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165September 1973
$0.20

Captain America #165

Marvel · September 1973 · on sale 1973-06-12

First appearance: Boss Morgan1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
September 1973
Key date
1973-09-00
On-sale date
1973-06-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Boss Morgan - 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 Yellow Claw Strikes!cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: John CostanzaCaptain America, Falcon, Plan Chu, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, The Yellow Claw
1The Yellow Claw Strikescomic story19script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: G. Roussos; letters: C. JetterCaptain America, Peggy Carter, Sharon Carter, Falcon, Nick Fury, Boss Morgan First, Plan Chu, Steve Rogers, Suwan, Leila Taylor, Sam Wilson, The Yellow Claw
2More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel! (Or: Savage Tales Is Alive and Well and Living in a Suburb Outside Cimmeria!)in-house column1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset; ?
3-letters page0.5letters: typeset
4Make Way for Brother Voodoo!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-9929-8		2016On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-93042-4		2021On eBay ›
The Secret Empire
ISBN 978-1-302-94873-3		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #16466 of 355#166 ›

Sources

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