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78September 1954
$0.10

Captain America #78

Marvel · September 1954

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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1954 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
September 1954
Key date
1954-09-10
Indicia publisher
Prime Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Stan GoldbergCaptain America; Bucky; Electro
1His Touch Is Death!comic story6script: Don Rico; pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Electro [Ivan Kronov] (introduction)
2The Green Dragon!comic story6script: Don Rico; pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky
3Just One Hourtext story2pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson
4Playing With Fire!comic story5script: Hank Chapman; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache; letters: Dick AyersHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]
5The Hour of Doomcomic story6script: Don Rico; pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Chuck Blayne

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-2460-3		2008On eBay ›
Captain America: The 75th Anniversary Vibranium Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90000-7		2016On eBay ›
Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91659-6		2018On eBay ›
Captain America (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-14-313575-3		2022On eBay ›

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