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Captain America Annual #8

Marvel · 1986 · on sale 1986-05-20

First appearance: Tess-OneFirst appearance: Richard RennselaerFirst appearance: Overrider1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America Annual (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
1986
Key date
1986-05-20
On-sale date
1986-05-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.25; 0.40 GBP; 1.50 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Overrider - 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: John BeattyCaptain America, Logan, Steve Rogers, Wolverine
2Tess-Onecomic story40script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty, Josef Rubinstein; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Jim NovakCaptain America, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Robert Frank Jr., Logan, Overrider First, Richard Rennselaer First, Steve Rogers, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Tess-One First, Wolverine
5Four Star Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
8Marvel Super Martpromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typesetSpider-Man
12Get Four Extra Issues When You Subscribe Now to Any Marvel Comicpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSpider-Man
14Expect the Unexpectedpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 0714860256165

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hasbro / Captain America Annual #82010On eBay ›
Best of Wolverine #1
ISBN 0-7851-1370-3		2004On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-785-13477-0		2009On eBay ›
Wolverine vs. the Marvel Universe #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90465-4		2017On eBay ›
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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