Today in Comics History, July 4, 1976 and 1776: Every 616 Hero Liked July 4 a lot / But the Grinch from the 31st century, did not!

from "A Bicentennial Adventure" in Spidey Super Stories #17 (Marvel, July 1976), script by Jim Salicrup, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Ray Holloway



Captain America's broken shield is easily repaired with Scotch tape!


Spidey and Cap gleefully peep in on a buncha slaveholders!


Ben Franklin PWNs John Adams and later sleeps with Doctor Strange's wife!* *It's canon!


Then on the way back Cap and Spidey went and killed Baby Hitler, because really, once you've done this, eh, what the heck.


Happy Independence Day! Let's work to make America as great at Cap believes it to be here.