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399April 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Captain America #399

Marvel · April 1992

First appearance: ShatteraxFirst appearance: Roco-BaiFirst appearance: Ard-Con2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#399
Publication date
April 1992
Key date
1992-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Operation: Galactic Storm Part 8cover1pencils: Rik Levins; inks: Don HudsonCaptain America, Steve Rogers
1Twenty Million Light Years from Earthcomic story18script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Rik Levins; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Joe RosenArd-Con First, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Captain America, Crystal, Goliath, Hercules, Iron Man, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Roco-Bai First, Steve Rogers, Ronan the Accuser, Sersi, Shatterax First
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3Cross to Bearcomic story5script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Larry Alexander; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Ed Lazellari; letters: Steve DutroCrossbones, Diamondback, Rachel Leighton, Brock Rumlow

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928102453804
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602453807

Where to read it

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Avengers: Galactic Storm #1
ISBN 0-7851-2044-0
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Operation Galactic Storm
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Captain Marvel: Starforce #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91797-5
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Blood and Glory
ISBN 978-1-302-92279-5
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Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-96881-6
2026On eBay ›

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Sources

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