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Publishers / Marvel / Captain America (1968) / #223
223July 1978
$0.35

Captain America #223

Marvel · July 1978 · on sale April 11, 1978

First appearance (cover): Animus1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#223
Publication date
July 1978
Key date
July 1978
On-sale date
April 11, 1978
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245307
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Animus - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0Call Him Animus-- Call Him Death!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Ricardo VillamonteAnimus First, Denise Baranger, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1Call Me Animuscomic story17script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Esposito, Tartag; inks: Esposito, Tartag; colors: M. E. Beveridge; letters: I. WatanabeAnimus First, Denise Baranger, Captain America, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers, Eugene Stivak
2-letters page1script: Steve Gerber
3-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

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 ›
Captain America Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96822-9		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #222124 of 355#224 ›

Sources

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