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157January 1973
$0.20

Captain America #157

Marvel · January 1973 · on sale 1972-10-10

First appearance: Viper
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#157
Publication date
January 1973
Key date
1973-01-00
On-sale date
1972-10-10
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Viper - 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
0"Vengeance!" Cries the Viper!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCaptain America, Falcon, Steve Rogers, Viper First, Sam Wilson
1Veni, Vidi, Vici: Viper!comic story20script: Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: John Verpoorten; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America, Falcon, Steve Rogers, Viper First, Sam Wilson
2Irrelevant Info and Inane Items, Illustrated and Inscribed by an Infinite Number of Monkeys!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8799-8		2014On eBay ›
Hero or Hoax?
ISBN 978-1-302-91003-7		2018On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-93042-4		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #15658 of 355#158 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113676101 (Viper), first-appearance property (CC0)

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