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195March 1976
$0.25

Captain America #195

Marvel · March 1976 · on sale 1975-12-09

First appearance: Argyle Fist1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#195
Publication date
March 1976
Key date
1976-03-00
On-sale date
1975-12-09
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 Argyle Fist - 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
0It Can Happen Here! The Savage World of -- "1984!"cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCaptain America, Falcon, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
1It's "1984!"comic story17script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: D. Bruce Berry; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: D. Bruce Berry, Gaspar SaladinoCaptain America, Falcon, Argyle Fist First, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
2-letters page1.5letters: typesetCaptain America; Faustus
3What Kind of Man Reads Crazy?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4A Kaleidoscope of Kinetic Kibitzing and Kooky Kommentary Kenned to Kindle your Karma!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack KirbyIkaris

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4535-6		2010On eBay ›
Captain America & The Falcon: Madbomb #[nn]
ISBN 9780785115571; 0-7851-1557-9		2004On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1251975On eBay ›
Captain America by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4960-6		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90956-7		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #19496 of 355#196 ›

Sources

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