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Vintage Ad - Cap’s Gonna Star In A Broadway Show… (1985)

About The Proposed Show From The New York Times:

Captain America boasts a hero-sized $4 million budget. It’s going to be a big one, if everything works out as befits a musical named Captain America. Big, in this case, means a budget of $4 million—a lot of money, even for a superhero fighting for the American dream, the flag and the woman he loves. The superhero will not, in fact, be particularly super when the curtain goes up. The book by Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs (who are also responsible for music and lyrics) has Captain A. going through a mid-life crisis. Fortunately, the action speeds up—his girlfriend, a candidate for President, is captured by terrorists and held hostage at the Lincoln Memorial. That’s enough of the plot—when you invest millions, as are Shari Upbin, James Galton and Marvel Comics and some as yet untapped sources, you’re entitled to a few secrets.