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209May 1977
$0.30

Captain America #209

Marvel · May 1977 · on sale 1977-02-08

First appearance: PrimusOrigin: Arnim Zola2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#209
Publication date
May 1977
Key date
1977-05-00
On-sale date
1977-02-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245305
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Primus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Arnim Zola.

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 Bio-Fanatic!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Danny CrespiCaptain America, Primus First, Donna Maria Puentes, Steve Rogers, Arnim Zola
1Arnim Zola -- the Bio-Fanatic!!comic story17script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Verpoorten; colors: George Roussos; letters: Jim NovakCaptain America, Sharon Carter, Falcon, Primus First, Donna Maria Puentes, Steve Rogers, Leila Taylor, Sam Wilson, Arnim Zola Origin
2-letters page1pencils: John Romita
3Yabberings and Yeddings from Yeoman Yarnspinners to You!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America and the Falcon: The Swine #[nn]
ISBN 9780785120780		2006On eBay ›
Essential Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-78515-091-6		2011On eBay ›
Captain America by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4960-6		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #11
ISBN 978-1-302-91702-9		2019On eBay ›
Kirby Returns! King-Size #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91823-1		2019On eBay ›
Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92821-6		2020On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-95513-7		2024On eBay ›
The Swine
ISBN 978-1-302-96052-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #208110 of 355#210 ›

Sources

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