Captain America: The Classic Years #1 (1990) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Captain America: The Classic Years (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: June 1990
Key date: 1990-06-00
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Pages: 220
ISBN: 0-87135-647-3

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Steve Rogers.

Death on record for: Admiral Perkins, Charles Manor, Major Croy.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Joe Simon	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Adolf Hitler, Steve Rogers
1	Captain America: The Classic Years	credits, title page	2	letters: typeset	Captain America; Steve Rogers
2	Book One Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	Meet Captain America	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	letters: typeset
4	Captain America Comics #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Joe Simon	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Adolf Hitler, Steve Rogers
5	Case No. 1: Meet Captain America	comic story	7.5	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Al Liederman, Jack Kirby; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Howard Ferguson	Agent X-13, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, J. Arthur Grover, Heinz Kruger, Chester Phillips, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Steve Rogers Origin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elizabeth Ross
6	Sando and Omar	comic story	7	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Al Liederman; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Howard Ferguson	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Omar, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Wolfgang von Krantz
7	Chessboard	comic story	16	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Al Liederman; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Howard Ferguson	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Herr Kameleon, Admiral Perkins Death, Rathcone, Steve Rogers, Strangler
8	Captain America and the Riddle of the Red Skull	comic story	14	script: Ed Herron; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Al Liederman; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Howard Ferguson	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Major Croy Death, Charles Manor Death, George Maxon, Red Skull, Steve Rogers
9	Captain America Comics #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell; letters: Joe Simon	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Adolf Hitler, Steve Rogers
10	Captain America and the Ageless Orientals Who Wouldn't Die	comic story	15	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby, Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
11	Captain America: Trapped in the Nazi Stronghold	comic story	15	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Steve Rogers
12	Captain America and the Wax Statue That Struck Death	comic story	15	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
13	Captain America Comics #3 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, George Maxon, Red Skull, Steve Rogers
14	Captain America: The Return of the Red Skull	comic story	17	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Al Gabriele; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, George Maxon, Red Skull, Steve Rogers
15	The Hunchback of Hollywood and the Movie Murder	comic story	17	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Bernie Klein, George Roussos; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
16	The Case of the Murdering Butterflies and the Ancient Mummies	comic story	11	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
17	Captain America Comics #4 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
18	Captain America and the Unholy Legion	comic story	15	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Al Avison, Al Gabriele; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Franklin D. Roosevelt
19	Captain America and Ivan the Terrible	comic story	9	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
20	The Case of the Fake Money Fiends	comic story	10	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
21	Captain America in Horror Hospital	comic story	13	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
22	Captain America Comics #5 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Syd Shores; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Ringmaster of Death, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Fritz Tiboldt
23	Captain America and the Ringmaster of Death	comic story	12	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Ringmaster of Death, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Fritz Tiboldt
24	The Gruesome Secret of the Dragon of Death	comic story	15	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers
25	Captain America and Killers of the Bund	comic story	10	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Whitewash Jones, Knuckles O'Toole, Steve Rogers, Jeff Sandervilt, Tubby Tinkle
26	Captain America and the Terror That Was Devil's Island	comic story	5.5	script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
27	Back Cover	illustration	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Syd Shores; colors: Greg Theakston, Pure Imagination Company, George Roussos, Paul Becton, Bill Wray, Richard Howell	Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Ringmaster of Death, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Fritz Tiboldt

Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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