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379November 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Captain America #379

Marvel · November 1990

First appearance: Nefarius3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#379
Publication date
November 1990
Key date
1990-11-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Nefarius - 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
0Enter: Nefarius!cover1pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Ron LimLloyd Bloch, Captain America, Nefarius First, Quasar, Steve Rogers, Wendell Vaughn
1Moonstruckcomic story18script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Chris Marrinan; colors: Nelson Yomtov; letters: Joe RosenLloyd Bloch, Captain America, Peggy Carter, John Jameson, Moonstone, Nefarius First, Quasar, Steve Rogers, Karla Sofen, Wendell Vaughn
3The Warningcomic story4script: Gruenwald; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Panosian; colors: Yomtov; letters: RosenBlack Racer, Diamondback, Rachel Leighton, Ariana Saddiqi
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
5-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602453814
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602453814
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602453802

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Streets of Poison
ISBN 978-0-7851-9265-7		2015On eBay ›
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-96421-4		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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