CAPTAIN AMERICA #112

Cover shows strong gloss and bright inks with no major creases visible; slight rubbing/wear at the top and bottom corners with minor blunting. There appears to be a faint vertical crease/impression near the spine area and light edge wear along the right border. No visible tears, stains, or color-breaking creases from this angle; book is protected in a plastic sleeve which can obscure minor surface wear. Interior and back cover were not assessed.

Captain America #112 (Marvel, April 1969) arrives in the middle of the celebrated Steranko-to-Romita transitional stretch of the title, a period prized more for its art pedigree than for any single landmark event within this specific issue. Stan Lee scripted the ongoing storyline while John Romita Sr. took over the pencils (with Syd Shores inking), carrying forward the moody, cinematic tone Jim Steranko had established just two issues earlier. Captain America himself remains the through-line, with the specter of Bucky Barnes's wartime loss still coloring the character's internal conflict, consistent with the introspective bent Lee gave the series in this era.

The market profile here is that of a solid, well-collected mid-run Silver Age Marvel title rather than a recognized key: no first appearance, death, or origin retelling anchors this specific number, so demand tracks the broader Captain America Silver Age run and general Marvel Silver Age collecting rather than any single event. The FMV curve shows a typical shape for a book of this vintage and print run size — values are flat and modest through the mid-grades, then climb sharply at the top of the census, where only a handful of 9.8 copies exist among several hundred certified. That thinness at the pinnacle, rather than any content-driven catalyst, is what drives the high-grade premium.

Collecting interest in #112 comes mainly from Captain America run-builders and Bronze/Silver Age Marvel completists filling out the Steranko/Romita stretch, plus general Silver Age speculators drawn to any well-preserved certified copy. Lower and mid-grade raw copies trade cheaply and steadily as reading or run-filler copies, while top-census 9.6/9.8 examples see outsized demand from grade-chasers given how few exist; the gap between mid-grade and top-census pricing is unusually wide for a non-key issue, making condition the dominant value driver for this particular number rather than any narrative significance.