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Publishers / Marvel / Captain America (1968) / #155
155November 1972
$0.20

Captain America #155

Marvel · November 1972 · on sale August 8, 1972

First appearance (cover): ElectroFirst appearance (cover): Ivan KronovFirst appearance (cover): Man With No Face
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#155
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
November 1972
On-sale date
August 8, 1972
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 (cover) of Electro - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Ivan Kronov - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Man With No Face - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0The Secret Origin of Captain America!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Sam RosenBucky, Captain America, Electro First, Ivan Kronov First, Albert Malik, Man With No Face First, Jack Monroe, Red Skull
2The Incredible Origin of the Other Captain America!comic story20script: Steve Englehart, Don Rico; pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Frank McLaughlin, John Romita; letters: Jean IzzoBucky, Captain America, Captain America, Sharon Carter, Electro First, Falcon, Ivan Kronov First, Albert Malik, Man With No Face First, Jack Monroe, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
10Gangway, World! Madcap Marvel Marches Merrily On!in-house column1script: Stan LeeThe Cat [Greer Grant Nelson]
11-letters page1colors: ? (masthead design); letters: typeset

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #3
ISBN 0-7851-2166-8		2006On eBay ›
Captain America: The Legacy of Captain America #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5092-3		2011On 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 ›
Comic Book Creator #372025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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