Marvel Age Annual #3 - First Appearance of The Captain, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Age Annual (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: [October] 1987
Key date: October 1987
On-sale date: June 4, 1987
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $0.75
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of William Nowlan - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	2	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck	Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, Brother Voodoo, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Counterweight, Cyclops, Daredevil, Destroyer, Bobby Drake, Jericho Drumm, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm
1	Salicrup's Section	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.5	script: Jim Salicrup
2	Marvel Agenda	credits, title page	0.5	letters: typeset
3	When Titans Plug!	comic story	17	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Fred Hembeck	Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, The Black Knight, Tandy Bowen, Box, Brother Voodoo, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Cloak, Counterweight, Crystal, Cyclops, Dagger
4	Alpha Flight	comic story	1	script: Joanne Spaldo; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Whilce Portacio	Bedlam First, Box, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Kara Killgrave, Whitman Knapp, Walter Langkowski, Manikin, William Nowlan First, Purple Girl, Sasquatch, Vindicator
5	The Avengers	comic story	1	script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer	The Black Knight, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Norbert Ebersol, Fixer, Hercules, Luke Cage, Marrina, Namor, Power Man, Monica Rambeau, Steve Rogers
6	The West Coast Avengers	comic story	1	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Mike Machlan	Aquarius, Aries, Clint Barton, Gustav Brandt, Cancer, Capricorn, Maximillian Coleridge, Gemini, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Leo, Libra, Master Pandemonium, Wanda Maximoff
7	Brother Voodoo	comic story	1	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Jim Mooney	Brother Voodoo, Brother Voodoo, Daniel Drumm, Jericho Drumm
8	Captain America	comic story	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Joe Sinnott	Batroc the Leaper, Georges Batroc, Bucky First, Captain America, The Captain First, Diamondback, Michael Farrel, Rachel Leighton, Anthony Power, Professor Power, Steve Rogers, Super-Patriot First, John Walker, Lemar Hoskins First
9	Daredevil	comic story	1	script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Danny Bulanadi	Black Widow, Bullet First, Carl Burbank First, Bushwacker First, Buck Cashman First, Daredevil, Logan, Matt Murdock, Natasha Romanoff, Wolverine
10	Silver Surfer	comic story	1	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Joe Rubinstein	The Gardener, Mantis, Nova, The Obliterator First, The Possessor, Norrin Radd, Frankie Raye, Silver Surfer, The Trader First, Ord Zyonz
11	Fantastic Four	comic story	1	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott	Esteban Corazón de Ablo, Crystal, Diablo, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Dragon Man, Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Phillip Masters, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mole Man, Mister Fantastic
12	Incredible Hulk	comic story	1	script: Peter David; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Bob Wiacek	Bruce Banner, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Hulk, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Scott Summers
13	Iron Man	comic story	1	script: David Michelinie; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton	Force, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, Carl Walker
14	The Marvel Saga	comic story	1	script: Adam Blaustein; pencils: Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Rodney Ramos; inks: Rodney Ramos, George Klein, Joe Sinnott, Donald C. Hudson	Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Captain America, Thor, Galactus, Galan, Goliath, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic
15	Power Pack	comic story	1	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Jon Bogdanove	Counterweight, Destroyer, Molecula, Alex Power, Jack Power, Julie Power, Katie Power, Franklin Richards, Starstreak, Tattle-Tale
16	The Amazing Spider-Man	comic story	1	script: Jim Owsley; pencils: Steve Geiger; inks: Jack Abel	Doctor Octopus, Hobgoblin, Jason Macendale Jr., Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
17	Doctor Strange	comic story	0.5	script: Terry Austin; pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Bret Blevins	Kaluu, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
18	Cloak and Dagger	comic story	0.5	script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin Nowlan	Anna Marie, Beast, Black Cat, Tandy Bowen, Frank Castle, Cloak, Dagger, Daredevil, Felicia Hardy, Mister Jip First, Tyrone Johnson, Hank McCoy, Matt Murdock, Katie Power
19	Strikeforce: Morituri	comic story	1	script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Scott Williams	Dr. Kimmo Tuolema; Strikeforce: Morituri [Radian [Louis Armanetti]; Blackthorn [Aline Pagrovna]; Marathon [Robert Greenbaum]; Adept [Jelene Anderson]; Toxyn [Ruth Mastorakis]; Scaredycat [Pilar Lisieux]]; Horde
20	The Mighty Thor	comic story	1	script: Craig Anderson; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett Breeding	Loki, Thor, Volstagg, Ziran, Thor Odinson
21	X-Factor	comic story	1	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Bob Wiacek	Apocalypse, Beast, Caliban, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, En Sabah Nur, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers
22	X-Men and the New Mutants	comic story	1	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Cannonball, Roberto Da Costa, Sam Guthrie, Magik, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Illyana Rasputina, Shadowcat, Rahne Sinclair, Sunspot, Kurt Wagner, Warlock
23	Marvel Trivia Quiz	activity	2	script: Brian Nelson	Hobgoblin, Hulk, Rick Jones, Ned Leeds, Namor, Doc Samson, Sub-Mariner, Leonard Samson
24	Marvel A to Z	text article	10	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
25	Marvel Trivia Quiz Answers	activity	1	script: Brian Nelson	Humbug, Buck Mitty
26	The Transformers: Headmasters	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bob Budiansky

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q125685025 (The Trader), first-appearance property (CC0)

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