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323November 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Captain America #323

Marvel · November 1986 · on sale 1986-07-08

First appearance: John WalkerFirst appearance: Super-Patriot1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#323
Publication date
November 1986
Key date
1986-11-00
On-sale date
1986-07-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Super-Patriot - 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: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe RubinsteinCaptain America, Steve Rogers
1Super-Patriot Is Herecomic story22script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: John Beatty; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Diana AlbersCaptain America, Flag-Smasher, Hercules, Edwin Jarvis, Karl Morgenthau, Steve Rogers, Bernadette Rosenthal, Jasper Sitwell, Super-Patriot First, Ethan Thurm, John Walker First, Dane Whitman
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1script: Don Daley

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245311

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice Is Served
ISBN 978-1-302-90420-3		2017On eBay ›
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95687-5		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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