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139July 1971
$0.15

Captain America #139

Marvel · July 1971 · on sale 1971-04-13

First appearance: Brian Muldoon
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#139
Publication date
July 1971
Key date
1971-07-00
On-sale date
1971-04-13
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brian Muldoon - 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
0The Fateful Choice!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSteve Rogers
2The Badge and the Betrayalcomic story19script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita, Tony Mortellaro; letters: Artie SimekAgent 13, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sharon Carter, Sergeant Duffy, Dum Dum Dugan, Paul Pierre Duval, Falcon, Nick Fury, Grey Gargoyle, Brian Muldoon First, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson
5-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (background only); letters: typeset
6Official Marvel Stationerypromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (ad copy); letters: typeset
13Funky Facts and Freaky Fables, from the Fickle Finger of Forbush!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-letters page1.67pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Dick AyersCaptain America
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb TrimpeIron Man [Tony Stark]

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #3
ISBN 0-7851-2166-8		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-5875-2		2012On eBay ›
Hero or Hoax?
ISBN 978-1-302-91003-7		2018On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-9927-4		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #13840 of 355#140 ›

Sources

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