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268April 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

Captain America #268

Marvel · April 1982 · on sale 1982-01-05

First appearance: Gail Runciter1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#268
Publication date
April 1982
Key date
1982-04-00
On-sale date
1982-01-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gail Runciter - 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
0With the Defenders Beside Him!cover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; letters: Rick ParkerBrunnhilde, Captain America, Isaac Christians, Gargoyle, Hellcat, Nighthawk, Kyle Richmond, Steve Rogers, Valkyrie, Patsy Walker
2Peace on Earth-- Good Will to Mancomic story22script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakBucky Barnes, Brunnhilde, Bucky, Captain America, Isaac Christians, Josh Cooper, Dum Dum Dugan, Falcon, Gargoyle, Giant-Man, Morgan MacNeil Hardy, Hellcat, Iron Man, Hank Pym
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. BrownDenny O'Neil (photo); Al Milgrom (photo); Jim Salicrup (photo); Larry Hama (photo); Tom DeFalco (photo)
5-letters page0.8letters: typeset
6-statement of ownership0.2letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245304

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Defenders #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4537-0		2010On eBay ›
The Six-Fingered Hand
ISBN 978-0-7851-9599-3		2016On eBay ›
Monsters and Men
ISBN 978-1-302-92323-5		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #15
ISBN 978-1-302-94933-4		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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