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215November 1977
$0.35

Captain America #215

Marvel · November 1977 · on sale 1977-08-10

Origin: Captain America2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#215
Publication date
November 1977
Key date
1977-11-00
On-sale date
1977-08-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Captain America, Steve Rogers.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Is Steve Rogers?cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: John Costanza, Gaspar SaladinoCaptain America, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Black Panther, Bucky, Falcon, Jacqueline Falsworth, Nick Fury, Jim Hammond, Adolf Hitler, Human Torch, Iron Man, Namor, Thor Odinson
1The Way It Really Was!comic story17script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Roussos; letters: RosenCaptain America Origin, Steve Rogers Origin, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Captain America, Captain America, Sharon Carter, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Falcon, Jacqueline Falsworth, Lord Brian Falsworth, Giant-Man, Jim Hammond
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-78515-091-6		2011On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1461977On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #12
ISBN 978-1-302-92210-8		2020On eBay ›
The Swine
ISBN 978-1-302-96052-0		2025On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96822-9		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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