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218February 1978
$0.35

Captain America #218

Marvel · February 1978 · on sale 1977-11-08

First appearance: Lyle Dekker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#218
Publication date
February 1978
Key date
1978-02-00
On-sale date
1977-11-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245302
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lyle Dekker - 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-cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny CrespiCaptain America, Iron Man, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark
1One Day in Newfoundland!comic story17script: Don Glut; pencils: S. Buscema, Esposito, Tartag; inks: Esposito, Tartag; colors: G. Roussos; letters: J. CostanzaDenise Baranger, Blue Streak, Captain America, Sharon Carter, Drew Daniels, Lyle Dekker First, Falcon, Nick Fury, Iron Man, Edwin Jarvis, Marvel Boy, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Texas Twister
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #6
ISBN 978-0-78515-091-6		2011On 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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