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123March 1970
$0.15

Captain America #123

Marvel · March 1970 · on sale 1969-12-09

First appearance: Susan ScarboFirst appearance: Melvin ScarboFirst appearance: Suprema
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#123
Publication date
March 1970
Key date
1970-03-00
On-sale date
1969-12-09
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Susan Scarbo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Melvin Scarbo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Suprema - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers, Melvin Scarbo First, Susan Scarbo First, Jasper Sitwell, Suprema First
2Suprema, the Deadliest of the Species!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers, Melvin Scarbo First, Susan Scarbo First, Jasper Sitwell, Suprema First
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
5Marvelmaniapromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset
13-in-house column1script: StanThor; Ulik
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Joe SinnottRed Skull; Cosmic Cube; Captain America [Steve Rogers]

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #2
ISBN 0-7851-0827-0		2002On eBay ›
Bucky Reborn
ISBN 978-1-302-90419-7		2017On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-9927-4		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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