather than write them now that the draft had been reinstated, but Mace informed Goodman that he had been considered 4-F. Mace then joked that the only way Goodman could get rid of Mace was to send him overseas as a war correspondent, prompting Goodman to remark that sending Mace overseas would be a good way to draw America into the war. Goodman then assured Mace that C. Thomas Sites had the European Theater covered and warned Mace to stay out of the headlines if he wanted to keep his job. As he returned to his desk, Mace was met by Mary Morgan, who jokingly suggested Mace might look good in superhero tights. Mace instead suggested he follow orders, as he felt his reporting job was the best way he could help out in the war. Mary then mentioned a labor rally at her father's shoe factory that night, and when she suggested Mace leave the rough stuff to Captain America or some other costumed hero, Mace jokingly asked if Mary knew anyone in the theater district.

    That night, Jeff attended the labor rally concerning factory safety at the Morgan Shoe Factory and ultimately ended up going into action as the Patriot when an unruly gang started a fight at the rally. Following the rally, Jeff wrote up a newspaper story about the Patriot, and when he arrived at the Bugle the next morning covered in bruises and bandages, Mace claimed he had gotten thrown out of a bar the night before. Mary questioned Jeff about the recent appearance of the Patriot and whether the Patriot would ultimately stick around, implying knowledge of a connection between Jeff and the Patriot.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#21/5) -  Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan waited in the Consolidated News offices for Jack Casey, who eventually revealed that he had been assigned to a deportee train to interview former German consulate Lt. Heinrich von Betz. Opting to accompany Casey, Jeff and Mary rode to the Jersey Railroad Terminal, only to find it packed with reporters wishing for an exclusive with von Betz. Deciding to go to Harville Station in hopes of interviewing von Betz at the train stop there, Jeff, Mary and Casey learned that the train carrying von Betz was running late. Mace quickly made the excuse of being bored and asked to borrow Casey's car to investigate the train delay. When a man on the train yelled for help, exclaiming that von Betz had taken over the train and killed fifteen men, Jeff immediately discarded his civilian clothing and went into action as the Patriot. Slowly catching up to the train in Casey's jalopy, the Patriot leaped from the car at seventy miles an hour, dodging von Betz's gunfire, and the train's fireman distracted von Betz at the cost of his own life as the Patriot boarded the train.

    A fight briefly ensued between the Patriot and von Betz, but von Betz managed to knock the Patriot out with the fireman's shovel. As von Betz prepared to hurl the Patriot from the train, the Patriot recovered slightly and put all of his strength into a single punch that dazed von Betz. Regaining his own bearings, the Patriot tied up the stunned von Betz and forced him to confess his crimes as he documented it on paper. Reuniting the commandeered part of the train with its engine, the Patriot changed back into his civilian clothes and caught back up with Casey and Morgan at Harville Station. Claiming he had met the Patriot on the road, Jeff Mace presented Casey with notes from the Patriot's interview with von Betz, and Casey rushed to the nearest telegraph operator, proclaiming that he could kiss Jeff for helping his interview. Mary kissed Jeff instead, and Jeff confessed that he had wrecked Casey's car, promising to reimburse his friend for the damage.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS) - In August 1941, Mary Morgan mentioned to Jeff Mace a string of murders that had occurred at the Croxton tank factory.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#22/5) - As the string of grisly accidents continued at the Croxton tank factory, impeding tank production, Jack Casey discussed the worker deaths with Jeff Mace, soon prompting Mace to change into his Patriot costume and investigate. Deciding to pose as factory worker looking for a job at the tank factory, Mace met with "Smitty" Schmidt, who assigned Mace to work in the cold rolling plant. Not long after, "Smitty" warned Mace to be careful in the plant, Mace witnessed a worker become entangled in a chain that pulled him through the rollers, crushing him despite "Smitty"'s attempt to turn off the machine.

    A few hours later, Mace happened upon a piece of paper sticking out of one of the new tank parts; upon reading it, Mace discovered a warning for other employees to keep an eye on Mace, suggesting he was a spy. When his boss approached, Mace quickly stuffed the note back where he found it, figuring he would observe who picked it up. By 5pm, the other workers were heading home and a red-haired man, having earlier picked up the note where Mace had left it, had Mace followed out of the factory, only to subsequently do a U-turn and return to the factory. Suspecting the man of sabotaging the factory, Mace investigated and was confronted by the man, who ordered Mace to back his way onto a giant saw at gunpoint. Mace instead punched the man, who charged at Mace, but tripped and fell onto the saw himself. As the mortally wounded man lay dying after being cut and thrown aside by the saw, Mace demanded to know why the man had tried to kill him and who had originally sent the note suggesting Mace was a spy. Before dying, the man managed to tell Mace to visit the proving ground for all his answers.

    Changing into his Patriot costume, Mace observed the factory owner, Croxton, speaking with US Army officers as they prepared to exhibit a newly-completed tank. When the tank drove towards the crowd, killing the Army officers as Croxton fled, the Patriot intervened and entered the tank, finding his factory boss "Smitty" driving. Recognizing his boss, the Patriot stopped the tank and demanded "Smitty" explain his actions.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#22 / 5 / Captain America: Patriot#1) - After "Smitty" admitted to being a Nazi saboteur who had bribed the red-haired man to help him in an effort to stall tank production, the Patriot punched "Smitty" and turned him over to G-Men. He then called Jack Casey to relate the story for the papers.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - Following Jeff's article being published, Jeff thanked Mary for the heads up about the Croxton tank factory. Pretending not to know that Jeff was the Patriot, Mary remarked on how glad she was that the Patriot had somehow heard about the factory murders as well.

(Human Torch Comics I#5A/5) - As Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey were emerging from a cafe following a summer spaghetti dinner, they heard a scream at the end of the block and ran to investigate. While Mary and Casey checked on the little girl that had screamed, learning of her story of strange music and a deceased US Army soldier with twisted features, Mace noticed a suspicious violinist nearby. Not long after phoning the police, Mace informed them of his suspicions that the soldier's death was caused by a musical note so high pitched that it had shattered the soldier's bone tissue. Unfortunately, the police refused to believe Mace was really the Patriot and shrugged off Mace's call as a prank.

    Two nights later, Mace donned his Patriot costume, determined to find the murderer and bring him to justice. Visiting every music store proprietor in the area in an effort to track down the so-called Veiled Violinist, the Patriot at first had no luck but when he came upon an upscale nightclub, the maitre knew the man Patriot was asking about and informed him that the Violinist lived in an old house at the end of the block. Investigating the house, the Patriot found a short wave radio and bone softening chemicals. Secretly drinking some of the bone-softening chemicals to protect himself from the Violinist's musical effects, the Patriot then decided to test the radio and, moments after he learned that Nazis were on the other end, the Veiled Violinist entered his home. Realizing an intruder was in his home, the Veiled Violinist played his violin, and the Patriot fell to the ground, only to spring back up when the Violinist came near to confirm his supposed kill. After forcing a confession and origin story from the Violinist, the Patriot revealed how the bone-softening chemicals had prevented his bones from shattering when the Violinist played, and ordered the Violinist to play his music over the radio, thereby shattering the bones of the listening Nazis to whom he was reporting. Refusing, the mad Violinist tore himself from the Patriot's grasp and leaped out the window to his death. The Patriot then phoned Jack Casey at the newspaper and gave him the full story of the Veiled Violinist and his crimes.

    The next night, Mary Morgan suggested she and Jeff Mace go see Darling Mischaelman perform at Carnegie Hall but Mace admitted that, after reading the story of the Veiled Violinist in the newspaper, he didn't want to listen to a violin for at least six months.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#25/4 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, the Patriot began attending monthly get-togethers involving all of the heroes whose exploits were regularly documented in Timely Comics' Marvel Mystery Comics comic book.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#23/3) - In September 1941, Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey attended a showing of the anti-Nazi play Swastikas Over Europe and at the end of the show, actor Milos Opperman's character was gunned down. Feeling as if the "execution" was too realistic to be staged, Mace excused himself and changed into his Patriot costume in the bathroom. Investigating backstage, the Patriot asked what had happened to Opperman, who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood. When one of the other actors informed the Patriot that Opperman was dead, the Patriot checked out the gun used in the play's final scene and discovered that the gun was loaded with real bullets. The Patriot immediately interrogated the prop man, who claimed he thought the shells put into the gun were blanks. In an effort to get the real killer to reveal himself, the Patriot examined another rifle used in the play and claimed one of the bullets had the killer's fingerprints on it.

    As if on cue, the lights then went out and the Patriot rushed to the light switch to confront the man responsible for the lights and the murder of Opperman: Howard the stage director. His crimes revealed, Howard jumped into the orchestra pit to escape the Patriot, who gave chase and tackled Howard in the corridor outside one of the orchestra boxes. Howard responded by grabbing a nearby fire axe and hitting the Patriot with the blunt side. The dazed Patriot got back to his feet in time to see Howard escape out the fire exit. The Patriot pursued, chasing Howard up the fire escape ladder, but the ladder swayed, and the Patriot fell, catching himself on a nearby neon sign. Having noticed that Howard had leaped to a neighboring building and figuring Howard would try to exit out the back of the building, the Patriot ran around to the back and tackled the exiting Howard.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - During the ensuing scuffle, Howard pulled out a gun and fired at the Patriot, who ducked to one side just in time to avoid the bullet.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#23/3) - After knocking Howard out with a single punch, the Patriot carried Howard back to the playhouse, where a recovered Howard confessed to being an American Nazi and having murdered the anti-Nazi Opperman because he hated what Opperman stood for. Howard was then taken into police custody as Jeff Mace returned to Mary and Casey, claiming he had been knocked out while trying to grab the killer.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - After Mary Morgan wrote the story of the Patriot's defeat of Howard at the play, mistakenly calling Howard "Smitty" Schmidt (see comments), Jack Casey teased Jeff about being scooped by Mary. When Jack joked that Jeff couldn't keep up with all of the Patriot's activities, Jeff claimed he had missed out on the story because he had ran out to get the police during the play.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#25/4) - In November 1941, the Patriot arrived at the latest meeting of the Marvel Mystery Comics heroes alongside the jungle hero Ka-Zar, and he greeted the heroes with a jokingly sarcastic "Hello, men" as he looked over at young heroes Toro and Terry Vance. Once Namor the Sub-Mariner and the otherwordly Vision arrived, they all sat down, and the Patriot remarked on how nice it was to finally get to sit down and compare notes with the other superheroes. As their discussion continued, Terry Vance played a joke on the grumbling Namor, prompting laughter from the Patriot and the others. Namor nearly grew angry but ultimately let the joke slide as the heroes got down to the business of resolving themselves to preserve the sacred principles and ideals of American democracy and to crush any fiendish efforts of the criminal underworld. As the Vision spoke of the next month's upcoming get together, in which they would each use their powers to annihilate the forces of evil, Terry Vance commended the heroes on their abilities to stop crime, prompting the Patriot to remind Terry that he wasn't doing so badly himself. Namor followed the statement with an insult suggesting the Human Torch was the only lazy crimefighter there, and the two got into a fight that the Patriot and the other heroes attempted to break up. Ultimately, the heroes talked the Torch and Namor into postponing their fight until next month, at which point whichever hero had caught the most criminals in the meantime would be declared the victor.

(Human Torch Comics I#5B) - The Patriot attended a banquet in New York alongside his allies the Angel, Human Torch and Toro to say goodbye to Jack Casey, who was being assigned overseas to cover the war for Consolidated News. During the banquet, the Patriot and the others witnessed Casey receive a telegram from Namor requesting where Casey was going to be sent and warning Casey to stay away or risk his life. Later, after the Sub-Mariner waged war on the world to halt the deaths in the oceans caused by the war in Europe, the Patriot read an article by Jack Casey about Namor's war in a newspaper and decided to meet the President about the situation despite others around him laughing off Namor's reported threats. Subsequently visiting Pres. Roosevelt, the Patriot convinced the President that Namor posed a real worldwide threat.

(The Marvels Project#6) - When Namor the Sub-Mariner flooded New York City during a battle against the Human Torch, the Patriot worked with the heroic speedster Hurricane to rescue civilians from the flood waters. The Patriot rescued one man from his wrecked car by ripping the car door off its hinges.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#28/5) - Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan were in Jack Casey's office as Casey looked over a newspaper reporting on the trial of the criminal Green Face. Mace asked how the crook gained his green-colored face, and Casey explained that Rolf Reibel had been experimenting with a poison gas that mutated Reibel, granting him immunity to gas and coloring his face green. After recounting Green Face's origin, Casey realized that time was short, and he reminded his friends that they needed to get to the trial since Casey was supposed to be covering it for the paper. Soon arriving at the courthouse just in time to see Green Face escaping with his accomplice Fritz amid a cloud of green gas, Mace eluded Casey and Mary and quickly changed into his Patriot costume. Pursuing the two criminals down a flight of stairs, the Patriot managed to tackle Fritz and hurl him into Green Face, causing Green Face to tumble down the remaining stairs. When police barred the exit, Green Face commandeered an elevator, and the Patriot caught the next elevator despite protests from the passengers inside. He soon emerged from the elevator on the courthouse roof, mere seconds after Green Face had exited his elevator. Desperate to escape, Green Face leaped from the side of the courthouse onto the scales of a statue of justice below.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#28 / 5 / Captain America: Patriot#1) - When the Patriot did the same to catch the crook, Green Face hurled a gas bomb at the hero, but the Patriot dodged the bomb and punched Green Face out of the scales.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#28 / 5) - The falling Green Face managed to grab one of the hands of the giant courthouse clock, and the Patriot jumped down to grab the clock's other hand, swinging on it to kick Green Face. Without anything else to stop him, Green Face then fell to his death, and the Patriot changed back into his civilian clothes to reunite with his friends Mary and Jack. When Mace claimed he had been looking everywhere for his friends, Mary accused Mace of hiding from Green Face in the courthouse cellar. Casey then updated Mace on the situation, informing him that the police had apprehended Fritz and confirming Green Face's death, to which Mace remarked that Green Face was nothing more than an overrated bum.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - Following the Patriot's encounter with Green Face, Casey informed Jeff and Mary that Life magazine wanted to do a feature on the Patriot using his (Casey's) photos. Jeff expressed happiness for Casey, and Mary commented to Jeff that their boy Casey was growing up, joking that soon, Casey would be dating girls and everything.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS) - The fervently patriotic Jeff Mace was still working as a reporter and correspondent for New York's Daily Bugle newspaper (see comments) when the United States entered World War II.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - The next day, Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan, Jack Casey and other Daily Bugle staff listened to the radio about Japanese attacks on Allied islands.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#24/5) - While joyriding an airplane over New Jersey on December 10, 1941, the Patriot spotted a German plane and fired on it, sparking a dogfight than ended with the German plane shooting down the Patriot near the George Washington Bridge. As his plane went down, the Patriot managed to shoot down the German plane as well before jumping from his plane onto the parachuting Nazi and holding onto the operative as they both floated to the ground. The Patriot then demanded the Nazi explain himself, at which point the man introduced himself as Herr Huss and claimed he was to meet the millionaire John Garrett as part of a plan to save all of humanity.

    The Patriot quickly got the injured Huss to John Garrett's mansion and demanded Huss reveal what was going on. When Huss claimed he had defected from Hitler's Nazi Germany in hopes of ushering peace between Germany and Britain, the Patriot asked to use Garrett's phone and called Jack Casey to report the unfolding events. As the Patriot was about to reveal his whereabouts to Casey, however, Garrett's butler hit the Patriot from behind with the butt of his gun. The Patriot retaliated by knocking out the butler but he was then confronted by Garrett himself, who fired his gun at the hero. Casey overheard the gunshot over the phone before the phone hung up, and he worried the Patriot was in trouble.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#25/3) - Then freelancing for the New York Marvel newspaper, Jack Casey had the Patriot's phone call traced and in the meantime, he prepared a news bulletin for the Marvel to print stating that the Patriot was shot after capturing Herr Huss. Once the call had been traced to the Garrett Mansion, Casey made sure the newspapers went out before rushing to the Mansion to check on the Patriot. Once there, Casey climbed up the gutter drain and saw the Patriot on the ground from the skylight. Listening in on the conversation inside over whether the Patriot should be killed, Casey learned that Huss had feigned his wishes for peace in an effort to soften America for a German invasion before Casey's weight broke the skylight, and he fell into the room. As Huss, Garrett and the butler disposed of Casey by sealing him behind a brick wall to die, the Patriot regained consciousness, the bullet having only grazed him, and he quickly recognized Casey's hat on the floor.

    When the men returned to find the Patriot conscious, they at first attempted to feign a misunderstanding that had resulted in the Patriot getting shot, but when the Patriot threatened to call the FBI if they didn't tell him what happened to Casey, the men dropped their ruse and prepared to kill the hero. The Patriot overturned a desk, and when Huss pulled a gun, the Patriot dove to the ground, causing Huss to accidentally shoot Garrett dead. The Patriot then confronted Huss directly. but Huss committed suicide rather than face justice. The Patriot then interrogated the butler, who revealed where Casey had been imprisoned and, after knocking out the butler, the Patriot used a sledgehammer to bust open the wall and free Casey.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#26/7) - Not long after, when Jack Casey received an assignment aboard a ship to interview Naval Intelligence officer Lt. Curtis, Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan accompanied him on the trip and attempted to aid in the interview, only to be shrugged off by the lieutenant, who proclaimed they would hear all about the intelligence he had learned in Japan once they had arrived in Washington. As the ship docked in New York, the Filipino assassin Ginaldo boarded the ship to kill Curtis, killing two sailors and scattering the press. During the ensuing chaos, Jeff stepped into a doorway and changed into his Patriot costume, returning to the scene just in time to tackle Ginaldo. Ginaldo charged back at the Patriot, only to hit the boat's rail and drop his sword when the Patriot ducked out of the way. Ginaldo quickly regained his composure, however, and knocked the Patriot to the ground as Mary worried what would become of the hero.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#27 / 6) - Regaining his senses, the Patriot pursued Ginaldo down a rope to the boat dock, where Ginaldo was attempting to retrieve his sword. After witnessing a customs agent fire on Ginaldo, who appeared unfazed, the Patriot rushed in and managed to knock Ginaldo's sword into the water. Ginaldo responded by biting the Patriot's arm to break free of his grasp and running off along the dock to escape. The Patriot gave chase and collided with the waiting Ginaldo, knocking himself out as predicted by Ginaldo, who escaped into the distance. Later regaining consciousness to realize that Ginaldo had escaped, the Patriot noticed that the injured assassin had left a trail of blood from his earlier injuries. Tracking Ginaldo via the blood trail to the headquarters of Japanese Secret Service spy Suoka, the Patriot busted through Suoka's window to confront the two criminals. When Ginaldo again charged at the hero, the Patriot picked up Suoka and threw him into Ginaldo, who accidentally impaled Suoka on his swinging sword. When Ginaldo stopped in concern for his sword, the Patriot knocked him out with a punch then rushed off to the dying Suoka, who admitted plotting to kill Lt. Curtis to prevent him from divulging information that Japan intended to seize the Philippines as a base. The Patriot then tied up Ginaldo and phoned the police to apprehend the assassin. Later, after changing back into his civilian clothes, Jeff Mace returned to his friends, and Mary teased Mace, accusing him of running away when Ginaldo went berserk aboard the ship. Mace joked back, asking Mary if she instead wished Ginaldo had killed him.

(All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special#1 (fb) - BTS) - At some point during his reporting days, Jeff Mace made the acquaintance of Leland Baxter of the Leland Baxter Paper Company, who made millions selling paper for newspapers and comic books.

(The Marvels Project#8 - BTS) - While writing a manuscript titled "The Marvels Project," the vigilante Angel related how he had met the elderly Matt Hawk, formerly the Old West hero Two-Gun Kid, who told him stories about future heroes, wonder and scientific breakthrough. Having lived through the events of Pearl Harbor, the Angel took more notice of heroes such as the Patriot and others appearing on the scene and realized the age Matt Hawk had spoke about had arrived.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - When Jack Casey was drafted into the Navy in January 1942, the Daily Bugle threw a goodbye party for Casey. When Casey asked Mary where Jeff was, Mary informed Casey that the entire situation was harder for Jeff than Casey realized. Mary then ventured down the hall and found Jeff Mace sitting alone in his office, looking out the window. Mary asked if Jeff was coming to the party, joking that Jeff might be holding up the war since Casey wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to Jeff, but a solemn Jeff just commented that he had to do more.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 - BTS) - By February 1942, the Patriot had begun appearing on posters promoting the purchase of war bonds.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#29/8) - When a strike broke out at a major shipbuilding yard in March 1942, headed by a man named Grosse, Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey (see comments) were assigned to cover the strike. As they approached the yard, Jeff remarked on how much of a "rumpus" Grosse was causing, and Casey expressed suspicions that Grosse didn't have the workers' interests at heart. Upon seeing the Naval officers that had been called in to quell the uprising, Jeff secretly changed into his Patriot costume and rushed to request that the Navy give him twelve hours to convince the workers they were being duped.

    Later that night, the Patriot witnessed Grosse sneaking out of the shipbuilding yard, and he followed the man home, where he discovered Grosse reporting back to his Nazi superiors. Busting through Grosse's window, the Patriot narrowly avoided getting hit by Grosse's radio equipment before some of Grosse's associates arrived in the room. After taking down one of the men, the Patriot was knocked over the head and tied up. Placed in a car, the unconscious Patriot was taken to the harbor, and he regained consciousness just as Grosse and his associate dumped him into the river. The weights of his bonds quickly caused the Patriot to sink into the watery depths, but he soon managed to break free and arrived back at the surface in time to see Grosse's car getting away. Hailing a taxi, the Patriot had the driver follow Grosse's car back to the shipbuilding yard, where the Patriot leaped from the taxi and over the fence to reveal to the workers that Grosse and his allies were Fifth Columnists. Recognizing the appearance of the heroic Patriot, the workers believed his words and turned on Grosse, chasing him and his associate out of the yard and up a set of steel girders. Pursuing, the Patriot swung on the girders to avoid Grosse's attempts to burn him with a welding torch, eventually knocking both Grosse and his associate from the girders. Falling to the ground, the dying Grosse confessed that he had caused the worker strike to prevent the completion of an experimental new battleship and, some time later, Mace, Morgan and Casey were all invited to the secret launching of the completed battleship.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#32/7) - A month later, following the disastrous sinking of one of America's newest battleships, Jeff Mace accompanied Mary Morgan and Jack Casey to the sinking site as divers sought to salvage what they could from the wreckage. When the mangled divers floated back up to the surface, the Navy prepared a diving bell to investigate. Noticing a giant claw emerge from the water, Jeff Mace decided to investigate on his own as the Patriot. Diving into the water, the Patriot was met by a giant mechanical crab and, after he avoided its attack, the hero flagged down the Navy diving bell and came aboard to renew his breath. Soon noticing that the divers onboard appeared to be Japanese as the giant claw attacked the bell, the Patriot unmasked a diver to confirm his suspicions. Suggesting that Imperial Japanese soldiers had killed and replaced the American divers, the Patriot hurled one of the Japanese divers into the giant crab's claw. The giant crab soon boarded the diving bell as the Patriot battled the Japanese agents, only to be quickly overwhelmed by the numbers. Before he could be decapitated by the crab's claw, the Patriot kicked one of the diver spies into the claw, causing the bell to tip sideways.

    Projected back into the waters by the pressure caused from the tipping bell, the Patriot swam for the surface, pursued by the mechanical crab. Eventually turning to face the crab head-on, the Patriot ripped open the mechanical crab's hatch, flooding the vehicle and exposing the Japanese agents inside. Apprehending the agents, the Patriot then swam to the surface and revealed the Japanese agents' plot, noting that the other agents and the American divers would likely be found dead in the water. As the Navy claimed the Patriot deserved a medal for his actions, Mary wondered aloud who the Patriot reminded her of. A short time later, after changing back into his civilian clothes, Mace was accused by Mary of disappearing every time there was trouble, to which Jeff responded by claiming he was afraid of trouble and couldn't stand the sight of blood.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - The Patriot remained ever-mindful of the benefits of publicity.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#30/5) - Mace, Morgan and Casey were assigned to the Strasser Clinic to find an answer to a situation involving the bloated corpses of high-level US defense officers. As they approached the Clinic in a small personal airplane, a flying corpse crashed into the plane, causing it to go haywire and crash into the side of the Strasser Clinic. With Mary and Casey knocked out from the crash, Mace donned his Patriot costume and rushed to find Dr. Gault Strasser, whom the Patriot thought might be able to shed some light onto the corpse mystery. The hero was almost immediately attacked by three interns (Otto, Hans and Adolph) and, despite getting a few good punches in, the Patriot was knocked unconscious and tied to a stretcher. Awakening to see the US Defense Commissioner Needham similarly strapped to a stretcher and the insane Dr. Strasser about to perform an experiment on the man, the Patriot exclaimed that Strasser would have a lot of explaining to do. Revealing to the Patriot that he had been performing blood transfusions that substituted powdered potassium for dry blood, Dr. Strasser used Needham's corpse as an example, injecting it with potassium and causing it to bloat and float into the air.

    Gloating that only he could imagine such an ingenious method for stopping America's defense program, Strasser prepared to inject the still-living Patriot with a double dose of powdered potassium, but the Patriot strained his neck muscles enough to break the straps around his neck. Freeing himself, the Patriot leaped into action against Strasser, who summoned Otto, Hans and Adolph to his defense. As the Patriot fought the three interns, Strasser attempted to sneak up behind the Patriot and inject him with the potassium but the Patriot punched Strasser, knocking him back onto his own needle. Injected with the potassium, Strasser immediately died as his body bloated up and began floating, and the Patriot remarked that there was one doctor who took his own medicine. He then changed back into his civilian clothes and rushed back to check on Mary and Casey, who wondered where Mace had been. The next day, after Casey had been informed of Strasser's story by the Patriot, Mace met his friends at Casey's freelance offices at the Daily World newspaper, where both Casey and Mary praised the Patriot for his heroism. Mace responded by claiming the Patriot was just a lucky stiff who just happened to get breaks.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#31/5) - When Jack Casey was assigned to Fort Mix a month later to uncover how a series of war games became a real battle, Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan accompanied him on the train ride to the Fort, where Mace admitted he enjoyed these mysterious cases to which Casey occasionally got assigned. Once the trio arrived at Fort Mix, war games resumed, but both parties assumed the other was firing live ammunition and a real battle again ensued. Suspicious of the cause for the fighting, Mace asked a nearby general to borrow his field glasses and, when he saw the opposing officers in odd uniforms, decided to investigate as the Patriot. Climbing a nearby cliff, the Patriot discovered the oddly-uniformed military officers were actually a group of Nazis led by man named Otto Galfyl, who were firing insects at the American soldiers at the speed of bullets to cause in-fighting between the two groups of military men participating in the war games.

    When Otto declared himself the future fuhrer of America, the Patriot leaped into action against the Nazis, only to be forced off the cliff. Catching a tree during the fall, the Patriot used it to spring himself back towards the top of the cliff, where Otto began firing insects at the hero. Avoiding the shots, the Patriot downed one of the Nazis by using him as a human shield against the insects then punched Otto, causing him to lose his balance and fall over the side of the cliff. Dropping Otto's other agents, the Patriot kept them down until the American soldiers arrived to take them into custody. The Patriot then explained to the soldiers Otto's plan to use the insects to trick the soldiers into killing one another during their war games; however, when the general announced plans for the Patriot to be properly rewarded for his actions, he found the Patriot gone. Quickly changing back into his civilian clothes, Mace ran back to his two friends, where Mary accused Jeff of being afraid of the gunfire. When Mary bragged about the Patriot's bravery, Jeff claimed the Patriot was merely hunting for headlines.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 - BTS) - Mary Morgan saw a movie alone, where she saw a newsreel reporting on the Patriot's retrieval of stolen bomber plans and his attending a civil defense luncheon at the White House. The newsreel also warned any ladies watching to be careful of the Patriot's "heart-breaking" blue eyes.

(Invaders I#5 - BTS) - During a meeting of the wartime Invaders group in mid-May 1942, Bucky Barnes commented on how they would probably set Hitler and Tojo back a year, and Captain America pointed at a newspaper article about the Patriot, suggesting heroes like the Patriot could unite on the American front. Bucky claimed the Patriot was not in the same league as Cap before the conversation was curtailed for later.

(Marvel Premiere I#29 (fb) - BTS) - After the Invaders were captured by the Red Skull and brainwashed into attacking a defense plant, the Patriot prepared to go on the radio with the President's authority to assure the country that not all of its costumed heroes had turned traitor. In preparation for his broadcast, the Patriot gathered together a few FBI files on various other heroes that might be willing to speak over the radio.

(Marvel Premiere I#29 / Invaders I#6 (fb)) - While appearing on a radio show, the Patriot was interrupted when Bucky Barnes barged into the studio to speak with the hero. Not quite convinced it was the real Bucky, the Patriot attempted to question the boy, but Bucky, not wanting to waste time, tried to commandeer the broadcast. The Patriot held Bucky back, but Bucky flipped the Patriot, much to the surprise of the studio audience. Bucky then went for the microphone, but the Patriot swept Bucky's legs and got Bucky in an arm lock. Convinced by Bucky's fighting moves that he was the real deal, the Patriot agreed to release Bucky if he'd calm down. Bucky relented and explained that he was seeking the Patriot in an effort to assemble a group of heroes to help stop the mind-controlled Invaders until they could be brought back to their senses. Agreeing to help Bucky, the Patriot went back on the airwaves and turned the broadcast over to Bucky to request help from any heroes listening. Once Bucky had finished, the Patriot showed him the FBI file on the heroic Red Raven and suggested Red Raven for their group if they could reach him.

(Marvel Premiere I#29 / Invaders I#6 (fb) / Invaders I#35 (fb) / Captain America V#4 (fb)) - The Patriot continued assisting Bucky with the radio broadcasts, quickly becoming good friends with the young hero as they worked together, until heroes Miss America, the Whizzer, the Red Raven, the Blue Diamond and the Thin Man showed up wishing to help Bucky.

(Marvel Premiere I#29 / Invaders I#6 (fb) - As the assemblage began discussing plans to rescue the Invaders, a Nazi spy disguised as a radio engineer hit the Whizzer and presented a bomb, only for it to be frozen in his hand with the arrival of the hero Jack Frost. Bucky then revealed his plan to draw out the mind-controlled Invaders by battling the Red Skull and proclaimed their assemblage the Liberty Legion.

(Invaders I#6) - The next day, the Patriot accompanied the rest of the Liberty Legion to a radio press conference, where they publicly announced their formation and assured the public that they would be taking on the Red Skull. In the days that followed, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion battled a spy ring, busted up a Nazi bund and sunk a submarine, halting almost all Nazi activity on the Northeastern coast of the United States. Eventually, the Red Skull grew angry with the Liberty Legion's activities and announced over the radio that he was sending the mind-controlled Invaders against the Legion at three points: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Having successfully drawn out the Invaders, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion rushed into action, splitting into teams of two to tackle the various landmarks. The Patriot and Miss America went to Independence Hall, where Captain America had been sent to destroy the Liberty Bell. The Patriot attempted to halt Captain America's progress but Cap knocked the Patriot into the Bell. The Patriot responded by punching Captain America and, realizing his mind-controlling Nulla-Rays were lessening the Invaders' reflexes, the Red Skull ordered Captain America to return to base. Captain America knocked the Patriot and Miss America aside and successfully escaped, prompting the Patriot to report the events back to Bucky.

(Young Avengers Presents I#5 (fb)) - During a conversation with Bucky, the Patriot taught Bucky the lesson of always keeping a cool head when everyone else was losing theirs and keeping trust in yourself even if others were pointing blame on you.

(Marvel Premiere I#30) - The Patriot was present with a few other Liberty Legion members at their radio studio headquarters when Bettman P. Lyles (secretly a disguised Red Skull) entered and demanded a progress update on the Liberty Legion's recovery of the mind-controlled Invaders. Not especially liking Lyles' attitude, the Patriot nonetheless revealed how the Liberty Legion had freed Toro from the Red Skull's mind control, prompting Lyles to quickly leave in shock. Later that evening, the Patriot and Blue Diamond were present in the radio studio when the Red Skull broadcasted a challenge to the Liberty Legion, warning against appearing at Yankee Stadium the following day. Patriot and the rest of the Legion discussed whether they were ready to take on the remaining Invaders and the next day, the Patriot accompanied the Liberty Legion to Yankee Stadium.

(Marvel Premiere I#30 / Invaders I#35 (fb) / Saga of the Original Human Torch I#2 (fb)) - The Invaders soon made their entrance with an attack from the clouds and the Patriot squared off against his idol Captain America until Toro destroyed the Red Skull's blimp and the Nulla-Ray machine inside it.

(Marvel Premiere I#30) - Their minds restored, the Invaders worked to protect the civilians in Yankee Stadium from being hit by the falling blimp debris, and the Patriot assisted in getting the civilians to safety. Once everyone was safe, the Invaders and the Liberty Legion regrouped and Captain America shook the Patriot's hand, glad to see the Liberty Legion protecting the home front. The Patriot assured Cap that the Liberty Legion would not be letting their guard down anytime soon.

(Captain America V#615.1 (fb) - BTS) - While still working with Bucky, a photo was taken of the Patriot.

(Captain America V#4 (fb)) - Following the Liberty Legion's rescue of the mind-controlled Invaders, newspaper reports circulated that the Patriot had saved the Invaders, and the Patriot accompanied the Invaders at a celebratory parade.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - A month later, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion rushed into action against Lady Luftwaffe and her ferocious Flying Frauleins. Following newspaper reports on the incident, reports also came in about the Liberty Legion foiling a plot to add Adolf Hitler's face onto Mt. Rushmore. The Patriot later accompanied the Liberty Legion on a mission against the so-called Assassin Nation, during which he took out several S.S. snipers and the Thin Man took a bullet for Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Following the mission, the Patriot joined the Liberty Legion at a press conference, where the Thin Man commended the Patriot on his actions against the snipers. Pressured to say a few words, the Patriot attempted to say his actions were nothing any other red-blooded American wouldn't have done but he fumbled his words and jokingly asked where an Axis agent was when he needed one. The Thin Man later apologized for putting the Patriot on the spot with the reporters and when the Patriot admitted his lack of charisma in front of a microphone, Miss America chimed in that they would have to work on that since the public considered the Patriot the Legion's leader. Quickly reminding the Legion of their own individual leadership qualities, the Patriot claimed to just be a regular guy, prompting the Blue Diamond to inform the Patriot that was why the public related to him. When Miss America remarked that wearing the flag put the Patriot into the spotlight and suggested that he should've chosen a different name if he didn't want to be in the spotlight, the Patriot solemnly responded "So I've been told..."

(Invaders I#35 (fb) - BTS) - The Patriot was officially made chairman of the Liberty Legion, a move the Patriot assumed was because the other members identified him with Captain America.

(Marvel Two-in-One I Annual#1) - When the Nazi Skyshark and a group of fighter planes attacked New York, the Liberty Legion were called in to assist against the attack. The Patriot headed for the roof of the Times Building, only to come face-to-face with the time-traveling modern era hero the Thing. The Thing quickly explained how he was on the rooftop hoping to use a flagpole to catapult himself into the battle, sufficiently convincing the Patriot that he was on their side. Having heard that the Skyshark had been basing himself upstate and knowing that the US government had been working on a secret weapon in that area, the Liberty Legion then split up to check out the various upstate areas where the weapon was being produced.

(Marvel Comics Presents I#160/4) - As the Patriot and the rest of the Liberty Legion split and rushed into action, a temporal portal created by the modern era time manipulator Doctor Yesterday very briefly opened. While the heroes did not notice the portal, the modern era heroine Turbo witnessed a brief glimpse of the Liberty Legion before the portal closed.

(Marvel Two-in-One Annual I#1 / Marvel Two-in-One I#20 (fb)) - The Patriot and Thin Man flew to a farmhouse where one of America's top scientists was based, only to find it under attack by Skyshark. The Patriot and Thin Man then watched as Skyshark seemingly shot down the scientist in cold blood in an effort to keep America from utilizing his discoveries. The two Liberty Legionnaires immediately flew after Skyshark, firing at and pursuing the escaping murderer until Skyshark disappeared under cover of an artificial cloud. When the angry Patriot expressed a desire to uppercut Skyshark in the teeth, the Thin Man commented that while there was nothing more they could do there, he had noticed that the scientist was still moving and had actually not been killed by Skyshark's shooting.

(Marvel Two-in-One I#20) - After regrouping with the rest of the Liberty Legion and witnessing Uatu the Watcher in their presence, the Patriot accompanied the Liberty Legion to a hidden, flying Nazi platform by following the Watcher. Arriving in time to prevent Skyshark from shooting the Thing, who been brought there by Nazi scientist Brain Drain, the Patriot and his allies leaped straight into battle against Skyshark, Brain Drain and their allies U-Man and Master Man. The Patriot then took Skyshark down by landing on him from a jump, and he assisted Thin Man in punching the superhumanly durable U-Man, hurting his knuckles in the process. Once the Nazis were defeated, the Thing acquired a time-displaced half case of Vibranium metal that he had time-traveled to 1942 to prevent from falling into the wrong hands, and he said his goodbyes to Patriot and the Liberty Legion before returning to his own time period.

(Invaders I#35 (fb) - BTS) - Not long after, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion received a request from the FBI to investigate the loyalty of German-Americans in the New York area.

(Invaders I#35 (fb)) - The Patriot attended a top secret meeting of the Liberty Legion to discuss whether or not to inform the US government of their true identities so the government could best determine the Liberty Legion's role in the war effort. When Miss America, acting as meeting secretary, lightheartedly complained at how fast the conversation was going, the Patriot decided to table the discussion about their secret identities and instead suggested an election for a new chairman, admitting he'd grown tired of being chairman just because the others identified him with Captain America. Eventually, the Liberty Legion tabled the discussion about the chairman election as well until they could honor the FBI's recent request to investigate the loyalty of local German-Americans in the area. Determined to prove that the German-Americans were anti-Nazi, Miss America suggested they get into action and flew off to begin the investigation. The Whizzer worried about Miss America, but the Patriot reassured him that Miss America could take care of herself.

(Invaders I#35 (fb) / Invaders I#37 (fb)) - Soon after following Miss America, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion arrived at the scene of Miss America being downed by the armored Iron Cross.

(Invaders I#37 (fb)) - When the Iron Cross refused to surrender, the Whizzer and the other Liberty Legion members turned to the Patriot as their leader to determine what to do next.

(Invaders I#35 (fb)) - In the ensuing battle, the Iron Cross hurled the Blue Diamond into the Patriot, soon downing most of the Liberty Legion while the Whizzer ran for help.

(Invaders I#36) - Patriot and the rest of the Liberty Legion made another attempt to trying to save Miss America, but the Iron Cross hit them all with gas projected from his armor, knocking out and capturing them all. Taken aboard a German submarine, the Liberty Legion were soon freed when a subsequent battle between the Iron Cross and the rescuing Invaders damaged the mechanism keeping the Patriot and the others gassed. Unfortunately, the damage also left a gaping hole in the submarine and water poured in, threatening to drown the Liberty Legion.

(Invaders I#37) - The Nazis aboard the submarine opted to take the Liberty Legion with them and, despite knowing the waters would soon flood the entire sub, the Patriot and the others fought back against their attackers. Easily defeating the Nazi agents, the Liberty Legion apprehended the Nazis as the Thin Man attempted to patch the hole in the sub with his own body, and the entire group was soon rescued when the Sub-Mariner lifted the sinking sub to the surface. Jack Frost then created an ice sheet to keep the sub afloat and, despite the Patriot's suggestions that they wait, Namor, Miss America, Red Raven and the Human Torch of the nearby Invaders flew off to stop the Iron Cross from using captive German scientist Prof. Franz Schneider to improve his armor. Iron Cross was ultimately defeated, and Prof. Schneider was saved and, in the aftermath of the battle, Captain America shook hands with the Patriot, noting how similar they were and how they both had to sit out much of the fight. The Liberty Legion and the Invaders then both boarded Namor's flagship to head back to New York.

(Invaders I#38) - The Patriot attended a late-night Liberty Legion meeting, where the Whizzer and Miss America opted to take a leave of absence from the team to temporarily assist the Invaders in America while the Invaders were missing two of them own: Union Jack and Spitfire.

(All-New Invaders I#13 (fb)) - Some time later, the Patriot and the remaining members of the Liberty Legion teamed up with the super speedster Hurricane against a gigantic wolfman.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#33/5) - In July 1942, Jeff Mace was sent to intercept the Japanese Tatsu Maru ship that was to be the site of an agreed-upon exchange for captive Americans. Along the way, Mace informed the pilot that American intelligence had determined that Imperial Japanese agents were planning to blow up the Tatsu Maru and blame the attack on Allied submarines. Asking to be dropped off in the waters ahead of the Tatsu Maru so that he could pretend to be a castaway and be taken aboard, Mace was set adrift on a raft and he tore his clothing to both create a distress signal and make his story about being a castaway seem more effective. When the Tatsu Maru approached, Mace feigned being dead, and the Japanese agents picked him up. Placed below deck next to the corpse of Japanese official T. Nokki, Mace planned to double-cross the Japanese agents before they could double-cross America, and he dumped Nokki's corpse overboard, crawling into Nokki's coffin himself.

    When the Tatsu Maru docked, Nokki's coffin was taken into an official rest chamber and, once inside the chamber, Mace exited the coffin and changed into his Patriot costume. Rushing into the city to prevent the American ship from being double-crossed during their captive exchange, the Patriot was assaulted by Japanese soldiers, and he was soon overwhelmed and placed into a concentration camp. Grabbing a guard from behind the bars, the Patriot stole the cell keys, freeing himself and donning the downed guard's uniform to blend in. He then took out another guard and escaped the camp. Making his way through town in disguise, the Patriot arrived at an airport, where he knocked out a dive bomber and commandeered a plane. Once in the air, the Patriot discarded his Japanese uniform disguise and was soon after pursued by another Japanese plane, only to quickly shoot it down. Flying out over the sea, the Patriot soon spotted the American ship for the captive exchange and an approaching Japanese submarine. Bombing the submarine to prevent the double-cross, the Patriot then dove into the sea, where he was rescued by the American ship and thanked for his actions.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#34/5) - A month later, Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey were assigned to cover a Japanese invasion attempt of Australia and, as they subsequently flew over the Pacific Ocean, they noticed a strange island covered by a glass dome. Seconds later, a violet light emanated from the island and struck the plane, shutting off its engines and forcing the trio to abandon the crashed plane in the ocean. Swimming towards the island, Jeff and his friends found the island inhabited by ape-like humanoids called the Shaggy Men, who captured the three and led them to the dome. Inside, the trio were introduced to Japanese scientist Dr. Alto Faliguma, who announced his plans to destroy the western world using the Shaggy Men he created from live animals. As Jeff and his friends remained bound, Dr. Faliguma ordered the Shaggy Men to invade Australia. Hours later, Dr. Faliguma returned and announced his plans to transform Jack Casey into a lizard.

    Determined to save his friend from Dr. Faliguma's machines, Jeff struggled until he finally broke free of his bounds and then tackled the scientist. Shoving Dr. Faliguma aside, Jeff ran off into another room to change into his Patriot costume. Rushing back to Casey, the Patriot used the equipment to restore Casey to normal, and he then placed Dr. Faliguma himself onto the slab in an attempt to get information from him. Unfortunately, a recovering Casey accidentally knocked a switch on the machines, transforming Dr. Faliguma into a lizard. The Patriot then rushed to the radio to warn Australia. Learning that the Shaggy Men had already invaded, the Patriot turned Dr. Faliguma's machines to full power, transforming all Shaggy Men around the world into harmless lizards, and he asked Australia to send a rescue plane to his position. Continuing the power output to maximum, the Patriot ultimately destroyed the lizards that had once been Shaggy Men when the power output decapitated them all. With the Shaggy Men destroyed, the Patriot changed back into his civilian clothes just as Mary and Jack fully regained their faculties. A groggy Mary asked what had happened, and Jeff claimed she hadn't missed much as a lizard crawled past them. When Mary appeared repulsed by the lizard, Jeff commented that he would never bother her again, prompting Casey to ponder what Jeff meant by "again."

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#35/5) - After reading up on the so-called astrologer named the Great Astro in September 1942, Jeff Mace wondered how Astro managed to tie up commercial shipping with his predictions and suggested that Jack Casey, Mary Morgan and himself visit the Great Astro to learn what Astro's angle was. As they approached the location where the Great Astro broadcasted his predictions, rain increased and became a full-fledged storm. The trio successfully weathered the storm and arrived at the Great Astro's door, only to see a bolt of lightning destroy the bridge behind them. Astro soon greeted and invited the trio into his abode, where he showed them his telescope charts and radio equipment before excusing himself to record his latest radio broadcast.

    When the Great Astro began warning tankers not to sail, a suspicious Jeff Mace leaped up and punched Astro, having noticed that Astro's script was in German. Mace then got on the microphone and announced the cancellation of Astro's program, claiming it was due to the weather. Astro responded by shooting to injure Jeff and summoning assistants to ensure Mary and Casey did not follow Jeff's lead and attack as well. The trio was then taken into the Great Astro's dungeons, where a recovering Jeff assured Casey that he was alright other than his shoulder. When the assistants hung all three up by their wrists, causing Mary to faint from pain, Jeff watched as an angry Casey was equally rendered unconscious by the butt of Astro's assistant's gun. Fighting the pain from the bullet in his shoulder, Jeff eventually wiggled his arms free and cut down his two unconscious friends. He then changed into his Patriot costume and rushed upstairs to deal with the phony Great Astro. Locating Astro, the Patriot swung on a light fixture and kicked Astro, stealing his gun as one of Astro's agents fired a Tommy gun at him. The Patriot responded by using Astro's gun to shoot the gunner dead then hurled the gun at another approaching attacker, knocking him out.

    Investigating the Great Astro's telescope, the Patriot spotted a Nazi submarine in the far off distance that was flashing lights, and the Patriot deduced that the Great Astro had been communicating plans to Nazi subs using ultraviolet light. Grabbing a guard, the Patriot interrogated him into confessing that they were indeed using ultraviolet light due to the radio lines being monitored and that the sub was awaiting the Great Astro's orders. He then ordered the guard at gunpoint to send a light code to the Nazi sub, telling it to stay in place to await further orders. As the guard did as commanded, the Patriot used the radio equipment to summon the Coast Guard to the Nazi sub's location. A recovered Mary and Jack soon entered the room, surprised to the see the Patriot, who quickly pinned a note onto the Great Astro and disappeared out of fear of his friends discovering his dual identity. When Mary and Casey caught up, they found the Patriot's note explaining the Great Astro's plan. Claiming he must have been hit on the head, Mace soon came climbing up a nearby ladder, prompting Mary to again remark on how Jeff always went missing whenever action began. Jeff simply apologized in response.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#36/7) - Assigned to cover the Australian battlefront months later, Mace, Mary and Casey met in Jeff's room to consult a wall map for ideas of where they should station themselves. Jeff suggested they slip into the Japanese-held New Guinea in an effort to get wind of invasion plans. The next morning, as Jeff and Casey were preparing for their trip, Mary arrived to join them and, when Jeff attempted to talk Mary out of it, Mary sternly reminded him that she was also a reporter, and they all boarded the airplane. Hours later, the trio touched down in New Guinea, only to be almost immediately set upon by a group of native head hunters. Taken captive, Mary and Casey were tied up in a hut while Jeff was kept separate from them in another hut. While bound, Mace was visited by Col. Zinzer of German Intelligence, who revealed that he had roused the native head hunters to attack outsiders in an effort to aid the Nazis' Japanese allies there. After gloating some more, Zinzer left, but then Jeff freed himself by tugging at his ropes with his teeth, soon changing into his Patriot uniform.

    Escaping the hut, the Patriot punched out one of the head hunters and took the hunter's spear before being surrounded by several more hunters. Zinzer soon appeared and attempted to rally the head hunters, assuring them that the appearance of the Patriot was nothing more than a trick. While the Patriot was surrounded by natives, Zinzer pulled out a Luger and fired, missing the Patriot, who took advantage of the miss to hurl his spear through Zinzer's heart. With Zinzer dead, the witch doctor of the natives pledged allegiance to the Patriot instead, who ordered the head hunters to fight against the Japanese. Together with the head hunters, the Patriot took the fight directly to the Japanese agents in New Guinea, raiding their outposts and terrorizing their soldiers. The Patriot and the head hunters eventually forced the Japanese to retreat and afterwards, he convinced the head hunters that the Allied Powers were their friends and that they should continue to fight Japanese soldiers. Once the witch doctor promised to free their Allied captives, the Patriot departed, ducking into a hut to change back into his civilian clothing. Figuring Mary and Casey would laugh at him like usual, Jeff reunited with them, and Mary immediately asked where Jeff had been, explaining that the witch doctor had filled them in on what had happened. When Casey mentioned that the Patriot had been around the area, Jeff made up an alibi on the spot and claimed he had to wait to be untied. As the trio flew back home on their plane, Mary and Casey gushed about the Patriot, and Mace laughed to himself, wondering how they would react if they knew the truth about the Patriot.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#37/5) - In November 1942, Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan were assigned by their newspaper editor to cover a USO show, and that night, as they traveled to the show, they both discussed how nice it was for a change to have an "easy" assignment. Once they arrived and the show began, uniformed women walked through the theater taking up money for the soldiers overseas but when the announcer moments later proclaimed that the donations were missing, Jeff and Mary opted to find out what was going on, with Jeff excusing himself up to the stage. Quickly noticing that the donation kettle was placed atop a trap door not unlike that a stage magician would use, Jeff changed into his Patriot costume and rushed downstairs beneath the stage. Confirming his suspicions that the donation kettle had a fake bottom that opened to deposit the money beneath the stage, the Patriot heard voices emanating nearby and ran up a ramp to see a truck speeding away.

    Deducing that the truck had gained entrance into the USO show by faking a delivery, the Patriot leaped onto the tailboard of the truck then crept around to the passenger side of the vehicle, where he punched one of the thieves. Working his way to the opposite side of the truck, the Patriot next punched out the driver, causing the truck to crash into a telegraph pole. Pulling the unconscious crooks from the wreckage, as well as the stolen money, the Patriot flagged down a passing motorist and hitched a ride back to the USO show. Explaining to a police officer that the captured crooks were the men who had stolen the USO donations, the Patriot returned the money to the USO announcer and confronted the stagehand that had arranged the trap door for the theft. After tackling the stagehand and exposing his association with the crooks, the Patriot changed back into his civilian clothes and reunited with Mary, who predictably wondered why Mace couldn't be more like the Patriot. Claiming he wasn't built for that sort of action, Jeff also claimed he just always seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when the Patriot showed up.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#38 / 7 (fb) - BTS) - A month later, Jeff Mace, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey returned to Australia for an assignment.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#38/7) - Assigned to help build friendly relations between the Allied Powers and India, Jeff, Mary and Casey flew from Australia to India and along the way, Jeff watched Casey attempting to strike up a friendship with the supposed Indian onboard the plane. Just as Jeff was wondering if perhaps Casey was talking a bit too much, their plane was surrounded by Japanese planes and forced to land. Jeff immediately sought to stall the Japanese soldiers in hopes of protecting their Indian ally but the Indian instead exited the plane and greeted his Japanese allies, commending them on their service to the Emperor, much to Jeff's surprise. The "Indian" then revealed to the reporters that he was Japanese, merely using makeup to trick them into thinking he was Indian, and that he planned to trick the entire country of India once they arrived there. He then had Jeff and his friends placed back in the airplane under guard, and they traveled to a Japanese air base, where the "Indian" confronted Jeff and his allies about information they had that would help the Japanese invade Australia. He then threatened to torture Mary if Jeff did not give the information to them. When both Jeff and Casey refused to talk, they were thrown into separate prison cells, while Mary was taken away to be tortured.

    As Jeff was being shoved into his cell, however, he fought back, knocking the guard out by punching him into a brick wall. Changing into his Patriot costume, Jeff escaped into the maze-like dungeons of the air base and soon overheard Mary screaming. Failing to break open the door to Mary's cell, the Patriot found a transom and opted to intervene when he witnessed a guard whipping Mary. Swinging into the cell on a rope, the Patriot knocked aside the guards and rescued Mary. When the faux Indian ran for it, the Patriot pursued, freeing Casey from his cell along the way and asking him to get Mary to safety while he captured their captor. Witnessing the faux Indian ordering his men to find the Patriot, the Patriot snuck up on him once the soldiers had departed and punched him out. Rifling through the unconscious officer's briefcase, the Patriot discovered invasion plans before changing back into his civilian clothes to regroup with Mary and Casey. Making their way outside with the unconscious faux Indian in tow, the trio of reporters took down the guards outside and stole a Japanese plane to escape the base. Once in the air, they made their way to the Australian coast, where American planes surrounded and grounded them when they realized the Japanese plane wasn't fighting back. After revealing themselves as Americans, Jeff turned the Japanese disguise artist over to the American soldiers for a confession of his invasion plans.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#39/5) - In January 1943, following the Nazi sabotage of several airplane factories, Mace, Mary and Casey met to discuss the situation, and Jeff proposed a link between the sabotage and recent Nazi pilots escaping from Canadian prison camps. Casey suggested getting himself assigned to Canada so the three of them could investigate and, shortly after Casey did just that, Mace disguised himself as famous Nazi flying ace Lt. Karl Mueller and arranged with a Canadian prison commandant to be placed in one of their cells in an effort to investigate his theorized link between the sabotage and the prison camps. Brought before the commandant by a guard, "Mueller" was taken to a cell, winking at the commandant as he was led away. Upon seeing the two Nazi prisoners he was to share a cell with, Mace gave a rousing "Heil Hitler" to further his ruse to the prisoners, only to be hit across the face by the Canadian guard's gun.

    Later, in the prison camp yard, a Nazi named Hopf offered to help "Mueller" escape and gave him a cigarette with a map of the prison drawn on the cigarette's paper. When an investigating Mary and Casey walked by, Jeff quickly dashed away to keep his friends from giving him away. That night, Jeff witnessed a Nazi plane fly over the prison camp's lake, and he followed Hopf's escape instructions, discovering that the plane had dropped a package containing a diving helmet and underwater gear. He then used the gear to swim down into an old abandoned pipe in the lake, which he entered and followed until he emerged on the property of pro-Nazi Canadian farm owner Krauss. Krauss provided "Mueller" dry clothes and coffee as he prepared a fake identity for "Mueller" to use to infiltrate the US. However, when Krauss' pipe went out and "Mueller" offered him a light, Krauss recognized the lighter as being American made and pulled a gun on the suspicious "Mueller." The two then fought one another, and Krauss managed to tear Mace's clothing, revealing his Patriot costume underneath. Desperate and fearful, Krauss pulled his pistol on Jeff, who forced Krauss' hand to point the gun the other way, causing Krauss to shoot himself in the face.

    Finding evidence of the next steps of the escape plot in the deceased Krauss' cabin, the Patriot subsequently boarded a train to New York, busting into the meeting place where "Mueller" was supposed to meet his contacts. Easily defeating the two men, the Patriot forced one of them to reveal a list of Nazi pilot names involved in the recent factory sabotage. Later, after defeating the Nazis involved, the Patriot placed a long distance collect phone call to Jack Casey, still stationed in Canada, and revealed that he had rounded up the sabotage ring they were investigating. Mace subsequently reunited with Mary and Casey in New York, and Casey expressed annoyance that the Patriot scooped his story in New York while Casey was away  in Canada.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#40/7 (fb) - BTS) - A month later, while assigned to investigate the Burton Plant bombing, Mace found a clue in the form of a program from the musical show Varieties. Deciding to check into the clue, Jeff scheduled a date with Morgan to the Varieties show, taking the night off work to attend.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#40/7) - Jeff visited his editor at the Chronicle newspaper, and the editor chewed Jeff out for taking the night off to go see a musical when the Burton Plant bombing was still unresolved, prompting Jeff to promise his editor a front page story. Jeff then walked out, leaving behind an angry editor who swore to have Jeff blacklisted from every newspaper in town. Meeting with Mary outside, who remarked on how mad Jeff had made the editor, Jeff claimed he had to take in a little entertainment from time to time and dragged Mary along to the show.

    Twenty minutes later, Jeff was watching the musical through binoculars while Mary swooned, thinking about how she thought she'd never be in a box seat with Jeff. When the drummer Drums Toggin was introduced and he began to play, Jeff recognized the odd beats at some sort of code and he scanned the audience for the code's recipient. Finally seeing a man writing down instructions to stage a kidnapping at the Tower Plant, Jeff excused himself and ducked outside to investigate as the Patriot. Figuring his finding of the Varieties program had paid off, the Patriot secretly followed Toggin as he went into an alley, only to be discovered and hit with a blackjack. Before Toggin could finish off the Patriot, his accomplice suggested they leave the unconscious Patriot there and when he came to, they would be long gone. Recovering sooner than expected, the Patriot rushed to a phone and called the FBI, reporting Toggin as a contact man somehow involved in the Burton Plant bombing.

    Making his way to the Tower Plant, where Toggin and his accomplice were scheduled to meet, the Patriot arrived before the crooks and warned the old security guard to keep an eye out for the two. He then waited across the street until the next shift change at the Tower Plant, at which point the guard signaled the Patriot as Toggin and his accomplice arrived disguised as night shift workers. Arriving as Toggin and his accomplice were capturing the Plant workers, the Patriot rushed inside and prevented the sabotage of the machinery by catching an instrument thrown into the gears by Toggin's accomplice. Hurling the explosive out of the Plant window, the Patriot then returned the earlier favor by walloping Drums Toggin in the chin and took out his accomplice by swinging on a chain. The FBI arrived moments later, and the Plant workers identified Toggin and his accomplice as men that had captured them. When the Patriot commended the FBI's Cleary for getting there so quickly, Cleary claimed he had simply arrived on time and confirmed that Toggin had already been apprehended. The Patriot then realized he had left Mary at the show and rushed back to find that Mary had been so engrossed by the show that she had forgotten Jeff had even left. Later reporting the story about Drums Toggin to his editor, Jeff asked if the editor was now satisfied with his work. When the editor replied in the affirmative and commented that he thought Jeff had been at a musical, Mary chimed in, asking how Jeff had learned about Tower Plant sabotage. Winking, Jeff claimed one of the show's chorus girls had told him about the plot backstage, prompting annoyance from Mary and laughter from his editor.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#41/5) - While reading the Star News newspaper, Mace commented on the prison release of gangster "Thick Lips" Scarbo and how his release might be newsworthy. Casey and Mary agreed and the next morning, the trio attempted to get an interview with Scarbo as he left prison. Scarbo dodged their attempts and got into a car but Jeff and his friends followed, soon witnessing Scarbo being forced out of the car at gunpoint. Investigating, the trio followed and discovered Scarbo being blackmailed by the Nazi Von Boom. When the Nazis attacked, Jeff Mace feigned fear and ran off, only to duck into another room and change into his Patriot costume. Von Boom located the Patriot mere moments after he had changed, and the Patriot punched Von Boom across the face before flipping him over his shoulder. The Patriot then pursued the fleeing Von Boom towards another room, where he punched Von Boom through the door. Von Boom's men quickly dogpiled the Patriot, but the Patriot wiggled free as the unaware Nazis beat Von Boom senseless. The Patriot then swung on a chandelier back into the fight.

    With the fight continuing on, "Thick Lips" Scarbo grabbed a gun and turned it on the Nazis, warning that while he might not have held a gun in years, he still had good aim. The Patriot commended Scarbo on his heroism before ducking away, leaving Scarbo's formerly captured son to tell the whole blackmail story to Casey. Returning minutes later in his civilian clothes, Mace reunited with his friends, who accused Jeff of missing their entire story. Jeff explained away his absence by stating he had left to phone the police.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#42/6) - When word came over the radio of Nazi spies landing on Long Island, Mace, Mary and Casey ran into action to get the scoop. Arriving on the scene, they learned the spies were nowhere to be found, but Jeff quickly spotted a trail of blood from one of the spies who had been shot by a soldier as they arrived on the island. Tracking the blood trail to a nearby trash can, Jeff warned Mary that a spy was inside and when the spy leaped up with intent to kill, Jeff twisted his arm and forced him to drop his gun. Klugg and the another spy then appeared and forced Jeff and his friends to drive them to a 777 Prudell Street butcher shop. Once inside, Klugg ordered the Nazi spy butcher to lock Jeff, Mary and Casey up in his freezers. As soon as he was led into a freezer and left alone, Jeff changed into his Patriot costume and used a meat hook to break the wood freezer door and escape. He then confronted Klugg and his spies, rounding and tying them up before leaving Mary and Casey to watch over them as he rushed off to change. Returning moments later in his civvies, Mace was questioned about his absence but claimed he had been stuck in the freezer.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#43/4) - In May 1943, following the supposed suicide of Celia Tang, Mary Morgan and Jack Casey (both freelancing for the Morning Star newspaper alongside Jeff Mace) decided to interview Celia's father, Professor Tang, and asked Mace to join them. Jeff decided to stay behind and, suspicious of the story, he read the newspaper headline about Celia's death and opted to check the newspaper's files on Professor Tang. After confirming that Celia's mother, Mrs. Tang, had disappeared years earlier without a trace, Jeff became slightly concerned that Mary and Casey had not yet returned from the Professor's home, and he decided to pay Tang a visit after all to check on his friends. When Jeff arrived at Tang's home, he was led in by the butler Henry, and the Professor seemed confused as Jeff asked about the whereabouts of Casey and Mary. Once Tang learned Jeff was a reporter, however, he ordered Jeff to leave, but Jeff instead questioned why a lipstick container was inside Tang's home, given that his deceased daughter was arguably too young to wear lipstick. Before a panicked Tang could fully respond, Henry clubbed Jeff, knocking him out.

    Awaking in the cellar, Jeff figured the laundry chute would lead into Tang's kitchen so he donned his Patriot costume and climbed up the chute. Emerging from the chute, the Patriot quietly followed Henry into the attic, where he witnessed Henry pass a gun over to the Professor, who was threatening an older woman. The Patriot immediately jumped into action against Tang and Henry, knocking Tang's gun to the side. The woman, in a fit of mad rage, picked up the gun and shot Professor Tang dead, revealing herself to the Patriot as Tang's supposedly deceased wife that Tang had been holding captive for eight years. When the Patriot appeared shocked to see Mrs. Tang alive, Mrs. Tang promised to testify about her husband's actions and his attempts to inherit her fortune. A recovering Henry soon charged at the Patriot, who dodged the attack and countered with an uppercut. The Patriot then had Mrs. Tang hold Henry at bay with a gun while he rushed off to phone the police. Mary and Casey soon appeared as well, forcing the Patriot to disguise his voice to prevent Mary from guessing his identity. Informing his friends that Mrs. Tang and Henry were upstairs, the Patriot quickly ran off.

    Later, after returning to the Morning Star offices, Mary and Casey discussed with Jeff the scoop they had acquired at the Tang residence. When Jeff asked Mary and Casey what had taken them so long to arrive at the Tang house, Mary explained that they had stopped to cover a fire on the way to Tang's residence. Confused, Jeff wondered what the lipstick container he had found at the Tang residence was all about since it didn't belong to Celia Tang or Mary. When he investigated it further, Jeff discovered it was not a lipstick container at all but rather, a tubular-shaped cigarette lighter.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#44/7) - Jeff, Mary and Casey looked over the latest newspaper headlines and learned of a recent juvenile crime wave. Casey soon suggested they visit the juvenile court to get some more information about the newspaper story, and Jeff commended Casey on the idea as they departed the newspaper offices. As the trio was getting into the car, however, a group of kids held them up and one of the boys warned Jeff not to move, as they had a gunman watching their every move from a nearby building. After the trio had been robbed, Casey remarked that the robbery would be reported in the paper, but Jeff suggested against it until he could investigate a theory he had involving the kid thieves. Subsequently making a spectacle while hailing a taxicab and flaunting money, Jeff Mace gained the attention of one of the thieves' spotters and, as predicted, the child thieves arrived to rob both Jeff and Mary, unaware that the "money" they had acquired was stage money. As soon as the thieves departed, Jeff had Casey follow them to their hideout, where they witnessed the young boys turning the money over to the Nazi Albel von Gukk.

    Doing an immediate about-face, Jeff ducked behind the door and changed into his Patriot costume to confront von Gukk. As Mary and Casey were captured, the Patriot listened as von Gukk gloated about how their friend Jeff would soon be located. When von Gukk bragged about giving each of the boy thieves guns, the Patriot leaped into action, punching von Gukk in the face and knocking aside his Nazi allies. Von Gukk ordered the boys to attack the Patriot but, now realizing that von Gukk was a Nazi, the boys turned on him and announced their alliance with the Patriot instead. Patriot and the kids then rounded up the Nazis, and the Patriot explained how the Nazis were using the boys' crime wave to distract from the war effort. After warning the boys to constantly be on guard for Nazi plots such as the one they had been wrapped up in, the Patriot departed and minutes later, Jeff Mace returned to the scene, claiming he had went to summon a police officer. Mary explained that the police would not be needed for the kids, and Jeff helped Casey cart the Nazis out of the building, turning to inform Mary of his guess that whatever stolen money could not be returned, the boys would likely use to buy war bonds.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#49/6) - Months later, Jeff Mace received a call that retired banker and museum curator Martin Hughs had been found dead, and he rushed over to the Hughs Mansion to investigate the scoop. Meeting with the coroner inside Hughs' study, where the body was found, Jeff asked if Hughs had been poisoned and the coroner was surprised at Jeff's guess. After explaining that Hughs' bloated body had tipped him off to the idea of poison, Jeff did his own investigation around the scene of the crime, noticing that Hughs had been injected with poison between the toes, leaving a bite-like wound. Soon discovering a hole in the floor near Hughs' desk, Jeff kept the discovery a secret as a detective spoke about the will that Hughs was writing when he was killed, leaving ten percent to his daughter, forty percent to his butler Harold and the rest to charity. Agreeing that the will was odd, Jeff listened as the butler explained how Hughs had disowned his daughter after she married against his wishes. Just as Jeff wondered where Hughs' daughter was, she appeared in the room, introducing herself as Mrs. Marion Check and explaining that she had come as soon as she heard of her father's death. As Mrs. Check accused Harold of committing the murder, starting an argument, Jeff decided to excuse himself to change into his Patriot costume.

    Rushing into the basement to investigate the hole in the floor near Hughs' desk that he had found earlier, the Patriot found the basement packed with live snakes in glass encagements. Finding a ladder leading up to the hole in the floor, the Patriot suspected that someone might've forced a live snake up through the hole to bite Martin Hughs. When a black mamba snake slithered down through the hole, the Patriot dodged the snake's strike and leaped from the ladder, toppling it onto the snake, killing it. Deducing that the black mamba must've been what had murdered Martin Hughs and that it had to have been placed there by someone familiar with the home, the Patriot ran back upstairs and demanded to know where Marion Check was. A scream soon alerted the Patriot to her location, and he rushed into a nearby room to find Mrs. Check being assaulted by the murderous Masked Mamba. Leaping to kick the Masked Mamba in the neck and rescue Mrs. Check, the Patriot was soon hit with a footstool thrown by the Mamba, who attempted to escape. Pursuing the Masked Mamba back into the cellar, the Patriot was met by the Mamba, who raised a glass container with poisonous snakes inside and prepared to hurl it at the hero. Grabbing a nearby hammer, the Patriot threw it into the container, shattering it and causing the snakes inside to fatally bite the Masked Mamba. The Patriot then used his heavy gloves to gather the freed snakes into a different container and the detective soon arrived from upstairs to investigate the situation. Turning the Masked Mamba's corpse over, the detective discovered the Mamba to be Harold the butler, and the Patriot further explained that Harold had arranged Hughs' murder and altered Hughs' will to give himself forty percent of Hughs' fortune. Further explaining his deduction that Harold had intended to kill Marion Check to keep her from contesting Hughs' altered will, the Patriot then excused himself. The next day, the Daily Sun newspaper reported on the Patriot's return to action solving the Hughs murder case.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#50/6 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, the Patriot became friends with fellow patriotic hero Captain America.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#50 / 6) - In December 1943, Mary Morgan was waiting outside the newspaper offices for Jeff to pick her up for a date when Dr. Hans Groitzig and his assistant Ohsi Scharrolla captured her. Arriving for the date just in time to see Dr. Groitzig abscond with Mary, Jeff quickly hailed a taxi but the driver would only take him to the city limits due to a gas shortage and despite Jeff's protests, Jeff was dropped off at the outskirts of town. Recognizing the road as having no turnoffs until the beach, Jeff deduced that Mary must have been taken to an old abandoned Long Island beach lighthouse now known as Horror Light. Arriving at Horror Light as Dr. Groitzig and Ohsi were destroying the experiments and manuscripts following a failure experimenting on Mary, the Patriot plowed into the two Nazis, easily defeating them and rescuing Mary, who seemed to "see" the battle despite being blindfolded. When Mary claimed she saw a Nazi submarine landing not far from there, a confused Patriot asked how Mary could have seen anything when she was blindfolded. Claiming that whatever Groitzig had injected her with had given her the ability to see through things and hear what others afar were saying, Mary revealed to the Patriot that Nazis were exiting the U-boat that had landed outside.

    Coming up with a plan, the Patriot told Mary to get to safety and inform the Coast Guard about the U-boat as he got into a closet to await the arriving Nazis. Overhearing from the closet when the Nazis gunned down Groitzig and Ohsi for their failure, the Patriot revealed his presence and rounded up the remaining Nazis. The Coast Guard arrived moments later to apprehend the Nazis, and the Patriot went outside to reunite with Mary. Commending Mary on her good work, the Patriot departed once they had gotten back in town, commenting that they would meet again soon.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - The following night, the Patriot returned home to find Mary Morgan in a superhero costume. When Mary expressed interest in using her newfound abilities to work together with Jeff, like they used to as reporters, the Patriot commented that Mary going into action as Miss Patriot was a great idea but admitted that he didn't really have time for anything else, considering the war, his activities with the Liberty Legion and his attempts at remaining a reporter. Tearful, Mary started to walk off, remarking on how she thought that, with her new powers, she would now be on the same level as Jeff Mace and his Liberty Legion allies. The Patriot immediately commented on how he was the only Liberty Legion member without powers and how he was never on the same level as Mary. The crying Mary then accused Jeff of not being very smart, implying Jeff's lack of notice for her feelings, and Jeff responded in agreement that he wasn't smart, claiming that he had only gotten as far as he had because he didn't know when to quit. Mary then suggested she was too smart for her own good and apologized for bothering Jeff, at which point the Patriot expressed support for her as Miss Patriot. When the Patriot warned that she might get shot at, Mary claimed she had thick skin and Jeff commented that perhaps that they might team-up sometime. Mary replied that she would like that, at which point Jeff questioned whether Mary had truly been kidnapped in the first place.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#52/5 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace took a longer term freelance assignment with the Daily Planet newspaper.

(Ant-Man: Last Days#1 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, the Patriot posed for a photo with Mary Morgan in her Miss Patriot guise in front of an American flag backdrop.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#51/6 (fb) - BTS) - Days later, Jeff Mace asked his local city editor for a promotion to a war correspondent job.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#51/6) - The city editor called Jeff into his office and promoted him to a position as a Washington, D.C. news conference correspondent despite Jeff's initial disappointment at being stuck in conferences rather than seeing big action. After being given a train ticket to Washington, Jeff visited the train station that night to catch his train, where he caught sight of some Nazi spies that were being led to their trial on the same train he was catching. As he took his seat, Jeff monologued that the Nazis probably wouldn't bring him much of a story since they were heavily guarded and he took notice of several passengers carrying what appeared to be musical instruments. Chuckling to himself that perhaps he would have a concert to report on, Jeff nonetheless found something odd about the musicians that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

    When Jeff moved to another locker on the train for a smoke, the "musicians" revealed themselves to be Nazi agents carrying guns in their musical instrument cases. While in the bathroom, Jeff felt the sudden stop of the train as the Nazi leader Hauptner pulled the train's emergency brake, and Jeff looked out the bathroom window to see the Nazis carrying guns. Changing into his Patriot costume, Jeff emerged from the bathroom just in time to see the Nazis gun down the military guards taking them to trial. Borrowing grenades from one of the dying soldiers, the Patriot fought his way to Hauptner, only to be knocked out by the combined blows from one of the Nazis' thrown rifles and the leg of one of the Nazis the Patriot was swinging around. Awaking moments later to see the Nazis running free, the Patriot rounded up Fritz and the other Nazi agents but Hauptner got away in a car. Racing to catch the Nazis' speeding getaway cars, the Patriot hurled one of the deceased soldier's grenades and hit the car, blowing it and Hauptner up and causing the second getaway car to wreck, killing the Nazis inside. Considering justice to be done with the Nazis dead, the Patriot made his way back to the train undetected and changed back into his civilian clothes. When one of the passengers asked where Jeff had been, he claimed he had been knocked out when the train had suddenly stopped.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - By the end of 1943, Jeff Mace had lost touch with Mary Morgan due to his time away as a Washington correspondent.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#52/5) - Still acting as a Washington correspondent for the Daily Planet in February 1944, Jeff Mace picked up a newspaper, only to be shocked by a headline titled "Nazis Deserve Sympathy" that was credited to himself. Knowing he had not written such a story, Jeff rushed over to the Press Club but found they were each dealing with similar problems. Jeff then phoned Jack Casey (now an editor in New York) in hopes that Casey could shed some light on the situation, but Casey revealed that there were no such problems going on in the New York papers, jokingly suggesting that perhaps Jeff merely didn't see straight. Three days later, Jeff received a telegram inviting him to the Press Club for a meeting with the President to discuss the secret undercover press that seemed to be printing the false newspaper stories. On his way to the Press Club, Jeff noticed a White House messenger being clubbed by Nazis Hermann and Aubright, and he ducked into a nearby building to change into his Patriot costume. Quickly rounding up the Nazis, the Patriot was soon knocked out by the butt of Aubright's gun as he was fighting Hermann, and the Nazis left the unconscious Patriot lying on the ground while Hermann changed into the messenger's clothes.

    Ten minutes later, the Patriot regained consciousness and noticed a gold-colored ring that had been dropped by one of the Nazis. Taking it as a clue, the Patriot rushed over to the Press Club to find the reporters reading a false Fifth Column message claiming to be from the President. As the reporters scoffed at the fake message, the Patriot noticed the golden ring in his pocket wasn't real gold but rather brass, similar to what was used on merry-go-rounds. Rushing to the only merry-go-round in Washington, at a carnival on the other side of town, the Patriot arrived twenty minutes later to see the same Nazis that had earlier knocked him out. Witnessing Aubright and Hermann go into a trap door on the merry-go-round, the Patriot quietly followed and discovered that the turning merry-go-round was moving the parts of an underground printing press. Realizing this was the secret undercover Fifth Column Press and overhearing the Nazis gloat about publishing a fake story showing the President saluting Hitler, the Patriot leaped into action against the Nazis. Easily taking down the Fifth Columnists, the Patriot promised to inform both the FBI and his local newspaper of the Nazis' plot. The next morning, Jack Casey in New York read the latest issue of the Daily Planet, with a headline by Jeff Mace revealing how the Patriot had exposed the undercover press in Washington.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#53/6) - Jeff Mace received an invitation to a military ball held by high-ranking Army and Navy officers. That evening at the party, Jeff decided to get some air and while outside, he overheard a Nazi Baron talking to an underling about stealing American submarine plans from the home of Admiral Parker. Quickly driving to Parker's home, the Patriot immediately jumped into action against the Nazi agents, only to be knocked out by the butt of one of their guns. Awaking to find the Nazis gone, the Patriot drove back to the military ball, where he spotted the Nazis outside. Following their car to an old shack deep in the woods, the Patriot busted into the shack and defeated most of the Nazis, but one escaped with the stolen submarine plans. Pursuing the escapee, the Patriot at one point thought he had lost the escaping agent, only to catch up to him in time to witness him fly off the road and over a cliff. Investigating the crash, the Patriot reacquired the stolen plans then returned to the shack to take the other defeated Nazis into custody. Surprised to find that one of the Nazis had regained consciousness and pulled a gun on him, the Patriot tackled him, tying him up and later turning him and the other Nazis, as well as the stolen submarine plans, over to the FBI. The next morning, Jeff read the latest issue of the Star newspaper, smiling at a headline mentioning how the Patriot had smashed a Nazi plot to steal the submarine plans.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#54/5) - While watching Pres. Roosevelt give a speech in April 1944, Jeff Mace witnessed a man fire a gun, missing the President but hitting one of the military guards. Rushing after the man, Mace quickly changed into his Patriot costume unnoticed and pursued the man through the Washington streets into an alley, only to find the alley empty. Deducing that the man must have crawled through a nearby cellar window, the Patriot entered the cellar window himself and discovered the man to be a Nazi agent. Punching the Nazi over a table, the Patriot then reached for the agent's gun to use as evidence of the man's crimes, only to be knocked over the head by a broken table leg wielded by the Nazi agent. Awaking to find himself bound, the Patriot listened to the man gloat about his upcoming second attempt to kill the President, this time with a grenade. Once the man left, the Patriot slipped his legs through his arms then bit through the ropes binding his arms to escape. Arriving on the scene of a Presidential motorcade just in time to see the Nazi hurl his grenade at the moving vehicle, the Patriot quickly grabbed a nearby garbage can and hurled it into the air, intercepting the grenade before it could reach the President. Rushing to the rooftop location of the Nazi agent, the Patriot engaged the man in a fierce fight, ultimately knocking the man over the side of the building to his death. Shortly after, the Patriot met with President Roosevelt, who commended the hero on saving his life.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#55/5 (fb) - BTS) - In May, Jeff Mace returned from his Washington correspondence, and Jack Casey sent Mace and Mary Morgan to San Francisco to investigate rumors that the Chinese Madam Chiang was in the country.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#55/5)  - On the flight to California, Mary expressed concern to Jeff that even if Madam Chiang was in San Francisco, the O.W.I. would not let them print a story about it, to which Jeff replied that perhaps Casey wanted them to at least have a story ready for the very minute they would be allowed to print such a story. Once they had landed, Jeff and Mace investigated the Chinese quarter of San Francisco, where a paperboy was handing out newspapers reporting on a group of Japanese agents that had escaped an internment camp the night before. Jeff quickly grabbed one of the newspapers and read more on the escape until Mary drew his attention towards a gathering argumentative crowd. Upon seeing men preventing those invited to the Chinese-American Society from entering, Jeff told Mary to try to get in through the front while claiming he would try the back. Ducking around to the back of the building, Jeff, suspicious that the men preventing entry were not Chinese but Japanese, changed into his Patriot costume to further investigate the disturbance. Figuring there was a connection between the disturbance, the escaped Japanese prisoners and the rumors of Madam Chiang's appearance in California, the Patriot quietly entered the building and witnessed a large banquet with Madam Chiang herself at the head of the table. When Japanese agents attacked the banquet and attempted to kidnap Madam Chiang, the Patriot leaped from the balcony to rescue Madam Chiang. Despite putting up a good fight, the Patriot was soon overwhelmed and knocked out by the butt of one of the escaped Japanese prisoners' guns.

    Regaining consciousness as the police arrived on the scene, the Patriot learned that the Japanese agents had successfully kidnapped Madam Chiang. When Mary approached, the Patriot rushed through the kitchen to avoid Mary glimpsing him, discovering the tied-up Chinese-Americans that the escaped Japanese agents had impersonated in order to kidnap Chiang. While freeing the captives, the Patriot noticed that the ropes appeared to be very thin, and he deduced that it was not rope at all but twine used to make fishing nets. Figuring the use of the twine was a clue to where the Japanese agents had taken Chiang, the Patriot ventured to the docks, where a captive Japanese fishing fleet had been interned. One of the Japanese agents fired at the Patriot from a nearby boat, alerting the Patriot to their location, and the agents set fire to the waterfront, forcing the Patriot into the water for his own safety. A fire boat soon arrived, and the Patriot asked them to follow the escaping Japanese boat while he pulled himself onboard. Catching up to the Japanese agents as they rendezvous'd with a Japanese submarine, the Patriot leaped onto the submarine and began fighting the escaped prisoners. The fire boat crew arrived on the submarine shortly thereafter and took the escapees into custody as Madam Chiang thanked the Patriot for saving her life.

    Later, as Mary and Mace flew back east, Mary wondered aloud who beat her to the Madam Chiang story and reported it back to Casey under her name before she could report it herself. A smiling Jeff Mace joked that perhaps that hero of hers, the Patriot, had done so, further asking who else would have be gallant enough to turn in the story using Mary's name. He then claimed that Mary would never catch him reporting a story under someone else's name.

(Dragon I#104 - "Sudden Dawn: A Marvel Super Heroes Module" - BTS) - Later that month, the Patriot finished up one of his weekly radio broadcasts, and the Liberty Legion subsequently held a meeting to discuss the team's upcoming plans. The team's discussion was soon interrupted by a sound engineer, who informed the Liberty Legion about a disturbance in the street outside that required their assistance. Venturing outside to investigate, the Patriot and the rest of the Liberty Legion found police exchanging gunfire with a group of thugs robbing Rosenstein's Fine Jewels jewelry store. As the situation with the Liberty Legion and the jewel thieves escalated to include the heroic Spirit of '76, the thieves attempted to escape and the nearby Overton Storage building exploded as Agent Axis exited the building in an experimental Nazi flamethrower tank on his way towards the Globe Press Building. Despite Agent Axis destroying the flame-tank in an attempt to escape, the Patriot and his allies apprehended the Agent.

    Shortly after Agent Axis' defeat, the Patriot, the Liberty Legion and the Spirit of '76 were contacted by high-ranking military officials from whom they learned that Agent Axis had targeted the Globe Press Building due to it being used as a secret, classified research facility for the creation of an American weapon to end the war. While remaining vague as to what exactly the secret weapon might be, the military officials tasked the heroes with defending two other important sites from Nazi attack. Before traveling to the first potential target at the University of Chicago, the Patriot was given a special message from an Army general informing him of a hidden research center beneath the Stagg Football Field in Chicago, the importance of the research there and the location of a special telephone installed in Stagg Field that would allow the Liberty Legion to summon military assistance if needed. Arriving at Stagg Field around dusk, the Patriot and his allies waited two hours before a Nazi squad led by the Nazi super agents Master Man and Warrior Woman arrived at the Field. A fierce battle between the Nazi agents and the heroes ensued, and the Nazis attempted to flee in their experimental VTOL aircraft, but the Liberty Legion managed to cause them to crash and then apprehended the agents. Learning from some of the Nazis' stolen papers that the research below Stagg Field involved uncontrolled atomic reactions, the Liberty Legion was silenced by a military security net placed over the area and were quickly sent to the next potential target: the Barcley Research Center near the New York coast.

    Returning to New York to defend the equipment at the Barcley Research Center, the Patriot and his allies waited until dawn when a Nazi u-boat appeared at the pier and the Super-Axis agent U-Man emerged from the water. Following a brief battle, U-Man was also apprehended and, upon the Legion showing him his captive Super-Axis teammates, U-Man revealed that he was working for the vampire Baron Blood, uncaring of what the Baron wished for him to uncover at the research center. Following U-Man's apprehension and interrogation, the Patriot, the Liberty Legion and the Spirit of '76 were met by an Army general who informed them that the attack on the Barcley Research Center was a feint while the Super-Axis attacked the real second target in New Jersey, where a key scientist, Dr. Horatio Martin, was kidnapped and a prototype weapon was stolen.

    After being given two days to rest, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion aired a special radio broadcast interviewing the Spirit of '76 that was interrupted by an ultimatum from Baron Blood threatening to detonate his stolen prototype bomb if America did not withdraw from Britain and Africa. Rushing to the Empire State Hotel where Baron Blood had mentioned being based, the Patriot, the Liberty Legion and the Spirit of '76 found the area jammed with spectators and newly arriving military personnel. Learning that the President would not negotiate with the terrorist Baron Blood, the heroes stormed the Hotel and rescued Dr. Horatio Martin, who set about diffusing Baron Blood's bomb. Working with Dr. Martin to successfully diffuse the bomb, the heroes subsequently defeated the escaping Baron Blood and were congratulated by the military, who pressured the heroes to keep the entire incident a secret for reasons of national security. Agreeing to keep the events a secret, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion rested for a few days following the situation in preparation for an upcoming war bond rally at Yankee Stadium as the Spirit of '76 returned to Britain to resume his activities with the Crusaders group.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#56/6) - When Mary Morgan was assigned to investigate a mysterious swami who seemed to be hypnotizing elderly women, Jeff Mace offered to drop her off at the Swami's business, where a seance was to take place. As he dropped Mary off, Jeff jokingly expressed hope that Mary wouldn't be too bored, prompting Mary to get angry at Jeff's ribbing. Later, as Jeff phoned in his own assignment to Casey, he learned that Mary had not reported back in, and Casey suggested Jeff visit the Swami to check on Mary. Disrobing in a nearby alley to reveal his Patriot costume, Jeff rushed over to the Swami's home but found the front door locked. Venturing inside from another entrance, the Patriot found himself assaulted by large, scimitar-wielding men and when he heard a gunshot, he rushed into the room, worried about Mary's safety. Finding Mary bound and gagged, the Patriot freed her and learned that the Swami had the wife of Admiral Summers in a trance. Accompanying Mary to Admiral Summers' home, the Patriot learned that the entranced Mrs. Summers had informed the Swami of secret plans hidden in a safe within the Summers' home.

    Busting into the Summers home via a window, the Patriot arrived as the Swami was gloating about the value of the plans he had just stolen. As the Patriot took out the Swami's guards, Mary tackled the escaping Swami herself, only to be hit by the crook. Running to check on Mary, the Patriot doubled back after the escaping Swami as the dazed Mary pointed in the Swami's direction. Diving from a balcony to tackle the Swami, the Patriot knocked him out and dragged him back inside as Mary was phoning the police. The Patriot then returned the stolen plans to Admiral Summers and when Summers suggested his wife thank the Patriot for teaching a bitter lesson about trust, he found the Patriot gone. When Jeff later reunited with Mary at Jack Casey's office, Mary demanded to know where he had been, and Jeff claimed he had been at the Swami's home but that the Swami wouldn't let him inside. Mary responded by berating Jeff for being a slowpoke, commenting that by the time Jeff had gotten there, the Patriot had already saved her and apprehended the Swami.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#57/6) - While walking home from a busy day at the office, Jeff Mace witnessed a kidnapping and despite his best efforts, he proved unable to reach the car on foot. Quickly hailing a taxi as he discovered a piece of paper near the kidnapping site, Jeff had the taxi pursue the escaping kidnappers, who fired on the following taxi, eventually hitting the tire and forcing the taxi to crash into a tree. Emerging from the wrecked taxicab, Jeff found the driver to be dead and looked down the road to see that the kidnappers had stopped at a house. Investigating the house as the Patriot, Jeff found a group of Nazis roughing up the man they had kidnapped, and he entered the fray, valiantly attacking the Nazis. Eventually, the Patriot was attacked on two sides and was knocked out by a Nazi wielding a hammer. Awaking to find the room empty, the Patriot figured the Nazis had thought him dead, and he entered the next room to battle the Nazis once more, this time defeating them all.

    The Patriot then asked the kidnapped man what the kidnapping was all about, and the man introduced himself as John Faracy, American counterspy. Faracy revealed that he had learned of undercover Nazi activities and had written down the names of active Nazi agents on a piece of paper, prompting the Nazis to kidnap him to acquire the list. Realizing Faracy's list was the piece of paper he had discovered at the crime scene, the Patriot presented the surprised Faracy with the list, and Faracy asked the Patriot how he had acquired the list when he had thrown it out before the Nazis snatched him up. Explaining how he had witnessed the kidnapping, the Patriot then worked with Faracy to round up all of the Nazis on Faracy's list.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#58/5) - In September, Jeff Mace was driving uptown when a news flash came in over the radio about escaped Nazi war prisoner Bela Almont at the Battery. Deciding to venture over to the Battery to investigate, Jeff arrived in time to see Mary Morgan getting onto a boat bound for the Statue of Liberty with a stranger. Suspecting the stranger to be Almont, Jeff was soon assaulted by nearby police who mistakenly thought he was the escaped Almont. Concerned for Mary's safety, Jeff flashed the police some identification and rushed towards the ship just in time to watch it sail off. Changing into his Patriot costume, uncaring that the surprised police officers witnessed him changing, Jeff dove into the water and began swimming toward the ship, witnessing from afar Belmont striking Mary when she tried to warn everyone of her kidnapper's true identity. After firing on the Patriot, Almont leaped from the boat with Mary in tow and swam to the nearby Liberty Island. The Patriot pursued, but Almont held Mary hostage to keep the Patriot at bay as he entered the Statue of Liberty. As Almont forced the elevator operator to take them to the top, the Patriot rushed up the stairs of the Statue just in time to see Almont shoot the elevator operator. The Patriot then knocked Almont to the ground but Almont fired his revolver, grazing the Patriot's shoulder. When Almont fled outside of the Statue's crown, the battle continued outside the crown and up onto the Statue's torch. Eventually, the Patriot managed to punch Almont, who fell from the torch to his death. Reuniting with Mary, the Patriot was commended for his actions protecting the country, and the Patriot replied that Almont was a cold-blooded killer who deserved what he had gotten.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#59/5) - After a young woman was accused of grisly murders, Mace and Mary, freelance working for the Daily Press, visited the hospital where the woman was being held in an attempt to get a story. A police guard refused to let any reporters inside, and Jeff demanded to know why the woman was being kept in a hospital instead of prison. When the guard explained that the woman had collapsed after being found at the murder scene, Jeff questioned why the guard let another man in the room, and he was informed that the man was the woman's uncle that had been allowed special permission to be in the room with her. When Mary claimed to be the woman's sister in an effort to get inside, the woman sprang to life in her room, stealing a guard's gun and demanding the nurse bring her clothes. The guard with Jeff and Mary was forced to go inside to investigate the disturbance, and both Jeff and Mary followed, hoping to get their story. Once inside, Jeff watched as the woman demanded Mary take her to the Patriot, having recognized Mary's name on the newspaper stories about the hero.

    Confused as to why the woman would want him, Mace switched off the light switch and changed into his Patriot costume under cover of darkness. When the lights came back on, the Patriot realized the woman had fled down the stairs with Mary towards the elevators, and he soon tackled the woman at the bottom of the stairs. When Mary offered to get the dropped gun and cover the Patriot, the hero instead absconded with the woman in an attempt to learn why she wanted him. Escaping with the woman into the uncle's car, the Patriot heard the woman's claims that she had not committed any of the murders of which she was accused. As the Patriot reminded her that she had been caught red-handed at the scenes of the crimes, he failed to notice the uncle leering at them from the back seat. The woman continued her story, claiming she was certain she had been drugged and placed at the crime scenes, before the uncle announced his presence and demanded the Patriot drive them to his home.

    At his home, the so-called uncle revealed himself to the Patriot as the true killer, admitting to having drugged the woman and placed her at the crime scenes. When the Patriot questioned the man about drugging his own niece, the man madly revealed that she was not even truly his niece and that he merely used her to draw the Patriot to him so that he could "collect" the hero's head. The man then hit a hidden button, opening a trap door that deposited the Patriot and the woman into a lower room where the man housed his collection of mummified heads. As the man gloated about how easy it would be to decapitate the hero, the Patriot swung across the room on a chandelier, kicking the Mad Uncle in the face before following up with an uppercut. The Mad Uncle fought back, furiously slashing away with his knife, but the Patriot avoided his attacks, and the woman eventually shot the Mad Uncle dead. Later, back at the office, someone asked Jeff Mace why Mary was crying, to which Jeff replied that Mary felt burned by the Patriot, who had rescued the woman at the hospital.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#60/5) - In December, Mace, Mary and  Casey were working in their newspaper office when Jeff received a call from an escaped State Prison convict named Mac, who claimed he knew Jeff was the Patriot and ordered Jeff to meet him alone. Jeff then suddenly excused himself, claiming he had a date with a blonde, but the jealous Mary insisted she and Casey trail Jeff. Jeff soon arrived at Mac's location and was led to a back room, where Mac claimed Jeff would get the story of a lifetime if he listened closely. As Mac began explaining sinister things going on at State Prison that would throw off the war effort, Casey and Mary arrived, prompting Mac to flee. Unsure of what they had just interrupted, Mary and Casey apologized, and when Casey suggested the jumpy Jeff need a long rest, Jeff abruptly agreed and claimed he would see his confused friends in a couple of weeks.

    Later meeting with his associate Bill at FBI headquarters, Jeff arranged for himself to be placed in State Prison under false espionage charges so that he could investigate Mac's story. He was soon placed in a cell with the lifer Slit, who nearly attacked Jeff when Jeff claimed he was a Nazi spy before ultimately relenting. A week later, Jeff decided to reveal to Slit the truth about being there to investigate Mac's claims, and Slit opted to assist Jeff by revealing that State Prison had been infiltrated by pro-Nazi sympathizers. After Slit revealed the Nazis' plan to stage a prison break to distract police from their own activities, Jeff went into action as the Patriot, knocking out a guard to acquire keys to free himself. Venturing through the Prison, the Patriot found the Nazi ringleader, a man named Kranz, and forced him to order his men into action at once. Organizing the non-sympathizing officers and prisoners against the Nazis, the Patriot helped round up Kranz's Nazi agents. The next day, Mary and Casey questioned how Jeff was able to break the story at State Prison while on vacation and Jeff only replied by stating it was simple.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#61/5) - While freelancing for the Daily Star newspaper in January 1945, Jeff was assigned to cover a grand ball commemorating the opening of a new war loan drive and he light-heartedly announced his plans to cash his paycheck first. When he visited the bank, Jeff witnessed the bank decline to cash a war bond for a Mr. Smathers on the grounds that it was counterfeit. Smathers quickly became unruly, insisting that he had to cash the war bond, as he needed the money to send his sick wife to a sanitarium, and Jeff attempted to calm Smathers, suggesting that the declination could have been a mistake. The bank president assured Smathers that they would honor his war bond because they knew he had purchased it there but as the president reiterated that the bond was still counterfeit, Jeff became curious to uncover the truth about the counterfeit bonds. Soon after, newspaper headlines reported on the bogus war bonds, and Jeff met with his editor to inform him that of his plans to visit the Treasury Department instead of the grand ball as assigned. His editor backed him up, and Jeff was soon on his way to the Treasury, only to be stopped when he came upon a war bond truck hijacking. Figuring the attack would make for a good warm up for the Patriot, Jeff donned his costume and easily defeated the thugs. He then agreed to accompany the truck to the Treasury in case the thugs returned.

    Upon arrival at the Treasury, the Patriot met with the Secretary of the Treasury and offered his services in uncovering the plot involving the bogus war bonds. The Secretary gladly accepted his help, and the Patriot announced his plans to ride with the war bond truck bound for New York in hopes that the truck would be hijacked and he could expose the plot. As predicted, the truck was indeed hijacked by Nazi agents and the Patriot attempted to battle the Nazis, only to be clubbed by the butt of one of their guns. An hour later, the Nazis decided to release the truck driver and, suspicious as to why they only wanted him, the Patriot ordered the driver to proceed to New York and have the war bonds in the truck checked. The Patriot and the true war bonds were then taken to the Nazis' headquarters. After hearing the Nazis' plot to end the war loan drive by flooding the town with counterfeit war bonds, the Patriot made his move, rounding up all of the Nazis just as the police arrived. Once the Nazis had been taken into custody, the Patriot spoke with head police officer, who revealed that the truck driver had followed the counterfeiters and sent for help. The Patriot revealed that the truck's contents were counterfeits and explained how the Nazis had printed the fake war bonds and swapped them for real bonds by hijacking trucks. The head officer then thanked the Patriot for service to his country.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#62/5) - While on a night time stroll two months later, Jeff Mace witnessed a small band of robbers leaving Midwood Bank and wondered aloud as to their intentions. Discovering Jeff in the distance, the robbers attacked, but Jeff held them at bay until one of them managed to knock Jeff out with the butt of his gun. Recovering in the alley, Jeff soon regained his senses and entered the bank to investigate what had happened, but the banker Groody claimed there had been no bandits and that he had simply stayed late to look over some accounts. Suspicious as to why Groody was covering up the robbers' actions, Jeff returned to the scene of the crime the following night to question the night watchman and spotted an armored truck. Using his press badge, Jeff questioned one of the truck's guards and learned that they were delivering a quarter million dollars to the bank. Deducing Groody's involvement in the delivery and association with the thieves' leader, the Cracksman, Jeff ventured to Groody's home as the Patriot and overheard Groody whining about being promised half of the Cracksman's upcoming theft from his own bank. During the subsequent battle between the Patriot and the Cracksman's thieves, the Cracksman stabbed Groody to death for attempting to phone for help, and the Patriot immediately turned his attention towards the Cracksman himself upon seeing the murder. Unfortunately, the Patriot was soon knocked out by a thrown chair, and the Patriot was brought along to Midwood Bank as the crooks continued on with their robbery plans.

    Awaking as they arrived at the bank, the Patriot was informed that he would be thrown into the airtight bank vault once the crooks had cleaned it out. As the Cracksman gloated, he passed into the Patriot's range and the Patriot leaned forward to headbutt the mastermind, knocking him into the vault instead. With his arms still bound, the Patriot then forced the vault door shut, sealing the crooks inside until the police arrived. The next day at the newspaper offices, a red-haired co-worker asked Jeff how he was always scooping her on stories and Mace joked that his secret was that his copy boy was secretly the Patriot.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#63/5) - Following an outbreak of fires at city buildings, Mace and Mary visited the mayor's office to discuss the arson spree, but they left abruptly when they heard fire trucks going down the road. Following the trucks to the Central Zoo, the scene of yet another arson, Jeff warned Mary to stay back from the fire, and she decided to go phone in the story to Jack Casey while Jeff interviewed the zookeeper. Once the fire had been put out, Jeff investigated the scene and found an asbestos glove, figuring if he could find who the glove belonged to, he'd find the arsonist. As if on cue, a man noticed Jeff and proclaimed the glove to be his before clubbing Jeff, announcing himself as Dr. Hades. Recovering alone with a headache, Jeff changed into his Patriot costume and caught up to Dr. Hades, punching him from behind. Unfortunately, Dr. Hades' agents ganged up on the Patriot and clubbed him a second time, knocking him out. Placed in Dr. Hades' getaway car, the Patriot was taken to the Secret Shrine of the fire-worshiping Lucifites cult, where Dr. Hades explained to a recovered Patriot that he was the leader of the Lucifites and that he planned to sacrifice the Patriot since the hero knew too much about their activities.

    Once the Lucifites had been dismissed, the Patriot questioned how arson was a form of worship, to which Dr. Hades revealed that he had been paid $50,000 to burn specific buildings and that he planned to burn down city hall. The discussion was interrupted by the man that paid Dr. Hades: the owner of an insurance company that was seeking to bankrupt his competitor by hiring Dr. Hades to burn down buildings insured by the competitor, thereby goading the building owners to take out new policies with his own company instead. As Dr. Hades and the insurance company owner further discussed Hades' plans for his followers and the Patriot, the Patriot managed to free himself and attack the two criminals. The Lucifites came to Dr. Hades' rescue, and during the ensuing scuffle, Dr. Hades fired his phosphorus gun, the fumes from which knocked the Patriot out. Having only inhaled a small amount of fumes, the Patriot recovered moments later to find Hades gone. Running outside, the Patriot found a police officer and asked that they rush over to apprehend the Lucifites at 120 Elm Street before he made his way to city hall to confront Dr. Hades himself.

    Arriving just as Dr. Hades was beginning his arsonist mission, the Patriot battled Hades as city hall burned. Using a water hose to force Hades into the burning city hall, the Patriot watched as part of the building collapsed, almost instantly killing Dr. Hades before the Patriot could save him. Watching Dr. Hades' corpse burn in pyre, the Patriot wondered aloud what the Lucifites would think of their leader dying in the fire. Later returning to the newspaper office, Mace recounted the entire story of Dr. Hades and his phony arsonist cult to his chief, who informed Jeff that the insurance company owner had committed suicide in his prison cell following the events, his insurance company having no knowledge of its owner's actions. Mary then walked up and asked Jeff what had happened to him at the Central Zoo, to which Jeff joking replied that he had gotten trapped by the flames and burned to death.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS) - When the subterranean Lava Men were manipulated by Japanese agents into causing a San Francisco earthquake, the Patriot and the Liberty Legion defeated the Lava Men.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - In the aftermath of the Lava Men's defeat, the Liberty Legion opted to grab some dinner and when the Blue Diamond noticed Jack Frost flirting with the Lava Men's Princess Volcana, he remarked on where Jack Frost might be heading after the war. The group then discussed their own plans with World War II winding down on the home front and when Miss America mentioned the possibility of folding some of the Liberty Legion into the Invaders, the Patriot admitted that he would love to work with Captain America again. Miss America then informed the Patriot that it would be confusing having two America-themed heroes on the same team and that the plan was to assign Liberty Legion members to specific sectors of the country for solo operations and the occasional group team-up. Miss America further explained that the Patriot would likely be assigned to the northeastern states such as Pennsylvania, New York and Boston, suggesting that he could work with Miss Patriot there. After the reluctant Patriot admitted that would make sense and then asked Miss America where she would be assigned, the Whizzer returned with Chinese food and announced that he and Miss America had been asked by the President to join the Invaders. Pausing for a moment, the Patriot congratulated his two teammates.

(The Twelve: Spearhead#1) - On April 11, 1945, the Patriot was in Germany to assist other heroes of the time in preparation of an invasion spearhead. While there, the Patriot helped the Black Marvel move one of the military vehicles.

(Captain America I Annual#13 (fb)) - In late April 1945, the Patriot and the Spirit of '76 accompanied Captain America into Berlin to acquire Adolf Hitler's strongbox from the Red Skull's bunker. As the trio parachuted in, the Patriot admitted his wishes that they were invading Hitler's bunker instead of the Red Skull's but Captain America reminded them of the task at hand and that the Red Skull's bunker would be less guarded than Hitler's. The heroes then quietly made their way towards the bunker, but they were soon met by Russia's Red Guardian, who had been sent there by Josef Stalin to also acquire the strongbox. Grumbling that they had to work with a Russian, the Patriot nonetheless accompanied Cap, the Spirit of '76 and the Red Guardian into a hidden sewer entrance to the bunker, where they were met by the Red Skull and a squad of Nazi agents. The Spirit of '76 yelled for the Patriot and Captain America to pursue the Red Skull while he covered their escape with his bulletproof cloak. When another group of Nazi agents arrived to hold the heroes back, the Patriot took on the squad himself so that Captain America and the Red Guardian could continue pursuing the Red Skull.

    An Allied bombing soon destroyed the Red Skull's bunker, and Captain America made his way back to the surface in time to see the injured Patriot, the Spirit of '76 and Red Guardian coming up from the manhole they had originally entered. Cap expressed thanks to see them all alive and while the Patriot held his injured arm, the Spirit of '76 informed Captain America of the Patriot's injury. When Cap reported the strongbox buried in the rubble, the Red Guardian departed, and Cap scolded both the Patriot and the Spirit of '76 for being harsh on the brave Guardian during the mission. The Patriot reluctantly admitted the Red Guardian's bravery but still retained his suspicions of the Russians as the trio departed.

(Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 - Patriot entry - BTS) - The Patriot maintained his friendship with Captain America and Bucky.

(Inhuman Special#1 (fb)) - During a battle between the Liberty Legion and the Master Man, Red Raven fiercely punched the Nazi, prompting a quick thumbs up from the Patriot.

(What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS) - Following the end of World War II (in Europe), the Liberty Legion officially disbanded, and the Patriot returned to solo crimefighting.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Following the end of the war in Europe, the Patriot fought alongside the Invaders during some of their missions in the Pacific and in America but never officially joined the group.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#64/5 (fb) - BTS) - As summer 1945 approached, Jeff Mace took a Washington correspondent position with the Daily Star newspaper.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#64/5) - In June, as Jeff Mace relaxed in Washington's Daily Star offices, his chief briefed him on information leaks in the War Dept. building. When Jeff retained a relaxed and low-key attitude towards the story, his chief angrily claimed that a war was still going on and that there was no time to relax, prompting his co-workers to wonder if Jeff had a big story in the works that was boosting his confidence enough to act so flippantly. Following this chewing out, Jeff went down to the War Dept. building to visit his old friend Phil Bell, now a Captain in the War Department. Told Bell was busy, Jeff was given some Captain America Comics comic books to read while he waited. Twenty minutes later, Jeff politely wondered aloud what could be keeping Capt. Bell, and his secretary peeked into Bell's office to check on him, only to find a diplomat on the ground and Bell unconscious at his desk, the room full of gas. Jeff immediately phoned the FBI from Bell's desk telephone and a short time after the gas had been cleared out of the office, Jeff spoke with a recovered Capt. Bell, who asked Jeff to drop the story of the gassing to prevent an international incident involving the diplomat.

   Complying, Mace instead decided to investigate as the Patriot but he first checked the War Dept.'s files, which cleared the diplomat of any wrongdoing. Later that night, the Patriot secretly entered the War Dept. building and investigated Capt. Bell's office, noticing that the ventilator appeared to have been tampered with. The Patriot soon found a dictation microphone hidden inside the ventilator shaft, revealing how the information was being leaked from the War Dept. Following the microphone wire to the air conditioning control room, the Patriot found nothing out of the ordinary and he next took the freight elevator down to the janitor's room, where he discovered a floor plan of the building that revealed an empty room where the air was cleansed before being dispersed through the building. Deciding to investigate the cleaning room, the Patriot was soon confronted by a Japanese agent but he knocked the man out and took his keys, which he used to enter the air cleaning room.

    Inside, the Patriot found a room adorned with Japanese spy equipment as well as file cabinets full of War Dept. information. Unaware that the Japanese agent had recovered and reported his actions to his superior, Yukaoni, the Patriot was soon knocked out when Yukaoni flooded the room with gas. Awaking to find himself tied to a machine equipped with large, razor-sharp blades, the Patriot managed to free himself by using the blades to cut the ropes binding him as Yukaoni prepared timed gas bombs to kill the entire War Dept. Rushing out to engage the Japanese agents, the Patriot defeated and tied them up. The next day, a co-worker mentioned how great the Patriot was and a distracted Mace mumbled that the Patriot was indeed great.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#65/5 (fb) - BTS) - A month later, Jeff Mace uncovered Utility Corp. stock manipulation committed by the company's vice president, Thomas Jenkins, that ruined its investors. Writing his scoop into a newspaper article, where he reported on the company's president, Jared Whitman, being unaware of Jenkins' manipulations, Jeff had the story published in the newspaper.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#65 5) - Jeff's chief commended him on his great story about Utility Corp. and remarked that Jenkins was now going to jail thanks to Mace's story. Jeff replied that Jenkins would put in jail only if one of the ruined investors didn't get to Jenkins first and, as if on cue, the chief received a phone call that Jenkins had been murdered half an hour earlier. The chief immediately ordered Jeff to get the scoop on Jenkins' murder, and Mace rushed off to the Jenkins mansion, where Inspector Brian informed him that they didn't yet know how Jenkins had been murdered, as the coroner had not finished examining the corpse. Jeff remained by the Inspector's side as the coroner declared Jenkins' cause of death as being stabbed through the chest by a thin-bladed weapon with traces of cyanide on the blade.  The Inspector questioned why the killer would poison the blade if the stabbing alone would have killed Jenkins, and Jeff questioned if the coroner was sure cyanide was involved, to which the coroner insisted he knew cyanide when he saw it. As Jenkins' body was carried off to the morgue, Jeff phoned his chief to update him on the story, commenting that the three murder suspects were Jared Whitman, Jared's daughter Kathy and Bull Malone, Whitman's gym instructor.

    As Jeff hung up the phone, he noticed a displayed rapier was missing from the wall and informed Inspector Brian, both agreeing that the murder weapon was likely the missing rapier. Brian suggested the three suspects go home for the time being and he then continued his discussion with Jeff Mace, both deducing that the rapier needed to be found for possible fingerprints. When Inspector Brian mentioned having his men comb the Jenkins mansion for evidence, Jeff expressed his suspicions that they might find something at the Whitman residence. Proclaiming that he may visit there to investigate further, Jeff said his goodbyes to Inspector Brian, suggesting that he needed to get back to the office to update the chief on the story.

    That night, Mace investigated the Whitman estate as the Patriot and noticed another intruder breaking into the home. Quietly following the intruder, the Patriot watched as the intruder ventured into Jared Whitman's room. Deducing that the intruder was attempting to frame Whitman for Jenkins' murder by planting evidence in Whitman's closet, the Patriot startled the intruder, who knocked the Patriot aside and leaped out the window to escape. Whitman immediately woke up due to the noise and asked what was going on, prompting the Patriot to explain the situation and his presence there. Checking the closet, the Patriot and Whitman found the missing rapier, and the Patriot opted to search Bull Malone's room, noticing an archery trophy but finding Malone in bed. After explaining the situation with the intruder, the Patriot investigated Whitman's room further and found that Whitman's display of arrows was missing an arrow. Racing back to one of the rooms, the Patriot found that the window had a clear view of the Jenkins' mansion terrace, and he phoned Inspector Brian to tell him that he thought he had learned who Jenkins' killer was and needed archery champion Bill Troy to help trap the killer.

    The next morning, the Patriot assembled the three suspects and Inspector Brian on the Jenkins' terrace and had Bill Troy fire an arrow from the room in the Whitman estate that overlooked the terrace. When Troy hit a wooden post on the terrace, the Patriot announced his suspicions that Jenkins was killed with an arrow fired from the Whitman estate then stabbed by the rapier to widen the wound to throw suspicion off himself and onto Whitman, in whose closet he planned to plant the rapier. Announcing that he had stopped the killer from planting the rapier, the Patriot asked Inspector Brian to arrest Bull Malone, whom he knew to be skilled at archery due to the archery trophy the Patriot had seen in his room. Admitting to the murder and claiming he had done so after being financially ruined by Jenkins' stock manipulations, Bull Malone pulled a gun on the Patriot, who easily defeated Malone. Twenty minutes later visiting police headquarters,  Mace asked Inspector Brian if there had been anything new in Bull Malone's case and the Inspector informed Jeff that the case had been solved by the Patriot, though he wondered how the Patriot had gotten mixed up in the case in the first place.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#66/5) - Following a series of deaths involving people assembling a puzzle in September 1945, Jeff Mace was sent to police headquarters to question the police chief on the deaths. While questioning the chief on the specifics of the deaths, Jeff found it strange that each of the puzzles sent to the victims were mounted on thick wood instead of the typical heavy cardboard, and the discussion was interrupted when the chief received a phone call from banker John Prescott that seemed to get him excited. Curious as to what the call could be about, Jeff slipped out of the police precinct and rushed to beat the police chief to Prescott's home. Arriving before the chief, Mace claimed he was with the police and was able to question why Prescott had informed the police about a note demanding money if he planned to pay it, learning that Prescott had not actually intended to pay it but rather his secretary had called the police, at which point the actual police chief arrived. The angry police chief ordered Mace to leave, and Jeff returned to the newspaper office, where a co-worker suggested Jeff had done the right thing and possibly saved Prescott from being murdered by intervening.

    That night, Jeff visited the Prescott home as the Patriot and found the home guarded by police officers. Noticing an intruder in the back of the house, the Patriot followed and knocked the intruder out, only to find Prescott dead, having apparently been killed hours earlier. Wondering why the intruder had been there if Prescott was already dead, the Patriot found no signs of violence in Prescott's room, noting that Prescott had been poisoned like other victims of the so-called Jig Saw Murderer. Curious as to how the poison had been administered and recalling that the police had checked the puzzles of the previous victims for poison and found nothing, the Patriot soon found a note from the Jig Saw Murderer that explained why and how Prescott would die. Determining from the note that the puzzles sent by the Murderer were meant to explain the time and manner that the victims would die, the Patriot was soon distracted when the intruder regained consciousness and ran for it.

    Figuring he would let the intruder go so that he could follow him as Mace, Jeff trailed the intruder to a local toy store and entered the store as the Patriot, easily taking out the intruder and his two accomplices. The next day, the Patriot appeared before the district attorney to present evidence, only to find that the three criminals' attorney wished his clients to go free due to lack of evidence. The Patriot questioned the evidence acquired from the workshop in the toy store and the puzzle given to Prescott matching those found with the criminals, but the attorney argued that there were dozens of other companies making similar puzzles. The district attorney then reluctantly admitted that unless the Patriot could find out how the Jig Saw Murderer was committing the murders and with what, he would have to let the three criminals go free.

    As the criminals' attorney departed, the Patriot pleaded with the D.A. to not let him go and instead asked if Prescott's puzzle had ever been assembled. When the D.A. replied that it hadn't, the Patriot suggested they would not know if one piece was missing from the puzzle as it had been with the Jig Saw Murderer's other victims. The Patriot was then allowed to assemble the puzzle himself and found that there was no missing piece. Insisting that this missing piece was the key to solving the Jig Saw Murderer case, the Patriot prodded at the leftover puzzle piece and found that it housed a concealed poisonous needle that would have pricked the victims as they completed the puzzle. With the murder weapon revealed, the older of the intruder's accomplices admitted himself to be the Jig Saw Murderer and confessed his crimes. The D.A. commended the Patriot on solving the case and asked what had made him suspect the missing puzzle piece would be there, to which the Patriot explained that it was when the Jig Saw Murderer sent the intruder into Prescott's home after the murder had taken place. Admitting that fact had tipped him off that the Jig Saw Murderer had been after something, the Patriot revealed that he had not realized what they were after until a few minutes before he revealed the weapon. The Jig Saw Murderer then admitted to the Patriot how important the needle-concealing puzzle piece was to his crimes and that he had sent his agent to retrieve that particular puzzle piece following each murder, thereby leaving a piece missing when police arrived to investigate.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#67/5) - In November, Mace's newspaper chief assigned Jeff to the Pacific to get the story on battleships that had been recently disappearing without a trace. Rushing to a nearby airport just in time to catch the plane the chief had arranged for him, Jeff aided the crew against Japanese airplanes that attacked them over the Pacific. Eventually, Jeff's plane was shot down, and the Japanese soldiers gunned down everyone onboard except for Jeff, who managed to escape in a life raft. Adrift in the Pacific for days, Jeff eventually caught sight of an American battleship and signaled them for help. Witnessing the ship get hit with a massive electrical charge, Jeff eventually boarded the ship to investigate and found the entire crew dead via electrocution. When a Japanese seacraft appeared, Jeff donned his Patriot costume, borrowed a diving helmet and air hose, and dove overboard to keep the Japanese navy from spotting him.

    Traveling underwater, the Patriot next boarded the insulated Japanese craft, taking down two guards before venturing further inside. Realizing the craft was a large floating electric dynamo, the Patriot used the craft to electrify another approaching Japanese ship then submerged the dynamo craft, leaving the rest of its crew floating in the Pacific. Later signaling American Naval units to pick him up, the Patriot was rescued by Navy ships and commended for solving the case of their disappearing, electrified battleships. Happy to have been of service, the Patriot shook the Navy officer's hand and was later dropped off in Hawaii, where he changed back into his civilian clothes and filed his story with the newspaper, admitting his suspicions that Mary would be angry that him for scooping another Patriot story.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#68/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point in very late 1945, Mace befriended bird expert Professor Higgins at a university in St. Paul.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#68/5) - Called in the office of his editor at the Daily Star in January 1946, Mace was assigned to investigate the murder of a man and his wife, both murdered on the same night in the same manner. Shortly after arriving in St. Paul, Jeff began his investigation at the local police station, where he spoke with Groggin, who admitted they had no clues or motives in the double murder case before telling Jeff to scram. Before leaving, Jeff overheard a phone call to Groggin stating that the murdered man's son, Jim Craig, had been murdered at the nearby university, and Mace accompanied the police to the scene of the crime. Noticing something clenched in the teeth of the deceased Craig, Jeff pulled a bird's talon from the corpse's mouth and took it to his friend Professor Higgins to examine, who identified the talon as belonging to a killer golden eagle. Jeff then wrote a newspaper story about the Professor identifying the talon as a clue and two days later, Jeff visited the Professor for an appointment, only to find him dead in his study.

    As Jeff waited with police officer McGinnis while the coroner examined the Professor's body, he heard a scream and both Mace and McGinnis burst into the room to find the police officer Dan had also been killed. Finding yellow feathers near the crime scene, Jeff suspected that the Patriot might know where to start looking for the killer. That night, the Patriot visited the local zoo's bird house and examined the foot of the golden eagle there, quickly discovered it was missing a talon. Realizing this specific golden eagle had committed the recent murders, the Patriot noticed someone approaching and ducked out of the way to see who. When the man began whipping the golden eagle into a frenzy, the Patriot attacked, only to get hit in the head by the butt of the man's whip. As the Patriot regained consciousness, the man related the story of how his infant son had been killed by a giant eagle twenty years ago and how he had swore revenge as the murderous Eaglemaster against the doctor who failed to save his son's life. Interrupting the Eaglemaster's story to punch him with a left cross, the Patriot then kicked the Eaglemaster in the behind and announced the case closed, as the Eaglemaster would kill no more.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#69/5) - Jeff Mace was phoned by his newspaper chief and assigned to cover the showing of rocket plans at Averdeen Testing Grounds. Deciding to walk to the Testing Grounds to get in a nice stroll, Jeff witnessed a group of Nazis disguised as military police attack a vehicle decked out in anti-Nazi regalia. Despite getting some good punches in, Jeff was ultimately knocked out and tied up alongside the vehicle's driver, Pierre Dijov. As Jeff came to, Dijov introduced himself as a French military technician whose credentials had been stolen by the Nazis, who intended to use them to enter the Allied Council Meeting where the rocket was to be shown. Jeff helped Dijov escape his bounds then ordered Dijov to follow the road to the Testing Grounds while he cut through the nearby field. Changing into his Patriot costume, Jeff rushed over to the Averdeen Testing Grounds in time to see the Allied Council leaving the meeting.

    Commandeering a nearby helicopter, the Patriot pursued the disguised Nazis, dropping from the helicopter into their car, but he was hit over the head with a wrench. Taken to a nearby swampy area, the Patriot was kicked into an escape boat as the Nazi leader, von Kropf, announced his plans to rendezvous with a German u-boat later that night. That evening, as news spread of the Nazi spies stealing weapons plans, the Patriot managed to escape by kicking his guard overboard and cutting the ropes binding his wrists on the boat's rudder. Busting his way into the boat's control room, the Patriot rounded up the Nazis and tied up von Kropf. He then summoned the Coast Guard via radio to check on the waiting German u-boat and forced von Kropf to witness the Coast Guard blowing up the u-boat. The next day, Mace's chief read Jeff's newspaper article about the Patriot's defeat of the Nazis and remarked on how Jeff always seemed to be there when things started "popping."

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#70/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, the Patriot apprehended mobster Dusty Regan. Not long after Regan busted out of jail, Jeff Mace learned of a garment factory fire that a mob took advantage of to rob a nearby jewelry store.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#70/5) - Freelancing for the Daily Chronicle newspaper in March 1946, Mace and Mary noticed photographer Birdie Hart had not been to the office in a month, and Jeff decided to check in on their co-worker. Visiting Birdie at his home, they found him in bed, having lost quite a bit of weight. Concerned for Birdie's health, Mace left and returned shortly with some food that Birdie wolfed down as he explained how newspapers had not been buying his photos as of late after thirty years in the news photography business. Birdie then showed Jeff and Mary a refused photo he had taken at the recent garment factory fire and compared his photo to the one that was used by Shutter Logan. Noticing mobster Dusty Regan running in the background of Birdie's photo, Jeff offered to peddle Birdie's photo to newspapers and left to investigate Dusty Regan's mob. Donning his Patriot costume, Jeff visited the Rainbow Club, where Regan's mob normally based themselves, noting to himself the irony of how he was about apprehend Regan a second time.

    Busting into the Club's upper floor penthouse, the Patriot confronted some poker-playing mobsters and demanded to know Regan's whereabouts. When the mobsters claimed they had forgotten where Regan had went, the Patriot fought them until Regan himself showed up to halt the fight at gunpoint. He then had his agents bring the Patriot to a local warehouse, where Regan revealed his plans to set the warehouse on fire then rob the bank across the street while police were distracted by the fire. He then set the warehouse on fire and departed, leaving the Patriot to burn up with the warehouse. Managing to singe his bounds enough to break free, the Patriot extinguished the warehouse fire then confronted Regan and his gang minutes later at the bank. When the Patriot defeated Regan's gang, Regan himself surrendered and some time later, Mace arranged for Birdie Hart's photo to be purchased and used on a front page article about the Patriot's apprehension of Regan's gang. Looking at the newspaper article, Mary asked how the Patriot had acquired Birdie's photo and Jeff, still trying to keep his dual identity a secret in public, claimed he had dropped it and the Patriot had found it. The next morning, Jeff brought Birdie into his editor's office and commended Birdie as the photographer was given his own office at the Chronicle.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#71/5) - The Patriot lectured at a P.A.L. Club meeting and as he was leaving, he was shoved aside by a gang of young boys led by Percy Blithers. When the Patriot grabbed Percy and asked what his hurry was, Percy bit the Patriot on the arm and escaped into Vince's Pool Room as a truck drove by. The Patriot pursued but was stopped at the entrance by two thugs named Chitter and Mack Baker, who knocked him out. As he regained consciousness minutes later, the Patriot was approached by Mrs. J.J. Blithers, whom he recognized from the "Stamp Out Crime in the Slums by Sending Slum Inhabitants to Africa" Committee. Later that evening, the Patriot received a phone call at his apartment from Jeff Mace's city editor asking him to cover a story involving police officer Kelly being beaten up. Investigating, the Patriot spoke with a police officer at the scene and learned that Officer Kelly had mentioned his attackers as being a gang of children called Nobody's Children led by an educated young boy. Suspecting that the boy might be the same young boy that had bitten him earlier, the Patriot visited Vince's Pool Room and found Mack Baker fighting with Percy. Mack Baker ordered his thugs to attack the Patriot, but he easily defeated them and rounded up both Mack's gang and Nobody's Children for the police. The next morning, the Patriot attended the juvenile court proceedings for Nobody's Children, where the relieved gang received a lighter sentence due to Officer Kelly's recovery. The Patriot reminded Percy and the boys that they would still be going to a reform school and would be on parole for one year. Percy thanked the Patriot for his assistance and later that evening, the Patriot again spoke at another P.A.L. Club meeting, where he reminded those present that crime was not exclusive to the slums and neglect in good homes could also lead to criminal behavior.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#72/5) - Jeff Mace was watching his co-workers play poker when Judge Brandon called the Daily Chronicle to see if Mace could contact the Patriot about a criminal Brandon had in his custody that he wished to release into the custody of another who might reform him. Excusing himself to change into his Patriot costume, Jeff arrived at Judge Brandon's offices minutes later, prepared to take in a juvenile criminal, only to be shocked to see his charge would be career criminal Larceny Andy. The Patriot nonetheless accepted Larceny Andy into his custody and, as they left Judge Brandon's office, Andy explained how he had tried to reform in the past but had trouble finding legit jobs. The Patriot assured Andy that he would help him find a job and promised to check in with Andy every few days. Secretly trailing Andy, the Patriot soon witnessed thugs "Whack" Whalen and "Ears" Malone attempt to frame Larceny Andy for theft and he attacked the thugs, who fled when Andy accidentally got in the way.

    Not convinced that Andy hadn't purposely gotten in the way to cover the crooks' escape, the Patriot continued to secretly trail Larceny Andy and, when he witnessed Andy leave his apartment, he followed and witnessed "Whack" and "Ears" knock out Larceny Andy in an effort to frame him for a bank robbery. Attacking and easily rounding up "Whack" and "Ears," the Patriot summoned the police and suggested they bring a safe cracker to free the bank's night watchman from the bank vault before he ran out of oxygen. Minutes later, as the safe cracker failed to get into the vault, the Patriot witnessed Larceny Andy regain consciousness and step in to free the night watchman. Amazed, the police safe cracker remarked that his company would pay plenty for a man with Larceny Andy's safe-cracking skills, and the Patriot thanked Larceny Andy for saving the watchman. Larceny Andy replied by thanking the Patriot for keeping him safe and helping him get a job working on the right side of the law.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#73/5) - In June, Mace and Mary were in the offices of the Daily Chronicle with their boss called to check on the amount they had raised for the newspaper's charity drive for needy children. With ten thousand to go to their goal, Mary asked if Jeff had reached out to millionaire playboy Bandy Cole, and Jeff commended Mary on her suggestion, immediately calling up Cole. Claiming he didn't have time for such things, Cole was reminded by Jeff of his obligation to help his community, but Cole hung up on Jeff. When Mary mentioned a large party Cole was throwing that night, Jeff thought of a plan to get Cole to donate to their charity, and he excused himself. Designing a donation reminder sign, the Patriot traveled to Bandy Cole's mansion that evening, and Cole's butler, Briggs, allowed the Patriot inside, assuming him to be part of a large practical joke Cole was planning on unleashing upon his guests. Setting up a booth at the entrance to the mansion, the Patriot took donations from the arriving guests, who thought he was merely a costumed actor collecting entrance fees. When the criminal Mick and his gang crashed the party to hold everyone up, the Patriot leaped into action, only to be knocked unconscious by an attack from the thug Doc.

    Recovering to speak with Bandy Cole, who became worried that he would lose his friends if they realized the hold up was not one of his jokes, the Patriot assured Cole that he would retrieve the stolen money. Visiting the police photo database to identify the criminals at Cole's party, the Patriot identified Whitey Blake and crashed into Blake's apartment, where he was dispersing the stolen money amongst his mob. Easily defeating the thugs, the Patriot made sure the police had taken the criminals into custody before returning to the Cole mansion to return the stolen money. Intensely thankful to the Patriot for returning the money and thereby preventing him from being sued by his guests, Cole asked if there was anything he could do to show his appreciation. The Patriot replied by suggesting Cole phone the Daily Chronicle to tell them he had reconsidered his position on not donating to their charity. Mace later returned to the Chronicle offices, where Mary informed him that Bandy Cole had donated twenty thousand dollars to the paper's charity, putting them over their goal. Mary then asked if Jeff had anything to do with Cole's sudden change of heart, but Jeff claimed he did not, suggesting instead that the Patriot likely had something to do with it.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#74/5) - Mace's editor ordered him to cover a White House reception for South American ambassadors, and Jeff departed to get his story as his editor became enraged at Jeff having been nonchalantly flying a paper airplane around the editor's office. Jokingly reminding his editor about his blood pressure, Jeff left for the reception. Upon arrival, Jeff noticed a rather classy woman associating with a general and some time later, Jeff spotted the same woman associating with a different military general, noting that she had been with another general the night that he had committed suicide. When the woman feigned a headache just as she had with the now-deceased general, Jeff decided to trail the woman and when her new general emerged from the woman's penthouse drugged, Jeff went into action as the Patriot. Arriving in time to prevent a second general from committing suicide out of fear of treason charges (for having revealed classified information), the Patriot confirmed his suspicions that the general had been drugged. Via information provided by the general gave him after the woman, revealed as a female spy, to prevent her from using the info provided by the drugged general. Confronting the woman with her Brazilian disguise artist partner, Felix, the Patriot was knocked out and, after recovering, he pursued the two spies, only to be attacked by their guard dogs. Picking up one of the dogs, the Patriot used it as a living bat to beat the other dogs away and continued into the mansion to stop the spies. Attacking and defeating the spies, the Patriot rescued a Brazilian ambassador the spies had kidnapped to impersonate then phoned the FBI to apprehend the spies.As he departed the scene, he gave the freed ambassador a gun and asked him to guard the spies until the FBI arrived.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 - Patriot entry - BTS) - By July 1946, the Patriot had set up a base of operations for himself in Boston, Massachusetts.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) - BTS) - The Patriot heard over police radio of a fire at the home of Prof. Phineas Horton, the creator of the android Human Torch, and thought it might be something to investigate.

(What If? I#4 / Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 (fb)) - Finding the home due to a blaring fire alarm, the Patriot arrived and was at first shocked to find a melted android of Prof. Horton at the doorstep, but he nonetheless ventured inside and saw three people drowning inside a large, water-filled tank. Opening the tank, the Patriot was surprised to see the young hero Toro, the real Prof. Horton and the Human Torch, who explained that they had been trapped the android Adam-II and that Adam-II planned to replace a political candidate with an android as part of a plot to ultimately replace all of humanity.

(What If? I#4 / Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - Opting to assist the Torch against Adam-II, the Patriot accompanied Toro and Prof. Horton to meet with the other members of their All-Winners Squad group.

(What If? I#4) - Unaware that the original Captain America and Bucky had been replaced by William Nasland and Fred Davis, the Patriot was surprised when Captain America did not remember himbut Nasland feigned remembrance (see comments) and asked who the Patriot was carrying, at which point the Human Torch explained to the Squad Adam-II's plans for world domination.

(What If? I#4 / Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - After learning Adam-II planned to replace a politician and knowing that ten Democratic candidates were in the area, the Squad and the Patriot all split up to check on the candidates.

(What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS / Captain America I#215 (fb) / Captain America V#4 (fb) / Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - When Captain America discovered Adam-II's androids going after John F. Kennedy and activated an emergency flare as one of the androids crushed him, the Patriot saw the flare over the Old North Church.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - Arriving on the scene to see the All-Winners Squad battling Adam-II's automatons in the streets, the Patriot decided to check out the Church itself before jumping in to assist the All-Winners.

(What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb) / Captain America VI#19 (fb)) - Climbing the stairs to the top of the Church, the Patriot found the crushed Captain America and a half-melted robot.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - Noticing that Captain America was still breathing and knowing that Namor the Sub-Mariner's flagship had advanced medical supplies, the Patriot rushed him to the flagship but it was too late.

(What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - With his last gasps, Captain America said a few words and revealed his identity as William Nasland to the Patriot before dying.

(Captain America: Patriot#1 (fb)) - Upon witnessing the inspirational Nasland die, the Patriot sat down next to Nasland's corpse and wished for some way to bring him back. He soon came up with an idea to do just that, in a sense.

(Captain America I#215 (fb) / Captain America V#50 / 2 (fb)) - The Patriot swore a vow that as long as the nation needed a Captain America, it would have one in himself.

(What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS / History of the Marvel Universe II#2) - Wishing to complete the mission against Adam-II on behalf of both previous Captain Americas, Mace donned a spare Captain America costume inside Namor's flagship.

(Captain America Comics I#59 (fb) - BTS / What If? I#4 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace took up the mantle of Captain America.

(What If? I#4 / Captain America I Annual#6 (fb)) - Before Adam-II could knock out political candidate John F. Kennedy, Jeff Mace intervened as Captain America, blocking the attack with his shield.

(Captain America V#4 (fb)) - Jeff Mace followed up by kicking Adam-II in the abdomen.

(What If? I#4) - Shocked that Captain America apparently still lived despite his androids reporting that they had killed him, Adam-II fled, only to crash his getaway vehicle after sliding on the spilled oil of his own android agents.

(Captain America V#4 (fb)) - Mace checked on the downed Adam-II.

(What If? I#4) - Mace and the other Squad members then saw John F. Kennedy to safety and when Mace checked on Bucky, the younger hero immediately recognized Captain America as not being Nasland. Revealing that Nasland had died while the All-Winners Squad was rushing to save John F. Kennedy, a tearful Mace removed his mask and admitted that he had taken Nasland's place in an effort to finish the mission for both previous Captain Americas.

(What If? I#4 / Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) / Captain America I#285 (fb) / Saga of the Sub-Mariner I#6 (fb) / Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 (fb) / Marvel Comics I#1000 / 8) - He then accompanied the All-Winners Squad to the Old North Church to retrieve William Nasland's body, and Mace silently carried Nasland's corpse back to Namor's flagship.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb)) - As he walked through the streets of Boston with Nasland's corpse, Jeff Mace made a silent vow to himself to be everything Nasland and Steve Rogers both were and more.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - Following the events involving Adam-II and William Nasland's death, Mace, still in Captain America's costume, was interrogated by FBI agents Henry Skinner and Betsy Ross, who demanded to know what he was doing in Boston. Claiming he was there to cover the Congressional race as a reporter, Mace remarked that he knew a patriot when he saw one, annoying Skinner but entertaining Betsy with his joke. Betsy then revealed knowledge that Jeff was present in Boston as the Patriot and asked for his help in explaining what had happened there. Admitting that he had decided to investigate a fire at the home of Prof. Phineas Horton after hearing about it over police radio, Jeff explained the specifics of his working with the All-Winners Squad, William Nasland's death and his using the spare Captain America costume to finish Nasland's mission. Agent Skinner grumbled at the convenience of Mace being the only person around when Nasland died, but Betsy Ross took Skinner into another room.

(Captain America: Patriot#3 (fb) - BTS) - While in the other room, Agent Skinner warned Betsy Ross about not having Mace properly vetted for his role as Captain America.

(Captain America: Patriot#1) - Skinner and Betsy returned minutes later to question whether Nasland had told Mace that he was not the first Captain America. Confused, Jeff mentioned that Nasland might've tried to say something like that but that he himself was unaware Nasland was not the original Captain America. Betsy then informed Mace that Nasland had been the second Captain America, and Skinner remarked "Third time's a charm." before noting a brewing worldwide situation involving Russia. When Skinner began talking about how much the world needed Captain America, Jeff realized they were suggesting he remain Captain America, and he refused the offer. Pulling the Captain America cowl up, Jeff remarked that there was only one real Captain America and he could never be him. He then announced that he would be honored to carry on in memory of the real Captain America.

(Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Mace's role as the new Captain America became government-sanctioned, much like his prior costumed role as the Patriot was.

(All-Winners Comics I#21 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 3 - Daily Bugle entry - BTS) - After becoming Captain America, Jeff Mace relocated from Boston back to New York to officially join the All-Winners Squad.

(Captain America: Patriot#2 (fb) - BTS) - Not long after Mace joined the All-Winners Squad, Miss America began to spread rumors about a romance between herself and Captain America as a way of helping Mace cover up press conference nervousness.

(Captain America Comics I#59 (fb) - BTS) - As the year progressed for his new costumed identity of Captain America, Jeff Mace began using the identity of Steve Rogers, and Fred Davis became his crimefighting partner as Bucky.

(Captain America: America's Avenger#1 - Fred Davis entry - BTS) - Now partnered with the more experienced Fred Davis as Bucky, Jeff Mace became Davis' roommate.

(Captain America: Patriot#2 (fb) - BTS) - After being told he sometimes sounded a bit too New York to be Captain America, Jeff Mace began working on his accent to sound more like Steve Rogers. The All-Winners Squad were later summoned to Oxfordshire, England's Harwell Atomic Energy Research Facility to keep spy Dr. Klaus Fuchs from being rescued by the Soviet allies to whom he had been passing atomic secrets. Knowing that Jeff Mace already had a lot on his mind learning his new role as Captain America, the rest of the Squad told Jeff that they were to rescue Dr. Fuchs themselves from an attempted kidnapping rather than tell him about Dr. Fuchs' espionage crimes.

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - While some criminals noticed that the Patriot had not been seen in recent days, Jeff Mace traveled to Oxfordshire, England as Captain America with the All-Winners Squad, where they battled a squad of Soviet Super-Soldiers seeking to rescue Dr. Fuchs from being put on trial for his crimes. During the battle, Captain America, still unaware of the truth about Dr. Fuchs, faced off against his former ally, the Red Guardian, who was unaware the Captain America he fought was not Steve Rogers. When Mace hurled his shield at the Red Guardian, the Guardian caught it and remarked on how peacetime was apparently dulling Captain America's reflexes and throwing arm, as he claimed he had only once before nearly caught Cap's shield in Stalingrad.

    Before Jeff could respond and potentially blow his cover that he wasn't the original Captain America, Bucky jump kicked the Red Guardian and suggested they wrap up the fight. After the Soviets teleported away and Dr. Fuchs was safely dropped at a safe house by the Whizzer, Jeff was informed of the truth about Dr. Fuchs, and he commented on how the Squad could have told him before the mission. The Squad then admitted that they didn't want to add more stress onto Jeff, and Bucky mentioned how the original Captain America had never been in Stalingrad with the Red Guardian. Realizing he had indeed almost blown his cover, Jeff thanked Bucky for the assistance, but Bucky remarked that the Red Guardian had already seemed suspicious before he caught Captain America's shield. Namor then berated Jeff for allowing the Red Guardian to catch the shield in the first place, suggesting Jeff might as well wear a sign exclaiming that he wasn't the original Captain America, and Jeff argued back that he wasn't used to using a shield in battle. Namor then complained about having to keep up the ruse that Jeff wasn't the original Cap, but Miss America reminded Namor how important it was that the symbol of Captain America lived on. Jeff admitted that, while he could never replace Steve Rogers, a true super-soldier, he could carry on for him. Namor then commended Jeff's modesty and sarcastically commented that Jeff spoke more than he knew, prompting Jeff to demand to know what else he wasn't being told. Miss America responded by suggesting Jeff speak with one of the Squad's FBI liaisons when they returned to New York.

    Two days later, the All-Winners Squad returned to New York and, as Captain America gave a rousing speech about the Squad's actions, Mary Morgan listened on the radio and quickly deduced that Captain America was Jeff Mace. That evening, Jeff met with his FBI liaison, Betsy Ross, whom he recognized from his interrogation following Nasland's death. When Betsy asked what she could do for Jeff, he demanded to know everything about Captain America, but Betsy politely explained that much of that information was classified, though she did inform Jeff that the original Captain America was a scientifically-enhanced super-soldier. Feeling as if Captain America's shoes might be too big for himself to fill, Jeff was assured he could handle it by Betsy, who reminded Jeff of the odds hehad beaten during his years as the Patriot. The conversation was soon interrupted by the Human Torch, who informed Jeff and Betsy that Miss Patriot was insisting to see Captain America.

    Upon seeing Mary again, Jeff hugged her and commented on her new lavender perfume. Mary joked that perhaps Jeff had forgotten about her when the Patriot dropped off the face of the Earth, prompting Jeff to explain how his becoming Captain America had happened so fast and how he hadn't been allowed to tell anyone. Mary promised to keep his secret and asked if the partnership was still Cap and Bucky or if it were Cap and Miss America. After explaining how the rumored romance between himself and Miss America was just something Miss America came up with to help with his nervousness with the press, Jeff discussed recent events of his life with Mary. The two shared old stories together but when a flirtatious Mary hinted at becoming his new Bucky, Jeff exploded in anger, asking if Mary had any idea what happened to the previous Captain America for him to have gotten the job.

    An angry Mary got up and left and, as the All-Winners and Betsy Ross apologized for the situation, the Human Torch revealed that Mary had intended to tell Jeff about the death of their friend Jack Casey. A shocked Mace sat down, muttering claims of not having seen Jack since Jack had gone into the Navy (see comments), and Betsy showed Jeff a file on Jack that she had researched that revealed the cause of death as suicide. Finding the news hard to believe due to Jack's photography talent and multiple tours of military duty, Jeff insisted that Captain America would be at Jack Casey's funeral. Betsy quickly chimed in, explaining that Captain America could not go due to Jack having been blue-ticketed for homosexuality. Uncaring if they took the Captain America identity from him for it, Jeff announced that he would go to the funeral anyway, but the other All-Winners talked him out of going as Captain America.

    At Jack Casey's funeral, Mace met Mary Morgan at the coffin in his Patriot costume and gave a surprise speech commending the quality of Jack Casey's character, whispering to Mary to make sure the entire speech made it into the newspapers. Returning to the All-Winners Squad, Mace learned that the Patriot's friendship with the homosexual Jack Casey had lost the Patriot some credibility. Expecting as much, Jeff handed the Human Torch his Patriot costume and had the Torch burn it, effectively killing his identity as the Patriot despite Namor's claims that Jeff had gained nothing in return for his loyalty to Jack. When Namor quipped that Mace's actions had made no mark whatsoever, Jeff punched Namor in the face and walked off, followed closely by an impressed Bucky. Having earned Bucky's respect, Jeff muttered that he thought he'd broken his hand and Betsy asked to take a look at it.

(Captain America Comics I#59 (fb) - BTS) - Over time, Jeff nearly forgot about his brief period teaching earlier in his life.

(Captain America Comics I#59) - While relaxing not long after, Jeff Mace received a telegram intended for Steve Rogers dated February 1, 1946 from Henry Hawley, the principal of the Lee School, who was hoping to recruit Rogers for a teaching position there. His crimefighting partner Fred Davis remarked on how Jeff had never mentioned having teaching experience, and Jeff claimed that it had been a long time ago and that he had almost forgotten it. Deciding to pay the Lee School a visit, "Steve Rogers" met with Principal Henry Hawley, who offered "Rogers" a substitute job teaching various subjects.

(Captain America Comics I#59 / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff accepted the position as Steve Rogers, secretly in an effort to remain in regular contact with Fred Davis, who attended the Lee School.

(Captain America Comics I#59) - A short time later, Fred Davis was registered for the new semester of classes at the Lee School, and Jeff Mace was led to his first class, whom Hawley introduced to their new teacher "Steve Rogers." Almost immediately upon taking his place at the front of the classroom, Jeff was hit by pea shot by student Snipe Gooligan, who freely admitted his actions. Ordering the child to the front of the class, Jeff publicly spanked the boy to teach him a lesson then ordered Gooligan to empty his pockets, confiscating the pea shooter, marbles, a toy top, darts and, surprisingly, a bottle of perfume. At the end of the day, Jeff and Fred Davis were departing the school when they saw Snipe Gooligan getting picked on for having perfume in his pockets. When Jeff made light of Gooligan's teasing, Gooligan offered to sell his teacher the perfume, dubbed "Tiger Sweet," and, after sniffing the perfume, Jeff adamantly declined the purchase and went on his way alongside Davis.

    Later that evening, Mace and Davis were relaxing when they noticed a fire breaking out near the Lee School. Rushing into action as Captain America and Bucky, Jeff and Fred helped get tenants to safety before running back upstairs to check on others. Noticing the seeming firemen standing in front of the door to a burning room, Captain America deduced the men were phony firemen and the two heroes jumped into battle against the phony fireman, who proved to actually be jewel thieves. The battle was soon interrupted when heat pressure caused a door to a smaller room to blow off its hinges and hit Cap, buying the crooks time to unleash a wild water hose. By the time Captain America safely wrangled the hose to the ground, the crooks had escaped, and a police officer noted that several recent fires had begun with women's perfume in their bedrooms. When a pea shooter was found on the scene, Cap began to suspect Snipe Gooligan's involvement.

    The next day, Mace and Davis noticed Gooligan talking to the same men who had posed as firemen, and they attacked the men in their heroic identities of Captain America and Bucky. The crooks again escaped when the two heroes were surrounded by autograph-seeking Lee School students and later, Mace and Davis visited Gooligan's home to speak with his mother. Finding a newspaper article about the fires and Gooligan's perfume sales book, Jeff and Fred compared the addresses of the fires to addresses in Gooligan's sales book. Suspecting that the crooks were utilizing a whole group of children to sell their perfume, Captain America and Bucky used Gooligan's sales book to track down the crooks, and the two heroes showed up just in time to rescue Gooligan from the crooks. As the heroes became surrounded, Gooligan set one of his darts on fire and used it to set off the sprinkler system, summoning firemen and buying Cap and Bucky time to regroup. Together with the arriving firemen, Captain America and Bucky defeated the crooks, and the heroes explained the situation to the arriving police. The next day, Gooligan brought "Steve Rogers" an apple and just as the teacher suspected Gooligan's experience with the crooks had ended Gooligan's mischievous nature, a worm emerged from the apple, surprising Jeff Mace.

(Captain America Comics I#59/2) - "Steve Rogers" taught a class on medieval history using a medieval sword lent by scholar Joshua Blaine. Noticing that several students kept jingling change in their pockets, Mace demanded to know where the kids had acquired so many coins, questioning a boy named Tommy whether or not he had stolen the money. Upon learning that coins had been mysteriously raining down daily on residents of the tenement section of town, Mace became suspicious. After class, Mace and Davis looked over the local newspapers to confirm the story, noticing that a string of robberies had also been plaguing the town and suspecting a possible connection between the two events. The two then decided to visit Sedgeham Towers to return the sword to Joshua Blaine at his penthouse and, as "Rogers" thanked Blaine for the use of the sword, Blaine bragged that some of his weapons dated back to the days of King Arthur and Robin Hood.

    Later that night, walking home from Blaine's penthouse and thinking about the story of Robin Hood, Mace and Davis witnessed wealthy miser Peter Pinchtight being robbed by men dressed as Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Leaping into action as Captain America and Bucky, Mace and Davis were attacked from afar with an arrow from the Modern Robin Hood, but Cap deflected the arrow with his shield. The Modern Robin Hood then ordered his Merry Men to attack the heroes but Cap knocked Little John aside with a single punch. The two heroes were soon stunned when Robin Hood hit them over the head with a bag of stolen coins and escaped. The dazed Captain America noticed the Modern Robin Hood's calling card and deduced that the Modern Robin Hood must be the person raining coins down on the tenement dwellers each day.

    The next day, Mace and Davis visited the tenement section of town and waited for the daily coin drop. As expected, the Modern Robin Hood soon appeared on a rooftop and tossed coins down to the civilians below, this time with an arrow stuck to one of his calling cards. Rushing to the rooftop as Captain America and Bucky, the two heroes confronted and defeated the Modern Robin Hood and his Merry Men, only to find the sympathetic civilians standing in the way of bringing the Modern Robin Hood to justice. The crooks soon escaped and, while Captain America was baffled at  having lost the Modern Robin Hood's trail, Bucky retrieved the Modern Robin Hood's arrow, prompting Captain America to seek Joshua Blaine's assistance in identifying potential clues associated with the arrow. Visiting Blaine's home as "Steve Rogers" and "Bucky Barnes," Mace and Davis found the door open and, while they waited for Blaine to return, an arrow from the Modern Robin Hood came through the window demanding Blaine turn over his money to the poor.

    Rushing outside, Captain America and Bucky again confronted the Modern Robin Hood, and Cap seemingly knocked him out with one punch. The two heroes then rounded up the rest of the Merry Men, only to find the Modern Robin Hood gone. Figuring the Modern Robin Hood had feigned being knocked out, the duo soon noticed a light on in Blaine's penthouse. Checking on Blaine, Cap and Bucky witnessed Blaine express horror that he had been targeted by the Modern Robin Hood but Captain America, noticing the quiver of arrows on Blaine's wall was empty, accused Blaine of being the Modern Robin Hood and punched him. Bucky quickly confirmed Cap's accusations when he found Blaine's Modern Robin Hood gear, and Cap located bags of money in Blaine's chest of drawers, revealing that the Modern Robin Hood had only given half of the stolen money to the poor while pocketing the other half.

(Captain America Comics I#59/5) - While grading papers at the Lee School as Steve Rogers, Mace took note of the particularly poor grades of his student Tommy Colman and decided to visit the Colmans to make sure Tommy was doing his homework. When they visited the address on file for Tommy Colman, however, they were turned away by an annoyed man, and both Mace and Davis noticed Tommy nearby. Upon learning that Tommy had given the Lee School an incorrect address in an effort to prevent them from informing his parents about his bad grades, Mace and Davis became suspicious of the man who had claimed to be Tommy's father while trying to get rid of the duo. When the two heard a scream, they went into action as Captain America and Bucky and arrived in time to seemingly see magician the Great Amazo killing a man in a basket with swords. The Great Amazo quickly claimed no man was ever in the basket and suggested the two heroes were hallucinating, prompting Bucky to rush the magician. Amazo responded by making Bucky "disappear" and Captain America attempted to confront the magician, who in turn made himself disappear. Determined to rescue the now-missing Bucky, Captain America was soon knocked out by one of the Great Amazo's goons disguised as an armored knight. Taken into a room with the captive Bucky and stage producer Jim Markham, Captain America learned the Great Amazo's origins as a failed stage magician. After the Great Amazo gloated about how he made others disappear using secret passageways, Captain America freed himself of his bounds and defeated the Great Amazo and his goons, rescuing both Bucky and Jim Markham. The next day at the Lee School, Tommy Colman apologized for tricking him with a fake address and promised to focus more on his studies.

(All-Winners Comics I#21 (fb)) - Trailing the criminal gang leader Madame Death to her hideout, Captain America and Bucky overheard Madame Death's encounter with Earth-46141's Future Man, who wished to destroy all of Earth's inhabitants so that Earth-46141's residents could settle there. Determined to prevent such a catastrophe, the two heroes leaped into battle against Madame Death's thugs. Unwilling to risk hurting his new accomplices by using his mental force powers against Captain America and Bucky, the Future Man hurled a Dark-Bomb, creating a blinding black cloud of smoke to mask the criminals' escape.

(All-Winners Comics I#21) - Knowing he would need assistance to stop the Future Man's plans, Captain America summoned the rest of the All-Winners Squad and briefed them on the Future Man's plans.

(All-Winners Comics I#21 / Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 (fb)) - He then suggested that the members of the All-Winners Squad stand guard over one of Earth's continents in an effort to stop the Future Man before he could strike, opting for Bucky and himself to watch over Europe. Subsequently arriving in Europe, Cap and Bucky were given a jeep to use by the occupied forces there, and they began touring the continent in hopes of finding the Future Man. When Bucky spotted a dark cloud looming over a nearby city, the two heroes rushed to the city, only to find everyone there dead. Deducing that some sort of plague had struck, Captain America quickly ordered Bucky to cover his face with a handkerchief, and the two investigated, soon finding parts of the Future Man's disease bomb.

(All-Winners Comics I#21) - Noticing that the bomb was marked as being constructed in Berne, Switzerland, Captain America and Bucky traveled to Chalot and were informed that the bomb's metal was bought there by a Dr. Yalder, who had a laboratory in the Swiss Alps. Upon venturing to the Alps, Cap and Bucky located Yalder's lab and found the Future Man and Madame Death inside constructing dozens more disease bombs. Future Man quickly sensed the heroes' presence and sent Madame Death's thugs to deal with the heroes. Escaping up a nearby hill, Captain America rolled a snowball down the hill that defeated the thugs, who returned to report the two heroes' escape to the Future Man. Determined to stop the Future Man before he could unleash more disease bombs, Captain America and Bucky yelled, causing an avalanche that destroyed the laboratory and the bombs inside.

(All-Winners Comics I#21 / Avengers I Giant-Size#1 (fb)) - Cap and Bucky then confronted the escaping Future Man and Madame Death, but the Future Man disappeared, having only appeared there in astral form, and Madame Death took advantage of the heroes' confusion to escape as well.

(All-Winners Comics I#21) - Annoyed at Madame Death's escape, the two crimefighters took solace in the fact that they had at least saved Europe by destroying the remaining disease bombs, and they sent a telegram to the Whizzer warning him to remain on guard in South America. Later, after the other members of the All-Winners Squad each stopped a Future Man plot without apprehending the criminal, the Human Torch and Toro summoned Captain America and the others back to their headquarters, where the Torch revealed the escaping Future Man's threat to bring inhabitants of his alternate future timeline to present day Earth-616 to destroy the planet with neutronic bombs. Cap and the All-Winners Squad discussed the importance of finding the Future Man's current location and when the group each mentioned having seen a black cloud before their individual confrontations with the Future Man and Madame Death, Captain America deduced that these black clouds must have been hiding the Future Man's floating ship. He then ordered the Human Torch and Miss America to check the American desert for signs of the Future Man's black cloud.

(All-Winners Comics I#21 / Avengers I Giant-Size#1 (fb) / Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 (fb))) - As predicted, the cloud was still present, and the Human Torch, Toro and Miss America soon grounded the Future Man and Madame Death, leading them right into the clutches of Captain America and the rest of the All-Winners Squad. When the Future Man attempted to escape back into the future of Earth-46141, Captain America pulled loose the wires of the Future Man's Time-Engine and ordered the All-Winners Squad to escape the Future Man's ship. Once outside, Cap revealed to his allies his tampering with the Time-Engine's wiring, explaining how the Future Man could now only spiral uncontrollably back into Earth-616's past.

(Marvels I#2 (fb) - BTS) - A photo of Captain America and the All-Winners Squad was taken and used in a Daily Bugle newspaper reporting on their victory.

(All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special#1) - When the Future Man and Madame Death returned in late 1946 and attempted to use the Future Man's Chronol-Capacitorto contact invading armies from Earth-46141, the All-Winners Squad arrived on the Future Man's ship to stop them. Captain America hurled his shield at the Future Man, who switched to his astral form, and the shield went through him into the Chronol-Capacitor, wrecking it. Cap immediately commented on how he didn't mean to hit the machine, and Namor grumbled that Jeff never meant to cause the damage he did until the Whizzer and Miss America interrupted to suggest they get out of there before the Chronol-Capacitor exploded. The Squad made it to safety just in time to witness the Future Man's ship implode. When Namor commented on the dishonorable way in which they defeated the Future Man, Mace apologized, explaining that while he assumed the Future Man would switch to his astral form, he didn't think his shield would do so much damage. He then further admitted that he was still getting used to the shield before a crowd of reporters surrounded him with questions. The Jeff Mace started stumbling over his words until Miss America interjected, explaining to the reporters how Captain America destroyed the Future Man's device and sent the villains tumbling through time. Feigning romantic interest in Captain America to boost the reporters' stories, Miss America kissed Jeff on the cheek and flew off with Cap in tow.

    Shortly after, Mace began a daily regime of rigorous training in the use of his shield and a week later, the All-Winners Squad rested and discussed the comic books being made about them by Timely Comics. As Mace went through another training session, the Human Torch commended Miss America on her expertise in publicity such as providing entertaining stories for the comic books to adapt and helping Mace adjust to his role as the newest Captain America. Miss America mentioned how hard it must be on Mace to live up to the legend of Captain America, especially when he was not America's first choice for the role following the supposed death of Steve Rogers, and the Torch admitted his admiration of Mace's persistence and patriotism.

    That evening, Miss America and the Whizzer went on a date, during which the Whizzer expressed a bit of jealousy regarding Miss America's public flirting with Jeff Mace, but Miss America assured the Whizzer she was not interested in Captain America. Soon after, temporal bombs began plaguing Times Square, with each drawing forth the zombie-like corpses of the apparently deceased, and the All-Winners Squad jumped into action, noticing that the corpses appeared to be nothing more than ash. When the forms of the original Captain America and Bucky appeared, the Captain America form asked Mace who he was and why he was wearing his uniform. Explaining that he was the Patriot and that they had met before, Mace further informed the Captain America and Bucky that they had died, expressing how much he wished he could change that fact. The zombie-like Captain America then muttered that Mace could take his place in death so that he could live and, after thinking about it for a moment, Mace willingly agreed to sacrifice himself to bring the original Captain America and Bucky back. Miss America advised Mace against the decision, reminding him that the entire situation could be the work of villains, but Mace solemnly remarked that they could just get a new Captain America if he died. Before he could seal the sacrifice in a handshake with the zombie-like Captain America, the Human Torch spotted the camouflaged Madame Death nearby and revealed her presence. Madame Death confirmed the zombies to be illusions under her control and explained how the Future Man had died in the past, leaving her to return to 1946 to exact revenge on the Jeff Mace Captain America for the Future Man's death. Madame Death then detonated her temporal platform and while the All-Winners Squad survived, the Madame herself with hit with the shrapnel, dying as planned so that she could be reunited with the Future Man.

    The next day, Captain America and the rest of the All-Winners Squad aided in the rebuilding of Times Square and, when the group suggested getting a different headquarters that wasn't in the heart of Manhattan's busiest intersection, Jeff mentioned knowing a place whose owner he knew from his reporter days. The Human Torch agreed and suggested Jeff look into the new headquarters when he had a chance. Reporters soon arrived, having been invited by Miss America, and they immediately began questioning Captain America about the incident with Madame Death and his possible relationship with Miss America. Cap refused to comment on any potential relationships within the All-Winners Squad, but Miss America interrupted him, publicly revealing her relationship with the Whizzer by kissing him. Mace then ducked away as the reporters swamped Miss America and the Whizzer. Mace was subsequently confronted by Namor, who admitted his newfound respect for Jeff in light of Jeff's intended honorable sacrifice during the battle. The two then shook hands.

    Later that night, Mace typed up a story about his experiences and how one shouldn't be haunted by their own past but rather, honor the past by living each day as best as possible and hope the effort will leave a lasting legacy. He then looked down at a blueprint for a potential All-Winners Squad headquarters, nicknamed the Baxter Building, with a note from Leland Baxter himself expressing a desire to help build the skyscraper and asking Captain America to contact him.

(Captain America Comics I#60) - In January 1947, "Steve Rogers" took his Lee School class on a field trip to the local circus, where they witnessed performer Mike Galen scale a wall as part of his Human Fly circus act. As Mace and Davis later walked home from the circus, they witnessed someone resembling the Human Fly climbing up the side of a building. Deciding to investigate, the two heroes took an elevator to the right floor, and Captain America engaged the Human Fly, downing him with a punch. Recovering quickly, the Human Fly kicked Captain America off the side of the building, but Cap managed to grab a wooden flagpole to slow his fall. When the pole snapped, Cap swung around and through a window, where Bucky and the elevator operator caught up with him. The elevator operator informed the two heroes that the Human Fly had escaped downstairs, and the duo rushed off to the circus to question Mike Galen, only to learn that Galen disappeared every night.

    The following night, Captain America and Bucky patrolled the skies in a helicopter, hoping to spot the Human Fly scaling a new building. After searching the financial district, the duo found the Human Fly scaling a building in Midtown. Bucky jumped into action against the thief as Captain America landed the helicopter on a nearby rooftop. When the Human Fly jumped from the roof, Bucky jumped after him, much to Captain America's surprise, and the added weight on the Human Fly's parachute caused both the young hero and the criminal to fall faster. Captain America then caught up to his teen sidekick and checked on him as the Human Fly escaped once more. Cap then announced plans to trail Mike Galen from the circus the following night.

    The next night, Captain America and Bucky followed Mike Galen as he left the circus to a famous opera house. Suspecting Galen planned to steal the opera house's jewels as the Human Fly, Captain America grabbed him, and a confused Galen asked how Captain America had learned his secret. When Galen's opera house boss reminded him that he had ten minutes, Captain America asked if Galen worked there, and Galen confessed that he had taken the high height job of spotlight operator at the opera house after falling at the circus in hopes of regaining his nerve for heights. Captain America then apologized and revealed to Galen that there was a Human Fly committing robberies and all signs had pointed to the thieving Fly being Galen himself. Galen then informed Cap that someone (whom he suspected to be a window washer hired by the circus) had stolen his Human Fly costume and Cap used the clues given to him by Galen to return to the circus and search the window washer's room. Finding a newspaper article about lighthouse keeper John Moth having a valuable stamp collection, Captain America and Bucky traveled to Moth's Shoal Island lighthouse, where they found the Human Fly scaling the building. Again confronting the criminal, Captain America punched him, only to be hit by one of the Fly's suction tipped gloves. Bucky tackled the Human Fly, who then fled down the lighthouse stairs with Cap in pursuit. The Human Fly ultimately tripped on an alcove, spilling molasses on the floor that his suction-cupped costume stuck to and leaving him open to a stunning uppercut from Captain America. Cap then unmasked the Human Fly, revealing him as window washer Hy Heale. When Cap remarked to Bucky on the irony of the Human Fly being stuck in the sugary molasses, lighthouse keeper John Moth appeared and remarked that it was instead the DDT that caught the Fly: the "Daring Detective Twosome" of Captain America and Bucky.

(Captain America Comics I#60/2) - Jeff Mace and Fred Davis (as "Steve Rogers" and "Bucky Barnes") sat in a Lee School classroom as special guest private investigator Inspector Leeds lectured and Mace commented to Davis that there was a lot he could learn from Leeds. As the lecture ended, Mace commented on how Leeds had never failed to solve a case and later that night, Mace and Davis visited Leeds' home in hopes of asking him some additional questions about his lecture. When they arrived, however, they found the door open and Leeds dead at his desk, shot by his own gun. Davis soon found and shared with Mace an apparent suicide note detailing the reason for the seeming suicide as Leeds' difficulty solving the case of the murder of Rocky Rhoads. Determined to solve the murder of Rhoads for Leeds, Mace returned home to change into his Captain America costume before he and Bucky rushed off to question Broadway Lil Carter, the former girlfriend of Rocky Rhoads.

    When the two heroes met with Broadway Lil, she refused to cooperate and ordered them to leave but Cap refused to leave until she gave him more information. Their argument was interrupted by the arrival of the criminal Sheik Moline, who accused Broadway Lil of double-crossing them after seeing Captain America in her home. Before Moline could shoot Lil, Captain America headbutted him in the stomach then hit Moline with an uppercut. Moline's thugs soon entered the fray as well but Cap and Bucky made short work of them. Cap then informed Lil that he was leaving Moline in her custody, claiming that they didn't have any direct crimes to arrest Moline for, and an angry Lil again demanded the two heroes leave. As the heroes departed, Cap informed Bucky that he had actually left Moline with Lil in an effort to prove his suspicions that Moline had killed Rhoads and was visiting Lil to keep her quiet about the murder. The duo then visited the Schooner's Club gambling den, figuring they might find evidence of Moline's murder of Rhoads there since Moline had built the club. Defeating several thugs as they approached the club, Captain America and Bucky ventured into Moline's office, where they found a fifty thousand dollar check to Moline from Broadway Lil. Now suspecting Lil had paid Moline to kill Rhoads for the insurance money, the heroic duo visited the insurance company where Inspector Leeds had worked and learned that they had issued a half-a-million dollar check to Broadway Lil following Rhoads' death.

    Returning to Broadway Lil's apartment, Captain America discovered a man's signet ring and a photo of Rocky Rhoads, confirming in his mind Lil's love for Rhoads and proving her innocent of paying someone to kill him but also prompting Cap to suspect some sort of scam. Deciding to check the morgue's report of Rhoads' death, Captain America learned that Rhoads was apparently killed by a shotgun blast to the face while wearing his signet ring. Based on that clue, Captain America and Bucky spent the following day trailing Broadway Lil and when she departed her apartment for the Schooner's Club, the two heroes busted their way inside to confront the surprisingly still-living Rocky Rhoads himself. Knocking Rhoads out with his shield as Bucky prevented Broadway Lil from pulling a knife, Captain America revealed his new suspicions that Lil and Rhoads had faked Rhoads' death to claim his life insurance money. The heroes then took Rhoads and Lil into custody but as they were leading them out of the club, Lil tripped Bucky and used the club alarm to summon reinforcements. The duo made quick work of the thugs but when Sheik Moline arrived and prepared to shoot Cap in the back, Bucky knocked him out and all of the criminals present were taken into police custody.

    Captain America and Bucky later visited the police station to confirm Lil and Rhoads' insurance scam plot and how Moline had been hired to kill a drifter whose corpse was disguised as Rhoads, even down to wearing a duplicate signet ring. Cap then commented that Lil's own sentimentality had been her undoing since the presence of Rhoads' signet ring had tipped him off to the scam. Cap then explained to the police how the real Rhoads had killed Inspector Leeds after the inspector had discovered the truth and wrote a false suicide note in Leeds' journal. He then insisted that Leeds be given credit for solving the case of Rhoads' "murder," leaving the now-deceased Leeds with a spotless record for detective work.

(Captain America Comics I#60/6) - While in town alone, Fred Davis was looking for a telephone to call Jeff Mace when he witnessed the young Tim Kelly being bullied by a group of kids insulting Tim's father, former boxer "Roundhouse" Kelly. After helping Tim to his feet and meeting "Roundhouse" himself, Davis phoned Mace and was told to meet Mace near the bridge on Highway 8 to help take down some crooks. Ten minutes later, Davis met up with Captain America in mid-battle with a group of hijackers, arriving just in time to see Cap finish them off for the police. After learning that the leader of the hijackers was called Hatchetface, Captain America and Bucky returned to the Lee School, where Davis told Mace the story of his encounter with Tim Kelly. When the two noticed a post on the school bulletin board about needing funds for new athletic equipment, Mace tried to get Davis to compete in the Kid Gloves boxing tournament for youngsters that Tim had also been wanting to compete in.

    Days later, Jeff Mace trained Fred Davis in boxing to prepare for the Kid Gloves tournament and when Davis asked Mace to give him more competition, a smiling Mace punched Davis in the face. Not long after, Mace (in his guise as "Steve Rogers") acted as Fred Davis' coach at the Kid Gloves competition, unaware that Hatchetface was watching the competition and plotting to fix it. Following Davis' victory, Mace discussed with Davis whether he would be able to fight Tim Kelly if Tim progressed that far in the competition. Figuring he might need to talk to Tim about not especially wanting to fight him, Davis (with Mace accompanying) visited Tim the next day before their fight, only to witness Hatchetface attempting to force Tim to throw the fight. Quickly and presumably discreetly changing into their superhero costumes, Mace and Davis gathered around "Roundhouse" Kelly and when "Roundhouse" asked Cap to leave Hatchetface to him, Cap recognized the name as the leader of the hijackers he had fought earlier. Rushing at the criminal, Cap was knocked down by a punching bag pushed by the escaping Hatchetface.

    That night, after Captain America was allowed to act as Fred Davis' coach due to Hatchetface's attempted involvement in the competition, Davis spoke with Cap, who promised to keep his eyes open for Hatchetface as long as Davis concentrated on the competition. Not long after, Cap lead Davis towards the ring and the duo met with the Kellys as they also headed towards the ring, with Tim especially excited to see Captain America acting as Davis' coach. The friendly competition was interrupted by Hatchetface, who again tried to force Tim to throw the fight. During the subsequent fight, Bucky sprained his ankle when Hatchetface knocked him into metal piping and just as Captain America was preparing to deliver the final punch to Hatchetface, "Roundhouse" Kelly stepped in and knocked Hatchetface out himself. With Davis' ankle sprained, he ultimately lost the boxing match against Tim Kelly and Cap admitted that he would not have let Davis fight at all if he'd known Davis' ankle was still hurt. Before the heroes departed the ring, Captain America was asked to enter the ring, where the announcer awarded Captain America with five hundred dollars as reward for ridding the world of amateur boxing of unscrupulous gamblers.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#80/6) - After teaching a Lee School lesson in the history of ancient Egyptian pyramids, Mace (as "Steve Rogers") was approached by Doris Ford, who overheard his lesson from outside and wanted his help exploring a pyramid where her eccentric uncle, Joshua Ford, was buried as part of his last will and testament. When Doris showed him the will and reiterated her request for help, "Rogers" remarked that his "friend" Captain America might be interested in the case. Later that night, Captain America and Bucky met with Doris and accompanied her to her family cemetery, where Doris led Cap to Joshua Ford's pyramid-like burial plot. Outside, Cap, Bucky and Doris were met by Doris' cousin Quentin, who warned against searching the pyramid for the money left by Joshua due to the potential danger. Despite Quentin's fear that Joshua might've set deadly traps due to his hatred of his nephews and niece, Doris nonetheless convinced Captain America and Bucky to enter the pyramid with her. Once inside, the heroes and Doris were confronted Doris' other cousin, Gaylord, who was also searching for Joshua's money. Insisting that he would find the money before Doris despite her assistance, Gaylord ran off as the heroes ventured further inside the pyramid. Shortly thereafter, Bucky was attacked by a creature calling itself the Howling Mummy and Captain America punched the Mummy to rescue Bucky. The Howling Mummy responded by hurling a stone bird statue into Captain America's head, dazing the hero and escaping.

    To ease Doris' fears that the Howling Mummy might be a true mummy come to life, Captain America expressed his suspicions that the Howling Mummy was simply Doris' cousin Gaylord dressed as a mummy in an attempt to scare them out of searching for the money. Entering a maze-like area of the pyramid, Captain America barely managed to save Doris from a falling stone block, which he suspected was pushed by the Howling Mummy. Unfazed, the trio continued their search but were soon trapped in an empty room by the Howling Mummy. Convinced that Joshua Ford would've left some means of escape for the traps in his resting place, Captain America tapped on each stone in the wall until he found a false wall made of paper. Circling back to the original crypt room, Captain America and his allies heard muffled sounds from one of the sarcophagi and opened it to reveal a trapped Gaylord Ford. Surprised to learn that Gaylord had also been trapped by the Howling Mummy, the heroes soon found themselves held at gunpoint by the Howling Mummy. Blocking the gunfire with his shield, Captain America punched the Howling Mummy into a coffin and unmasked him as Quentin Ford, who had only pretended not to be searching for Joshua Ford's money. Cap then asked where the money truly was and Bucky revealed that it was inside the coffin Cap had punched the Howling Mummy into. Wishing to thank Captain America for his assistance, Doris Ford attempted to give the money to Cap but he suggested Doris instead split the money with Gaylord.

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - In February 1947, Captain America and Bucky took down the Protector, a racketeer disguised as a masked hero offering safety for a price, only to then have his own gang attack his victims.

(Captain America Comics I#61/2 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America twice apprehended career criminal Kelsey Riordan when he escaped from a state penitentiary.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#81/6 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America began a manhunt for notorious criminal ringleader Enoch Dart.

(Captain America Comics I#61) - Following a death row prison escape in March 1947, Captain America and Bucky were summoned to State Prison, where the warden explained how a disguised electrician had freed three death row prisoners. Remarking on how the escape and disguise sounded very much like the Red Skull's modus operandi despite knowing the Red Skull to be dead, Captain America witnessed the warden receive a phone call informing him that a shipment of valuable drugs had been stolen and the truck driver shot. Both Cap and Bucky rushed outside to find the abandoned truck and the injured driver and, questioning the driver, Captain America confirmed that the attacker indeed had been the Red Skull. Days later, Cap and Bucky met with a hospital administrator, who confirmed that three of their drug shipments had been hijacked that very week, and Cap replied with suspicions that the new Red Skull was selling the drugs for profit.

    Devising a trap for the Red Skull, Captain America and Bucky stowed away inside a penicillin shipment truck and, when the Red Skull attempted to hijack the truck as predicted, the two heroes emerged from the back of the truck to confront the villain. While Cap and Bucky dealt with the Red Skull's thug, the Skull himself attempted to flee on his swamp boat. As the Red Skull sped away in his boat, Captain America fashioned a lasso from some nearby rope, and both he and Bucky jumped on Cap's shield to "water ski" their way to the Red Skull. Pulling the two heroes closer to the boat, Captain America bent the boat's rudder into the large propeller, jamming it and causing the boat to crash into a dam as Captain America and Bucky jumped to safety. Captain America and Bucky then pursued the still-escaping Red Skull and his henchman into a pipe in the dam, but the Red Skull released water into the pipe, trapping the two heroes underwater.

    Once the heroes had passed out due to lack of oxygen, the Red Skull stopped the water flow and carried the unconscious heroes into the dam's power room, where he had them tied to arc poles in preparation for electrocution. Regaining consciousness to realize the danger both he and Bucky were in, Captain America used his head to smash the glass insulator on the arc pole, preventing the electricity from completing its arc and using the subsequent sparks to burn his way free of the pole. Captain America then leaped into battle against the Red Skull and his henchman as Bucky freed himself.

    As the two took out the Skull's henchman, the Red Skull himself fled towards the top of the dam, but Cap pursued, retrieving his dropped shield as he ran. Once atop the dam, Mace hit the Red Skull with his hurled shield then tackled the villain. The battle between the two continued towards the edge of the dam, and Captain America punched the Red Skull so hard that he fell over the side of the dam. Suspecting that the Red Skull could not have survived such a fall, a saddened Captain America decided to return to Bucky and make sure the prisoners that the Red Skull had freed were returned to prison. Later, after the prisoners were returned, Davis remarked on how they had likely seen the last of the Red Skull, but Mace wasn't so sure.

(Captain America Comics I#61/2) - Jeff Mace (as  "Steve Rogers") was teaching a lesson on frog biology at the Lee School when he was interrupted by Fred Davis and Snipe Gooligan talking about the arrival of famous starlet Yvonne in town. "Rogers" then ordered the disruptive Davis and Gooligan to leave the class, unaware that criminal Kelsey Riordan had again escaped prison and was plotting to escape Captain America by designing for himself a coil-utilizing frog costume. That night, after Bucky had encountered Riordan in his new identity of the Bullfrog while out of class, Mace noticed Davis in a low mood and, thinking Davis was down in the dumps because he had gotten into trouble at school, Mace tried to console him. As Davis admitted he was a bit jealous that Yvonne had chosen to bring Snipe Gooligan with her to a masquerade ball after he had kept her Glass Lake Emerald from being earlier stolen by the Bullfrog, Mace figured the Bullfrog was nothing more than a publicity stunt and decided to prove his theory by attending masquerade ball as Captain America.

    Getting into the ball without an invitation, Captain America kept an eye out for the Bullfrog as most of the attendees assumed he was simply a man dressed as Captain America for the ball. When the Bullfrog seemingly appeared and jumped around, Captain America easily unmasked the man as public relations agent Dan, who was impersonating the real Bullfrog in an effort to get more publicity for Yvonne. Convinced he had solved the Bullfrog issue, Cap prepared to leave, only to witness the real Bullfrog appear and go after Yvonne. Upon seeing Captain America, the Bullfrog jumped into the water and attempted to swim away but Cap pursued, only to lose the Bullfrog when the criminal took a different fork in the water. Noticing the water seemed to be draining in from a marsh, Captain America followed the drainage and came across an old well. Hearing screams for help from inside the well, Cap loosened one of the well's stones and found the Bullfrog attempting to drown Fred Davis, having recognized him from their earlier encounter. Defeating and tying up the Bullfrog, Captain America agreed to leave him there for the police so Davis could get to Yvonne at the ball.

(Captain America Comics I#61/6) - Jeff Mace (as "Steve Rogers") was teaching a psychology class at the Lee School. Noticing that the students seemed very disinterested due to the impending arrival of movie star and former Lee School graduate Susan Dane, "Rogers" dismissed class early and discussed with Fred Davis about adding Susan's name to Davis' autograph book. When the duo noticed some men leaving a classroom with Davis' autograph book, Mace recognized the leader Laughing Boy as being wanted by the police and the two changed into their Captain America and Bucky costumes to investigate further. Attacking the criminals, Captain America was soon knocked down when Laughing Boy pulled the carpet out from under him and Laughing Boy escaped by shooting Captain America. Only grazed by the bullet, Captain America quickly recovered, and the crimefighting duo wondered why Laughing Boy would want an autograph book in the first place.

    Several days later, Mace read a newspaper article about two famous visiting movie stars being robbed via counterfeit checks. When Davis recognized the robbed stars as names in his autograph book, Mace suspected that Laughing Boy's next targets might be in Hollywood. Deciding to use two weeks of vacation from the Lee School to go to Hollywood and track down Laughing Boy, Mace decided to break the news to Betsy Ross, who had been expecting to go on vacation with "Steve Rogers." Upon arriving at Betsy's home, "Steve Rogers" was informed by Betsy that she could not go on vacation with them because she had been invited on a Hollywood vacation with Susan Dane.

    After arriving in Hollywood for their own trip, "Steve Rogers" and Fred Davis visited the set of Susan Dane's latest epic film about Marie Antionette, where they witnessed Betsy Ross acting as Susan's stand-in. The two then wandered backstage and witnessed Laughing Boy carrying Susan Dane to a movie guillotine. Quickly changing into their superhero costumes, Mace and Davis rushed to rescue Susan and Laughing Boy sent his thugs after the duo. Before Laughing Boy could kill Susan, however, Captain America hit the criminal in the face with his thrown shield, and their fierce fight spilled over onto the movie set of Bastille Prison. When Laughing Boy fell from the set, he was snatched up by Captain America and begged for his life, crying rather than laughing. Days later, on the train back to the Lee School, "Rogers," Davis and Betsy Ross discussed the fun they had in Hollywood, and "Rogers" commented that Laughing Boy likely wouldn't find much to laugh at in prison. "Rogers" then gave a hearty laugh himself, to which Fred Davis replied "He who laughs last, laughs best."

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#81/6 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America began search for criminal ringleader Enoch Dart.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#81/6) - Captain America's manhunt for Enoch Dart ended in a fierce battle between the star-spangled hero and the criminal ringleader, during which Dart was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. Not long after, Jeff Mace was teaching a class on criminal psychology as "Steve Rogers," where he announced his plans to visit the federal prison at La Kaz before dismissing the class. As the class was letting out, Betsy Ross visited the Lee School and convinced "Rogers" and Fred Davis to accompany her to a store, where she showed them a mink coat she had been eyeing. Returning to the clothing store later that night to purchase the coat for Betsy's birthday, Mace was so stunned when the coat's price tag read five thousand dollars that he missed a truck pulling into a nearby alleyway with a masked driver. When Davis pointed the truck out, Mace suggested Captain America and Bucky investigate, and they donned their costumes, only to find the truck empty. Figuring the crooks had went inside for a robbery, the heroic duo surprised the crooks and Captain America managed to unmask their leader as Enoch Dart before Dart hit him over the head with a crate.

    Recovering minutes later, Captain America revealed to Bucky his surprise at seeing Enoch Dart, who was supposed to be serving a life sentence, and the two rushed over to the police commissioner, who confirmed that Dart was still in custody. Bucky then suggested that perhaps Cap had only thought he'd seen Dart, but Cap was determined to check on Dart when he visited La Kaz the next day. The following day, after speaking with one of the guards, Mace became convinced that Dart had tricked the La Kaz warden into making him a free-roaming trustee of the prison due to his so-called good behavior. Suspecting Dart of using the prison as his new criminal headquarters and utilizing the prison launch boat to escape each night, Captain America and Bucky hid themselves inside the prison launch and later that night, Enoch Dart boarded the boat as predicted. Once Dart met with his henchmen outside the prison, Captain America and Bucky surprised Dart and took down his henchmen. Easily defeating Dart again, Captain America ordered him to lead the heroes to where he had been storing stolen loot, and a terrified Dart agreed. The next day, newspaper headlines read of Captain America's defeat of Dart, and the police commissioner assured Captain America that Dart and his men would now be kept in solitary confinement. When the commissioner promised a reward for Captain America's heroism, Cap politely declined, but the commissioner insisted that the businesses robbed by Dart wished to thank him. Upon hearing about the stores' wishes, Cap whispered that he would pass on the money if the clothing store would allow him to keep the mink coat. They agreed and the next day, "Steve Rogers" presented Betsy Ross with the coat for her birthday, claiming Captain America had helped pick it out.

(Uncanny Avengers III Annual#1 (fb)) - In 1947, Captain America and the Whizzer accompanied the newly-formed Department of the Uncanny on a mission to the island of Tani to stop Nazi sorceress Hilda von Hate. Cap assured the Department that he and the Whizzer were there to run interference if the Department came across any non-magical defenses. When sorceress Agatha Harkness commended Jeff as a credit to his Captain America predecessor, Jeff nervously asked Agatha how she knew who he was behind the mask since it was not common knowledge. The Emerald Warlock interjected that, as sorcerers, the Department of the Uncanny dealt in uncommon knowledge and Agatha assured Jeff that his secret was safe with them. Cap then thanked the Department of the Uncanny for their assistance against Hilda von Hate, and Agatha informed Cap that she had previously assisted America during the war. They soon arrived above Tani, and they parachuted down to the island to battle Hilda von Hate directly, with the Department of the Uncanny soon banishing her from Earth to Hell.

(Captain America Comics I#62) - Following a class at the Lee School in May 1947, Jeff Mace met up with Fred Davis, and the duo decided to wait for Betsy Ross. When Betsy arrived carrying a load of paperwork, she asked for "Steve Rogers"'s assistance in grading all of the paperwork that night. Mace (as "Rogers") and Davis both agreed to help and meet back up with Betsy in one hour. As the duo continued on their way, they witnessed two crooks shooting down an armed messenger, and they went into action as Captain America and Bucky. During the subsequent fight, Captain America was knocked down by one of the thugs wielding a large bag and, when they attempted to flee in a car, Cap flagged down a passing motorist to give chase. Following a wild street chase, Cap and Bucky trailed the crooks to the former Rumford Mansion on the outskirts of town, where they found the car empty. After investigating the Mansion, the two heroes similarly found it empty and, confused as to where the crooks had went, they exited the Mansion and Bucky found a business card for a Crime Club run by the so-called Black Baron.

    Hoping to get the former FBI employee Betsy Ross' assistance in locating the Crime Club, Captain America and Bucky visited Betsy's home, where they explained the situation and showed her the business card. When they asked Betsy if she could track where the card's paper came from, Betsy noticed a crescent shaped watermark on the card and, knowing that only the Peerless Paper Co. used a crescent watermark, Betsy led Captain America and Bucky to Peerless' factory, where they had the night worker provide the address of the person who had ordered the business cards. Traveling to 88 Dorchester Drive, from where the business card order had come, Captain America and Bucky again found themselves at the old, seemingly deserted Rumford Mansion. Bucky soon noticed wanted criminal Barney Bates and tackled the crook, only to be kicked aside as Captain America prepared to intervene. Deciding instead to trail Bates to the Crime Club, Captain America witnessed Bates enter a door hidden inside of a tree on the property. Entering, the crimefighting duo and Betsy Ross took an elevator underground, where they were greeted with bullets fired by the Crime Club's attendant. Cap deflected the gunfire with his shield and knocked out the attendant, stuffing him in a closet where he also found clothing to disguise himself. Explaining that he would venture into the Club alone to scout around, Captain America ordered Bucky to stay behind to provide a means of escape and ordered Betsy to summon the police.

    Investigating the Club to find lodging, dining and gaming opportunities for wanted criminals, Captain America soon located the Black Baron's offices, and he walked right in to confront the criminal leader. The Baron immediately summoned guards and, while Cap managed to take down a few, he was ultimately knocked out and tied up. When Cap revived, he questioned the Black Baron about the Crime Club, and the Baron revealed his origins as old Rumford's former butler before announcing that the Club criminals could witness the execution of Captain America for one hundred dollars each. As the Black Baron prepared to execute Cap via firing squad, Bucky disguised himself as a bellboy and freed Captain America, who pushed back all of his attackers with his shield. Betsy Ross then arrived with the police, prompting the Black Baron and his assistant Queenie to flee. Hurling his shield, Cap downed the Black Baron from behind but was unsure how to proceed against Queenie without hitting a lady. Upon seeing the hesitant Captain America, Betsy Ross instead slapped Queenie across the face, and the entire Crime Club was soon apprehended by the police. The next morning, Betsy Ross read in the newspapers about Captain America's triumph over the Crime Club and thought about how great of a man he was.

(Captain America Comics I#62/2 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace (as"Steve Rogers") agreed to escort Betsy Ross to the Thorndyke Ball.

(Captain America Comics I#62/2) - Mace was scolding a Lee School student, Mickey, about his bad grades when Betsy Ross interrupted to remind him about the Thorndyke Ball. Having completely forgotten that he had agreed to escort Betsy, "Steve Rogers" promised he would be ready in time for the 8pm limousine provided by wealthy socialite and school board member Mrs. Thorndyke and quickly dismissed Mickey so he could go get ready alongside Fred Davis, who was also invited. Later that night, Mace and Davis accompanied Betsy to the Thorndyke Ball, where they were introduced to Mrs. Thorndyke. As the Ball's Romany musical entertainment began, Signor Zagana introduced the guests to his supposed daughter, the dancer Tinka, and when Tinka started dancing, Davis slipped away in hopes of loosening the tight collar on his tuxedo, unaware he was secretly followed by Mace. Mace soon confronted Davis and suggested he return to the Ball, but the duo soon witnessed Zagana and some of his Romany troupe preparing to rob the Ball while Tinka's dancing had them distracted. Ditching their tuxedos for superhero costumes, Mace and Davis attacked the troupe and easily gained the upper hand. Zagana then summoned Tinka, who ordered the rest of the troupe to gather everything into the wagon while she went to Zagana himself. Tinka then stood between Captain America and Zagana and, with Captain America refusing to strike a woman, Zagana escaped in his Romany wagon.

    Bucky managed to apprehend Tinka, and Captain America informed Mrs. Thorndyke that Zagana had stolen her jewels. Noticing a birthmark on Tinka's shoulder, Betsy Ross excused herself, admitting she had a hunch she wanted to investigate, and Captain America agreed to meet Betsy at Zagana's camp later. When Tinka refused to give up Zagana's location, Captain America pretended to trip so that Tinka would escape, after which he and Bucky secretly trailed the fleeing Tinka back to Zagana's camp, leaving a trail of broken branches in their wake so Betsy Ross could later find them. Unaware that Tinka knew she was being followed and had warned Zagana upon her return, Captain America and Bucky creeped into the camp and attempted to take Zagana by surprise, only to be surprised themselves when a legion of Zagana's agents surrounded them. Despite putting up a valiant fight, Captain America and Bucky were soon overwhelmed and taken captive. While Zagana and his men hurled knives at Cap and Bucky, with their final knives intended for the heroes' hearts, Betsy Ross snuck into the camp and revealed to Tinka that her birthmark identified her as a child kidnapped years earlier. Realizing that Zagana was not her true father, Tinka hurled a knife just in time to hit the knife thrown at Captain America's heart by Zagana. She then hurled more knives that freed the two heroes, and the crimefighting duo made quick work of Zagana and his men. Noticing that Tinka was cheering for them, Captain America questioned her, and Tinka revealed how Betsy Ross had explained her true identity of Yvonne Thorndyke, kidnapped daughter of Mrs. Thorndyke. "Steve Rogers" and Fred Davis later returned to the Thorndyke Ball, where they had tea with Betsy, Tinka and Mrs. Thorndyke to celebrate Tinka's return to her true family.

(Captain America Comics I#62/5) - At the end of a day of teaching at the Lee School, Jeff Mace was met by Lee School music teacher Professor Carlotti, who presented Mace (as "Steve Rogers") with tickets to a concert by his prize pupil Rosa Dell. Later that night, when Mace and Davis arrived at the Town Hall where Rosa was to perform, Prof. Carlotti greeted them and brought them backstage to meet Rosa and another former pupil, Boris Dumarr. The visit was interrupted by Rosa's chauvinistic fiancee Jim, who warned Rosa against building a musical career since he felt that careers and marriages didn't mix. Professor Carlotti then comforted Rosa by presenting her with his Stradivarius violin to play during the concert, and Mace and Davis excused themselves to take their seats for the show. Noticing that Boris Dumarr had the next seats over and that Jim was notably absent, Mace watched the concert carefully and overheard what sounded like whispers from the prompter's box. When Rosa suddenly stopped playing, Mace and Davis changed into their costumes to investigate the prompter's box. They first checked on Boris, whom Cap thought might be jealous of Rosa's success, but when they saw Boris still in his box, they made their way to the prompter's box.

    Finding the stage manager unconscious, Captain America and Bucky were confronted by the costumed Mad Musician, who admitted he had taken care of the manager and then ordered his men to kill the heroes. Ducking behind some stage mannequins, Cap and Bucky made quick work of the thugs, but the Mad Musician toppled a set piece onto the heroes, pinning them long enough for the Musician to escape. Suspecting the Mad Musician to be Rosa's fiancee, Jim, Captain America met with Rosa and promised to stay on guard while she finished the concert. When Rosa's playing sounded terrible, she realized that she did not have Professor Carlotti's Stradivarius, and Cap and Bucky leaped into action to locate Carlotti's violin. Soon overhearing the Mad Musician playing the violin outside, Captain America and Bucky defeated the Musician's goons and chased the fleeing Mad Musician, who tossed the Stradivarius in an effort to buy himself more time to get away. Captain America barely managed to save the Stradivarius, and the Mad Musician escaped once more. Returning to the concert, Captain America gave Rosa the Stradivarius and convinced her to play again, rallying the leaving patrons into staying to give Rosa one more chance. During Rosa's third attempt, Captain America caught sight of the Mad Musician in the rafters with a gleaming knife, preparing to cut a sandbag loose to kill Rosa. Arriving in the rafters too late to stop the Mad Musician from cutting loose the sandbag, Captain America battled the Mad Musician while Bucky rescued Rosa.

    Defeating the Mad Musician and dragging him down to the ground level, Captain America witnessed Rosa successfully complete her concert and a proud Jim congratulate his fiancee. With Jim cleared of suspicion, Bucky asked who the Mad Musician was and Captain America dragged the Mad Musician into Boris Dumarr's box seat, where he knocked over a dummy of Boris sitting in the seat. Cap then unmasked the Mad Musician as Boris Dumarr, who admitted he was jealous of Rosa's success and wished to ruin her career. The Mad Musician was then taken into police custody as Rosa thanked Captain America for his assistance.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#82/6 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America intervened in a fight between Crystal Green, head of a blackmail ring, and a friend of Steve Rogers, James Winthrop, who had gathered evidence against Green. During the ensuing fight, James Winthrop was shot dead by Green and a chair was hurled at Captain America.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#82/6) - Captain America was hit by the thrown chair and knocked over a balcony. Awaking to a pounding headache and suffering from amnesia, Captain America found he could not recall his name and that he was holding a gun. Deducing that someone must have hit him over the head, Cap looked around and found the corpse of a man who had been shot with a 45 caliber gun. Recognizing the gun in his hand as a 45 but feeling he could never kill anyone, Cap was soon confronted by the arriving police and when the shocked police officers asked why he had murdered the man, Captain America surrendered and explained that he did not remember what had happened. Taken to police headquarters, Captain America was interrogated, and he was informed that the corpse was James Winthrop, a friend of Steve Rogers. When Cap claimed to not know his own name or who Steve Rogers was, the interrogator accused Cap of lying due to Captain America's past association with Steve Rogers. The interrogator then presented Cap with a supposed page from Winthrop's journals showing that Winthrop was fearful of a meeting with Captain America and revealed that he had a witness to prove Captain America was the last person to see Winthrop alive. The witness, Crystal Green, was then led into the room, and she positively identified Captain America as the man she apparently saw entering a cafe with Winthrop. With evidence appearing to prove Captain America was a murderer, the interrogator, still thinking Cap was lying, suggested Cap drop the "fake" amnesia alibi and admit his crimes.

    When "Steve Rogers" was phoned to identify Captain America, Fred Davis answered the phone and rushed to the police station as Bucky to help clear his crimefighting partner's name. Upon witnessing Captain America's lack of memory, Bucky convinced the police chief to give them until morning to clear Captain America's name, and Captain America reluctantly agreed to accompany Bucky, still not recalling who Bucky was. In his guise of "Steve Rogers," the amnesiac Jeff Mace then visited Winthrop's widow with Bucky, and the two learned that Winthrop had not been himself since he started seeing Crystal Green at the Cafe Versailles. As the duo left, Mace admitted that Crystal Green had been the person to identify him as a murderer and that she had made no mention of knowing Winthrop herself. Suspecting Green knew more than she was telling, Bucky then led "Rogers" to visit Green and accuse her of knowing the murderer was not Captain America. When "Rogers" threatened to go to the police with his knowledge, Green pulled a gun on Mace, admitting to killing Winthrop herself after Winthrop had discovered she was the head of a blackmail ring. Green's agent Pete then knocked Mace out with the butt of his gun and, as Pete was carrying the unconscious Mace to Green's car, Bucky intervened to save Mace. As Bucky battled Pete and another of Green's thugs, Jeff Mace regained consciousness, his memory slowly returning due to the blow to the head. When Bucky appeared overwhelmed, Mace returned to action as Captain America, taking down the thugs as Bucky apprehended Crystal Green. The two heroes then returned to police headquarters, where a recovered Captain America confirmed that Crystal Green had blackmailed and killed James Winthrop.

(Captain America Comics I#63) - after being tasked with raising funds for the Lee School in July 1947, Jeff Mace (in his guise as Steve Rogers) and Betsy Ross visited Betsy's friend Mayda Van Poole, who suggested they put on an exhibit of rare items from her collection and charge admission with the money going to the Lee School. As Mayda showed her two friends some of her collection, her cousin Hubert walked in and remarked on the "riffraff" Mayda had let into the house. When Jeff questioned being called "riffraff," Mayda argued with Hubert that the house had been left to her and she could invite anyone she wanted over, prompting a grumbling Hubert to walk off.

    The next day, Mace taught his classes and afterwards suggested he and Fred Davis check on Mayda and Betsy as they set up the exhibition of Mayda's collection. Arriving to see Betsy and Mayda being robbed by a man posing as the literary figure Rip Van Winkle, Mace and Davis jumped into action as Captain America and Bucky. Van Winkle immediately sent his agents (posing as gnomes) against Captain America and, despite the gnomes dogpiling on the hero, Captain America easily knocked them aside by simply flexing his muscles. Rip Van Winkle, however, tossed Mayda's collected pebble money of Tagali natives onto the floor, fumbling the heroes' footing and knocking them unconscious when they banged their heads together. Rip Van Winkle and his gnomes then absconded with Mayda as Captain America and Bucky recovered. Betsy quickly informed the heroes that Van Winkle had mentioned going to the Catskills and the two heroes rushed off to rescue Mayda.

    As the two headed towards the Catskill mountains, Captain America began to suspect Rip Van Winkle had attempted to trick them, and he recalled an old inn on the other side of the railroad tracks called the "Kaatskills." Explaining to Bucky how the "Kaatskills" was an old name for the mountains, Captain America suspected Rip Van Winkle was actually hiding out in the inn rather than the mountains and had purposely mentioned the Catskills in an effort to throw them off-course. Upon hearing thunderous noise from the inn, Captain America proved his hunch by reminding Bucky of the story of Rip Van Winkle, in which the titular character heard what he thought was thunder, only to find bowling gnomes. Bursting into the inn, Cap and Bucky found the criminal Van Winkle's gnome agents bowling and Rip Van Winkle threatening to hit Mayda with a bowling ball if she did not help him catalog the value of her stolen collection. Knocking the hanging bowling ball into Rip Van Winkle himself, Captain America battled the criminal until he ran off, trapping the two heroes in a net as he gloated about leading the two into a trap. He then had the two heroes strung up from the ceiling in the net while he placed dynamite to both kill the heroes and cover his escape. Once Van Winkle and his gnomes had ran off, Captain America and Bucky swung their net into a nearby window, shattering it and using a piece of broken glass to rip open the net. They then defused the dynamite and freed Mayda, who led the heroes to the criminal Fence, where Rip Van Winkle had mentioned selling Mayda's stolen collection. Busting in on Rip Van Winkle's dealing with the Fence, Captain America and Bucky made quick work of the criminals, and Cap unmasked Rip Van Winkle as Mayda's cousin Hubert. They then gathered up the criminals for the police, and Mayda thanked Cap for his assistance, remarking that they could now continue setting up the charity exhibition.

(Captain America Comics I#63/3) - After seeing a Lee School notice that both his and Betsy Ross' classes were being moved to an unfinished new wing at the School, Mace (as Steve Rogers) and Betsy visited Betsy's friend Joan Chawson, who worked with the new wing's contractors, Chawson Contractors, to check on the status of the new wing. Accompanying the Chawsons to the docks to see about their shipment of lumber, Mace and Fred Davis witnessed the lumber being hijacked by a parrot-like criminal calling himself Mister Polly. Going into action as Captain America and Bucky, Mace and Davis were met by Mr. Polly's goons and eventually, Mr. Polly sent his parrot, Figaro, to attack the duo. While Figaro distracted the heroes, Mr. Polly attempted to run them over with his truck and escaped with his men as the two heroes avoided being hit by the trucks. The heroes then went to Joan Chawson's car, but they quickly discovered one of her tires to be flat. Joan then led the two heroes to the corpse of Captain Salters, whom Mr. Polly had killed while stealing the lumber. A saddened Betsy Ross then remarked on how the new wing of the Lee School may not be finished then asked Captain America how he always seemed to turn up when needed. Not wishing to give away his identity, Cap claimed that he and Bucky just happened to be in the area before promising to find Captain Salters' killer.

    The next day, Mace (again in his identity of Steve Rogers) and his Lee School associates checked with Chawson Contractors but learned they were unable to find more lumber anywhere. The conversation was interrupted when Figaro flew into the building with a message from Mr. Polly offering to sell the stolen lumber to Chawson if they were willing to pay his prices. When Mr. Chawson reluctantly agreed to follow Figaro to Mr. Polly with a blank check, "Rogers" suggested Joan allow her father to go through with the payment so that his "friend" Captain America could follow Mr. Chawson to Mr. Polly. Secretly following Joan Chawson and Betsy Ross as Figaro led them to Mr. Polly, Captain America and Bucky confronted Mr. Polly, who dumped the load of lumber onto the heroes. Saved due to a steel beam blocking most of the falling lumber, a recovering Captain America retrieved the injured Bucky, and the duo soon noticed a trail of peanut shells that had been dropped by Mr. Polly as he left to continue his business with Chawson. Following the trail, Cap and Bucky confronted Mr. Polly once more, mere moments after Joan Chawson gave the criminal a check for $15,000. When the duo easily took down Mr. Polly's goons, Figaro abandoned his owner, and Mr. Polly himself was defeated by a punch from Captain America. Cap and Bucky then rounded up all of the criminals into the back of a truck, and Cap drove the criminals to jail alongside Bucky, Betsy Ross and Joan Chawson.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#83/6 (fb) - BTS) - At some point in his guise as Steve Rogers, Jeff Mace became acquainted with a man named Johnston.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#83/6) - Jeff Mace (as "Steve Rogers") was phoned in the middle of the night by Johnston and informed that someone was trying to kill him (Johnston). When Mace heard Johnston scream on the phone, he quickly donned his Captain America costume, and Fred Davis accompanied him to Johnston's home as Bucky. Encountering a couple of thugs outside Johnston's home, Cap and Bucky were knocked aside as the thugs escaped, and the duo quickly rushed inside to check on Johnston. Finding him dead from being shot in the back, Cap was pointed to a deuce of spades playing card in Johnston's hand. Deducing from Johnston's dying actions that Johnston had been trying to point out his killer by the card he grabbed, Captain America suspected the involvement of the criminal Deuces Wilde, who headquartered out of the House of Cards gambling den. When the two heroes confronted Wilde at the House of Cards, Wilde admitted that Johnston had racked up a sizable gambling debt but claimed the heroes had no evidence to link him to Johnston's death. Reluctantly agreeing with Wilde's statement, Captain America departed but waited outside the House of Cards until Wilde's assistant, Miss La Plante, exited the House. Convincing La Plante to assist him in his murder investigation, Captain America informed La Plante that "Steve Rogers" would visit the House of Cards in the following few days and that he needed La Plante to ensure that "Rogers" won.

    As part of his plan, "Rogers" frequented the House of Cards over the next several nights, ultimately winning nearly $50,000 thanks to La Plante's assistance. Eventually, "Rogers" was taken to meet Deuces Wilde, who revealed his knowledge of La Plante's betrayal. Just as Wilde advanced on "Rogers," Bucky arrived and forced one of Wilde's thugs to confess that Wilde had ordered him to murder Johnston. Wilde quickly turned off the lights and attempted to escape to the roof of the House of Cards, but Captain America pursued. Cornered, Wilde ultimately fell from the roof to his death thanks to a crumbling ledge. Rushing to the ground level, Captain America watched as a deuce of spades card fluttered down to land on Wilde's corpse, prompting Cap to remark on the irony of Wilde being marked by his own calling card (it's not ironic, but it is common/incorrect usage of the term irony--editor Snood).

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - In August 1947, Captain America and the All-Winners Squad defeated a group of aliens that had been forced to work for the Russians.

(Captain America Comics I#64 (fb) - BTS) - Months later in October, Captain America was asked to appear at the Lee School as a guest at their Pageant of the Ages costume event judged by a local wealthy socialite Mrs. Monitawks.

(Captain America Comics I#64) - Mace and Davis were donning their costumes for the Pageant when Betsy Ross burst into "Steve Rogers"' room looking for "Rogers." Upon seeing Captain America instead, Betsy left and both Cap and Bucky soon made their appearance at the Lee School Pageant. Welcomed by Mrs. Monitawks, Captain America promised to keep an eye on the socialite, as she was wearing quite a large bit of expensive jewelry. The duo were soon led to the Pageant stage where the costume judging began, but the pageant was interrupted when the fire alarm went off. Captain America rushed to check out the fire while Bucky left an injured Mrs. Monitawks in the hands of Betsy Ross. Joining Captain America against Sparkles' thugs, Bucky assisted until both heroes were briefly contained when the thugs dropped a curtain on them to cover their escape. After checking on Mrs. Monitawks and Betsy, Cap and Bucky decided to guard the rest lounge where Mrs. Monitawks lied in case anyone went after her jewelry. Unbeknownst to the heroes, the criminal boss Sparkles LaBelle had been posing as Mrs. Monitawks' maid, and she knocked out Betsy Ross, posing as her to trick her way past Cap and Bucky. After stealing Mrs. Monitawks' ruby necklace, Sparkles yelled that Mrs. Monitawks had been robbed, prompting Cap and Bucky to rush into Mrs. Monitawks' room, where the socialite identified Betsy Ross as her thief.

    Confused due to having just seen her outside, Captain America and Bucky rushed to see Sparkles getting away, and they commandeered a nearby motorist's car to pursue. Upon arrival at Sparkles LaBelle's headquarters, Cap and Bucky were immediately attacked, and they managed to recognize Sparkles as Mrs. Monitawks' maid before they were knocked out. Awaking with their arms and legs tied, Cap and Bucky found themselves held prisoner alongside the real Betsy Ross. Cap soon began preying on their guard's worries, insinuating that Sparkles was planning to double-cross him, and when the puzzled guard stopped to think about whether Cap was telling the truth, the bound Cap managed to kick the guard in the face, downing him. Departing Sparkles' warehouse headquarters with Bucky and Betsy, Captain America deduced that Sparkles must be at Mrs. Monitawks' apartment attempting to steal more jewels. Rushing over to the apartment, Cap found Mrs. Monitawks wearing her stolen jewels and claiming they had never been stolen in the first place. Feigning as if they had the situation confused, Cap pretended to leave and when Sparkles immediately commended Mrs. Monitawks on tricking Cap and ordered her at gunpoint to return the stolen necklace, Cap returned to take down Sparkles' thugs. Sparkles herself attempted to flee but Betsy Ross tripped her, allowing Captain America and Bucky to apprehend the criminal.

(Captain America Comics I#64/2) - Jeff Mace and Fred Davis were departing the Lee School following some extra work when they noticed a light on in Dean Thorp's office. Recalling that Thorp had mentioned leaving early that day, Mace looked through the office's window and spotted someone at Thorp's safe. Donning their superhero costumes, Mace and Davis busted into the room as Captain America and Bucky, only to find Thorp himself at the safe. The nervous Thorp admitted that he was thinking of stealing the Lee School's funds, claiming he was in deep trouble, but when Captain America offered to help Thorp, the Dean's niece Sylvia appeared and revealed that Dean Thorp was considering stealing the money to help her. Sylvia then explained how a necklace belonging to her employer, Gaylord Jewelry Company, had been stolen from her at King Leer's Crown Colony Club. Upon hearing Sylvia's story, Captain America agreed to help the Thorps find the missing necklace.

    Traveling to the Crown Colony Club with Sylvia, Captain America and Bucky sneaked in through a back window and began searching King Leer's office for the necklace. King Leer soon confronted the heroes and unleashed his thugs against the two. While Cap and Bucky dealt with King Leer's goons, Sylvia stopped King Leer from shooting the heroes by mashing his hand in his desk drawer, only to be taken hostage by King Leer. Rather than risk Sylvia's life, Cap and Bucky surrendered and were taken to King Leer's bouncer, a large man called the Angel. King Leer then forced Captain America to battle the Angel, and Cap feigned weakness to lead the Angel into a false sense of security before striking back, knocking the Angel out. King Leer then attempted to kill Cap himself with a battle axe, but Bucky tackled him, causing Leer to hurl the axe into Leer's agent Mitzi's tray, smashing it to reveal the stolen necklace. Captain America then apprehended King Leer just as Dean Thorp arrived at the Club with the police. Cap subsequently forced King Leer to confess his crimes, clearing Sylvia's name. Mace and Davis later returned to the Lee School, where Mace admitted that he was happy the School had been saved from potential scandal.

(Captain America Comics I#64/5) - Captain America attended the local Future Fair as a guest, signing autographs for patrons as Betsy Ross and Fred Davis worked on the Lee School's model city of the future displayed there. Once the Fair gates opened for a new day, Captain America found himself swamped with autograph seekers at the Lee School's exhibit. Shortly thereafter, Davis smelled smoke, and Captain America jumped into action to investigate. Finding a strangely costumed man calling himself the Acrobat setting fire to the Lee School exhibit, Captain America gave chase, with the Acrobat staying one step ahead of Cap until he sent thugs to take out the hero. When Cap easily downed the thugs, the Acrobat ran off, and Cap again chased, only to witness the Acrobat leap his way into his own performing arts exhibit. Figuring he would catch the Acrobat when the arsonist came up for air following his high dive act, Cap soon learned that part of the Acrobat's act was escaping into a trap door and never coming back up for air.

    Cap then returned to the Lee School exhibit, puzzled as to why the Acrobat would attempt to torch it. Still determined to prevent the Lee School from winning the Blue Ribbon prize at the Fair, the Acrobat arranged for Betsy Ross to be kidnapped during her lunch break in an effort to lure the heroes away from the Lee School exhibit. Chasing the Acrobat's goons to the Future House Wrecker Machine exhibit, Captain America and Bucky rescued Betsy but soon realized the kidnapping had been a distraction. Rushing back to the Lee School exhibit, the heroes found the Acrobat and his men smashing parts of the exhibit, and Cap again chased the fleeing Acrobat out of the exhibit, this time into the Maze of Mirrors exhibit, where the Acrobat again escaped capture.

    When the Lee School later won the Blue Ribbon prize presented by Gloria DeVille, the angry Acrobat took Gloria hostage and attempted to escape in a car from the Fair's race track. Knowing they could not stop the car directly, Captain America and Bucky waited until the Acrobat drove past and tackled the Acrobat, again forcing him to flee. Before the Acrobat could get away with the prize money, Captain America tackled and unmasked the Acrobat as the creator of the City of 1960 exhibit. When Cap expressed confusion as to why the Acrobat would go through so much trouble to prevent the Lee School from winning the prize, Gloria DeVille revealed that the Blue Ribbon prize was $10,000. Accepting the prize money, Betsy promised to use the money for the Lee School Lunch Fund, and Cap explained how the Lunch Fund provided free lunch for Lee School children.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#84/5 (fb) - BTS) - As Steve Rogers, Jeff Mace promised to help Lee School teacher Miss Todd on a field trip to the local planetarium.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#84/5) - After being reminded by Fred Davis, Jeff Mace accompanied Miss Todd and her class to the planetarium, where they witnessed the raving Oracle, a former planetarium employee who had become obsessed with astrology. Dismissing the Oracle's claims that the stars predicted an event set to occur within the planetarium, Mace and Davis were soon called into action as Captain America and Bucky when some thugs attempted to rob the planetarium's new wing donation box. As the heroes dealt with the thugs, Miss Todd witnessed the Oracle stash the crooks' stolen money inside the planetarium's displayed meteorite, only to be captured by the Oracle herself. Following a fight with the Oracle, Cap and Bucky questioned the Oracle, who claimed he was only interested in the stars, but when the bound Miss Todd kicked Bucky from inside the meteorite, and the Oracle absconded with the stolen money, Cap realized the Oracle's direct involvement in the theft and kidnapping and hit the escaping madman with his shield. Confronting the dazed Oracle, Captain America deduced that the Oracle had concocted the entire theft to get revenge on the planetarium for firing him. Later, Miss Todd discussed the events with "Steve Rogers" and Fred Davis, noting that the planetarium should thank Captain America for defeating the Oracle and saving the planetarium, to which "Rogers" replied that Miss Todd also deserved thanks for delaying the Oracle long enough for Captain America to apprehend the crook.

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - In December 1947, Captain America and Bucky shut down a sweatshop ran by Doctor Satan, who preyed on children's fears and frailties to force about a dozen street urchins to work for him.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - As time went on and Captain America and Bucky took down various crooks and thugs, Jeff Mace felt that in a post-war America, people seemed to have lost the need to rally around symbols such as Captain America.

(Captain America Comics I#65/5 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Jeff Mace took to collecting humor and he acquired the original volume published by the first gag-writer, Joe Miller.

(Captain America Comics I#65 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America and Bucky cornered crook Gats Morgan and his mob on a rooftop, resulting in a large fight. Bucky later saved Captain America's life when "Bullets" Bronson opened fire on the hero with a sub-machine gun in an alleyway. By January 1948, Captain America was secretly asked by the police commissioner to work on dismantling the Crime Syndicate, then led by the enigmatic Chief. As his investigation continued, Cap received a note from the Syndicate warning him to back off or risk the Syndicate killing Bucky. Wishing to protect Bucky and suspecting the Chief to be a woman named Grace Rhose, Captain America began a romance with Grace in order to both investigate his suspicions and keep a distance from Bucky for his partner's own good.

(Captain America Comics I#65) - As Bucky battled the Crime Syndicate on his own, annoyed at Cap's absence, Captain America continued to romance Grace Rhose, dancing and dining together. During one of their dates, Cap remarked on how he had sworn to fight crime, and Grace convinced Cap to give up crimefighting for her love. Promising Grace he would give up after he completed his mission to take down the Crime Syndicate, Cap later returned to the apartment he shared with Bucky, who berated Cap for leaving him to trail the Syndicate's Digger Dolan alone. Claiming he had an appointment, Cap gruffly reminded Bucky who the senior partner was in their crimefighting duo and commented that he didn't need advice from Bucky. He then warned Bucky to stay out of his affairs and, when Bucky suggested Grace had kept Captain America busy, Cap angrily struck Bucky and warned against mentioning Grace's name again. Bucky suggested Cap didn't know what he was doing but Cap insisted he did and announced their partnership to be over, further warning Bucky against being in the apartment when he returned. Moments later, Captain America departed the apartment for another date with Grace.

    As Fred Davis left the apartment alone, Cap took a car ride with Grace. When the police band radio reported thugs escaping following a robbery at the Elysium Tropical Fish Company, Cap suggested they head off the criminals, but Grace insisted it was too risky and attempted to turn the car around as the crooks' car neared them. Refusing to not act, Captain America leaped from Grace's car onto the back of the thieves' car, soon punching the driver and forcing the car to stop. He then easily apprehended the criminals and took them to the police station, where he discussed with a police sergeant the odd crime of stealing tropical fish and where the Crime Syndicate might strike next. That night, after seeing Grace home, Captain America witnessed her leaving and he decided to trail her, soon confirming that she was the Crime Syndicate leader, the Chief. Summoning police to the Chief's location, Captain America entered the warehouse just as Bucky, fighting the Syndicate solo, had been captured. Announcing that the Crime Syndicate was now washed up, Cap reunited with Bucky and the two heroes made quick work of the Crime Syndicate, forcing the Chief to flee. Ordering Bucky to ensure the arriving police took the defeated Syndicate into custody, Cap rushed outside in pursuit of the Chief, soon catching and unmasking her as Grace. Revealing that he had suspected Grace was the Chief but had not confirmed until that night, Captain America apprehended the Chief as the police caught up to them. A short time later, Cap revealed to Bucky how he had been tasked by the police commissioner to take down the Crime Syndicate and showed Bucky the warning note from the Syndicate threatening Bucky's life. Realizing Cap had only kept his distance and acted to sever their partnership in an effort to protect him, Bucky hugged Captain America, happy to see that their crimefighting partnership was not broken up after all. Cap then assured Bucky that he could not get along without Bucky's help and reminded Bucky that they were a team.

(Captain America Comics I#65/2) - Jeff Mace (as "Steve Rogers") taught a Lee School class on the history of medieval Spain and when the dismissal bell rang, "Rogers" was met by Lolita D'Espana, who revealed how she possessed a jeweled crown dating back to the times "Rogers" lectured about. When both "Steve Rogers" and Fred Davis expressed interest in seeing Lolita's crown, Lolita invited them to her home at 37 Hillcrest Drive to see the crown. Later that night, as Mace and Davis were on their way to Lolita's house when they heard a shot and decided to investigate as Captain America and Bucky. Coming upon a criminal calling himself the Matador moments after his thugs had murdered pawnbroker Rob Simpson, Cap and Bucky battled the Matador and his agents until the Matador tossed a vial of narcotic gas onto the ground, knocking out the two heroes to cover his escape. Recovering minutes later, the still-woozy Captain America and Bucky investigated what the Matador had stolen and Rob Simpson's records showed that the ruby stolen by the Matador had recently been brought to the pawn shop by Lolita D'Espana.

    Visiting Lolita, Captain America learned that Lolita had indeed pawned a ruby from the jeweled crown she owned in an effort to pay for her studies and when Lolita mentioned having recently sold the largest diamond in the crown to collector James Ortell, Cap deduced that the Matador would strike at either Ortell or Lolita herself next. After suggesting Lolita turn her crown over to "Steve Rogers" for safekeeping, Captain America and Bucky headed over to James Ortell's castle, where they found the Matador already attempting to rob Ortell. As Cap and Bucky took down the Matador's goons, the Matador himself took Ortell's daughter hostage. Cap then managed to kick the sword from the Matador's hands and, rather than face apprehension, the Matador leaped from the castle and seemingly drowned in the surrounding moat.

    The next day, Jeff Mace returned home to find Fred Davis gone with a note explaining that he had gone over to Lolita's home to return the jeweled crown. Suspicious when he also found a note supposedly from Lolita requesting the return of the crown when he had seen Lolita earlier that afternoon in person, Mace changed into his Captain America costume to pay a visit to Lolita's home. Defeating two of the Matador's goons outside Lolita's home, Captain America arrived just as the still-living Matador was fleeing the burning home with the crown. After breaking his sword on Captain America's shield, the Matador attempted to flee back inside the home, only to be tackled by Cap. Cap then quickly freed the captured Fred Davis, who in turn freed the unconscious Lolita D'Espana. The Matador then attempted to use a secret weapon against Cap but the encroaching flames burned him alive.

(Captain America Comics I#65/5 (fb) - BTS) - Mace (as Steve Rogers) was chosen by the Lee School to present the prize money to the winner of a gag-writing contest due to his interest in humor.

(Captain America Comics I#65/5) - Following the gag-writing contest, "Steve Rogers" appeared over the Lee School's radio station and proclaimed Dorothy Graham the winner. The next day, "Rogers" presented Miss Graham with the $10,000 prize money, at which point the lights went out. When the lights were restored, Mace and Fred Davis found Dorothy unconscious on the floor with a joke from the criminal Jester pinned on her dress. Immediately donning their costumes, Mace and Davis went into action as Captain America and Bucky to track down the Jester, who had absconded with Dorothy's prize money. Spotting him in a nearby hall, the two heroes tackled the Jester and his goons but the Jester tossed down a nitrous oxide bomb, causing the immobilized heroes to laugh as the Jester escaped.

    A short time later, Dorothy Graham visited "Steve Rogers" to inform him that she had just come from the police, who believed Steve Rogers had stolen her prize money since he was the only one in the room. The conversation was interrupted when a Jester-themed balloon floated in from the window and popped, releasing a magnesium flare that temporarily blinded both Mace and Dorothy. Fred Davis witnessed the Jester leaving the apartment with Jeff Mace's volume of Joe Miller and donned his Bucky costume to take down the fleeing criminals. Regaining his sight, Mace entered the fray as well as Captain America, arriving just in time to save Bucky from gunfire with his shield. The Jester then pulled the rug out from under Captain America, who hit his head against the wall and was knocked out as the Jester again escaped.

    When Cap recovered, Dorothy Graham suggested setting a trap for the Jester and Cap agreed. A short time later, the Jester attacked a broadcast by the gag-writing contest's sponsor, Martha van Dozier, and Captain America and Bucky immediately jumped into battle against the thief. Realizing he had been led into a trap, the Jester fled up a flight of stairs and Cap pursued up into a radio tower. When the Jester attacked and missed the pursuing Captain America, he nearly fell from the tower and ultimately surrendered. Captain America's apprehension of the Jester was then broadcast over the radio waves by Dorothy Graham and some time later at Jeff Mace's apartment, Fred Davis noted a newspaper article discussing the Jester receiving ninety-nine years in prison. Mace joked that ninety-nine years was better than life, earning a shoe thrown as his head for his pun.

(Blonde Phantom Comics I#16/2) - On February 10, 1948, Captain America and Bucky visited Mardi Gras in New Orleans and when they heard a woman scream, they rushed to investigate, soon finding costume shop owner Antoine choking his would-be lover Louisa into unconsciousness. When Bucky confirmed that Louisa was not dead, Captain America remarked on having witnessed Antoine choking her but Antoine claimed he loved Louisa too much to kill her. A recovering Louisa claimed that Antoine had indeed tried to kill her and asked the heroes to escort her out of Antoine's shop and, as he left, Captain America warned Antoine against violence lest he find his neck in a noose. Returning to their hotel room, Jeff Mace and Fred Davis prepared for the Mardi Gras celebration, with Davis donning a bunny costume while Mace chose to attend the celebration in his Captain America costume. During the celebration, Bucky became dizzy and as Cap tended to his crimefighting partner, Louisa was killed. Making his way through the crowd to confirm Louisa's death, Cap noticed that the Empress Josephine jewels Louisa was wearing had been replaced with paste and Louisa's fiancee Caesar pointed out Antoine fleeing the scene. Cap quickly caught up and knocked out Antoine before returning to speak with a doctor confirming Louisa's cause of death.

    Shortly after learning that Louisa had been killed via gaseous cyanide poisoning, Captain America was given a balloon from Bucky that smelled faintly of potassium cyanide. Deducing that the balloon had been filled with the gas that had killed Louisa and Bucky had earlier become dizzy due to his proximity to the gas-filled balloon, Cap remarked on how Caesar, dressed as a clown on stilts, had been in close proximity to Louisa while carrying a balloon. Caesar quickly reminded Cap that he was set to marry Louisa, claiming he loved her and had no reason to kill Louisa, but Cap suggested Caesar murdered Louisa in order to steal the Empress Josephine jewels from her neck. When Cap further suggested Caesar knew where the stolen jewels were, Caesar fled but the two heroes destroyed his stilts, causing him to fall low enough to be punched out by Captain America. Upon apprehending Caesar, Cap and Bucky forced Caesar to confess that he had attempted to convince Louisa to steal the jewels and run away with him then murdered Louisa when she refused and discovered he had replaced the jewels with paste.

(Captain America: Patriot#2 (fb) - BTS) - Despite still occasionally doing some reporting work, Jeff Mace ultimately lost touch with most friends he had outside of the All-Winners Squad.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#86 / 4) - As Jeff Mace sat down to grade papers, Fred Davis noticed a newspaper article about the continuing series of arson fires plaguing the city. When Davis noticed a fire down the street, the two rushed into action as Captain America and Bucky in an attempt to catch the arsonist. Finding a group calling themselves the Lightning Cult on the scene, Cap and Bucky jumped in battle against the Cult members, eventually confronting their leaders, who were posing as the god Jupiter and goddess Juno. When "Jupiter" hurled a lightning bolt at Bucky, Cap threw his shielded self into the way to protect Bucky but the force from the bolt stunned both heroes. The Lightning Cult walked right into the burning building while Cap and Bucky were forced to stay back until the fire department arrived to quell the blaze.

    Hours later, once the fire had been put out, Cap and Bucky entered the remains of the building and were shocked to find no bodies of the criminals they had witnessed willingly walking inside the building. Noticing a burned and blown open safe on the premises, Captain America noted that the other recent fires had similar safes on the scene and deduced that the Lightning Cult was using the fires to cover thefts. He and Bucky then discussed how the Lightning Cult could survive the fires to commit the robberies. The next day, Mace read up on the mythology of Jupiter and Juno and when he mentioned Olympus, Fred Davis remarked on how he'd read about an Olympus Cult meeting outside of town. Deciding to investigate the Olympus Cult (correcting suspecting it to be another name for the Lightning Cult they had encountered) that night, Captain America and Bucky later visited a Cult meeting, soon knocking out two Cult members and putting on their robes to disguise themselves. In an effort to maintain their disguises, Captain America and Bucky followed the other Cult members in leaping through a ring of fire and when they remained unharmed, Cap suspected that the Cult robes were made of asbestos. Overhearing Captain America, "Jupiter" corrected him, explaining that the outfits were actually made of a fire-proof plastic as the other Cult members captured the heroes. Revealing how they were not fooled by the heroes' ruse, "Jupiter" and "Juno" were then convinced to unmask themselves as notorious arsonists Arson Ann and Arson Andy. Cap exclaimed his deduction that the Lightning Cult was nothing more than a cover for Arson Ann and Andy's robberies, to which Andy replied that Cap had not yet figured out the secret of his "lightning bolts." He then hurled two bolts at Cap and Bucky but the heroes ducked and the bolts hit two Cultists instead. While Bucky then fought Arson Ann, Cap charged Andy and knocked him out with a punch. Upon checking Andy's costume, Cap discovered a Roman candle firework projector equipped with more fizz in the powder, explaining how Andy generated his so-called lightning bolts. When Bucky questioned how the Cult was able to get the money out of the burning buildings, Cap pointed to the stolen money inside fire-proof plastic sacks. He then directed Bucky to use the remainder of Arson Andy's lightning bolt charges to force the remaining Cultists towards jail.

(All Winners Comics II#1 / 5) - In his guise as substitute teacher Steve Rogers, Jeff Mace met up with Fred Davis and discussed Davis' recent encounter with crook Cheeks Chadwick as Bucky. Stopping by the Lee School to see if any classes needed a substitute, Mace learned that teacher Otto Drum had not reported to his 3pm class despite having worked earlier in the day. Mr. Drum's class (with Jeff Mace teaching as Steve Rogers) was subsequently interrupted by a police dragnet at the Lee School searching for Cheeks Chadwick. Excusing himself and Fred Davis to the front office, Mace changed into his Captain America costume and rushed outside with Davis as Bucky. The two heroes joined the police search for Chadwick but the search quickly came up empty. Learning that Chadwick had apparently exited from the back door of the Lee School, Captain America and Bucky investigated the Lee School basement and found Otto Drum's hat. Curious about Mr. Drum's possible connection with Chadwick, Cap and Bucky paid a visit to Otto Drum's home and were told to go away, unaware that Mr. Drum was suffering from the mumps. Suspicious that they were not welcomed, Cap and Bucky charged at Mr. Drum's bedroom door, only to be tripped by a mop placed by Cheeks Chadwick. The stunned heroes soon awoke to find themselves facing Cheeks Chadwick and Otto Drum, who, due to his mumps, appeared to be a double of Chadwick. Chadwick quickly ordered Drum outside so he could utilize Drum to rob the Ladies Mart boutique and as he was led out, Drum remarked on how the bridges might be interesting. Realizing Drum was leaving them a clue, Captain America noticed a bridge on Mr. Drum's model town and used the gears of the rising bridge to grind his bindings. Arriving back in town to find the police chasing Mr. Drum, Cap and Bucky stopped the chase then confronted and defeated the real Cheeks Chadwick inside Ladies Mart. After defeating Chadwick, Bucky laughed at how Drum looked like Chadwick due to the mumps, only to come down with the mumps himself and Jeff Mace later cared for Fred Davis as he recovered from mumps.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Years after initially joining the group, Jeff Mace still remained active in the All-Winners Squad as Captain America.

(Captain America: Patriot#3 (fb) - BTS) - Whenever he was not on missions with the All-Winners Squad, Captain America returned to the Yancy Street area of New York where he grew up. In staying around the familiar area, Captain America helped keep the streets clean by taking down the likes of Doctor Satan and the Gaslight Gang.

(Captain America Comics I#66/5) - In April 1948, Jeff Mace (in his guise of Steve Rogers) met with Patricia Walker to discuss the auctioning of her father's most valuable painting, The Masked Cavalier, to benefit the Lee School. As the two walked, they became distracted by a sword fight that erupted into the hallways involving Bucky and the criminal Cavalier, who had been attempting to rob Lee School professor Wagstaff's office. When Bucky ducked a sword thrown at his head, Mace tackled Patricia to prevent her from being hit by the sword. Angry that she had been tackled, Patricia scolded "Steve Rogers" and stormed off at the thought that she was going to turn over her auction money to a school seemingly full of "hoodlums." The Lee School's Professor Wagstaff then appeared and took over attempting to explain to Patricia about the scuffle as Mace snuck away to investigate the disturbance. Changing into his Captain America costume, Mace regrouped with Bucky, only to learn that the Cavalier had seemingly escaped. Suspecting a connection between Patricia's Masked Cavalier painting and the criminal Cavalier, Captain America walked into Prof. Wagstaff's office to investigate and Wagstaff claimed to not understand why anyone would wish to rob him. Noticing Wagstaff's collection of ancient cavalier artifacts, Cap questioned Wagstaff about a hat found on the floor but Wagstaff asked why he was being questioned when the Lee School was about to lose a fortune. Apologizing, Captain America led Bucky out of Wagstaff's office and assured Bucky they had learned more than Bucky realized.

    That night, Captain America and Bucky staked out the Lee School auction and Cap explained his suspicions that the Cavalier was after more than just Wagstaff's artifacts. When Bucky noticed both the Cavalier's goons and Patricia Walker arriving for the auction, he accidentally tripped and fell through the skylight, landing right in front of the Cavalier's thugs. Captain America followed Bucky into the fray and during the fight, the Cavalier emerged from a nearby room with the stolen Masked Cavalier painting. Captain America immediately tackled him, knocking off the Cavalier's mask to reveal Prof. Wagstaff. With the Cavalier knocked out, Cap explained to Bucky his theory that the Cavalier had earlier actually been training his agents for the auction theft rather than trying to rob Wagstaff's office and how his thugs had gotten their outfits from Wagstaff himself, explaining the cap he had found in Wagstaff's office. Cap then looked down at the destroyed stolen painting, regretting its destruction, but Patricia Walker intervened, revealing that the painting Wagstaff stole had been a fake with the original still within a special vault until the start of the auction.

(Citizen V & the V-Battalion#1 (fb)) - Alongside the All-Winners Squad and the vigilante Angel, Captain America met British heroes Union Jack and the Destroyer.

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - Captain America showed the All-Winners Squad and Betsy Ross the progress on their new headquarters, the Baxter Building, noting the building's use of a new K-bracing system to help the building withstand nearly anything they or their enemies could throw at it. Namor commended Jeff on the idea for the Baxter Building before departing to attend to Atlantean matters and Betsy admitted her opinion that Jeff really seemed to be coming into his own as Captain America. Remarking that he'd only gotten better at playing the part, Jeff admitted that he sometimes missed being the Patriot and regretted cutting Miss Patriot's heroic career short by his actions at Jack Casey's funeral. Betsy then asked if Jeff ever heard from Miss Patriot and when he replied no, he further wondered why Betsy was asking so many questions. Betsy replied by saying she liked to take stock of his life every so often and then revealed the bad news that he was another year older. The All-Winners then presented Jeff with a cake and sung "Happy Birthday" to him, unaware that Mary Morgan could hear the singing over at the Daily Bugle building and secretly wished Jeff a happy birthday as well.

(Captain America Comics I#66 (fb) - BTS / Captain America: Patriot#2) - Later that night, Captain America and Bucky began trailing a criminal gang that had been robbing local jewelry stores.

(Captain America: Patriot#2) - Splitting up, Captain America informed Bucky that he would go down the alley while Bucky surprised the gang from behind. He then headed down the alley, remarking to himself that he might have a good birthday after all.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - Captain America and Bucky arrived separately from different sides at a perfumery to bust up the robbery. Deflecting the crooks' gunfire with his shield, Captain America leaped in to attack the thugs.

(Captain America Comics I#66 / Captain America: Patriot#2) - During the scuffle, Bucky was shot by the gang's boss, Lavender. Captain America quickly rushed to Bucky's aid as the gang escaped with stolen ambergris, the smell of lavender in the air.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - Captain America rushed Bucky to the nearest hospital, where Bucky was immediately taken into the operating room despite low hope of survival.

(Captain America: Patriot#3) - For a time, Captain America watched from the operating theater as doctors operated on Bucky.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - Hours passed as Captain America waited for news about Bucky's operation and eventually, Betsy Ross arrived, having heard the news of Bucky's injury. Learning that Bucky was still in the operating room, Betsy commented on how she had attempted to phone Jeff to no avail but the discussion was soon interrupted by the appearance of the doctor. Fearing the worst, Cap was informed that Bucky had made it through the operation in much better shape than originally anticipated and that the boy still had a chance of survival. A short time later, when Bucky momentarily regained consciousness, Captain America visited his partner in the operating room and pushed his friend to keep fighting for life. Bucky managed to ask Cap to get his shooter before passing out again. Vowing to apprehend the shooter if it was the last thing he did, Captain America returned to the operating theater and prepared to leave the hospital but he was stopped by a returning Betsy Ross, who suggested Cap shouldn't be alone during such a hard time.

(Captain America: Patriot#3) - The rest of the All-Winners Squad arrived behind Betsy, who admitted she came back as soon as she had contacted the rest of the Squad. The Squad promised to help find the person who shot Bucky but Cap insisted he handle the investigation alone. Betsy Ross reminded Jeff that he had nothing to proof by handling things alone but Jeff insisted that Bucky was his responsibility. He then asked Betsy and the Squad to at least give him 24 hours to investigate before calling in backup. Miss America reminded Jeff how long it had been since he'd worked solo but Jeff angrily announced his decision to work alone as final, yelling loud enough to disturb the surgeon tending to the recovering Bucky below. Following Jeff's outburst, Betsy Ross agreed to give him 24 hours as Jeff stormed off.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - Thinking to himself that he did still need a crimefighting partner, Captain America secretly considered having Betsy help catch Bucky's shooter as he departed the hospital.

(Captain America: Patriot#3 (fb) - BTS) - Immediately traveling to Mary Morgan's apartment, having recalled that Mary wore lavender perfume like the scent he smelled at the scene of Bucky's shooting, Jeff spoke with Mary's doorman and learned that Mary had been out past 3am.

(Captain America: Patriot#3) - Entering Mary's apartment, Jeff was nearly shot by Mary until she realized who was showing up in her home in the middle of the night. Jeff questioned Mary about whether she was expecting someone by pulling the gun and when Mary remarked on it being a good thing she had soundproofed her room due to the gunshot, Jeff questioned whether Mary was worried about police. Still not sure why Jeff was there, Mary sarcastically asked who had died, only to piece together that something had happened to Bucky. When Mary asked if Bucky being shot had to do with the recent jewelry heists Captain America and Bucky had been investigating, Jeff questioned how Mary knew about their investigation, as no one had known about the investigation and the news of Bucky's shooting had only just been printed in the papers that morning. Mary explained that she could hear things from across the city due to her superhuman powers and when she claimed she had went to bed early the night before, Jeff commented that her doorman said she'd been out past 3am. Admitting that she'd been out with people Jeff likely would not have approved of, Mary informed Jeff that while she probably would always like him, she could not keep seeing him, as she always ended up feeling like the bad guy. Soon realizing that Jeff's questions meant he thought she had shot Bucky, Mary asked how Jeff could think such a thing and Jeff explained the facts that had led him there, including Mary previously mentioning wanting to replace Bucky as Cap's sidekick, Mary knowing where Cap and Bucky were the night prior and his smelling lavender at the crime scene. Jeff then asked Mary to convince him to think otherwise and Mary walked out onto her balcony, where she used her superhuman hearing to overhear a crook bragging to a woman named Singapore Sallie about his boss shooting Bucky. Knowing that Singapore Sallie was based out of a Chinatown bar, Jeff warned Mary against leading him on a wild goose chase so she could skip town but nonetheless thanked Mary for her assistance. He departed, admitting that he didn't want the killer to be Mary, Mary wished Jeff a happy birthday and he thanked her. As Jeff rappelled out of Mary's window, apologizing for the interrogation, Mary packed up a suitcase and went downstairs to meet a taxi, quietly whispering an apology to Jeff as well.

    Quickly traveling to Singapore Sallie's bar, Captain America busted up a card game and demanded to know who had been bragging about Bucky being shot. Trailing the escaping thug Joey to a criminal hideout, Captain America jumped in to take the criminals down. Cornering one of them, Lem, Captain America demanded to know which of the thugs had shot Bucky and while Cap was interrogating Lem, he was shot multiple times, his costume protecting him from most of the shots. Having been grazed in the leg, the downed Captain America was met by his attacker and when he commented on smelling lavender, the woman introduced herself as Lavender, her favorite scent. Fighting through his injury, Captain America battled Lavender but was stopped short of savagely beating Lavender by the arrival of a costumed Betsy Ross. Claiming Betsy had received an anonymous tip from the FBI to check out Singapore Sallie's, the new heroine introduced herself as backup and as Captain America asked her how Bucky was doing, Lavender took advantage of the distraction to shoot Betsy in the back. Captain America renewed his attack on Lavender and while she was focused on Cap, Betsy hit Lavender from behind with a two by four, knocking Lavender out and revealing her cape to be the bulletproof cape once owned by William Nasland. Cap then questioned Betsy how long she had been considering a costumed identity and admitted that he liked the wings on her outfit.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - After Lavender somehow escaped the heroes, possibly while Captain America was dealing with Betsy's sudden appearance in a costumed identity (see comments), Cap visited Betsy at her home and questioned her about her past athletic experience and, following a brief discussion, Mace invited Betsy to officially assist him against crime until Bucky was well enough to return to action. Betsy readily accepted the offer and over the next few days, Captain America trained Betsy in fencing, acrobatics and weight-lifting, taking into account Betsy's past athletic experience, and soon after, Betsy revealed her chosen codename of Golden Girl to Captain America. That night, Captain America and Golden Girl traveled to Madame Fifi's Furrier shop, where Fifi had refused to pay Lavender protection money. After hours of waiting, Cap and Golden Girl witnessed Lavender arrive to rob the shop and they confronted her once more. During the ensuing fight, Lavender feigned surrender but when she prepared to hurl a knife at Cap, Golden Girl knocked Cap over, his fall causing him to miss getting hit by the thrown knife. Lavender responded by knocking both Cap and Golden Girl out.

    When the two recovered, Captain America berated Golden Girl for the "mistake" of knocking him over and when Golden Girl argued that she was saving his life, Cap explained that he had been aware of Lavender's knife and that his shield would have protected him. Realizing she had failed Captain America on her first true outing as Golden Girl, Betsy spent days trying to think of a way to make it up to him. After seeing a woman wearing a mink coat made of the fur stolen by Lavender and asking the woman where she bought the coat, Golden Girl returned to Mace's apartment, where she revealed that she had tracked Lavender down. With Golden Girl leading the way, Captain America confronted Lavender and her gang and the two made quick work of the criminals.

(Captain America Comics I#66 / Captain America: Patriot#3) - This time apprehending Lavender for the police, Captain America and Golden Girl witnessed Lavender being taken into custody.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - When Captain America's thanks led Golden Girl to attempt an embrace of Cap, he at first held her back, feeling as if her actions were no way for a seasoned crimefighter to act, but he ultimately kissed her, admitting that he had always wanted to kiss Betsy Ross.

(Captain America Comics I#66/Captain America: Patriot#3) - Captain America and Golden Girl later visited a recovering Fred Davis and told him the whole story of Lavender's defeat. Captain America also revealed that he was taking on a new partner until Davis fully recovered in hopes of helping them like Davis had helped Mace. As Captain America was about to leave the hospital room, Davis, recognizing Betsy Ross in her costume, asked what Cap's new female partner was called.

(Captain America Comics I#66) - Captain America commented that no hero ever had two partners like Bucky and Golden Girl.

(Captain America: Patriot#3) - After writing a newspaper story about Captain America's apprehension of Lavender and the hero's new partnership with Golden Girl, Jeff Mace met with the All-Winners Squad, where Namor admitted to being impressed at how Jeff had taken charge of the situation with certainty and determination and having no doubt that Jeff truly was Captain America. Cap thanked Namor for the compliment and when the All-Winners Squad suggested voting to add Golden Girl to the team, Golden Girl admitted that she didn't think she was ready for the big leagues yet. With that statement, Captain America revealed that he would be taking Golden Girl under his wing and resigning from the All-Winners Squad. The shocked Squad questioned Jeff's decision but he promised he would still be there if they needed him and Golden Girl assured the Squad that the FBI would have no problem with Jeff focusing his attention more on the streets than the shores. While the other Squad members were still a bit unsure about the decision, Namor stormed off and Jeff later walked Betsy Ross back home despite Betsy claiming she could take care of herself. When they arrived back at Betsy's apartment, Jeff nearly kissed Betsy again but this time, Betsy turned away, commenting that perhaps they shouldn't make things any more complex than they already were. Betsy then went inside her apartment, where FBI agent Skinner commended her on helping to minimize the security risk that was Jeff Mace. Betsy argued that Jeff was not a security risk but Skinner reminded her about Jeff's connection to Mary Morgan, whom the FBI knew had recently had contact with Communist agents seeking atomic secrets. Skinner then angrily reminded Betsy that he had originally warned her against not vetting Jeff and revealed that the FBI would now be taking a closer look into Jeff's life while Betsy would continue to play the role of Golden Girl and provide whatever the situation called for. As Jeff left the scene, Skinner assured Betsy that she was doing the right thing and Betsy looked down at Jeff from her apartment window, remarking in agreement that she was protecting her country from Captain America.

(Captain America Comics I#67 (fb) - BTS) - Months later, in July 1948, Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross began trailing crooks Denton "Doc" Smith and Cecil Babylon.

(Captain America Comics I#67) - Mace and Betsy used a portable seismograph as they tracked Smith and Babylon to Universal City. As the two were surprised to see the seismograph registering seismic activity despite no active earthquake, they overheard a gunshot and screeching tires and spotted Smith and Babylon nearby. Quickly donning their superhero costumes as Captain America and the Golden Girl, Mace and Betsy neared the criminals, who fired on the heroes as they attempted a standoff in the nearby home of mirror-maker Prof. Andrew. Moments after the crooks ventured into Prof. Andrew's mirror room against the wishes of Andrew's daughter Sally, Captain America was surprised to find the room empty despite Golden Girl finding the crooks' forgotten loot. Captain America and the Golden Girl then visited the offices of diamond and gold buyer Zachary Brown to return the stolen loot. While Cap met with Zachary Brown, the extradimensional imp Mister Zrr arrived with Sally and expressed interest in selling some of his extradimensional jewels in exchange for Earth cash. Sally immediately summoned Captain America, who recognized the clothing Mr. Zrr was wearing as belonging to "Doc" Smith. Captain America, Golden Girl and Sally pursued the mischievous Mr. Zrr, who tossed money out of his car to slow the heroes' pursuit with bystanders seeking the money.

    Working on a plan, Cap suggested Golden Girl use their portable seismograph, whose activity led them back to Prof. Andrew's home. Following the seismograph's activity all the way to a specific mirror in Andrew's mirror room, Cap walked through the mirror and found himself in Dimension Zee, home of Mr. Zrr. Golden Girl and Sally followed suit and the trio noticed a captive Andrew and a crying Mr. Zrr. Questioning the imp, Cap learned that Smith and Babylon had brought nothing but fighting and hate to Dimension Zee and Cap came up with a plan to stop the crooks using Mr. Zrr. Moments later, Mr. Zrr grabbed some of the crooks' money and began tossing it around, luring the crooks out into the open where Captain America and the Golden Girl sprung their trap. Defeating the crooks, Cap and the Golden Girl carried them back through the mirror to Earth while Sally got Prof. Andrew to safety and Mr. Zrr dumped the crooks' belongings (guns, dice, etc.) back through the mirror as well. Once Cap, Golden Girl, Sally and the crooks were back on Earth, Mr. Zrr said goodbye and the mirror toppled over, shattering and preventing any future access to Dimension Zee while also stranding Prof. Andrew there. Sally lamented the loss of her grandfather but Cap assured her that Prof. Andrew was where he wanted to be.

(Captain America Comics I#67/4) - Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross were eating at Papa Lenori's restaurant, where Mace observed downtrodden singer Scotti Warren at a nearby table. Betsy expressed interest in helping Warren achieve his dreams of bigger success and the two discussed what they could do to help until boxer "Killer" Casey arrived in the restaurant. Mace and Betsy watched as a fight broke out between Casey and Warren and the two witnessed Warren down Casey with a single punch. Their waitress, Martha, expressed her concerns to Mace and Betsy about Warren throwing away his singing career for boxing but Mace commented that Warren would likely be back to normal by the next day.

    A month after Scotti Warren's fight with "Killer" Casey at Papa Lenori's, Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross were reading newspaper articles about Warren's up and coming boxing career. Suspecting something off about how fast Warren's star was rising, Mace decided that they should see Warren's latest fight that night as Captain America and the Golden Girl. Later that night, Cap and the Golden Girl watched as Warren easily beat his opponent but when they noticed the punches seemed not strong enough to hurt anyone, Cap began to suspect Warren's fights were being fixed without Warren's knowledge and he entered the ring as Golden Girl departed to visit Warren's girlfriend, the waitress Martha. Golden Girl soon regrouped with Cap and the two met with Scotti Warren to warn him about the fights being fixed so "Killer" Casey and his manager, Hawk Martin, would make a fortune when Warren was later defeated by Casey in the ring. Warren insisted he was not being played and had legitimate boxing skills, prompting Captain America to instead reluctantly offer to coach Warren in preparation for the match against Casey. Knowing he could not truly prepare the lightweight Warren for the heavyweight Casey, Cap joined Warren at Callahan's Gym the next day, where he proved Warren's lack of skill by breaking his jaw, forcing Warren into the hospital and thereby preventing him from being able to fight Casey. When Hawk Martin berated Cap for his actions, Captain America instead offered to take Warren's place in the ring against Casey.

    On the night of the fight against Casey, Captain America prepared for the fight to begin as the Golden Girl noticed resin and an empty chloroform bottle in Casey's dressing room. Affected by a chloroform-doused sponge placed in Cap's corner by Casey, a dazed Captain America took a serious beating from "Killer" Casey's punches. When the bell sounded the end of the first round, Captain America returned to his corner and when a ring worker approached Cap with a sponge to wipe his face, Golden Girl informed Cap of her discoveries and revealed that the sponge contained chloroform. Refusing to stop the fight, a recovering Captain America began Round Two by landing several serious punches against Casey, all the while bragging about how he would ensure Casey never fought again and how Hawk Martin had already been arrested by the police. Knocking Casey out, Cap was declared the winner and when Scotti Warren remarked on how he would return to grubbing for a career, Golden Girl revealed that she had a surprise in store for him. A short time later, Captain America used his prize money to establish a fund for promising young artists.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#87/5) - While teaching a class at the Lee School, Jeff Mace (as Steve Rogers) noticed that his student Joey Milton seemed very distracted. When Joey proved he wasn't listening by being unable to tell the class what Mace had said, Mace punished Joey by making stay after class. Once class had ended, Joey ran off despite Mace's orders to stay behind and Mace subsequently discussed with Betsy Ross how Joey's marks had recently taken a downward turn. The two ultimately decided to pay a visit to Joey's home after Mace finished grading papers. Later arriving to find Joey's house in shambles and his sick grandmother unconscious, Mace and Betsy roused Joey's grandmother, who informed them that crooks had kidnapped Joey and his older sister Audrey. Quickly changing into costume in another room, Captain America asked Golden Girl to stay with Joey's grandmother until a doctor arrived and he set out to search for the Miltons. Cap soon noticed a trail of pills leading from the home and followed it to a trail of gasoline. Following the gas trail to an antique shop, Captain America climbed up the gutter and looked through the shop's skylight to see Joey and Audrey. Busting through the skylight, Cap fought the kidnappers until he was clubbed upside the head and knocked out.

    Captain America later regained consciousness to find himself tied up alongside the Miltons and the crooks bringing in a captured Golden Girl. When the crooks' boss, Rand, announced plans to place each of his captives into an iron maiden, Captain America goaded Rand into putting him inside first and as the crooks led Cap to the iron maiden, Cap kicked over a table that fatally knocked Rand himself into the iron maiden. Cap then tricked one of the thugs into slashing the ropes binding his hands and he subsequently knocked out the thug. Grabbing the other thug to interrogate, Cap convinced the thug to confess Rand's plan to use the antique shop as a front to sell stolen goods. The arriving police commended Captain America but Cap opted for any rewards to go to Joey Milton. When Golden Girl recalled that she had been captured while trying to deliver medicine to Joey's grandmother, all present made their way to the Milton home, where the doctor administered the medicine to save Joey's grandmother's life. After reminding Joey on how knowledge saved lives, Jeff Mace returned to the Lee School and later presented Joey with a honor scroll summa cum laude.

(Captain America Comics I#70/3 (fb)) - In the days between September 1-6, 1948, Captain America befriended talent agent Billy Gleason and attended a radio broadcast of the Quiz & Consequences game show, where he was seated next to a man named Ollie Oliphant, who claimed he could do better than the contestant Mrs. Hassenffeffer. Captain America encouraged Ollie to volunteer himself as the next contestant and after being accepted and winning multiple prizes, Ollie departed the show with Captain America, relating how he had gained the knowledge he utilized on the show from a strange encyclopedia he had purchased earlier that afternoon from a local bookstore. When Ollie showed Cap the book, Captain America remarked on the extremely small print making it virtually unreadable.

    Days later, Cap read a newspaper article about Ollie's continued winning streak and eventually, Billy Gleason approached Cap and asked if Cap could put him in touch with Ollie Oliphant so Gleason could sign him. Cap agreed and brought Gleason to meet with Ollie, who reluctantly signed Gleason as his agent. As they left, Gleason and Captain America were introduced to Ollie's girlfriend Dora Darling and when they returned for Gleason's scheduled meeting with Ollie at 8pm that night, they were told Ollie left in a big black car and would not be returning for months. Gleason immediately suspected a kidnapping but Captain America had another hunch and looked up Dora Darling's address. The two then visited Dora and learned she was at the Palm Grove night club with Ollie. Cap and Gleason then visited the club, where Ollie admitted he had thrown away his so-called "magic" encyclopedia in order to stop being asked questions all the time. Cap tested Ollie's words by asking him questions that Ollie was unable to properly answer. Ollie then revealed his plans to settle down with Dora out of the limelight and Captain America agreed to let Ollie be be despite Gleason being furious that Ollie had given up his fame and fortune.

(Captain America Comics I#68) - Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross visited Horatio's Doll Shop, where Horatio put on a small show using two of the dolls for them. The show was interrupted by a man demanding money that Horatio owed but Horatio rushed the man off and Mace and Betsy soon left. As the two made their way back to Mace's apartment, they heard a scream of terror and quickly went into action as Captain America and Golden Girl. Running inside the building where the scream had emanated, Captain America found the night watchman murdered and Cap barely managed to pull up his shield in time to block gunfire from the killer. Soon recognizing the attacker as one of Horatio's dolls, Cap rescued Golden Girl from a Native American doll before the two dolls fled over the nearby rooftops. Suspecting criminals were masquerading as Horatio's dolls, Cap and Golden Girl rushed over to Horatio's Doll Shop, only to find inanimate dolls inside. The two heroes made a quiet exit moments later when Horatio awoke and thought someone was breaking into his shop.

    The next day, Mace and Betsy returned to Horatio's Doll Shop and Mace attempted to purchase some of the dolls they suspected were criminals but Horatio refused to sell them, claiming they were his masterworks. More men demanding money again interrupted the dealings between Mace and Horatio and when Mace noticed Horatio paying off the men, he decided to play a hunch he had and suggested Horatio display his dolls inside Mrs. Waggoner's ruby doll house. That night, Cap and Golden Girl staked out Horatio's Doll Shop to see if Horatio would act on Cap's earlier hint about the ruby doll house and sure enough, around midnight, Cap and Golden Girl witnessed Horatio leaving his shop with three of his "dolls." Tracking Horatio to the home of Mrs. Waggoner, Cap and Golden Girl confronted Horatio attempting to steal Mrs. Waggoner's ruby doll house. Cap and Golden Girl quickly rounded up the "dolls," exposing them as little people disguised as dolls, as Horatio fled back to his shop. Rushing back to Horatio's shop to capture him as well, Captain America and Golden Girl arrived to find Horatio dead next to one of his actual dolls holding a bloody axe.

(Captain America Comics I#68/2 (fb) - BTS) - After a young boy named Johnny, who often played tricks on his teacher Miss Simms, and his friends smashed a window at a candy store owned by Mr. Simpson, Captain America opted to teach Johnny a lesson.

(Captain America Comics I#68/2) - Captain America visited Johnny's home in the middle of the night and asked if Johnny could accompany him on an adventure of sorts. Taking Johnny to the home of his teacher, Miss Simms, Captain America showed Johnny how Miss Simms struggled to keep up with her housework, often working late at night and having to teach the next day. Cap next took Johnny to the candy store owned by Mr. Simpson, who was crying because he was unable to make his rent due to having to have his broken store window replaced. As Johnny began to realize the impact of his actions, Captain America returned Johnny home and reminded him of how cruel little boys could be. Cap then said his goodbyes, asking Johnny not to forget what he had learned that night. The next day, Captain America secretly watched as Johnny and his friends paid for Mr. Simpson's broken window, happy to see that Johnny had learned his lesson.

(Captain America Comics I#68/5 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America began keeping a record of the histories of true crimes.

(Captain America Comics I#68/5) - Looking through his personal files of true crimes, Captain America remarked on the story of Joey Arnold, a Toledo, Ohio man who resembled and modeled his life on notorious gangster Al Capone. Upon reviewing Joey Arnold's life story and criminal record, Captain America noted how Joey's imagining that he was Al Capone eventually led him to the electric chair.

(Human Torch Comics I#35/5) - Following months of strangely cold weather, various national officials sent for Captain America to attend a meeting in Washington at the White House. Introduced to Professor Blakison, Cap was informed that Blakison had discovered the cause of the unnatural weather occurrences: a mobile planet called Xelos using a gravity ray to alter Earth's orbit. Blakison then revealed that an experimental spaceship was being constructed and begged Captain America to travel to the mobile planet to save Earth. Captain America fearlessly agreed to travel to Xelos once the spaceship had been completed and as he departed the White House, he noticed a functional spaceship in the distance. Curious, Captain America approached the ship, only to be met with a pair of Xelosians, who used a gravity ray to first pull Cap towards them then repel him away and face-first into the ground. Ducking into a snow drift and feigning unconsciousness, Captain America lured the Xelosians nearer to him before knocking them out. A woman then emerged from the ship and invited Captain America inside, where she introduced herself as Zena and revealed that she had stowed away on the scout ship to warn Earth against her own people.

    Zena then agreed to help Captain America and the two used Zena's ship to travel to Xelos. Along the way, Zena explained how her betrothed and rightful Xelosian ruler, Arl, had become a fugitive and Captain America promised to join Arl once they landed. Upon touching down on Xelos, Captain America and Zena learned that Arl had went missing but Captain America quickly noticed a trail of colored stones that both he and Zena followed into a trap set by Xelosian leader Tahn. Taking Arl, Zena and Cap captive, Tahn led Captain America into a meeting room, where Captain America cleverly commended the egotistical Tahn on his accomplishments before asking to see the gravitational mechanism Tahn had used to alter Earth's orbit. Happy to show off his accomplishments, Tahn led Captain America into the room where the gravitational device sat and when Tahn began explaining how the machine worked, Cap punched Tahn. He then began smashing the gravitational device, restoring Earth's proper orbit and sending Xelos itself on a collision course with the sun. As Tahn frantically surveyed the damage to the machine, Cap fought his way through Tahn's soldiers to free Arl and Zena and the trio quickly made their way back to the scout ship. Escaping Xelos minutes before the planet's orbit flung it into the sun, Captain America assured the saddened Zena that both she and Arl would be welcomed on Earth.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#88/5) - In October 1948, a young woman named Penny Collyer contacted Captain America and Golden Girl in regards to her boyfriend, former soldier Jerry Malcolm, who was hospitalized following the seeming death of Jerry's friend and fellow soldier, Chuck Berry. After hearing Jerry's story from Penny, Captain America suspected Jerry might be suffering from psychosomatic issues stemming from his guilt involving Chuck. Convinced by Penny to pay Jerry a visit in hopes their appearance might help Jerry, Captain America and Golden Girl subsequently visited Jerry and attempted to help him to his feet for the first time in three years. Unfortunately, Jerry became crippled with guilt and fell, prompting Captain America and Golden Girl to approach Jerry's case from a different angle by checking the military records on Chuck Berry. Soon learning from Col. Ross that Chuck Berry was not actually dead and had just recently returned from Europe, Captain America and Golden Girl quickly tracked down Chuck and convinced him to visit Jerry to prove he was alive and that Jerry was not responsible for his death. However, when Cap, Golden Girl and Chuck visited Jerry, Jerry refused to believe Chuck was really alive, instead thinking Chuck to be an actor hired by Captain America. Attempting one last idea to reach Jerry, Captain America made arrangements with a film studio to recreate the 1944 Italian battlefield where Jerry thought Chuck had died and Jerry was wheeled out onto the false battlefield. As events played out on the set, Jerry experienced a flashback and rushed out onto the "battlefield" to rescue the seemingly injured Chuck, this time saving Chuck's life. Overcoming his guilt, Jerry walked the acting Chuck Berry to safety and came to realize that Chuck truly was alive and his paralyzing guilt was overcome. Walking again, Jerry asked how he could thank Captain America and Golden Girl for bringing his life back but Cap replied that the Jerry, Penny and Chuck living a full, happy life was thanks enough.

(Human Torch Comics I#33) - A month later, when thousands of domesticated animals began to attack their owners, Captain America attended a summit at the Jeffersonian Institute in New York City to discuss the matter alongside fellow superheroes the Human Torch and Sun Girl. Upon hearing that the strange animal attacks were being brought on by rays emanating from the planet Jupiter, Captain America asked if there was any way to offset the effects of the rays. Dr. Jefferson replied that there was no way to stop the rays unless they could get to the source on Jupiter, at which Captain America suggested that the Human Torch was the only one who might dare attempt to travel all the way to Jupiter. The next day, Captain America, Sun Girl and a large crowd gathered at New York's LaGuardia Airport to witness the Human Torch begin his trek towards Jupiter. The Torch shook Cap's hand and asked him to take care of Sun Girl if he did not return but Cap assured the Human Torch that he would return. Once the Torch had flew off into Earth's atmosphere, Dr. Jefferson invited Captain America and Sun Girl to remain at his observatory to witness as much of the Torch's trek as possible.

    Later, hours after the Torch had succeeded in destroying the ray projector, Captain America began to worry if the Human Torch would be returning to Earth. Almost as if on cue, Captain America and Sun Girl spotted the Torch streaking across the sky, his flame dimming, and when the Torch's flame died as he grew near to the Jeffersonian Institute, Cap and Sun Girl rushed outside. Despite knowing he was not superhuman, Captain America nonetheless ran out and threw his body into the Torch's trajectory. The Torch then landed atop Captain America, dazing and knocking both men to the ground. Quickly recovering, Captain America joked that the Human Torch had gained weight before commending the Torch as the bravest man on any planet.

(Captain America Comics I#67/4) - Months after Captain America's boxing match against "Killer" Casey, Jeff Mace, Betsy Ross and Scotti Warren's girlfriend Martha attended a concert by Scotti Warren held in a large music hall. When Martha asked if Mace and Betsy had heard how the critics were raving about Warren, Mace commented on how it hadn't been a bad idea for Captain America to use his prize money to establish a fund for young promising artists.

(Captain America Comics I#69 (fb)) - Captain America flew to the North Pole area on a lone expedition but as he approached, the plane's engine sputtered and Cap ultimately crash landed on the side of a snowy mountain. While unconscious due to the crash, Captain America was approached by the six-inch Teeny-Weeny People, who carried Cap back to their small village. Cap soon awoke, briefly causing panic amongst the Teeny-Weeny People until he picked up and spoke to King Teeny, befriending him and thanking him for saving his life. The discussion was soon interrupted by the arrival of Prime Minister Grinko, who insisted that something terrible would happen due to Captain America's presence there. When King Teeny dismissed Grinko's concerns and proclaimed a festival in Captain America's honor, an angry Grinko removed a rock holding back turbulent waters, causing a flood. The fearful Teeny-Weeny People turned on King Teeny, claiming Grinko had been right all along, and Captain America rushed to plug the hole through which the flood waters flowed. When Captain America returned after fixing the hole, he found that Grinko had assumed the throne and taken King Teeny and his daughter Princess Petite captive. Grinko ordered his warriors to kill Captain America but the tiny arrows proved ineffective against Cap, who picked up Grinko and forced him to confess that he had started the flood. Grinko was then taken into custody and King Teeny thanked Cap for his assistance. Captain America then announced he must be going and King Teeny asked Cap to keep the secret of where the Teeny-Weeny People lived. Cap promised to keep the secret, explaining that while he might tell the world of the People's existence, he would not disclose where they were located.

(Captain America Comics I#69) - Not long after, Mace (as Steve Rogers) taught a Lee School English class, where he discussed the race of tiny people in Gulliver's Travels and mentioned that anything was possible. A skeptical student, Miss Mason, questioned the possibility, prompting Mace to recount Captain America's adventure with the Teeny-Weeny People. As Mace wrapped up his story, Miss Mason was convinced of the Teeny-Weeny People's existence and she expressed hope that she might meet Captain America someday. Mace replied that it was unlikely, as Captain America only showed up in urgent situations, prompting Mason to comment that her needing a date for junior prom was urgent. She then remarked that "Steve Rogers" would do if Captain America was unavailable, given their similarities, before bidding goodbye to "Rogers" as she joking called him "Cap." A nervous Mace merely wondered to himself if Mason truly suspected he was Captain America.

(Captain America Comics I#69/2 (fb)) - During an especially hot day, Captain America took a fishing trip to the Bahamas and his motorboat engine went out. Noticing a trail of smoke from a nearby island, Cap paddled his way to the island as a storm approached. Finding a small shack, Captain America greeted the owner, recluse John Barton, and tried to make small talk as the storm raged. Eventually, Barton became frantic and paranoid and when Captain America promised to help him any way he could, Barton recounted the story of how his jealousy had inadvertently caused the death of his former fiancee, Anne Johnson. Recalling how he had later learned his jealousy had been for naught, the crazed Barton soon ran out into the storm and Captain America pursued, losing his trail in the rain. When Captain America finally found Barton as the storm subsided,  Barton was dead, a look of peace upon his face.

(Captain America Comics I#69/2) - Upon returning home, Captain America recalled the events he had experienced in the Bahamas with John Barton.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#89/7 (fb) - BTS) - A month later, Captain America befriended violinist Vincent Varl.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#89/7 (fb)) - Captain America attended a sparsely-attended violin concert by Vincent Varl and noted that the people didn't seem to appreciate Varl's work. When Varl later attempted to play the more popular jazz music on the violin and an imp appeared from inside the instrument, Varl informed his wife, who thought Varl was too high-strung, and Captain America brought Varl to see a psychiatrist. Unable to attend Varl's next concert at the Colonial Club due to being out of town on business, Cap was later informed by Varl about how he received rave reviews for his playing despite the imp's interference.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#89/7) - Captain America recounted the story of how Vincent Varl became a popular jazz musician due to the interference of a strange imp and how the imp ultimately grew to love the jazz music that resulted from his interference, noting how music had been known to soothe savage beasts.

(Captain America Comics I#70) - In January 1949, Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross attended a scientific lecture by Professor Kendall Kulto, who predicted the destruction of Earth if the nations were not united together by some sort of major calamity. Some time following the lecture, Mace (in his guise as teacher Steve Rogers) interrupted Betsy Ross' math class to inform Betsy that the planet Mars had been moved closer to Earth. Revealing his worries that one of Professor Kulto's books may have been correct about the Martians not conquering Earth due to their distance from the planet, Mace suspected that Mars would attempt invasion now that they had been moved closer. Betsy at first dismissed Mace's worries and Kulto's book as nothing more than fairy tales but she soon changed her mind when an army of invaders emerged from Mars, prompting her and Mace to change into the superheroic costumes as the Golden Girl and Captain America. Rushing to Professor Kulto's laboratory, Cap and the Golden Girl confronted Kulto, revealing that they had deduced his involvement in purposely moving Mars based on the predictions in his books. Quickly realized Kulto had went mad and was convinced the Martian invasion would unite the world against a common enemy, Captain America and the Golden Girl departed to assist against the Martians elsewhere. Making his way to the Martian beachhead, Captain America infiltrated one of their ships but was gassed by the warlord Oog.

    Captain America regained consciousness hours later and Oog ordered him to present an ultimatum to the Earth leaders to surrender or die. Feigning taking Oog to the supposed leaders in New York, Captain America instead went to Professor Kulto's laboratory, where Golden Girl reunited with him and informed him of Kulto's death in the battle against the Martians. Claiming he was contacting Earth's leaders, Captain America used Kulto's machines to return Mars back to its normal planetary alignment and, with Oog cut off from the invasion fleet on Mars, Cap leaped into battle against the Martian. Punching Oog and hurling him into Kulto's machine, Cap defeated Oog and destroyed Kulto's planet-moving machine in one fell swoop. Unable to consume Earth food and cut off from the planet, the Martian invasion fleet on Earth soon died attempting to return to Mars and Mace later taught a class at the Lee School where he reminded the class that a person cannot cure one evil by committing greater evil.

(Captain America Comics I#70/3) - Captain America recalled his encounter and brief friendship with Ollie Oliphant and his little encyclopedia of the world's knowledge. After recounting the entire story, Cap wondered if the encyclopedia was truly magical or if Ollie had simply tired of the spotlight and wished to spend time with his girlfriend Dora Darling instead.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#90/6) - During a class break in early February 1949, Jeff Mace (as Steve Rogers) confronted Lee School student and track star Bob Wills about his falling grades and when Bob mentioned trouble with a woman, Mace suspected Bob's grades were related to another student, Jessica Hermann, whose grades were similarly slumping. Deciding to pay a visit to Jessica's home, "Rogers" met with Jessica's father and learned that Jessica had recently started dating loan shark Lefty Spence. In an effort to get to the bottom of both students' troubles, Captain America trailed Bob Wills as he waited for Jessica Hermann outside her father's costume shop. When Lefty Spence showed up and roughed Bob up, Captain America intervened but Lefty punched Cap using a set of brass knuckles, dazing the hero long enough to escape with Jessica.

    Later that night, Mace visited the Hermann costume shop as Steve Rogers to wait for Jessica to return. Jessica eventually returned in the early morning and hung a mask up before running off to bed in tears and Mace decided to hang onto the mask for safekeeping. Not long after, Mace read a newspaper article about the murder of restauranteur Mark Clinton and Murphy, the waiter who had witnessed the horrible face of the murderer. Captain America then donned the mask Jessica had returned and paid a visit to Murphy, who immediately recognized the mask as the face of the man who murdered Mark Clinton. Asking Murphy to help him in his investigation, Captain America next rushed to the masquerade ball where Lefty had taken Jessica, only to arrive too late as Lefty had choked the death due to the shrinking of the freshly-molded skull mask he was wearing. When the district attorney arrived to investigate the death, Captain America explained the cause of Lefty's death and how Jessica Hermann was an unwilling accomplice. Weeks later, "Steve Rogers" visited the Hermann costume shop, where they watched Jessica going out with Bob Wills.

(Captain America Comics I#71) - A month later, Mace was teaching a class at the Lee School as Steve Rogers when he received an urgent telegram stating that Bucky had fully recovered from his gunshot wounds and could be picked up. Dismissing class early, Mace rushed over to the hospital and arrived just as a still-wobbly Fred Davis collapsed. The two happily reunited and when they hailed a taxi back to the Lee School, a questionable taxi pulled up and Davis barely had time to remark on the suspicious looks of the driver before the two were gassed. Awaking to find themselves facing the criminal Trickster, Mace and Davis were informed of the Trickster's plot to use them as bait to lure Captain America into a trap. Unaware that Mace and Captain America were the same person, the Trickster released Mace to spread word of Davis' capture but as soon as the Trickster dropped Mace off, he changed into his Captain America costume and returned to the Trickster's auto garage headquarters. Busting through the window, Cap was warned of the Trickster's trap by Davis but he nonetheless freed Davis, who changed into his Bucky costume. As the Trickster gloated of his plan to shoot Captain America, Cap hurled his shield, knocking the gun from the Trickster's hand and hitting his thug, Monk. The Trickster eventually put a gun to Bucky and Captain America stalled the Trickster long enough for Bucky to hit the Trickster with a blast of gasoline from a nearby gas pump. Captain America then forced the Trickster's surrender by lighting a match and threatening to drop it. The next morning, newspapers reported on the reuniting of Captain America and Bucky as Jeff Mace welcomed Fred Davis back to class at the Lee School.

(Captain America Comics I#71/2 (fb)) - Aware of Lee School professor Dr. Teague's electronics work, Captain America kept an eye on the progress of Teague's electronic binocular invention. Having grown tired of witnessing nothing more than the domestic troubles of Dr. Teague's assistant Jonathan Presto and Teague's ward Helen Bryant, Captain America was about to depart for a new case when he witnessed a jealous Presto attack Teague's financier Quentin Foss, who drew a cane sword in retaliation. Arriving in time to knock the sword from Foss' hand, Captain America snapped the cane and forced both Presto and Foss to shake hands and apologize to one another. Weeks later, after Presto was blinded by looking at the sun through Teague's electronic binocular, Mace (as Steve Rogers) paid a visit to Presto in the hospital and when Presto was later released, Captain America witnessed him visit Dr. Teague's laboratory. When he heard Helen Bryant scream, Cap rushed inside to find Dr. Teague dead and Helen beating at the electronic binocular in a feeble attempt to destroy it after it had left Presto blind and killed Dr. Teague. Captain America grimly deduced that Dr. Teague had died from falling under the electronic binocular magnified sun rays.

(Captain America Comics I#71/2) - As the Lee School classes were being dismissed for the day, Jeff Mace (as Steve Rogers) bumped into the new astronomy / physics teacher Mr. Weston and they introduced themselves to each other. "Rogers" revealed to Weston that he owed his job to a tragedy involving the previous teacher, Dr. Teague, and when Weston expressed interest in hearing the story, "Rogers" related the story of Dr. Teague's death and how Quentin Foss had withdrew his financial support of the electronic binocular following Dr. Teague's death. As Weston asked what had happened to Jonathan Presto, Presto and Helen Bryant arrived and "Rogers" introduced Weston to Presto, who was now an instructor at the Academy for the Blind.

(Sub-Mariner Comics I#31/5 (fb)) - In April 1949, Jeff Mace was walking down the street when he noticed a woman walking into the path of an oncoming truck. Narrowly saving the woman, Mace deduced from her confusion that she had been hypnotized and he saw her safely returned to the saloon where she worked. Noticing the criminal Lem Snipe sitting in the corner, Mace departed and returned moments later as Captain America to apprehend Snipe for hypnotizing the woman into the path of the truck. Snipe attempted to fight back before fleeing through a glass window and Captain America pursued the criminal, eventually cornering him in a dead end alley. Snipe then attempted to hypnotize Captain America but his mind snapped after facing the stronger will of the hero and Cap took Snipe into custody.

(Sub-Mariner Comics I#31/5) - Captain America later visited Lem Snipe in a sanitarium, where Snipe was convinced he had actually won the hypnotic battle of wills and killed Captain America. When the doctor treating Snipe commented on how Snipe must have tried to hypnotize someone with a much stronger will and asked Cap to relate the story of how Snipe came into their custody, Cap replied that he would have to share the story another time, as he had to go pay for some damaged cafe furniture.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#91/5) - Jeff Mace was arguing with Betsy Ross over her refusal to go see a broadcast of the preview for False Alarm. When Betsy instead suggested they stay in her apartment and listen to the broadcast on the radio, Mace reluctantly agreed, complaining about how he could be seeing actress Maggie la Fable in person. Betsy soon made a joke about being escorted there by Captain America, prompting Mace to again try to coax Betsy into going to the preview in-person until the broadcast was interrupted by a news report about a crowd of hysterical people. Rushing to Times Square, Captain America and the Golden Girl were shocked to see a living tyrannosaurus rex wrecking the area. Cap quickly rescued a woman from being crushed, only to realize the woman was Maggie la Fable, who repaid Cap with a kiss. Noticing that "Old Tyranno" seemed to hate New York's bright lights, Cap tested his theory by shining a spotlight on Tyranno, inadvertently angering it further. Golden Girl soon leaped onto Tyranno's back in an effort to control the creature and Captain America pursued the dinosaur westward as it leaped into the river onto a ferry boat. Golden Girl managed to rescue the civilians thrown from the ferry by the dinosaur's weight and Captain America regrouped with Golden Girl in the water.

    After saving more than two hundred civilians, Captain America and the Golden Girl found no trace of Tyranno and they began an investigation into the source of the monster. Tracing the source back to an old warehouse, Cap and Golden Girl found two crooks and a scientist dead. Learning from a nearby journal that the scientist was archaeologist Professor Rangely and that he had discovered an intact tyrannosaurus egg in 1938, Cap and Golden Girl determined that Rangely had managed to hatch the egg and the crooks robbed him, thinking he was hiding valuables. Tyranno soon made his reemergence known when he crashed through the warehouse roof looking for food but the military forced the dinosaur to retreat. Cap and Golden Girl learned from Rangely's final journal entry that Tyranno would head towards Utah and they opted to stakeout the George Washington Bridge to catch Tyranno trying to get to Utah via the river. As predicted, Tyranno eventually made his way to the Bridge and, after saving bridge worker Joe from the dinosaur's rampage, Captain America blinded Tyranno by dumping red paint over his eyes. The military then jumped in, harming Tyranno until it fled west and Captain America jumped off the dinosaur to order the military to back off, as the injured dinosaur had only one purpose: to return to Utah, where he was originally discovered as an egg. Captain America and Golden Girl then flew to Utah's Shoelee Tar Pits and witnessed the dying Tyranno walk into the tar pits and perish.

(Captain America Comics I#72) - After noted criminal psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Adler agreed to guest lecture at the Lee School on criminal psychiatry, Jeff Mace (as Steve Rogers) hosted Dr. Adler and Betsy Ross in his apartment. Betsy soon noticed a holdup occurring outside and Mace nearly jumped out the window to stop the crime but it was too late. By the time Mace and Betsy made their way downstairs, there was nothing more they could do for the victim and bystander Nancy Lowell was raving about how she had tried to stop the robber, her boyfriend John Dolan. Changing into the costumes as Captain America and Golden Girl, the two then headed off to find the thief. Captain America soon cornered Dolan on a rooftop and when he grew near, Dolan backed away and tumbled over the side of the roof. Nancy Lowell came running up to check on Dolan but Cap assured her that Dolan was okay, his fall broken by a clothesline. Dr. Adler came up running up shortly after wondering where "Steve Rogers" and Betsy Ross had went and Cap explained how they had caught Dolan. When Captain America wondered aloud what made Dolan commit the robbery, Dolan insisted his own disfigurement had driven him to it but Dr. Adler suggested the heroes bring Dolan to his office.

    Once at Dr. Adler's office, Captain America and Golden Girl learned that Dr. Adler had perfected a hypnotic technique that would transplant his and others' consciousnesses into the minds of his patients for examination purposes. Amazed, Captain America and Golden Girl agreed to accompany Dr. Adler into the mind of John Dolan in an effort to cure him of his criminal neuroses. As they ventured further into Dolan's subconscious, Captain America was attacked by Dolan's evil self, who thought they were interfering but ultimately offered to lead them through Dolan's mind. After Dolan's evil self led them to Dolan's wit's end, a sheer drop off that nearly killed Golden Girl, Captain America insisted they do their own exploring from that point on and they eventually came to a door that Dolan's evil self refused to let them enter. Terrified that the heroes might learn what was behind the door, Dolan's evil self pulled a gun on the heroes but Captain America fought and defeated Dolan's evil self. The trio then entered the door and witnessed the memory of Dolan stealing his mother's brooch as a youngster and the guilt complex he developed because of it that led him down a criminal path. Dr. Adler determined that Dolan's disfigurement was caused by a psychosomatic mental paralysis that worsened as he committed more crimes and both Cap and Golden Girl were informed by Dr. Adler that Dolan would likely be cured of his criminal nature now that his secret guilt complex had been awakened from his subconscious. Cap, Golden Girl and Dr. Adler then returned to reality with a snap of Dr. Adler's fingers. Awaking in Dr. Adler's office, Captain America was amazed at Dr. Adler's hypnotic exhibition and Golden Girl quickly noticed that Dolan's face was no longer disfigured. While Dr. Adler assured the guilt-ridden Dolan that he had not murdered the man he robbed, Captain America reminded a repentant Dolan that he still had to pay his debt to society for the assault and Dolan willingly went with police. Cap and Golden Girl then exited the office with Dr. Adler, who wondered whatever became of "Steve Rogers" and Betsy Ross.

(Captain America Comics I#72/3) - Following a large robbery and escape by the Trickster in May, Captain America met with the local police chief and devised a secret plan to trap the Trickster. Luring the Trickster out by announcing a gold shipment at the National Bank, Captain America hid inside a crate marked gold bullion. When the Trickster robbed the Bank and stole the crate as predicted, Captain America emerged from the crate to surprise the criminal and his goons. Easily defeating them, Captain America then revealed to the Trickster that he'd used a two-way radio in his belt to summon the police through the Trickster's maze-like escape plans and the Trickster and his men were taken into police custody.

(Marvel Mystery Comics I#92/4) - A month later, Captain America and Golden Girl were visiting the wealthy George Blake one evening for chess when George's neighbor, Andy Opp, arrived to question George about the whereabouts of his brother Peter and gardener Jake Golen. While noting that Andy was an eccentric character who thought himself a detective, Captain America noted that it was somewhat suspicious that George often avoided mentioning his brother. Once Andy had left, George informed Captain America and Golden Girl that Peter had gotten involved in diamond smuggling, of which George wanted no part in, and Peter had left in anger following an argument. Later, as Captain America and Golden Girl were leaving George's estate, they noticed Andy off in the distance still trying to investigate his suspicions and upon hearing that Andy had located Jake Golen, who had been fired due to a missing spade, Cap and Golden Girl helped Andy search the area for clues regarding the missing spade. Captain America eventually found the spade covered in red clay and Golden Girl pointed towards red clay at the bank of a nearby brook. Together with Andy, Cap and Golden Girl search for an area in the red clay that had been recently disturbed and upon finding a spot, Captain America dug up the body of Peter Blake and the killer's shirt, handkerchief and knife. Andy immediately recognized the clothing as belonging to his roommate John Harrington and Harrington, who had been secretly watching from a distance, emerged from the woods to attack Golden Girl. Golden Girl got Harrington into a wrist lock and Captain America punched Harrington out, soon finding Peter's smuggled diamonds in the hole as well.

(Captain America Comics I#73 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America befriended Alan Tremont.

(Captain America Comics I#73) - Captain America and Alan Tremont were tinkering with a new type of experimental television receiver when they witnessed footage of what appeared to be some sort of futuristic world. Shortly after Alan's sister Nanette departed, Cap and Alan received another signal on the receiver showing Central Park and Nanette being kidnapped and taken to a mysterious tower that had also appeared on the original signal the two had seen. Rushing to Central Park, Captain America and Alan Tremont noticed a wrecked car and stopped to help, soon learning the injured man was Nanette's taxi driver that had been hit during an abduction of Nanette. When the man mentioned a "Wolf Turb--" name, Alan immediately recognized the name as Dr. Wolf Turber, who had wanted to marry Nanette. Suspecting that Dr. Turber had kidnapped Nanette to the tower they had seen, Cap and Alan decided to visit Dr. Turber's sanitarium first but were refused entry. A patient friend of Alan's named Charlie secretly allowed them inside and led them to a garden area where Dr. Turber's mysterious tower would occasionally appear. As predicted, a tower appeared and when a hooded figure emerged from it, Alan and Captain America tackled the man, thinking he was Dr. Turber. Quickly realized they had the wrong man, Cap and Alan learned the man was called San and he had arrived from the alternate future of Earth-49773 circa the year 2548 A.D. to warn them about Dr. Turber. With San's help, Captain America and Alan searched Dr. Turber's sanitarium office, where Cap found Dr. Turber's plans to attack various points in time.

    Determined to stop Dr. Turber, Captain America and Alan Tremont accompanied San in his duplicate time-traveling tower to the year 1780 A.D., where they learned from an American soldier that Dr. Turber had been there. They next traveled to 1649 A.D. and learned from a Dutch outpost that Turber was known as a traitor in that era but had not been seen in some time. Not finding Dr. Turber in either time period, Captain America, Alan and San next traveled to Earth-49773's Manhattan circa 3550 A.D., where they found a domed Manhattan under attack from Dr. Turber. San was soon killed by falling rubble from the attack and Captain America noticed Dr. Turber and Nanette in the distance. Alan was forced to flee into San's tower due to falling rubble but Captain America managed to pursue Dr. Turber to his tower and both towers soon went forward in time. Inside Dr. Turber's tower, Captain America was forced to surrender at the risk of Nanette's life and he was bound in futuristic Metalite bonds. Tied up alongside Nanette, Cap confirmed with Nanette that Alan was safe in the duplicate tower following them and the two captives soon noticed Dr. Turber becoming more erratic as he traveled farther and farther into the future. Finally stopping in the dying alternate future of 2,001,948 A.D., Dr. Turber emerged from his tower with Nanette, leaving Captain America behind as he showed Nanette the apparent future. With Dr. Turber gone, Cap used the short-circuiting wires from Dr. Turber's machine to free himself of his bonds and confront Dr. Turber. Fiercely punching Dr. Turber in the head, Cap heard only a hissing sound and quickly realized Dr. Turber was not human but rather, a lifelike android. With Dr. Turber destroyed, Captain America and Nanette traveled back to their own time period on Earth-616.

(Captain America Comics I#73/4 (fb)) - Jeff Mace (as Steve Rogers) and Betsy Ross arrived for a meeting with Lee School principal Mr. Bell but Bell rushed out past them, suggesting they reschedule for later that afternoon since he had to see someone else. With their schedule now free, Betsy suggested she and Mace look into the Dream Master character whose name had been popping up around town. Traveling to the Dream Master's headquarters, the Temple of Silence, at 777 Hope Road, Mace and Betsy were refused entry due to the Temple being at capacity but they quickly changed into their Captain America and Golden Girl costumes and climbed the Temple's back wall. Upon seeing a sleeping Mr. Bell brought to a cot by some of the Dream Master's servants, Captain America and Golden Girl hid behind a curtain and witnessed the Dream Master putting one of his cult initiates to sleep with a strange powder. Investigating further, the two heroes found a dungeon filled with people and, freeing them, they quickly learned the prisoners were maddened by nightmarish visions. Following the fleeing prisoners into the Dream Master's main hall, Captain America confronted the cult leader, who unleashed his agents Oris and Filip, against the hero. Easily defeating the thugs, Captain America and Golden Girl rushed to take down the Dream Master but the cult leader hurled his sleep powder into their faces, causing them to fall asleep.

(Captain America Comics I#73/4) - Captain America lay dreaming about being surrounded by the forces of Genghis Khan as the Dream Master prepared to stab the sleeping hero. Before Khan could behead Cap in his dream, Captain America awoke to find himself with the Golden Girl, unaware that the Dream Master had been run off by the escaped cult prisoners. The police arrived soon after, having heard the commotion from outside, and Cap assured Mr. Bell and the other sleeping civilians were taken home. Captain America and Golden Girl subsequently heard loud noises coming from below the Temple's main hall and they investigated to find the prisoners had come to their senses and jailed the Dream Master in his own dungeon. Cursing Captain America, the Dream Master escaped through a secret door. Cap and Golden Girl pursued but came up empty-handed before an explosion rocked the temple. Unsure if the Dream Master was dead or alive following the explosion, Mace and Betsy returned to the Lee School for their afternoon appointment with Mr. Bell. When they arrived, they were sent in by Miss Prim, only to find Mr. Bell sleeping at his desk.

(Captain America Comics I#74) - Months later in October 1949, the vengeful, deceased Red Skull (see comments), from his afterlife location in the Olympian Hades realm, wrote Captain America's name in the unguarded Fatal Book, prompting the messenger demon to travel to Earth at midnight to bring Captain America into the afterlife. Taken to the Hades realm, Captain America found himself facing the ferryman Charon at the River Styx and he was soon brought before the messenger's master to face his torment. As the master spoke with Cap, the messenger demon realized Captain America's name on the ledger was a mistake, at which point the Red Skull revealed himself to the hero. Admitting that he had written Cap's name in the ledger, the Red Skull was silenced by the master of the realm, who offered both the Skull and Captain America a chance to gain what they desire most with a trial by combat. Fighting for his own freedom, Captain America quickly found himself and the Skull surrounded by a ring of fire and the trial began with the Red Skull wielding the Grim Reaper's scythe. Avoiding the scythe and punching the Red Skull over a cliff, Captain America attempted to save the Red Skull by grabbing his shirt but the shirt ripped and the Skull fell into the fiery depths. Having won the trial by combat, Captain America was sent back to Earth, awaking in his living room in front of a bright lamp. At first figuring he had dreamed the entire scenario, Captain America found the torn piece of the Red Skull's shirt in his hands.

(Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb) - BTS) - In late 1949, Captain America and Golden Girl teamed-up with the All-Winners Squad on a mission.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Following the mission, the All-Winners Squad disbanded, with many of its members either vanishing or retiring their costumed identities, but Jeff Mace remained active as Captain America.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - As 1949 came to an end, Jeff Mace began to feel as if he had missed his chance for true glory, as if all of the larger victories had already been won. He began to feel as if time and history had passed him by and the country no longer had a need for symbolic figures such as Captain America.

(Captain America I#215 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace's career as Captain America began to come to an end (see comments).

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - While his superheroic career was winding down, Captain America continued to accompany Golden Girl on several missions over a period of a few months.

(Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb) - BTS) - Throughout her time as Jeff Mace's FBI liaison, Betsy Ross fought to prove that Agent Skinner's mistrust of Jeff was unfounded. Agent Skinner allowed Jeff Mace to remain as Captain America due to Betsy's protests against replacing him and Skinner's idea that Mace would eventually die in action anyway.

(Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb)) - In late February 1950, Captain America and Golden Girl went into action against a small-time purse-snatcher. When the duo cornered the man and he pulled a gun on Golden Girl, Captain America ricocheted his shield off several nearby objects to knock the crook out. Following the fight, Golden Girl thanked Cap for the save and the increasingly disillusioned Captain America made a sarcastic crack about how important it was to stop such a small crime, prompting Golden Girl to remind him of his own earlier words regarding keeping the streets safe. Admitting that, while keeping the streets safe was important, he hoped he would be doing more, Jeff was assured by Golden Girl that Washington, DC still thought he was doing a great job and wanted him to keep at it. Golden Girl then commented that they didn't always fight small-time crime, reminding him of their semi-recent mission with the All-Winners Squad, but Cap replied that the Squad had disbanded following that mission. He then revealed his thoughts that he would've been called in to assist with the Berlin Blockade the previous year and Golden Girl claimed that he may or may not have been a help there since the political landscape had changed since Communists acquired nuclear bombs. Jeff then asked why he wasn't brought in during the Kefauver investigations into organized crime when most of the street crime they deal with traced back to organized crime, suggesting Captain America could've busted up the entire mob scene. Claiming the story of Cap busting up the mob would be a headline story for Jeff Mace, a fed-up Jeff then turned to Golden Girl and suggested he wouldn't be getting a call about that either. Jeff's anger somewhat subsided, however, when he mentioned that the only good thing in his entire situation was Betsy Ross. When Jeff remarked that he would not trade his time with Betsy as Golden Girl for anything, Golden Girl began to express feelings that she wasn't cut out for costumed crimefighting but Jeff responded by kissing her.

    Golden Girl then solemnly informed Jeff that she was being reassigned by the FBI. Explaining how her judgment had been clouded by her feelings for Jeff from day one, Golden Girl commented that Jeff deserved better than to be stuck in the situation he was in. Jeff muttered that a different FBI liaison won't change anything but Golden Girl revealed that his new liaison would be a non-costumed Fred Davis. Jeff then asked if he could still see Golden Girl and, unmasking, Betsy informed him that she didn't know where she was being assigned and wasn't sure it would be a good idea anyway. When Jeff responded by asking when they were to say their goodbyes, Betsy replied that they just had. Shortly after, Captain America visited the FBI offices and reunited with Fred Davis, joking as they went into Agent Skinner's office. Skinner and Davis revealed that Captain America would be operating solo until such a time as they could arrange a new Bucky for him and Davis informed Cap that, while he would not be in daily contact, he would be provided with ways to keep in contact. When Davis asked if there were any questions, Cap asked where Betsy had been reassigned but Skinner responded by asking if he had any other questions. Jeff then asked why he had been essentially sidelined for the past year and when he could get back into the thick of things. Davis responded by explaining how the times had changed and Captain America was a better deterrent than a direct weapon until they could figure out where Captain America's place in the newly changing world would be. Skinner then chimed in that until such a time as they could figure it out, Cap was to handle small-time crime and when he suggested a series of public safety talks Cap could give, Jeff sarcastically suggested he could save cats stuck in trees too. Davis asked Jeff to trust him as they worked things out.

    Some time later in late June 1950, Jeff appeared as Captain America at West Lake Middle School in Valhalla, New York to give a speech on how to duck and cover in the event of a bombing. While there, Cap was approached by a woman whose son Danny Kotarski was missing after apparently encountering a UFO and he went into action to find the boy. As he searched the nearby woods, Agent Skinner communicated with him to ask why he was not on his way back to New York. After Jeff explained the situation and suggested Skinner come stop him from finding Danny if he didn't approve, Captain America was allowed to continue his search. Soon coming upon of a duo of costumed men pretending to be aliens who mentioned working for something called Vanguard, Captain America knocked them out and ventured into an underground base, where he saw several costumed men working in some sort of laboratory housing a UFO. Noticing Danny Kotarski captured inside of a glass tube, Captain America shattered it and rescued Danny. Upon arriving back at the surface, Captain America was met by Fred Davis, who was as surprised to see Jeff as Jeff was to see him. Asking Jeff to trust him a bit longer, Davis told Captain America to play nice and suggested they contact Agent Skinner.

(Captain America: Patriot#4) - Returning to the FBI offices on June 30, 1950, Captain America was interrogated by Agent Skinner. Recording the conversation as Jeff demanded to know where Danny was, Skinner ordered Mace to state his full name and questioned Mace's original family name of Masalsky. Jeff explained how his grandfather had changed the family name to Mace when his grandparents immigrated to America in 1887 and Skinner followed up by asking Mace to state his prior identity of the Patriot. Davis soon arrived and assured Jeff that Danny was on his way home. Admitting that he'd tried to have the Vanguard situation sorted out before Captain America ever got involved, Davis joked that Jeff moved fast once his mind was set. Skinner then mentioned that Vanguard would move faster once it was fully operational and Jeff deduced that Vanguard was some sort of government project, prompting him to question why he was not informed. Davis explained that Vanguard was above top secret and Jeff's security clearance was not high enough to have been informed. Jeff argued that he was Captain America, at which point Agent Skinner claimed Jeff never would have been given the identity of Captain America if he had been properly vetted in the first place. Skinner then mentioned Jeff's family connections to Russia and his past leftist leans on his newspaper stories concerning labor movements involving known Communists and Jeff replied that he had no idea of any Communist connections in his stories back during his reporter days. When Jeff mentioned how Mary always had the connections and knew where hot stories would be, Skinner questioned Jeff's connection to Mary, revealing how she'd contacted Soviet agents seeking atomic secrets the night before she disappeared. Refusing to believe that Mary would have aided the Soviets in acquiring the atomic bomb, Jeff insisted Mary loved her country and Fred Davis reminded Jeff that Mary had loved Jeff more. Admitting that he had broke Mary's heart, Jeff still refused to believe that he could have driven Mary to commit treason and when Skinner suggested they would ask her when they found her, Jeff laughed that they would never find her. Skinner then explained that Jeff's name would never be cleared if they couldn't find Mary.

    Realizing the entire interrogation was arranged because the FBI questioned his loyalty, Jeff Mace asked why they didn't simply replace him as Captain America as soon as they had a chance and Skinner revealed how Betsy Ross had fought for Jeff throughout her time as his liaison, further commenting that he figured Jeff would have eventually died in action anyway. Skinner then revealed that Jeff would get a chance to redeem himself when the US sent soldiers to Korea, as Captain America would be expected to be there at the front lines of the battle. Davis argued that such an assignment would be a death sentence for Jeff. Skinner argued back that even if Captain America was gunned down or blew up, another Cap would be there the next day, at which point Davis suggested getting Jeff's security clearance raised to join Vanguard and escape such a mission to Korea. Expressing appreciation for Davis trying to help him get into Vanguard even if he didn't like the idea that Davis had kidnapped a child in order to get Captain America involved, Jeff admitted that he wasn't much of a clandestine operative unlike Agent Skinner. When Skinner asked what Jeff was talking about, Jeff turned off the recorder and accused Skinner of actively trying to put Captain America in a position where he would mess up a government operation such as Vanguard. Suggesting Skinner had intentionally set into motion events that would force Jeff Mace to die in battle in the upcoming Korean conflict, Jeff questioned what Skinner's boss might think if he knew Skinner had set up such events. When Skinner exclaimed that Jeff had no proof, Jeff pulled up his sleeve to reveal his two way radio communicator and informed Skinner that he wasn't the only one who recorded conversations. Jeff then threatened to put his accusations into a report for J. Edgar Hoover and a very nervous Skinner asked what it would take for Jeff to keep his thoughts to himself.

(Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb) - BTS) - Leaving the office with the realization that he couldn't always stop bullies with his fist, Jeff Mace decided it was time to move on.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff ultimately gave up the mantle of Captain America.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - As the 1950s continued to dawn, Jeff Mace returned to his old job as a reporter.

(Captain America: Patriot#4 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace and Betsy Ross got married in the early 1950s and, after seeing a photo of Glendale, Long Island, New York, Jeff knew the area would be the perfect place to make their home.

(Captain America: Patriot#4) - Jeff founded the Glendale Gazette, a newspaper in which he was both editor and reporter. Betsy took a high school teaching job and her nephew Thad visited on weekends, playing soldier with their neighbor Franklin Storm. Beginning to settle into a quieter life living the American dream, Jeff occasionally gardened at home, enjoyed walking the family dog alongside Betsy and reported the local community news in the Gazette.

(Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Due to his former government-sanctioned roles as the Patriot and Captain America, Jeff Mace retained many contacts within the US government and military.

(Captain America I#215 (fb) - BTS) - By 1953, a man named William Burnside suspected that Jeff Mace had not been the real Captain America and began investigating the original Captain America, eventually becoming obsessed to the point of having himself surgically altered to resemble Steve Rogers and assuming the mantle of Captain America himself.

(Citizen V & the V-Battalion: The Everlasting#1 (fb)) - Also in 1953, Jeff Mace attended the funeral of Brian Falsworth, the former Union Jack.

(Captain America: Patriot#4) - On December 16, 1953, Jeff Mace read the latest issue of the Daily Bugle newspaper with a headline story showing a new Captain America and Bucky in action. Grumbling at the thought that anyone would believe this was the same Captain America who fought in World War II and after, Jeff claimed the new Captain America was all meat and potatoes. When Jeff commented that he never looked like that. Betsy responded that very few people look past the uniform and further remarked that even fewer were lucky enough to see who was underneath the mask. Claiming the new Captain America was nothing more than a "masked McCarthy," Jeff grumbled that the times got the Captain America they deserved and Betsy joked that she could sense another editorial on the horizon.

    Inspired, Jeff agreed that he should write an editorial on what Captain America should be, remarking on how he knew a thing or two about the subject and how it was once again up to the Gazette to say what no one else would. Betsy sarcastically asked if Jeff had gotten a Pulitzer Prize yet and Jeff answered that he was too good for them. Betsy then expressed thanks that Fred Davis had kept the FBI and House Un-American Activities off of Jeff Mace's back and Jeff assured her that America would eventually find its way out of the "Red Scare." Betsy then asked Jeff if he ever missed the uniform and Jeff replied in the negative, claiming that he had done a good job during his turn as Captain America and admitted that he knew it was time to move on when he had to beat Agent Skinner with blackmail. He then reminisced that the best part of being Captain America was the hope and promise people saw in his eyes before he opted to return to writing a newspaper article so he'd meet his own deadline. Kissing Jeff on the head, Betsy lightheartedly accused Jeff of being stubborn, thinking that fighting for what he believed in simply meant he loved his country when, in fact, it made him a patriot.

(Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Throughout the 1950s, Jeff Mace maintained his contacts from the former 1940s superhero groups the Invaders and All-Winners Squad.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace eventually became the editor of the Daily Bugle newspaper and settled into a normal life for decades.

(Captain America I#285 (fb) - BTS) - Despite having done the legend of Captain America proud, Jeff Mace faded into obscurity with time.

(X-Men: The Chaos Engine, Book 3: Red Skull (fb) - BTS) - During his high school years, young Leonard Mathias Jackson was taught a history lesson about the horrors of World War II and he seemed to relate more to the villains like the Red Skull, Baron Blood and Master Man while his fellow classmates were more interested in the costumed heroes like Captain America, Miss America, the Patriot, the Destroyer and others.

(S.H.I.E.L.D. III#1 (fb) - BTS) - A huge fan of World War II-era superheroes, nine-year-old Phil Coulson compiled his own set of handwritten "files" on the various superheroes including the Patriot and numerous others.

(Captain America: Man Out of Time#3 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, a Daily Bugle newspaper showing Jeff Mace as Captain America taking on the New York mob was framed and featured in a Captain America exhibit in the Smithsonian museum.

(Captain America: Man Out of Time#3 - BTS) - When Steve Rogers was recovered from a decades long period in suspended animation, Tony Stark brought Steve to the Smithsonian to show him parts of American history he had missed during his time frozen and one of the things Stark showed Steve was the Captain America exhibit, complete with the Daily Bugle newspaper featuring Jeff Mace as Captain America.

(Captain America VI#19 (fb) - BTS) - Shortly after, as Edwin Jarvis brought food and drink for him in Avengers Mansion, Steve Rogers met with Nick Fury and read up on the careers of William Nasland and Jeff Mace as Captain America.

(Marvels I#2 - BTS) - At some point, a copy of the 1940s Daily Bugle newspaper showcasing the victorious Captain America and the All-Winners Squad was framed and hung up on the wall of a bar frequented by those in the newspaper field. When photographer Phil Sheldon visited the bar to deliver a roll of film to Barney Bushkin, the newspaper was still hanging on the wall as Phil greeted his old friend Iggy.

(Avengers I#97 - BTS / Incredible Hulk II#329 (fb) - BTS / Silver Surfer III#7 (fb) - BTS / Fantastic Four I#319 (fb) - BTS / Avengers Forever I#1 (fb) - BTS / History of the Marvel Universe II#3 - BTS) - During the height of the alien Kree / Skrull War, the Kree Supreme Intelligence aided human Rick Jones in accessing the enigmatic Destiny Force, which Rick used to briefly summon force simulacra of various World War II-era superheroes including a version of Jeff Mace as the Patriot.

(Avengers I Giant-Size#1 - BTS) - The now-aged crimefighter Whizzer met the modern day heroes, the Avengers, and recounted his own heroic career, including the defeat of the Future Man alongside Captain America (Jeff Mace) and the rest of the All-Winners Squad.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 - Patriot entry - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 - Patriot entry - BTS) - Jeff Mace learned he was dying of cancer (see comments).

(Captain America I#284 (fb) - BTS) - At some point during his fight against cancer, Jeff Mace got to know Doctor Hamer.

(Captain America I#215 - BTS) - While thinking about his career as Captain America, Steve Rogers thought about how William Nasland and Jeff Mace had taken over the mantle during his time frozen in suspended animation.

(Captain America I Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - With a returned Steve Rogers active again as Captain America, Jeff Mace was left with fading memories and empty, unfulfilled dreams of what he could have been. Having lived years with cancer, Jeff Mace sought to recapture the glory he felt he deserved and the alien Elder of the Universe Contemplator offered to grant the dying man the opportunity to obtain the happiness he desired. In an effort to regain the glory he felt he had lost, Jeff Mace worked with the Contemplator to help create the alternate reality of Earth-8206, in which the All-Winners Squad had failed to stop Adam-II, who took over Earth and converted most humans into cyborg slaves. He then helped arrange for the other three Captain Americas to be summoned from their respective heydays to help liberate Earth-8206 from Adam-II so that he could become the symbol of freedom he had always wanted to be.

(Captain America I Annual#6) - After the Contemplator summoned William Nasland, William Burnside and Steve Rogers from various points in time, the aged Jeff met with Steve Rogers to explain his longtime feelings of missed glory and the Contemplator's plan to send them all to the divergent reality of Earth-8206 to liberate the planet from the android Adam-II. Growing angry that the Contemplator had destroyed an entire civilization to create Earth-8206, Steve Rogers shoved Jeff aside and tried to force the Contemplator to fix Earth-8206 but he soon realized his attacks were futile and reluctantly agreed to play out the Contemplator's game to liberate Earth-8206 alongside Jeff and the other former Captain Americas. The Contemplator then transported all four Captain Americas to Earth-8206, restoring Jeff Mace's lost youth as he deposited Jeff and Steve Rogers into Earth-8206's Washington, D.C. As the two walked through the city, Jeff marveled at his restored youth but Steve attempted to get Jeff to have the Contemplator end the game. Jeff replied by claiming the Captain Americas would topple Adam-II like they had Hitler and Hirohito but Steve only accused Jeff of living a fool's dream.

    Jeff and Steve were soon confronted by the Earth-8206 counterparts of several of their former allies from World War II, all of which had been transformed into cyborgs serving Adam-II. Shocked, Jeff Mace admitted that he had never dreamed of such events but Steve quickly inspired the uneasy Jeff into action when the transformed heroes attacked. Jeff quickly leaped to kick the Whizzer but he was grabbed by the legs in mid-air and hurled into a group of trashcans. The Human Torch then swooped in to kill Jeff, who yelled for help from Steve Rogers. Steve managed to save Jeff but was hit from behind by Bucky, at which point Jeff attempted to plead with the Contemplator to end the game before something happened to Steve Rogers. His pleas falling on deaf ears, a saddened Jeff Mace surrendered to the cyborg former heroes. Taken before Adam-II, Jeff and Steve learned that Adam-II had already converted William Nasland and William Burnside into cyborgs and when Steve attempted to fight Adam-II, Jeff joined him, only to be immediately knocked to the ground. Quickly getting back to his feet, Jeff hurled his shield, missing Adam-II before jumping into hand-to-hand combat with the android. Delivering punch after punch to Adam-II, Jeff Mace felt for the first time what it truly meant to be Captain America, only to see the weakened Steve Rogers on his knees behind him, his life force drawing into Jeff. The Contemplator then telepathically informed Jeff that to truly become the Captain America he had always wanted to be, he would have to usurp the life essence of the original Captain America. Choosing instead to sacrifice himself rather than take life from Steve Rogers, Jeff grew weaker and was kicked by Adam-II. Adam-II then delivered a fierce punch to Jeff, breaking bones as Jeff was knocked aside.

    Witnessing Adam-II fiercely beat Jeff Mace stirred the now-cyborg William Nasland to overcome his programming and come to Jeff's defense but the cyborg William Burnside stayed true to his programming and blasted Nasland as Adam-II turned his attention towards Steve Rogers. Noticing that Steve Rogers' words were stirring William Burnside, the semi-conscious Jeff Mace was soon revived by the freed Burnside, who broke through his own programming with the help of William Nasland.

(Captain America I Annual#6 / Captain America I#285 (fb)) - Nasland and Burnside then grabbed Adam-II, allowing Jeff Mace a chance to get in close and plunge his shield into Adam-II's chest, finishing the android.

(Captain America I Annual#6) - As Jeff Mace and William Nasland explained the specifics of Burnside overcoming his programming to Steve Rogers, both Jeff Mace and Steve Rogers were transported back to the Contemplator, who informed them that Nasland and Burnside had been returned to their proper points in time, restored and with memories of the events erased. The Contemplator then asked Jeff if he were now at peace with his true self and Jeff replied that he felt a bit empty but at terms with his past. Jeff then accused the Contemplator of setting up the entire situation as way to get Jeff to come to terms with himself but the Contemplator replied that he had set nothing up before transporting Jeff and Steve back to the present day.

(Captain America I Annual#6 / Captain America I#285 (fb)) - Back in New York, Steve Rogers asked Jeff if he was okay and Jeff replied that he did truly feel at peace, suggesting that he could perhaps survive cancer yet. Steve then asked Jeff what would happen if Jeff couldn't beat cancer, to which Jeff solemnly responded that he would accept death without regret as he walked off alone.

(Captain America I#284 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Jeff Mace acquired a luxury apartment in a towering apartment complex in New York City.

(Captain America I#284 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 - BTS) - Weeks later, as his cancer progressed and he was on the verge of death, Jeff Mace requested to see Captain America before he died.

(Captain America I#284) - While Jeff rested in his bedroom, Doctor Hamer and his nurse discussed Jeff's final request to see Captain America. Hamer's nurse thought the request odd but Hamer, having known Jeff for years by this point, felt the request was not odd at all. He then suggested that if Jeff wished to see Captain America before he died, they'd need to find Captain America, as it was the least they could do for the man who was once the Patriot.

(Captain America I#285 (fb) - BTS) - Doctor Hamer sent a message to Avengers Mansion for Captain America to visit Jeff Mace. Jeff Mace continued wishing to see Captain America, hoping the hero would be at his side when he died.

(Captain America I#285) - Having received the message from Doctor Hamer, Captain America rushed through town to make his way to Jeff Mace's luxury apartment, where Hamer was waiting on him. Hamer greeted Cap and led him into Jeff's room, where Jeff was sleeping quietly. Noticing how still Jeff was, Captain America started to ask if he'd already passed but Doctor Hamer assured Cap that Jeff was still alive and had been asking for the hero. Doctor Hamer suggested letting Jeff rest and Captain America mentioned some personal matters he had to attend to, prompting Hamer to promise to contact Cap when the time came for him to be there. Not long after, Captain America received a message from Doctor Hamer that Jeff's time was up and Cap rushed towards Jeff's apartment, only to get drawn into a battle against the criminal Porcupine. Somewhat conscious, Jeff Mace called out for Captain America and when Cap finally arrived, Hamer informed Cap that it was as if Jeff was forcibly holding onto life until Cap got there. Greeting Jeff, Cap asked if he was in much pain but Jeff weakly stated that he was beyond the fear and ready to let go. Remarking on how he had lived a long, full life, Jeff began to state how much Captain America had meant to be him before his hand dropped from Cap's. Captain America then saluted Jeff Mace and said goodbye before departing.

(Ant-Man: Last Days#1 (fb) - BTS) - After being married to Jeff Mace for over fifty years, Betsy Ross was also at his side when he died of cancer (see comments).

(Captain America V#4 (fb) - BTS) - Jeff Mace was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, right next to the grave of William Nasland. At some point, both men's secret identities as Captain America became known to top level government officials but the general public remained unaware of who they truly were due to the information being classified.

(Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 - BTS) - While recounting his history, the android Human Torch recalled the All-Winners Squad's mission against the Future Man and Madame Death as well as Jeff Mace's comments about no other "future men" tackling the 20th century after the Future Man's defeat. Thinking on Jeff's words, the Torch thought how Jeff's predictions were a bit muddy considering modern era time-traveling villains such as Kang and Immortus.

(USAgent I#3 - BTS) - While trying to determine the secret identity of the hero USAgent, Scourge program agent Domino searched his computer for heroes with a patriotic motif and the Patriot's name came up on the list alongside numerous other America-themed heroes. Upon seeing the list, Domino opted to cross-reference Patriot and the other names with the data acquired from torturing the captive USAgent.

(Vampires: The Marvel Undead#1 - Silvereye entry - BTS) - Silvereye operative and super-soldier the Patriot was modeled after Jeff Mace's World War II Patriot identity.

(Captain America V#4 - BTS) - After someone damaged the gravestones of Jeff Mace and William Nasland, Steve Rogers was contacted and he rushed to Arlington National Cemetery to survey the damage. Speaking with the officer who led him to the graves, Lt. Keller, Captain America asked if the officer knew who the men were and Keller admitted that while his first assumptions that they were simply war heroes, he suspected more when he was told to contact Captain America. Keller then asked who they were, to which Steve Rogers replied that they were Captain America. After providing Keller with a brief history of both men, Captain America asked if Pres. Kennedy's grave was nearby and when Keller mentioned that one had to pass by Nasland and Mace's graves to get to Kennedy's, Cap remarked on how appropriate that was. When Keller asked why that was, Captain America informed him that both Nasland and Mace had saved Kennedy during Kennedy's first Senatorial campaign. Cap then related the story of Nasland's death while saving Kennedy and how the Patriot had found Nasland and vowed to complete Nasland's mission as Captain America. Keller then asked who might want to desecrate Mace and Nasland's graves, considering the true identities were classified, at which point Captain America replied that the damage was meant as a dig at himself and he vowed to find out who had committed the act.

(Young Avengers Presents I#1 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Steve Rogers acquired a photo of Jeff Mace as the Patriot and hung it on the wall of his apartment.

(Captain America V#615.1 (fb) - BTS) - Steve Rogers also acquired a photo of the Patriot that was taken around the time that the Patriot was working with Bucky Barnes.

(Young Avengers Presents I#1 - BTS) - When Eli Bradley, who had become a hero calling himself the Patriot, met with Bucky Barnes to discuss what America really meant to him, the two discussed how America was not any one idea or thing and when Eli mentioned struggling with using the name of the Patriot when he didn't always believe in what America did, Bucky pointed at Steve Rogers' photo of Jeff Mace and mentioned how he had known the original Patriot and how he thought Jeff Mace would be proud to have someone like Eli keeping the name alive just like Jeff himself had kept Captain America alive in Steve Rogers' absence. After realizing how Steve Rogers stood for the idea of what America should be and how much Bucky missed the then-deceased Steve, Eli asked if Bucky wanted to tell him more about Jeff Mace, to which Bucky replied that he'd be happy to.

(Young Avengers Presents I#5 (fb) - BTS) - As the two talked, Bucky told Eli Bradley the story of how Jeff Mace had taught him about him always trusting in himself even others didn't.

(Young Avengers Presents I#5 - BTS) - When Eli's Young Avengers teammate Statue fell into a spiral of self-loathing after accidentally injuring her stepfather in a battle against the Growing Man, Eli related the lesson Jeff Mace had one taught Bucky Barnes to Statue in an effort to boost confidence in herself.

(Captain America V#615.1 - BTS) - While investigating unsanctioned replacement Captain America David Rickford, a restored Steve Rogers looked through a box of his belongings and thought about how Rickford was not the first man to replace him, taking out photos of William Nasland and Jeff Mace and thinking about how Mace had replaced the dying Nasland.

(Ant-Man: Last Days#1 (fb) - BTS) - When an elderly Mary Morgan (now using her birth surname of Morganstern) gathered together artifacts from her Miss Patriot days into a small museum room, she displayed the photo of herself and the Patriot in front of an American flag backdrop front and center in the room.

(Ant-Man: Last Days#1 - BTS) - After Mary Morgan hired the hero Ant-Man to reacquire an artifact won from her by the crime boss Slug, Ant-Man questioned her mysterious nature and she revealed to him the Miss Patriot museum room and her former superheroic identity, complete with the photo of herself and the Patriot in the center of the room. Amazed, Ant-Man picked up the photo of Mary and Jeff and exclaimed how she was Captain America's sidekick, to which Mary claimed in the affirmative, albeit correcting Ant-Man that it was a different Captain America than the one he knew. Mary then led Ant-Man into a room where several retired heroes and villains were gathered for a dance and Mary announced that the artifact Ant-Man had stolen back would grant the assembled heroes a few hours of restored youth. Betsy Ross, the former Golden Girl and Jeff Mace's widow, hugged Mary and thanked her the opportunity and Mary commented that Jeff would've been so happy for Betsy to get to relive her youth. As the youthful World War II-heroes and villains lived one more day in the sun, Ant-Man asked Mary why she didn't restore her own youth and Mary admitted she had only gotten into the superhero game because of Jeff Mace, whom she loved very much. She then pointed out Betsy Ross, Jeff's widow, running around again as Golden Girl and she remarked to Ant-Man that her own past was hard enough the first time around.

Comments: Created by Ray Gill and Bill Everett.

    Patriot's 1st appearance was actually a (mostly) text story in Human Torch Comics I#4, though he does appear on the title page of the story. One thing of curiosity: In the text story in Human Torch Comics I#4, Mace relates his origin story (which had actually occurred one year earlier than when the story was published, according to the text) to comic book writer Ray Gill. In the story, Mace makes it a point of explaining how his identity as the Patriot had remained secret aboard the plane during the Fifth Columnist attack yet he seems to have no problem whatsoever in revealing his dual identity to Ray Gill for a published comic book story. Perhaps in the year since his origin, Mace decided he didn't care if people knew he was the Patriot...or perhaps the story is meant to simply say that Mace told the story to Ray without it being published by the fictional Timely Comics. As in, we, the readers know of the story as Mace related to Gill but the story is written that way for us real-life readers and not the fictional readers of Earth-616...which would mean the Patriot's actual origin was either not published in comic book form on Earth-616 or they were fictionalized to the point where his identity remained a secret. My bet is that the -616 in-universe published version was fictionalized to not include the Patriot's true identity...

    Patriot is seen without his helmet in Human Torch Comics I#5B. Apparently he had either previously revealed his dual identity to Angel, the Human Torch and Toro (well, and Pres. Roosevelt too!) or he didn't care if they saw him without his helmet on. Then again, it's not like the helmet obscured his face so one has to wonder how people like his friend Jack Casey didn't recognize their own friend wearing a colorful costume and helmet. I suppose it's the Clark Kent / glasses thing...we do know from the Captain America: Patriot mini-series that Mary Morgan pretty much knew from the get-go and only pretended not to know. It's also been suggested that Jack Casey also pretended not to know but nothing definitive was seen regarding Casey.

    Despite Marvel's sliding time scale, certain real life events such as World War II occurred in real time. Therefore, many of the stories during the 1940s & 1950s occur during the real time they were published. With that in mind, the text story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#25 ("Marvel Get-Together") must occur prior to the Patriot story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#24. While #24 was published in October 1941 and #25 in November 1941, a newspaper bulletin made up by Jack Casey in #25 confirms that the entire two-part story in those issues occurred on December 10, 1941. While that particular story occurred on December 10, 1941, any other stories (i.e. "Marvel Get-Together") in those issues would still occur when the book was published. Soooo "Marvel Get-Together" likely still occurred in November 1941 while the two-part story in #24-25 occurred on December 10, 1941. Another interesting note about the text story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#25 is that it ends promising more of the "Marvel Get-Togethers" in the series' next issue. However, there is no story about the Marvel Get-Togethers that I can see in #26...perhaps the heroes decided to stop the get togethers as America was drawn into World War II? Other examples of stories that were later shown to have occurred earlier than their publication date include the Green Face story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#28, which is confirmed to have occurred in November 1941 (not its February 1942 publication date) in Captain America: Patriot#1, and the mechanical crab submarine story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#32, which was confirmed in the Patriot's OHotMU HC8 profile as having occurred in March 1942 (rather than its June 1942 publication date).

    The Patriot story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#38 begins by mentioning that Jeff Mace and his two friends have flown from Australia to India. They were assigned to Australia in Marvel Mystery Comics I#36 yet #37 has only Jeff and Mary going to a USO tour, seemingly in America. So either the story in #37 takes place before #36 (which might explain why #36-37 both are dated November, 1942...) or they only briefly returned to America for the USO tour before going back to Australia then India in #38. I guess one could also argue that the USO show occurred in Australia for the service men stationed there...

    Jeff Mace impersonated a German flying ace by the name of Lt. Karl Mueller in Marvel Mystery Comics I#39 but it was not 100% clear if Karl Mueller was a real person or an identity cooked up by Mace. This identity is likely based on the real-life Lt. Col. Friedrich-Karl "Tutti" Muller, a Nazi fighter ace during World War II. It's even possible that the identity of "Karl Mueller" was meant to be a direct reference to Friedrich-Karl Muller and the name was simply misspelled or Anglicized in the American comic book story.

    In Marvel Mystery Comics I#40, the main criminal is identified by multiple names. He's first called "Drums Toggin" then his accomplice constantly refers to him as "Eric." Later, when the FBI apprehends him, Cleary of the FBI calls him "Toggins." For the purposes of the story, clarity and identification, I'm choosing to refer to him as Eric "Drums" Toggin.

    The colors of Jeff Mace's original costume tended to vary a lot between appearances. Sometimes he might have a blue helmet with red shorts or blue helmet with long red pants, or sometimes he might wear gloves and sometimes not. Once he had an all red costume with blue boots. Other times, he'd have red boots. Sometimes he would have short sleeves, sometimes long sleeves. I believe all of these could be chalked up to artistic interpretation or coloring errors at the time.
    The Patriot's uniform slightly changed with the passing of time. He didn't have access to unstable molecules-made costumes, so it is logical that occasionally some pieces of the uniform got worn and had to be changed (see below for a listing of appearances & the Patriot's costume variations). - Spidermay

    Additionally, the newspaper in which Jeff, Mary and Casey worked for seemed to change constantly from one issue to the next. This inconsistency was explained in his modern OHotMU profile, which explains that the trio often freelanced for various newspapers during their day. However, several Handbook entries, both classic and modern, mentioned that Jeff Mace worked for the Daily Bugle, at least as early as late 1940, when Captain America first came onto the scene, and as late as December 1941, when the US entered World War II. In between those dates, we know Mace was also freelancing for other newspapers that were part of New York's Consolidated News syndicate (as seen in his first appearance in Human Torch Comics I#4). His modern OHotMU further confirms that Jeff Mace retained a regular job with the Daily Bugle while freelancing for other papers so one can assume that Jeff Mace freelanced as a correspondent for newspapers within Consolidated News while still retaining his staff job at the Daily Bugle until the US entered World War II, at which point I'm sure his activities as the Patriot took up a lot more of his time, which explains why his later appearances had him freelancing for several different papers.

    Many of the early Patriot stories have a similar structure: Jeff Mace investigates some sort of Axis-related disturbance as the Patriot, fights hard, gets knocked out, recovers in time to defeat bad guy. With that many blows to the head, it's a wonder he didn't suffer long term brain damage! Maybe that's what ultimately led to him dying of cancer later in life...we were never told what sort of cancer he suffered from, after all...

    In Marvel Mystery Comics I#55, the Patriot actively goes out of his way to keep Mary Morgan from spotting him, apparently worried she might recognize him as Jeff Mace. While this isn't the first time he had avoided Mary or attempted to keep her from discovering his identity (in an earlier issue when he had to meet Mary as the Patriot, he disguised his voice to keep her from recognizing it), he was at this point wearing his masked helmet so she would not have directly recognized his face, though I guess one might argue that since Mary was Jeff Mace's fiancee, she might've recognized his eyes or jaw line or something. Then again, the Patriot and Mary had been in direct contact prior to this when Mary gained her Miss Patriot powers so the two had worked closely before this. So one has to wonder why the Patriot was avoiding Mary so much in this issue since they'd already worked closely together before...

    While not specifically shown, in Marvel Mystery Comics I#60, Jeff appears to have revealed his secret identity to the American convict Slit. We do see Jeff change into his Patriot costume while still behind bars and at the end of the story, Slit says "Nice work, pal...and if you ever bump into...er...Jeff...tell him thanks!" This statement suggests that Slit is aware Jeff and the Patriot are the same person but was choosing to keep Jeff's secret.

    There is some speculation as to the Red Skull that appears in Captain America Comics I#61 & #74, as Johann Shmidt was in suspended animation at the time (which tracks with Captain America / Jeff Mace thinking the actual Red Skull is dead at the beginning of #61) and Albert Malik, the Communist Red Skull, had yet to make his first appearance (he didn't show up until 1953). The modern day OHotMU HC Vol. 8 Patriot entry speculates that the Red Skull in Captain America Comics I#61 is either a 1940s impostor or Albert Malik very early in his career (despite the previous OHotMU: Golden Age 2004 confirming that the Red Skull that the Patriot fought as Captain America was indeed an impostor). However, the Captain America: Official Index to the Marvel Universe TPB seems to confirm that it is not Albert Malik, further speculating that the Red Skull seen in #61 could be either George Maxon (who had already seemingly died in Captain America Comics I#3) or an impostor and that the Red Skull seen in #74 could be the deceased George Maxon or the possible impostor. Given that the 2004 Patriot OHotMU entry, 2008 OHotMU entry and the Captain America Index both suggest (or outright state) an impostor, I think it seems very likely that there was indeed an impostor since Maxon was presumed dead, Shmidt was in suspended animation and Malik had yet to come on the scene. It seems to make the most sense that the Red Skull in #61 & #74 are one in the same (the proposed impostor), since he would theoretically be dead due to his fall in #61 and his soul would therefore be in the Hades realm in #74, AND he would certainly want vengeance against the Jeff Mace Captain America in particular, whom he had died battling in #61. For the purposes of this profile, I am going with the speculation that it's the impostor in both #61 & #74. If something more definitive comes around, I'll of course update this profile to reflect that new information.

    In regards to the story in Captain America Comics I#64, don't think I didn't notice the wealthy socialite's name of "Mrs. Monitawks." Monitawks=Money Talks. Har har.

    The 5th story ("Swords of the Cavaliers!") of Captain America Comics I#66 must take place prior to the 1st story ("Golden Girl!") in that issue, as it still features Bucky as Captain America's partner despite the 1st story showing Bucky getting shot and Golden Girl replacing Bucky as Cap's partner. Since both the 1st & 5th stories presumably both take place in April 1948, it stands to reason that the 5th story simply takes place in April 1948 prior to Bucky being shot in the 1st story.

    There's been some confusion as to where exactly the Lee School was located. MANY sources (including the Official Marvel Index to Captain America TPB & the Patriot entry in OHotMU A to Z HC Vol. 8) list the Lee School as being in Connecticut yet other sources (such as Jeff Mace's various other OHotMU entries including the same modern one that lists the Lee School as being in Connecticut) state his base of operations as being in New York City. I seem to recall some 1970s issues of Captain America referring to Lee School as being in New York City as well. So either the Connecticut location is incorrect or maybe there's two campuses of the Lee School (one in Connecticut and one in New York) or perhaps Jeff Mace traveled from New York City to Connecticut to teach?

    Despite the 3rd story in Captain America Comics I#70 being published in January 1949, most of the story is told in a flashback as Captain America relates it. During the flashback sequence, Cap is seen holding a newspaper dated September 6, 1948 so the events of the flashback must have occurred over a period of a few days in early September 1948 with Captain America recounting the story later in January 1949 when the story was published.

    Fred Davis was shot in Captain America Comics I#66 (April, 1948) yet he subsequently appears as Cap's sidekick in Marvel Mystery Comics I#86 (June, 1948) & All Winners Comics II#1 (August, 1948) despite Golden Girl regularly appearing as his sidekick in other stories around that time. We see Bucky getting released from the hospital in Captain America Comics I#71 so the stories in Marvel Mystery Comics I#86 & All Winners Comics II#1 must take place before Bucky was shot in April 1948. With that in mind, I have placed the stories as occurring prior to Captain America Comics I#66.

    Criminal hypnotist Lem Snipe mentions wanting revenge on Captain America due to Cap arresting him as a Nazi spy in 1940. This arrest would've been by the Steve Rogers Captain America and Lem would've had no idea that the Captain America he attacked was not the real Rogers. Mace recognized Lem in the issue but he could have easily heard of Steve Rogers' arrest of Lem in 1940 (which would've been VERY early in Cap's career) since Jeff Mace was a newspaper reporter even before he had become the Patriot. One thing of note in this story is that Lem mentions having been in jail for seven years but seven years from 1940 would've been 1947 not 1949, the year the story was published. The Official Marvel Index to Captain America TPB officially confirms Jeff Mace's appearance as Captain America in Sub-Mariner Comics I#31 as occurring after Captain America Comics I#71, firmly placing the story in 1949. So either Lem didn't realize how long he had truly been in jail or perhaps Cap had arrested Lem more than once, with the first time being 1940. After all, Lem also mentions having hated Captain America ever since he was FIRST arrested in 1940 so it's very possible that was only the first time he was arrested and being arrested another time only steeled Lem's desire for revenge. Perhaps a later arrest had him jailed from 1942-1949, which would be seven years.

    The time travel story in Captain America Comics I#73 was published in July 1949, which is when the present day events seemed to occur according the chronologies in the Official Marvel Index to Captain America TPB. However, at various points in the story, the year 1948 is mentioned. For example, Dr. Wolf Turber had mentioned Nanette Tremont being in 1948 to the residents of 2548 A.D. Earth and a few times, the story mentions Central Park circa 1948. Since the story is confirmed as occurring in July 1949 per the Index TPB, it stands to reason that Dr. Turber might've simply met Nanette in 1948 but his plans did not come to fruition until July 1949. Perhaps 1948 was when Dr. Turber first arrived on Earth-616, which makes sense, since he's running a sanitarium at the time the story takes place. He would've needed time to establish himself and arrange events to become head of the sanitarium. It's possible due to his time-traveling nature that he had become aware of Nanette prior to traveling to Earth-616 and he had chosen 1948 for the express purpose of making Nanette his queen. Captain America also mentioned returning to 1948 at the end of the story but perhaps he is mistaken...either that, or he returned to Earth a year earlier than when he left. Regardless, the story takes place in July 1949 despite several references to 1948.

    The Patriot entry in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 mentions some conflicting information regarding Jeff Mace's origin. It states that Mace was a Daily Bugle reporter up until the USA entered World War II (December 1941), at which point he abandoned his journalism career to act as the Patriot, inspired by Captain America. However, this is in direct conflict with the stories seen up to that point in the sense that the Patriot was at least active as early as Spring 1941 (his first appearance) and he clearly did not abandon his journalism career until after he became Captain America in 1946, as he's clearly shown being a reporter and working with newspapers all throughout his early Patriot stories. His later Handbook entry seems to have corrected this by stating that Jeff Mace first donned his Patriot costume for a promotional stunt in early 1940 (which matches his Golden Age origin) and was inspired by Captain America later that year (which would've been Cap's earliest activities in mid to late 1940). He might've been working for the Daily Bugle in December 1941 but he definitely did not abandon his journalism career until 1946, at which point he became a substitute teacher using the alias of Steve Rogers. At any rate, I am choosing to go with the later statements in his later Handbook entries regarding the year he went into action as Patriot and I've fit as much as I can from his 1984 OHotMU entry into his profile here but there are parts from that entry that simply cannot work with his established continuity as listed in this paragraph.

    The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 Patriot entry firmly established that Jeff Mace knew he was dying of cancer by the late 1970s. While the information that he went a few years knowing he had cancer was new information at the time, it seems very unlikely that he went 45+ years dying with cancer. At the time the Handbook entry was written, it would've been about 4 years time, which seems a bit more reasonable. With that in mind and the knowledge that the Marvel Universe exists on a sliding time scale, I think it's a safe bet to just go with Jeff slowly dying of cancer over a period of about 4 years rather than him suffering for 45+ years. Therefore, the date of "late 1970s" is considered topical, unlike most of Jeff's earlier history. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 entry on the Patriot further supports this by instead stating he learned he was dying from cancer "some years ago" rather than "some decades ago."

    The Patriot's entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 mentions Fred Davis getting shot in 1949 but the events regarding Davis getting shot and Golden Girl becoming Mace's new partner occurred in 1948 not 1949. The Patriot entry in OHotMU: Golden Age 2004 confirms that the shot indeed took place in 1948 not 1949 as previously stated.

    The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age 2004 mentions the Patriot as being a member of the Invaders but prior to that, he had never been seen as an actual member of the Invaders, only an occasional ally. In fact, his original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe entry in 1984 specifically states that while the Patriot worked closely with the Invaders on missions, he never actually officially joined the group. The Golden Age 2004 Handbook entry also erroneously mentions his first appearance as Human Torch Comics#3 when it should actually be #4, not #3. Given that the Patriot's subsequent entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 does not mention the Invaders in his group affiliations, I'm leaning towards the mention of him being in the Invaders was an error in the Golden Age 2004 Handbook and therefore, I am not including in his History or Group Affiliations section of this profile.

    The Captain America story in Human Torch Comics I#35 is stated in the Patriot's modern OHotMU entry to take place in Fall 1948 despite the issue being published in March 1949.

    In Human Torch Comics I#4 (a short story without balloons), Jeff told that the first time that he used the Patriot uniform was for a newspaper promotional stunt. The second was the one on the airplane. These apparitions don't match with his stunt to the Morgan's Shoe Factory, which happened the very night he acquired a costume (and the night following the one he met Captain America for the first time, when he took inspiration for his battle name). Unless... he considered his rumble to the Shoe Factory "a newspaper promotional stunt." - Spidermay
    While being a great story going into Jeff Mace's life, the Captain America: Patriot mini-series had a number of continuity errors. I tried to fit the information into Mace's existing continuity as best I could. For example, while not explicitly stated, Captain America: Patriot#1 seems to imply that the Patriot first debuted in July 1941 at a labor rally at New York's Morgan Shoe Factory despite him being shown as active several months earlier according to his earliest comic appearances. This July 1941 "debut" can't really work though as, in his first appearance (dated Spring 1941), Jeff's origin as the Patriot is told in a flashback to a year earlier (Spring 1940) when Jeff relates the story to comic book writer Ray Gill. Additionally, that original origin story has Jeff first going into action as the Patriot aboard a plane bound for a Virginia munitions plant strike and later at the strike itself, wearing a costume he already had from an earlier promotional gig. By July 1941, the Patriot would've already been a government-sanctioned hero and quite popular on the home front. The story in Captain America: Patriot#1 thankfully only had implications and vague references to his debut, making it just different enough that it could just be a Patriot story that we the readers had not seen prior. That it how I am choosing to treat that story for the purposes of this profile and several of the story points actually work to make it a previously unrevealed Patriot story. For example, the story in Captain America: Patriot#1 implies that Jeff first got his Patriot costume in July 1941 right before the Morgan Shoe Factory labor rally by showing Jeff asking Mary if she still had friends in theater district (implying that Jeff had Mary's friends sew him a costume) but that point can still work even though we know Jeff's original Patriot costume was an old promotional costume he had and that he debuted in 1940 because the story in Captain America: Patriot#1 shows the Patriot at the labor rally in the costume we see him in during his Liberty Legion days in 1942. Since the costume he wore with the Liberty Legion was not one that exactly matched his Golden Age appearances, we could treat his asking Mary about her theater friends as the origin of his later Liberty Legion costume and perhaps the labor rally was the debut of the Patriot in that particular costume rather than his debut as a hero in general. He could have been active in his old promotional costume from 1940-July 1941, at which point he had Mary's theater friends create a new costume for him that he wore to the Shoe Factory labor rally and after that point (with occasional returns to his original costume when the new costume was being repaired or something to explain his Golden Age appearances with the old costume). Another continuity error in Captain America: Patriot#1 shows the Patriot defeating a killer at the play Swastikas Over Europe (events originally seen in Marvel Mystery Comics I#23) but Cap: Patriot#1 confuses the killer's name, calling him "Smitty" Schmidt (who was actually the name of the villain in the Patriot's Croxton tank factory story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#22). The killer's name in the Marvel Mystery Comics I#23 was Howard but since the Cap: Patriot#1 story mentions Schmidt's name in a newspaper article, perhaps Mary Morgan's newspaper article on the Swatiskas Over Europe story got the names mixed up.
    Despite the small continuity errors, I found the mini-series overall to be quite interesting with more nods TO continuity than contradicting it. Speaking of #1 specifically, I especially found the part where Miss America and the Whizzer were contacted to join the Invaders and the Patriot being assigned to the northeastern US for solo missions. The mention of Boston explains why the Patriot later relocated there following the Liberty Legion's disbandment and why he was present in Boston to rescue the Human Torch in What If? I#4.

    Speaking of differences between the original comics and the Captain America: Patriot mini-series, Captain America: Patriot#3 shows a somewhat different account of the events regarding Fred Davis' shooting, Cap's encounter with Lavender and the first appearance of Betsy Ross as Golden Girl. Since the mini-series retcons Betsy having known Jeff Mace was Captain America from the moment he assumed the alias due to her nature as a FBI special employee, the story regarding her becoming Golden Girl would naturally have to involve some retconning as well since the original story involves Cap revealing his identity to Betsy for the first time then training her to become Golden Girl before they go after Lavender, whom Cap knew from the moment Bucky was shot was the shooter. The retconned version in Captain America: Patriot#3 shows a slightly different version of the events in which Cap was not aware at first that the shooter was Lavender since he and Bucky split up (which they KINDA did in the original Captain America Comics I#66 in the sense that they were fighting Lavender's thugs in different areas). When Betsy shows up at the hospital, she has the rest of the All-Winners Squad with her and Cap storms out of the hospital, determined to find Bucky's shooter alone (mostly because he suspects Mary Morgan). Cap then later confronts Lavender alone and is stopped short of savagely beating Lavender by Betsy in her new identity as Golden Girl, surprising Cap. This is where it really seems to differ from the original story in Captain America Comics I#66. In the original story, Cap does leave the hospital alone but he begins to think that he does need assistance and begins to consider Betsy as a possible partner. After meeting with Betsy, revealing his identity to her, Cap trains her over a period of days and they go into action against Lavender together but Golden Girl fumbles the attack before they later return and defeat Lavender. I think the best way to incorporate the elements of both the Captain America Comics I#66 and Captain America: Patriot#3 stories into one narrative would be to say that Lavender somehow escaped after Betsy first appeared as Golden Girl (in Captain America: Patriot#3) and then Cap spends a few days training Betsy to be his new partner before the two go after and apprehend Lavender together (Captain America Comics I#66). That would allow for both accounts to have occurred and still matches with Mace telling Bucky that he hoped he could help his new partner as much as Bucky had helped him in Captain America: Patriot#3. Davis had helped Mace get used to his role as Captain America and since Betsy was seen fumbling a little in Captain America Comics I#66, it makes sense that Mace would want to help her get more accustomed to her new heroic role. It also adds more explanation to the random uncharacteristic kiss that Betsy gives Captain America at the end of the Lavendar case in Captain America Comics I#66, as the end of Captain America: Patriot#3 shows that Betsy was ordered by the FBI to keep tabs on Jeff and provide whatever the situation called for in order to stay close to him. With that in mind, the random kiss makes more sense, as it was Betsy doing what was required to keep Mace unaware of the FBI's activities regarding him. So I think for the purposes of this profile, I am treating it as if Cap and Golden Girl had two encounters with Lavender, as that works with what was established and incorporate elements from both accounts. If a definitive story more clearly establishes what exactly happened and clearly writes one of the versions out, I'll update this profile to reflect.

    In Captain America I#215, Steve Rogers claims that the Jeff Mace's career as Captain America ended in 1949 but later stories showed him active for at least a few months into 1950. His modern day OHotMU profile mentions that even after Jeff began to feel like the world no longer needed Cap as a symbol, he continued going on missions with Golden Girl for a few months after late 1949 and Captain America: Patriot#4 shows that Jeff was active as Captain America at least through June of 1950. So you might be able to chalk up Steve Rogers' statement about Jeff Mace's career ending in 1949 as 1949 was perhaps the beginning of the end of Jeff's career as Cap or perhaps Steve simply got the facts incorrect. He was frozen in suspended animation in 1949-1950 so it's not like he was there when Jeff's career ended...

    Some online sources list Jeff Mace as being mentioned in Winter Soldier II#1 but the closest we get is Tony Stark making a joke about there having been at least six Captain Americas. Jeff Mace is not mentioned by name nor is there any specific mention of Jeff as Captain America. Therefore, I chose not to list this issue as an appearance of Jeff of any kind. It's really no more than a joke...

    While Jeff Mace's family surname was originally Masalky, his family changed the name before Jeff was ever born. Therefore, Jeff's birth surname was still "Mace."

    The Captain America: Patriot mini-series established that Jack Casey was drafted into the Navy in January 1942 but there were several 1940s comic stories published after that date that showed Casey still working with Jeff and Mary. Perhaps Casey was indeed drafted into the Navy but stationed somewhere near enough to New York City that he would occasionally still aid Jeff Mace and Mary Morgan in their reporting during his leave time? Given that Naval officers were part of the story in Marvel Mystery Comics I#29, maybe Jack Casey was in town with the other Naval officers and opted to help cover the story while still serving with the Naval officers there or something? Marvel Mystery Comics I#32 also dealt with Naval battleships so perhaps Casey was helping Jeff and Mary report the incident as part of his Naval duties? Maybe Jack Casey was a Naval liaison of sorts to American newspapers and was sent on reporting missions for the Navy that Jeff and Mary simply accompanied him on as representatives of the newspapers themselves? Of course, this doesn't explain why, when Mace learned of Jack Casey's death, that he muttered about not having seen Jack since he had went into the Navy despite having worked with Jack several times after that point on reporting cases. Granted, he did see less of Jack after he joined the Navy but they still kept in touch and Jack appeared to have went on to become an editor. Since we do chronologically see Jack Casey as a reporter and editor following the time in which he was shown to join the Navy, I'm leaning more towards him being some sort of Naval liaison to American newspapers to somewhat control what the newspapers were reporting about World War II. As for why Mace claimed he hadn't seen Jack since he joined the Navy, I don't know...maybe he was just distraught and being a bit overdramatic in response to the news of Jack's death due to how he drifted apart from Jack and Mary Morgan as his career as the Patriot continued...?

    In Captain America Comics I#59, Jeff Mace, then posing as Steve Rogers, told Fred Davis, then posing as Bucky Barnes, that he had been a teacher so long ago that he'd almost forgotten about it. Given that we know Jeff never went to college, it seems unlikely that Jeff would have actually had real certified teaching experience (and, of course, as we know, this issue was originally written to be the actual Steve Rogers and was only in later years retconned to be Jeff Mace). So it may also be possible that Jeff Mace simply feigned having teaching experience in an effort to keep up the ruse that he was Steve Rogers but, also due to retcon, Rogers was never a teacher. Rogers never taught in his younger days and was frozen in suspended animation by the time Captain America Comics began featuring the Lee School as a backdrop. It was Rogers' successor William Nasland who taught at the Lee School as "Steve Rogers" and had been up until Mace took over as Captain America. So either Jeff did have some sort of teaching experience (perhaps it was not public school, not certified teaching experience such as an adjunct college professor or maybe he was briefly a substitute teacher or something) or he was only claiming to have experience to keep up the ruse that he was "Steve Rogers."

    The Marvel Chronology Project lists the appearance of Red Raven and the Liberty Legion in the time-travel sequence in Marvel Comics Presents I#160 / 4 as occurring during the events of Invaders I#38 but the Liberty Legion are barely in Invaders I#38 except for a brief flashback to the Whizzer taking a leave of absence from the team with Miss America to temporarily join the Invaders. The flashback was actually confirmed by the Marvel Appendix's own Jeff Christiansen, who won the contest identifying where each of those time travel jaunts into the past occurred in Marvel history, identifying the events as occurring during Marvel Two-in-One I Annual#1 rather than Invaders I#38. As such, I've placed Marvel Comics Presents I#160 / 4 as occurring during Marvel Two-in-One I Annual#1.

    Jeff Mace's ancestors were Russians. Their surname was Masalky. Due to their religion (they were Jewish), they had to leave and emigrated to USA. There, his grandfather changed surname to "Mace." - Spidermay

    In Human Torch Comics#5A / 4, Jeff ingested a special serum that made human bones more flexible for a couple of hours. The serum effects could be an explanation about how he survived so many bone-breaking hits, bumps, falls, swings and so on. It isn't unlikely that the serum had some collateral effects, effects that mutated Mace and helped him in all the following stunts and fights he had with other criminals. - Spidermay

    In What If? I#4, Captain American (William Nasland) did not remember the Patriot; that story came out before the flashback in Captain America Annual#13, in which Nasland (then the Spirit of '76) had an adventure alongside the Patriot (and Captain America/Rogers). Maybe, in-universe, Nasland was trying to keep it secret that he was not the original Cap/Rogers, and he was confused briefly and didn't recall that Rogers would have known him, too?--Snood

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Jeff Mace should be distinguished from:

• The Campus Captain America (Arielle Agbayani) - Captains Network, Filipino-American--The United States of Captain America#4
  
• Captain America of the Revolutionary War (Steven Rogers) - patriot circa 1781 A.D., ancestor to modern day Captain America (Steve Rogers), opposed Hessians & British Army--Captain America I#194
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) - WWII era superhero, frozen in suspended animation for decades before being restored in modern era, member of the Avengers--Captain America Comics I#1
• Captain America - name briefly used by WWII era test subject Isaiah Bradley--Truth: Black, White & Red#1
• Captain America (William Nasland) - formerly WWII era hero Spirit of '76, adopted identity after Steve Rogers went into suspended animation, died battling android Adam-II--Captain America Comics I#49
• Captain America (William Burnside) - adopted Captain America / Steve Rogers identity circa 1950s, slowly went insane due to flawed Super-Soldier Serum & placed in suspended animation, later restored & manipulated into becoming Grand Director--Young Men I#24
• Captain America - pre-modern era drill instructor that trained Frank Castle & other marines how to fight--Punisher War Journal II#3
• Captain America (Bob Russo) - briefly replaced Steve Rogers when Rogers retired as Captain America, quit after breaking arm--Captain America I#178
• Captain America ("Scar" Turpin) - briefly replaced Steve Rogers when Rogers retired as Captain America, quit after being overpowered by a group of criminals--Captain America I#179
• Captain America (Roscoe Simons) - briefly replaced Steve Rogers when Rogers retired as Captain America, killed by the Red Skull--Captain America I#178
• Captain America - identity adopted by former Super-Patriot John Walker, partner of Bucky (later Battlestar), retired from Cap identity following death of Douglas Rockwell & encounter with Red Skull--Captain America I#323
• Captain America - more commonly known as Anti-Cap--Captain America & the Falcon I#1
• Captain America - identity adopted by James "Bucky" Barnes following supposed death of Steve Rogers--Captain America Comics I#1
• Captain America (David Rickford) - soldier secretly empowered by Nick Fury in attempt to get Steve Rogers to return to Captain America identity, captured by AIM in attempt to turn him into new MODOK--Captain America V#615.1
• Captain America of Reality-691 - first starship of the Guardians of the Galaxy, destroyed by Reavers of Arcturus--Defenders I Giant-Size#5
• Captain America of Reality-691 - third starship of the Guardians of the Galaxy--Guardians of the Galaxy I#4
  
• Captain America (Stephen Rogers) of Earth-717 - Civil War-era superhero merged w / spirit of We-Pi-Ahk, great-grandfather of modern day General America, Union Army corporal, turned against corrupt Col. Buck Barnes--What If?: Captain America#1
• Captain America of Earth-928 - figurehead president for John Herod, posed as original Steve Rogers, killed by Doom--Doom 2099 I#33
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) of Earth-928 - former Heroic Age superhero frozen in space, recovered by Alchemax circa 3099 A.D., given hammer of Thor, left for space--2099: Manifest Destiny
• Captain America (James Buchanan Barnes) of Earth-112001 - former partner of original Captain America, replaced him after death--U.S. War Machine 2.0 I#2
• Captain America of Harrisburg (Nichelle Wright) - Captains Network, Pennsylvania native--The United States of Captain America#2
• Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe (Joe Gomez / Chiitaaska) - Captains Network, Native American--The United States of Captain America#3
• Captain America of the Railway (Aaron Fischer) - Captains Network, vigilante adventurer--The United States of Captain America#1
  
• Captain America Corps - Multiversal group gathered together by the Contemplator to thwart threats of Broad-Stripe / Superia of Earth-11418 to eliminate all Captain Americas across all realities--Captain America Corps I#1
• Captain Americana ("Charlton Magnum") - reactionary, father of children babysat by Howard the Duck, attempted to kill him--Howard the Duck Magazine I#5
• Mace (Shigeru Ezaki clone) - former agent of Sunrise Society, trained in martial arts by Mas Kimura & surgically outfitted w / weapons by Dr. Ito, turned against Sunrise Society & escaped following period of cryogenic suspension--Venom: The Mace#1
• Mace, Fred - Men in the Mole member, joined after losing wife, taught how to alter his own personal reality by changing his perceptions--Journey into Unknown Worlds I#55
  
• Mace, Gideon - Security City, Operation: Cage, Operation: Overpower, led militia, nearly killed White Tiger (Hector Ayala), shot by own men on his order in attempt to kill Spider-Man--Hero for Hire I#3
• Mace of the War-Myths - weapon of Odin stolen by Tyr when he desired Sif, used to attack Thor--Thor I#312
• Patriot - government agent associated with Silvereye, exposed to virus intended for Blade by Mikado & Mosha, transformed into duplicate of Blade--Blade: Vampire Hunter I#3
• Patriot (Elijah Bradley) - Young Avengers, grandson of Isaiah Bradley, nephew of Josiah, empowered by Mutant Growth Hormone drug but claimed to have received powers from blood transfusion, quit Young Avengers after true nature of powers exposed--Young Avengers I#1
• Patriot - strange entity, kidnapped young hero Speed in an attempt to have Speed replace him, leading a reformed Young Avengers on a trip through the multiverse to reclaim Speed, later hunted Speed--Young Avengers II#6
• Patriot (Rayshaun Lucas) - young Brooklyn reactionary turned superhero, later became the Falcon's apprentice--Captain America: Sam Wilson I#18
  
• Patriot (Thayer) of Earth-93060 - Aladdin, former trainee with Wrath--Wrath I#5
• Patriots of Earth-1958 - elder group, enemies of the Wild Ones, rode flying Edsels--Fantastic Four I#136
• or any other "Captain America," "Jeffrey," "Mace" or "Patriot" characters
  

Appearances:
Human Torch Comics I#4 (Spring, 1941) - "The Patriot" story - Ray Gill (writer), Bill Everett (art), uncredited editor; "The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow!" story - Ray Gill (writer), George Mandel (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#21 (July, 1941) - "Danger Ahead..." story - uncredited writer, Art Gates (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#22 (August, 1941) - "Tank Production Menaced" story - Ray Gill (writer), Art Gates (art), uncredited editor
Human Torch Comics I#5A (Summer, 1941) - "Death Dirge of the Veiled Violinist" story - uncredited writer, Sid Greene (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#23 (September, 1941) - "Swastikas Over Europe" story - Ray Gill (writer), Art Gates (art), Joe Simon (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#24 (October, 1941) - "The German Peace Monger" story - Ray Gill (writer), Sid Greene (art), Joe Simon (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#25 (November, 1941) - "Patriot Downs Nazi!" story - Ray Gill (writer), Sid Greene (art), Joe Simon (editor); "Marvel Get-Together" story - Stan Lee (writer), uncredited artist, Joe Simon (editor)
Human Torch Comics I#5B (Fall, 1941) - "The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner (Part 1)" story - Carl Burgos, Bill Everett (writers, art), Henry P. Chapman, Jack D'Arcy (writers), George Kapitan, Mike Roy, Harry Sahle (art), Joe Simon (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#26 (December, 1941) - "The Patriot Smashes the Japanese Spy Ring!" story - Ray Gill (writer), Ray Houlihan (art), Joe Simon (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#27 (January, 1942) - "Death to Spies!" story - Ray Gill (writer), Sid Greene (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#28 (February, 1942) - "The Green-Faced Man" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#29 (March, 1942) - "Death Stalks the Shipyard!" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#30 (April, 1942) - "The Mystery of the Flying Corpses" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#31 (May, 1942) - "The Insects of Sudden Death!" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#32 (June, 1942) - "The Iron-Clawed Monster" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#33 (July, 1942) - "Treachery Deals a Double-Cross!" story - uncredited writer, Al Plastino (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#34 (August, 1942) - "Exposed! - The Jap Invaders!" story - uncredited writer, Al Plastino (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#35 (September, 1942) - "The Great Astro!" story - uncredited writer, Al Plastino (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#36 (November, 1942) - "The Hunters of Heads!" story - uncredited writer, Al Plastino (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#37 (November, 1942) - "The Patriot---Returns the Dough to the USO" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#38 (December, 1942) - "Shadows Over India!" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#39 (January, 1943) - "The Shadow Army of Saboteurs Strike!" story - uncredited writer, Al Fagaly (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#40 (February, 1943) - "Tapping the Code" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Al Fagaly (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#41 (March, 1943) - "The Reformation of Thick Lips Scarbo" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Al Fagaly (inks), Vince Fago (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#42 (April, 1943) - "The Disappearing Spies" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Allen Bellman (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#43 (May, 1943) - "Suicide Headline" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#44 (June, 1943) - "The Kid Crime Wave" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Allen Bellman (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#49 (November, 1943) - "Black Mamba Murder" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#50 (December, 1943) - "Introducing Miss Patriot" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#51 (January, 1944) - untitled 6th story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#52 (February, 1944) - "Washington Merry-Go-Round" story - uncredited creative team
Marvel Mystery Comics I#53 (March, 1944) - untitled 6th story - uncredited writer, Al Gabriele (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#54 (April, 1944) - untitled 5th story - uncredited writer, Al Gabriele (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#55 (May, 1944) - untitled 5th story - uncredited writer, Jim Mooney (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#56 (June, 1944) - untitled 6th story - uncredited writer, Nick Karlton (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#57 (July, 1944) - untitled 6th story - uncredited writer, Al Gabriele (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#58 (September, 1944) - "Miss Liberty Takes a Hand!" story - uncredited writer, uncredited artist, Vince Fago (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#59 (October, 1944) - "The Case of the Vanishing Head" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#60 (December, 1944) - "What Price Freedom!" story - uncredited writer, Vince Alascia (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#61 (January, 1945) - "The Mystery of the Bogus Bonds!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), Vince Fago (editor)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#62 (March, 1945) - "The Mystery of the Million Dollar Loot!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#63 (April, 1945) - "The Patriot vs. the Master of Death!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#64 (June, 1945) - "21 Inches from Death!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#65 (July, 1945) - "The Whispering Death!!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#66 (September, 1945) - "The Jig-Saw Death" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#67 (November, 1945) - "Death Strikes from the Deep!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#68 (January, 1946) - "The Golden Wraith of Walgrave!" story - uncredited writer, Charles Nicholas (pencils), Al Gabriele (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#69 (February, 1946) - "The Rocket Will Glare!" story - uncredited writer, Jimmy Thompson (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#70 (March, 1946) - "Through the Camera's Eye!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#71 (April, 1946) - "Nobody's Children" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#72 (May, 1946) - "A Farewell to Larceny" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (pencils), Bob Oksner (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#73 (June, 1946) - "The Case of the Gagging Gangsters" story - uncredited writer, Bob Oksner (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#74 (July, 1946) - "The Ambassador of Death" story - uncredited writer, Bob Oksner (art), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#59 (November, 1946) - "The Private Life of Captain America!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Jack Binder (pencils), George Klein (inks), Al Sulman (editor); "Pennies from Heaven!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), Al Sulman (editor); "House of Hallucinations!" story - Otto Binder (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Allen Simon (inks), Al Sulman (editor)
All Winners Comics I#21 (December, 1946) - Otto Binder (writer), Syd Shores, Allen Bellman (pencils), uncredited inker & editor;
Captain America Comics I#60 (January, 1947) - "The Human Fly!" story - uncredited writer, Mike Roy (pencils), Al Avison (inks), Stan Lee (managing editor, art director); "The Last Case of Inspector Leeds!" story - uncredited writer, Mike Sekowsky (pencils), Al Avison (inks), Stan Lee (managing editor, art director); "The Big Fight!" story - uncredited writer, George Klein (art), Stan Lee (managing editor, art director)
Marvel Mystery Comics I#80 (January, 1947) - "The Howling Mummy!" story - Otto Binder (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#61 (March, 1947) - "The Red Skull Strikes Back" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor; "The Bullfrog Terror!" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor; "Death Enters...Laughing!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Syd Shores (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#81 (March, 1947) - "Prison Plunder!" story - Bill Woolfolk (writer), Gustav Schrotter (art), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#62 (May, 1947) - "The Kingdom of Terror!" story - Otto Binder (writer), Al Avison (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor; "The Dance of Death!" story - Otto Binder (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor; "Melody of Horror!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#82 (May, 1947) - "Twenty-Four Hours of Terror!" story - Bill Woolfolk (writer), Al Avison (pencils), Allen Bellman (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Captain America Comics I#63 (July, 1947) - "Captain America vs. the Tenpins of Terror!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor; "The Parrot Strikes!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Jack Binder (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#83 (July, 1947) - "The Devil to Pay!" story - Bill Woolfolk (writer), Al Avison (pencils), Gustav Schrotter (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Captain America Comics I#64 (October, 1947) - "Sparkles Strikes Back!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Vince Alascia (pencils), Ken Bald (inks), uncredited editor; "Diamonds Spell Doom!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (pencils), Al Gabriele (inks), uncredited editor; "Terror at the Fair!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (pencils), Al Avison, Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#84 (October, 1947) - "The Phantom of the Planetarium!" story - Otto Binder (writer), Al Avison (pencils), Allen Bellman (inks), uncredited editor
Blonde Phantom Comics I#16 (Winter, 1947-1948) - "The Murder at the Mardi Gras!" story - Bill Woolfolk (writer), Allen Simon (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#65 (January, 1948) - "When Friends Turn Foes!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Ken Bald (inks); "Meet the Matador!" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor; "The Menace of Mirth!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Ken Bald (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#66 (April, 1948) - "Golden Girl!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Syd Shores (pencils), Ken Bald (inks), uncredited editor; "Swords of the Cavaliers!" story - uncredited creators
Marvel Mystery Comics I#86 (June, 1948) - "The Lightning Cult!" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (art), Stan Lee (editor)
Captain America Comics I#67 (July, 1948) - "The Secret Behind the Mirror!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor; "The Singer Who Wanted to Fight!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#87 (August, 1948) - "The Boy Who Couldn't Study!" story - uncredited writer, Syd Shores (art), Stan Lee (editor)
All Winners Comics II#1 (August, 1948) - "Double Identity!" story - uncredited writer, Allen Bellman (art), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#68 (September, 1948) - "The Enigma of the Death Doll!" story - uncredited writer, Charles Nicholas (art), uncredited editor; 2nd (untitled) story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Charles Nicholas (inks), uncredited editor; "From the Personal File of Captain America" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Charles Nicholas (inks), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#88 (October, 1948) -  "The Wound No Man Could See!" story - uncredited writer, Carl Burgos (art), uncredited editor
Human Torch Comics I#33 (November, 1948) - "The Ray of Madness!" story - Bill Finger (writer), Mike Sekowsky (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#69 (November, 1948) - "The Weird Tales of the Wee Males!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor; "No Man is an Island!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#89 (December, 1948) - "The Imp of the Violin!" story - uncredited writer, Al Avison (pencils), Al Gabriele, Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#70 (January, 1949) - "Worlds at War!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (pencils), Vince Alascia (inks), uncredited editor; "The Man Who Knew Everything!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor;
Marvel Mystery Comics I#90 (February, 1949) - "Death Mask Dance!" story - Bill Woolfolk (writer), Mike Sekowsky (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#71 (March, 1949) - "Trapped by the Trickster!" story - Stan Lee (writer), Al Gabriele (pencils), Al Avison (inks), uncredited editor; "Terror is Blind!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (pencils), Syd Shores (inks), uncredited editor
Human Torch Comics I#35 (March, 1949) - "The Outer World of Doom!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor
Sub-Mariner Comics I#31 (April, 1949) - unidentified 5th story - uncredited writer, Al Gabriele (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#91 (April, 1949) - "Death Waits a Million Years!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#72 (May, 1949) - "Murder in the Mind!" story - uncredited writer, Gene Colan (art), uncredited editor; "The Tricks of the Trickster!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor
Marvel Mystery Comics I#92 (June, 1949) - "The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up!" story - uncredited writer, artist and editor
Captain America Comics I#73 (July, 1949) - "The Outcast of Time!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor; "The Mystery of the Deadly Dreams!" story - uncredited writer, Ken Bald (art), uncredited editor
Captain America Comics I#74 (October, 1949) - "The Red Skull Strikes Again!" story - Stan Lee (writer), uncredited artist, uncredited editor
Avengers I#97 (March, 1972) - Roy Thomas (writer), John Buscema (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Avengers I Giant-Size#1 (August, 1974) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Rich Buckler (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks)
Invaders I#5 (March, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Rich Buckler, Dick Ayers (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks)
Marvel Premiere I#29 (April, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Don Heck (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks)
Invaders I#6 (May, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Frank Robbins (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks)
Marvel Premiere I#30 (June, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Don Heck (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks)
Marvel Two-in-One I Annual#1 (June, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Sal Buscema (pencils), Sam Grainger, John Tartaglione, George Roussos (inks)
Marvel Two-in-One I#20 (October, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Sal Buscema (pencils), Sam Grainger (inks)
What If? I#4 (August, 1977) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Frank Robbins (pencils), Frank Springer (inks)
Captain America I#215 (November, 1977) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), George Tuska, Pablo Marcos (art)
Invaders I#35 (December, 1978) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Alan Kupperberg, Don Heck (pencils), Rick Hoberg (inks)
Invaders I#36 (January, 1979) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Alan Kupperberg, Chic Stone (art)
Invaders I#37 (February, 1979) - Don Glut (writer), Alan Kupperberg, Rick Hobert (pencils), Chic Stone (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
Invaders I#38 (March, 1979) - Don Glut (writer), Alan Kupperberg, Don Heck (pencils), Chic Stone (inks), Roy Thomas (concept, editor)
Captain America I Annual#6 (November, 1982) - J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Ron Wilson (breakdowns), Vince Colletta (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#284 (August, 1983) - J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Kim DeMulder (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#285 (September, 1983) - J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Kim DeMulder (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#14 (March, 1984) - Mark Gruenwald (writer, editor, designer), Peter Sanderson, Robert Harras, Mark Lerer, Steven Grant, David A. Lofvers (writers, researchers), Bill Willingham (Patriot entry pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inks)
Dragon I#104 (December, 1985) - "Sudden Dawn: A Marvel Super Heroes Module" story - William Tracy (designer), Roger Raupp (art director, contributing art, graphics), Denis Beauvais, Jeff Busch, Bob Walters, Jim Rosloff, Timothy Truman, the Marvel Bullpen, David Trampier, Richard Tomasic, Joseph Pillsbury, Larry Elmore (contributing art), Patrick Lucien Price, Roger Moore (editors)
Incredible Hulk II#329 (March, 1987) - Al Milgrom (writer, pencils), Danny Bulanadi (finishes), Bob Harras (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition I#19 (December, 1987) - Peter Sanderson (writer, researcher), Josef Rubinstein (Patriot entry pencils, inks), Phil Lord (art enhancer), Donald Hudson (art assistant), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Silver Surfer III#7 (January, 1988) - Steve Englehart (writer), Marshall Rogers (pencils, colors), Joe Rubinstein (inks), Michael Higgins (editor)
Fantastic Four I#319 (October, 1988) - Steve Englehart (writer), Keith Pollard (pencils), Joe Sinnott (finishes), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of the Sub-Mariner I#6 (April, 1989) - Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas (writers), Rich Buckler (pencils), Bob McLeod (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe MU6 (1990) - David E. Martin, Chris Mortika, Scott Davis, William Tracy, Raymond Maddox (writers), the Marvel Bullpen (illustrations), Richard Steinberg, Steven E. Schend (editors)
Saga of the Original Human Torch I#2 (May, 1990) - Roy Thomas (writer), Rich Buckler (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of the Original Human Torch I#3 (June, 1990) - Roy Thomas (writer), Rich Buckler (pencils), Alfredo Alcala (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
U.S.Agent I#3 (August, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), M.C. Wyman (pencils), Keith Williams (inks), Nel Yomtov (editor)
Marvels I#2 (February, 1994) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Alex Ross (art), Marcus McLaurin (editor)
Marvel Comics Presents I#160 (Early August, 1994) - "Smells Like Teen Spirit, Part 2 of 5: Memories Aren't What They Used to Be" story - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Robert Walker (pencils), Scott Koblish (inks), Richard Ashford (editor)
Captain America I Annual#13 (September, 1994) - "Heritage of Hatred" story - Roy Thomas (writer), Arvell Malcolm Jones (pencils), David Day, Dan Day (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Avengers Forever I#1 (December, 1998) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Carlos Pacheco (pencils), Jesus Merino (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Citizen V & the V-Battalion#1 (June, 2001) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Michael Ryan (pencils), Sean Parsons (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Citizen V & the V-Battalion: The Everlasting#1 (March, 2002) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Lewis LaRosa (pencils), Jim Royal (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
X-Men: The Chaos Engine, Book 3: Red Skull (December, 2002) - Steven A. Roman (writer), Mark Buckingham (frontispiece), Dwight Jon Zimmerman (editor)
Captain America V#4 (April, 2005) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve Epting, Michael Lark (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook#1 (2007) - Mike Fichera (head writer, coordinator), Ronald Byrd, Al Sjoerdsma, Stuart Vandal, Anthony Flamini, Michael Hoskin, Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Madison Carter, Eliot R. Brown (writers), Pond Scum (art reconstruction), Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer Grunwald (editors)
Young Avengers Presents#1 (March, 2008) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Paco Medina (pencils), Juan Vlasco (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Young Avengers Presents#5 (July, 2008) - Kevin Grevioux (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 3 (2008) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer, coordinator), Mike Fichera (writer, coordination assistant, art refurbishment), Madison Carter, Stuart Vandal (writers, coordination assistants), David Wiltfong (writer, art refurbishment), Sean McQuaid, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Mark O'English, Al Sjoerdsma, Chad Anderson, Chris Biggs, Jacob Rougemont, Rich Green, Gabe Shechter (writers), David Sexton, Bill Lentz, Barry Reese, Jonathan Couper-Smartt, Anthony Flamini (past writers), Jason C. Christiansen (Daily Bugle entry art), Abe Waranowitz (art refurbishment), Pond Scum (art reconstruction), Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer Grunwald (editors)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC Vol. 8 (2009) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer, coordinator), Mike Fichera (writer, coordination assistant, art refurbishment), Stuart Vandal, Madison Carter (writers, coordination assistants), David Wiltfong (writer, art refurbishment), Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Chad Anderson, Chris Biggs, Eric J. Moreels, Mark O'English, Al Sjoerdsma, Jacob Rougemont, Gabriel Shechter, Anthony Flamini, Rich Green, Markus Raymond, Andrew Golentz, Rob London, Mike O'Sullivan, Jeph York (writers), Jonathan Couper-Smartt, Eric Englehard, Bill Lentz, Barry Reese, David Sexton (past writers), Josef Rubinstein, Carl Burgos, Ron Wilson (Patriot (Mace) entry art), J. Christopher Schmidt, Sean Ellery, Jason Lewis, Tony Marcotte, Matthew Frank, Courtney Via (art refurbishment), Pond Scum, Nelson Ribeiro (art reconstruction), Jeff Youngquist, Jennifer Grunwald (editors)
Captain America V#50 (July, 2009) - "Sentinel of Liberty" story - Marcos Martin (writer, art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
All Winners Comics 70th Anniversary Special#1 (October, 2009) - "Old Soldiers Never Die" story - Karl Kesel (writer), Steve Uy (art), Tom Brevoort (executive editor)
The Marvels Project#6 (April, 2010) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve Epting (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
The Twelve: Spearhead#1 (May, 2010) - Chris Weston (writer, pencils, inks), Gary Erskine (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
The Marvels Project#8 (July, 2010) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve Epting (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: Patriot#1 (November, 2010) - Karl Kesel (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: Patriot#2 (November, 2010) - Karl Kesel (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: Patriot#3 (December, 2010) - Karl Kesel (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: Patriot#4 (February, 2011) - Karl Kesel (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: Man Out of Time#3 (March, 2011) - Mark Waid (writer), Jorge Molina (breakdowns), Karl Kesel, Scott Hanna (finishes), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America V#615.1 (May, 2011) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Captain America: America's Avenger#1 (August, 2011) - Jeff Christiansen, Mike O'Sullivan, Stuart Vandal (head writers, coordinators), Markus Raymond (writer, assistant coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Kevin Garcia, Madison Carter, Patrick Ryall, Ronald Byrd, Patrick Duke, Rob London, Matt Forbeck, Paul Fairchild, Chris Biggs (writers), Gus Vazquez, Tom Chu (select character art), Mike Fichera (art refurbishment, assistant coordinator), Gally Articola (art refurbishment), Jeff Youngquist (editor)
Vampires: The Marvel Undead#1 (December, 2011) - Jeff Christiansen, Mike O'Sullivan, Stuart Vandal (head writers, coordinators), Markus Raymond (writer, assistant coordinator), Patrick Duke, Ronald Byrd, Roger Ott, Patrick Ryall, Sean McQuaid, Madison Carter, Kevin Garcia, Eduardo Freyre, Seth Johnson, Michael Hoskin, Barry Reese, Jeph York (writers), Mike Fichera (Silvereye entry art, assistant coordinator, art refurbishment), Gally Articola, Jason Lewis, Tony Marcotte (art refurbishment), Jeff Youngquist (editor)
Captain America VI#19 (December, 2012) - Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve Epting (art), Tom Brevoort, Lauren Sankovitch (editors)
All-New Invaders I#13 (February, 2015) - James Robinson (writer), Steve Pugh (art), Mark Paniccia (editor)
S.H.I.E.LD. III#1 (February, 2015) - Mark Waid (writer), Carlos Pacheco (pencils), Mariano Taibo, Jason Paz (inks), Tom Brevoort, Ellie Pyle (editors)
Inhuman Special#1 (June, 2015) - Jeff Loveness (writer), Ryan Lee (art), Nick Lowe (editor)
Ant-Man: Last Days#1 (October, 2015) - Nick Spencer (writer), Ramon Rosanas (art), Wil Moss (editor)
Uncanny Avengers III Annual#1 (January, 2016) - James Robinson (writer), Marc Laming, Jose Giles (art), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Marvel Comics I#1000 (October, 2019) - "Calling Frequency X" story - Al Ewing (writer), Ron Garney (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
History of the Marvel Universe II#2 (October, 2019) - Mark Waid (writer), Javier Rodriguez (pencils, colors), Alvaro Lopez (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
History of the Marvel Universe II#3 (November, 2019) - Mark Waid (writer), Javier Rodriguez (pencils, colors), Alvaro Lopez (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)

First posted: 09/12/2024
Last updated: 09/12/2024

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