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153September 1972
$0.20

Captain America #153

Marvel · September 1972 · on sale 1972-06-13

First appearance: Jack MonroeFirst appearance: Captain AmericaFirst appearance: Bucky
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#153
Publication date
September 1972
Key date
1972-09-00
On-sale date
1972-06-13
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Cal Trimble - 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
0Captain America -- Hero or Hoax?cover1pencils: Sal Buscema, Marie Severin; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Morrie KuramotoCaptain America, Falcon, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
2Captain America -- Hero or Hoax?comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: John CostanzaBucky First, Captain America, Captain America First, Sharon Carter, Bob Courtney First, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Falcon, Nick Fury, Rafe Michel, Jack Monroe First, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Leila Taylor, Cal Trimble First
4Super-Special Announcement!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
13-letters page1script: Steve Gerber

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #3
ISBN 0-7851-2166-8		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8799-8		2014On eBay ›
Hero or Hoax?
ISBN 978-1-302-91003-7		2018On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-93042-4		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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