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175July 1974
$0.25

Captain America #175

Marvel · July 1974 · on sale 1974-04-09

First appearance: Number One
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#175
Publication date
July 1974
Key date
1974-07-00
On-sale date
1974-04-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Showdowncover1pencils: Sal Buscema, John Romita; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Danny CrespiLloyd Bloch, Captain America, Moonstone, Number One First, Steve Rogers
1...Before the Dawn!comic story18script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Vinnie Colletta; colors: P. Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAngel, Bruce Banner, Beast, Lloyd Bloch, Captain America, Peggy Carter, Cyclops, Lorna Dane, Jordan Dixon, Bobby Drake, Falcon, Jean Grey, Quentin Harderman, Havok
2-letters page1.34script: Steve EnglehartSwordsman
3-in-house column0.33letters: typeset
4Monumental Memoranda About Monster-Size Mags!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America and The Falcon: Secret Empire #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1836-5		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-4222-5		2010On eBay ›
Captain America: The 75th Anniversary Vibranium Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90000-7		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-9929-8		2016On eBay ›
It's Always Darkest before the Dawn
ISBN 978-1-302-91603-9		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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