Captain America 1st Series #243 VERY GOOD/FINE

Mar 1980. Direct Edition. "The Lazarus Conspiracy!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roger McKenzie. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns) and Don Perlin (finishes). Cover by George Pérez and Joe Sinnott. At the Federal Courthouse in Lower Manhattan, Captain America interrupts a group of costumed thieves stealing the SHIELD master matrix -- which is used for creating Life Model Decoys. After the villains load the master matrix on a helicopter, Cap follows in hot pursuit! The trail leads to the Cameron Electronics Plant and a twisted dying old man inside -- looking to become the next Adonis. (Note: This issue includes a sideways full-page ad featuring Batroc the Leaper promoting Crazy Magazine.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.40.