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255March 1981
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Captain America #255

Marvel · March 1981

First appearance: Warrior WomanFirst appearance: Sarah RogersFirst appearance: Agent ROrigin: BuckyDeath of Heinz Kruger1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#255
Publication date
March 1981
Key date
1981-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Dr. Murray Anderson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers.

Death on record for: Heinz Kruger.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Living Legend!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Rick ParkerBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1The Living Legendcomic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenAgent R First, Bucky Barnes, Baron Blood, Baron Zemo, Bucky Origin, Captain America Origin, Sergeant Duffy, Dr. Abraham Erskine, John Falsworth, James Montgomery Falsworth, Giant-Man, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch
3-letters page0.8script: Roger Stern
4-in-house column0.2letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245303

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn]
ISBN 078510593X		1998On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
Captain America: War & Remembrance [Second Edition] #[nn]
ISBN 0785126937		2007On eBay ›
Captain America [Shan-Lon] #[2]1990On eBay ›
Captain America: The Secret Story of Marvel's Star-Spangled Super Hero #[nn]
ISBN 0824980123		1981On eBay ›
Captain America [War and Remembrance] #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-657-0		1990On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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