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3August 2002
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Captain America #3

Marvel · August 2002 · on sale 2002

First appearance: Jessica SeldonFirst appearance: Faysal Al-Tariq1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 2002 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
August 2002
Key date
2002-08-00
On-sale date
2002
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960605153300311
Rating
PG

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jessica Seldon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Faysal Al-Tariq - 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
0Are You Doing Your Part?cover1pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John Cassaday; colors: John CassadayCaptain America, Steve Rogers
1Enemy: Chapter Three - Soft Targetscomic story22script: John Ney Rieber; pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John Cassaday; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft's Wes AbbottFaysal Al-Tariq First, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Jessica Seldon First
2House Advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)2.5
3X-Treme Savings!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07480802453708

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The New Deal
ISBN 0-7851-1101-8		2003On eBay ›
Marvel Knights
ISBN 978-0-7851-9633-4		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Knights Captain America by Rieber & Cassaday: The New Deal #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91402-8		2018On eBay ›
Captain America: The New Deal #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4964-4		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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