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Captain America #34 Director's Cut #[nn]

Marvel · 2008 · on sale 2008-03-12

First appearance: Captain America
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America #34 Director's Cut (Marvel, 2008 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
2008
Key date
2008-03-12
On-sale date
2008-03-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$3.99; 4.05 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960606455700111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Captain America - 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: Steve Epting; inks: Butch Guice; colors: Frank D'ArmataBucky Barnes, Black Widow, Captain America First, Natasha Romanoff
1-recap1pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Butch Guice; colors: Frank D'ArmataBucky Barnes, Winter Soldier
2The Death of Captain America Act 2 The Burden of Dreams: Part Fourcomic story22script: Ed Brubaker; pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Butch Guice; colors: Frank D'Armata; letters: VC, Joe CaramagnaBucky Barnes, Black Widow, Captain America First, Iron Man, Red Skull, Natasha Romanoff, Johann Shmidt, Tony Stark, Arnim Zola
3Captain America #34 Scriptcomic story10script: Ed Brubaker; pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Butch GuiceBucky Barnes, Black Widow, Captain America First, Iron Man, Red Skull, Natasha Romanoff, Johann Shmidt, Tony Stark
4Preliminary Captain America Designsillustration3pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossBucky Barnes, Captain America First
5-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Steve Epting; colors: Steve EptingBucky Barnes, Captain America First
6-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossBucky Barnes, Captain America First
7-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossBucky Barnes, Captain America First
8Captain America #34 Cover Roughsillustration1pencils: Alex Ross, Steve EptingBucky Barnes, Captain America First
9Captain America #34 Pencils and Inkspromo (ad from the publisher)5pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Butch GuiceBucky Barnes, Black Widow, Captain America First, Natasha Romanoff
10-comic story3script: Ed Brubaker; pencils: Mike Perkins; inks: Mike Perkins; colors: Justin Ponsor; letters: Chris Eliopoulos; editing: Nicole BooseCaptain America [James Buchanan; Bucky Barnes]; John Berman (ABC News anchor)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America: The Death of Captain America Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3806-8		2009On eBay ›
The Burden of Dreams
ISBN 978-0-7851-2424-5		2008On eBay ›
The Burden of Dreams
ISBN 978-1-302-95648-6		2025On eBay ›

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Sources

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