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143November 1971
$0.25

Captain America #143

Marvel · November 1971 · on sale 1971-08-10

First appearance: Rafe Michel
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#143
Publication date
November 1971
Key date
1971-11-00
On-sale date
1971-08-10
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rafe Michel - 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
0Power to the People!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Falcon, Red Skull, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt, Sam Wilson
2Power to the Peoplecomic story34script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenAgent 13, Captain America, Sharon Carter, Dum Dum Dugan, Paul Pierre Duval, Falcon, Nick Fury, Grey Gargoyle, Rafe Michel First, Brian Muldoon, Red Skull, Redwing, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt
12-in-house column1script: Stan LeeThor; Iron Man; Daredevil; Captain America; Black Widow; Spider-Man; Conan; Thing; Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Human Torch
15-letters page1.6script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: John Romita; inks: George RoussosCaptain America
16-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America #4001992On eBay ›
Essential Captain America #3
ISBN 0-7851-2166-8		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-5875-2		2012On eBay ›
Captain America vs. the Red Skull #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5096-1		2011On 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

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Sources

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