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161May 1973
$0.20

Captain America #161

Marvel · May 1973 · on sale 1973-02-13

First appearance: Peggy CarterFirst appearance: Harrison CarterFirst appearance: Amanda Carter1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#161
Publication date
May 1973
Key date
1973-05-00
On-sale date
1973-02-13
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Amanda Carter - 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
0If a Soul Be Lost!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Romita; letters: Annette KaweckiCaptain America, Doctor Faustus, Falcon, Johann Fennhoff, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
1...If He Loseth His Soul!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America, Amanda Carter First, Harrison Carter First, Peggy Carter First, Doctor Faustus, Falcon, Johann Fennhoff, Nick Fury, Rafe Michel, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Leila Taylor, Sam Wilson
3FOOM!in-house column1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset; ?
4-letters page0.5letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-9929-8		2016On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-93042-4		2021On eBay ›
The Secret Empire
ISBN 978-1-302-94873-3		2023On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #16062 of 355#162 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24034679 (Peggy Carter), first-appearance property (CC0)

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