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5August 1941
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Captain America Comics #5

Marvel · August 1941 · on sale 1941-05-05

First appearance: Knuckles O'TooleFirst appearance: Tubby TinkleFirst appearance: Jeff Sandervilt
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
August 1941
Key date
1941-08-00
On-sale date
1941-05-05
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Knuckles O'Toole - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Harry Kane - 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
0Ringmaster's Wheel of Deathcover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Syd ShoresBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Ringmaster of Death First, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Fritz Tiboldt First
1Captain America Contentstable of contents1script: Joe Simon; pencils: Jack KirbyBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Ringmaster of Death First, Steve Rogers, Fritz Tiboldt First
2The Ringmaster of Deathcomic story12script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Ringmaster of Death First, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Fritz Tiboldt First
3The Gruesome Secret of the Dragon of Deathcomic story15script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
4All-Winners Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; most typesetThe Angel, Bucky Barnes, The Black Marvel, Bucky, Captain America, Thomas Halloway, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Dan Lyons, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner, Toro
5Killers of the Bundcomic story10script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Whitewash Jones First, Knuckles O'Toole First, Steve Rogers, Jeff Sandervilt First, Tubby Tinkle First
6Captain America Wants You!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
7Captain America and the Ruby Robberstext story2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
8The Terror That Was Devil's Islandcomic story5.5script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
9You can't miss...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgJim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
10Meet "Headline" Hunter -- Foreign Correspondentcomic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasHeadline Hunter First, Jerry Hunter First
11Weird Stories from the Dark Agescomic story4script: Joe Simon, Jack KirbyTuk
12The Miser and the Counterfeit Millionscomic story8script: Stan Lee; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasHurricane, Harry Kane First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantasy Masterpieces #51966On eBay ›
Captain America: The Classic Years #1
ISBN 078510660X; 978-0785106609		1998On eBay ›
Essential Captain America #1
ISBN 0-7851-0740-1		2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-2228-9		2008On eBay ›
Golden Age Captain America Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6807-2		2014On eBay ›
Captain America: The Classic Years #1
ISBN 0-87135-647-3		1990On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91934-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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