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163July 1973
$0.20

Captain America #163

Marvel · July 1973 · on sale 1973-04-10

First appearance: Dave Cox1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#163
Publication date
July 1973
Key date
1973-07-00
On-sale date
1973-04-10
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 Dave Cox - 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
0The Serpent Squad!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten; letters: John CostanzaCaptain America, Cobra, Jordan Dixon, Eel, Falcon, Steve Rogers, Leopold Stryke, Viper, Klaus Voorhees, Sam Wilson
1Beware of Serpents!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten, Tony Mortellaro; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Charlotte Jetter, Gaspar SaladinoCaptain America, Amanda Carter, Harrison Carter, Peggy Carter, Sharon Carter, Cobra, Dave Cox First, Jordan Dixon, Eel, Falcon, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Leopold Stryke, Viper
2Diet-Sized Droplets of Dubious Distinction! (Or, Half a Bullpen Page In the Hand Is Worth Two In the Feet!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: Gaspar Saladino
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: ?; typeset

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: Serpents Unite! #1
ISBN 978-1-302-90316-9		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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Series context

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Sources

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