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168December 1973
$0.20

Captain America #168

Marvel · December 1973 · on sale 1973-09-04

First appearance: Helmut ZemoFirst appearance: Phoenix1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#168
Publication date
December 1973
Key date
1973-12-00
On-sale date
1973-09-04
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 Helmut Zemo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Phoenix - 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
0Who Is the Phoenix?cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: John CostanzaCaptain America, Falcon, Phoenix First, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Helmut Zemo First
2...And a Phoenix Shall Arise!comic story20script: Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: J. Tartag, G. Roussos; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: C. Jetter, June BravermanBaron Zemo, Captain America, Falcon, Silas King, Phoenix First, Red Skull, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt, Solarr, Sam Wilson, Heinrich Zemo, Helmut Zemo First
14Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
15Spider-Man Medallion-Coinpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America and the Falcon [Book and Record Set] #PR121974On eBay ›
Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0655-3		1998On eBay ›
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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Series context

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Sources

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