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277January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #277

Marvel · January 1983 · on sale 1982

Origin: Baron Zemo2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#277
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Baron Zemo, Helmut Zemo, Sam Wilson.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prisoner of Zemo!cover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John BeattyBaron Zemo, Captain America, Primus, Steve Rogers, Helmut Zemo
1In Thy Imagecomic story16script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: John MorelliBaron Zemo Origin, Captain America, Falcon, Primus, Steve Rogers, Bernadette Rosenthal, Arnold Roth, Vermin, Edward Whelan, Sam Wilson, Helmut Zemo Origin
2Snapping--Part IIcomic story6script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerRedwing, Sam Wilson Origin
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Ken Feduniewicz; inks: Ken Feduniewicz; colors: Ken FeduniewiczVampirella; Spider-Man; Thor
4-letters page1letters: typesetVision; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245301
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245301

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Avengers: Falcon #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8826-1		2014On eBay ›
Monsters and Men
ISBN 978-1-302-92323-5		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #16
ISBN 978-1-302-95521-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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