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294June 1984
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #294

Marvel · June 1984 · on sale 1984-02-14

First appearance: Sister AgonyFirst appearance: Sister DeathFirst appearance: Sister Dream2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#294
Publication date
June 1984
Key date
1984-06-00
On-sale date
1984-02-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Sister Dream - 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
0-cover1pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Joe RubinsteinCaptain America, Jack Monroe, Nomad, Steve Rogers
1The Measure of a Man!comic story22script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Diana AlbersBaron Zemo, Captain America, Jack Monroe, Mother Superior, Nomad, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Bernadette Rosenthal, Johann Shmidt, Sinthea Shmidt, Sister Agony First, Sister Death First, Sister Dream First, Sister Pleasure
2-in-house column1script: Virginia Romita, Jim Shooter, Herb Trimpe
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245306
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245306

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America: Death of the Red Skull #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5986-5		2012On eBay ›
Sturm und Drang
ISBN 978-1-302-94536-7		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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