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221May 1978
$0.35

Captain America #221

Marvel · May 1978 · on sale 1978-02-07

First appearance: Ameridroid2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#221
Publication date
May 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245305
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ameridroid - 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
0Hour of the Hero!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Tony DeZuniga; letters: Danny CrespiCaptain America, Steve Rogers
1Cul-de-Sac!comic story12script: Don Glut, Steve Gerber, David Kraft; pencils: Sal Buscema, M. Esposito; inks: M. Esposito; colors: G. Roussos; letters: I. WatanabeAmeridroid First, Captain America, Lyle Dekker, Steve Rogers
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
3The Coming of Captain Avenger!comic story5script: Scott Edelman; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Irene V.; letters: Bruce Patterson; editing: Archie GoodwinRick Jones; the Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Baron Heinrich Zemo (illusion); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-78515-091-6		2011On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #12
ISBN 978-1-302-92210-8		2020On eBay ›
The Swine
ISBN 978-1-302-96052-0		2025On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96822-9		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #220122 of 355#222 ›

Sources

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