Issue(s): Tales of Suspense #93, Tales of Suspense #94 (Captain America stories only)
Published Date: Sep-Oct 67
Title: "Into the jaws of... A.I.M.!" / "If this be... MODOK!"
Credits:
Stan Lee - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Joe Sinnott - Inker

Review/plot:
Captain America uses SHIELD's long-distance mini-cruiser to get to AIM's submarine...

...where he is captured. Agent 13 Sharon Carter, also a prisoner, manages to rescue him...

...and then they get captured again. Sharon is sent to AIM's mysterious new leader, MODOK.

Meanwhile, AIM analyzes Captain America's shield and determines it must be made out of extra-terrestial metal (love that Kirbytech analyzer).

It turns out that the rest of AIM (actually they keep getting referred to as 'AIM, Reborn') don't like being run by MODOK, so they send Cap after him.

MODOK of course turns out to be a giant head in a floating chair, which is incredibly awesome and anyone who doesn't want that for a boss doesn't deserve to wear a yellow beekeeper suit in the first place.

MODOK handles Captain America with ease...

...but then the traitorous dogs from AIM launch a cowardly attack from behind killing causing a temporary set-back for the Great Domed One. MODOK thinks he is dying, or pretends he is to give the comic reading audience a greater sense of drama, and he causes the AIM sub to self-destruct...

...but Cap and Sharon have already hitched a ride out in an escape pod along with half of AIM. (Presumably the AIM troops are brought into SHIELD custody but that's not shown; it seems to me that Sharon Carter and Captain America stuck in an escape pod with a bunch of AIM troops is a dangling plot point and could have made for an interesting story, but i guess we were supposed to assume they were captured.)

Quality Rating: C+

Historical Significance Rating: 8 - first MODOK, continuing the Cap/Sharon romance.

Chronological Placement Considerations: Takes place in between Avengers #44 and #45. In #44 Cap helps the Avengers rescue the Black Widow while he is (my interpretation) waiting for SHIELD to set-up and get intel on Sharon's situation as an AIM mole. In #45 when Cap really gets heavy in his feelings for Sharon and starts considering giving up being Cap, which makes better sense after these issues.

References: N/A

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: Marvel Double Feature #17, Marvel Double Feature #18