Captain America #173 (1974) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane, John Romita; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito; letters: Danny Crespi	Captain America, Cyclops, Falcon, Nick Fury, Jean Grey, Marvel Girl, Steve Rogers, Scott Summers, Sam Wilson
2	The Sins of the Secret Empire!	comic story	19	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Vinnie Colletta; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Artie Simek	Beast, Captain America, Cyclops, Linda Donaldson, Dum Dum Dugan, Falcon, Nick Fury, Jean Grey, Iron Man, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Professor X
9	-	letters page	0.75	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta	Red Ghost
10	Statement Of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
11	A Few Surprises - a Smattering of Surmises - and a Hint About Prizes!	in-house column	1	script: Roy Thomas
17	Hey, Believer! Have We Got a New Kung Fu Mag for You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: ?; typeset	Shang-Chi (cameo)

Plus 13.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Captain America and The Falcon: Secret Empire #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-1836-5	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 ISBN 978-0-7851-4222-5	2010	On eBay ›
Captain America: The 75th Anniversary Vibranium Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90000-7	2016	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #8 ISBN 978-0-7851-9929-8	2016	On eBay ›
It's Always Darkest before the Dawn ISBN 978-1-302-91603-9	2019	On eBay ›

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