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243March 1980
$0.40

Captain America #243

Marvel · March 1980 · on sale 1979-12-11

First appearance: AdonisFirst appearance: Eric Cameron2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#243
Publication date
March 1980
Key date
1980-03-00
On-sale date
1979-12-11
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Eric Cameron - 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
0And Now: Adonis!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Irv WatanabeAdonis First, Eric Cameron First, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1The Lazarus Conspiracy!comic story17script: Roger McKenzie; pencils: Rich Buckler, Don Perlin; inks: Don Perlin; colors: Roger Slifer; letters: Clem Robins, Diana AlbersAdonis First, Eric Cameron First, Captain America, Steve Rogers
2-letters page0.9letters: typeset
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.1
4-in-house column0.8script: Stan Lee
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.2
7How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!promo (ad from the publisher)1Batroc

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245303

Where to read it

CollectionYear
King Conan #11980On eBay ›
Essential Captain America #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8409-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #13
ISBN 978-1-302-92925-1		2020On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96822-9		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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