Captain America
This is just so you can see the difference in size between the normal Shield pin, the tie pin and the ear-ring.
This is the label that came with the ear ring. The bag it came in was price labelled "Heroes World" $4:00
Notice the scanner bar has been replaced by the 50th anniversary logo. This only appeared on comics sold through the direct market (comic shops) and not from newsagents or supermarkets.
Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1940 for Timely Comics. The character was revived in the early 1960's in the Avengers issue #4 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Stan Lee had been the nephew of the owner of Timely Comics and had been the tea boy at the time Cap was created.) He then appeared as the co-star to Iron Man is "Tales of Suspense" issues #59 to #99 when that comic was renamed "Captain America" on issue #100 (This was done because there was a sales tax on all issue #1 comics, so publishers would continue issue numbering from old comic titles, or in some cases just make them up.)
Steve Rogers has twice changed his name and costume, once as Nomad (issues #180 - #184) and then as the Captain (issues #332 - #350)
Made in 1990. Planet pin #109
Made in 1988. Planet pin # 040a captain shield earring. Slightly smaller than the tie pin. Sold at the time for $4 at Heroes World.
No date. Planet pin #040T captain tie tack. The reverse has a slightly thicker pin than normal.
Made in 1988. Planet pin #040
Made in 1991. Planet pin #172. In his debut, Captain America (secretly U.S. Army Private Steve Rogers) is equipped with a triangular, badge-shaped shield made from a bulletproof alloy. After complaints by rival comic-book publisher MLJ that the design was too similar to that of its own patriotic hero the Shield, Timely Comics replaced the triangular shield with a disc-shaped one on issue #2.
Made in 1993. Planet pin #312
Made in 1991. Planet pin #175. Made to celebrate Cap's 50 years. This image originally appeared on the covers in the bar scan space. Drawn by John Byrne.
Made in 1991. Planet pin #171
Made in 1989. Planet pin #78
Made in 1990. Planet pin #120
Made in 1990. Planet pin # not found. Soft enamel type pin.
Made in 1988. Planet pin #008
Made in 1992. Planet pin # not found. Soft enamel type pin. I believe this was given away as a promo freebie with the with Sega Genesis game - Captain America & the Avengers.
Made in 1991. Planet pin #Art1-e6 Kirby Captain America. Part of the limited edition, boxed set "Jack Kirby Collection Vol.1". There never was a volume 2.
Made in 1989. Planet pin #048. There were two versions of this pin, one slightly smaller than the other. Steve Rogers, was forced to abandon his costume and identity or blindly serve the U.S. Government. Rogers resigned, and later returned to action donning a black costume and called himself the Captain. The costume was later taken up by John Walker, formerly Super Patriot, who then called himself USAgent. Cap appeared in this costume between #332 August 1987 to #350 February 1989.
Made in 1990. Planet pin #119. There were two versions of this pin, one copper base and one zinc.
Made in 1992. Planet pin #215. Nomad was originally a name Steve Rogers took when he gave up being Cap. It was taken up by the 1950's Bucky, Jack Munroe, who was placed in suspended animation and revived to fight the original Cap. He later appeared several times as Cap's partner and took the name Nomad in a mini-series in 1990. This logo is from that series and the #25 issues of his own series.
Made in 1990. Planet pin #146. Limited edition of 2500. A replica of the 1940's badge. Marvel also had a plastic replica made that they gave out at conventions.
This is an advert for the original Sentinel of Liberty pin that was produced by Timely Comics in the 1940's and was recreated by Planet. I've seen them sell for around $250. It seems to have been a generic type design because I have a Dick Tracy pin with the same crouching eagle.
Captain America 50th Anniversary Set
Made in 1991. Planet Pin #127 captain A. 50th commemorative 127-9 Captain commemorative set 128 Bucky 129 redskull
Made in 1991. Planet Pin #128 Bucky
Made in 1991. Planet Pin #129 Red Skull
