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3[July] 1976
$0.50

Captain America Annual #3

Marvel · [July] 1976 · on sale 1976-04-27

First appearance: ThrekkerDeath of Threkker
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America Annual (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
[July] 1976
Key date
1976-07-00
On-sale date
1976-04-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
52
Barcode
0714860243865
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Threkker.

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
0Doom Is the Black Star!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Irving WatanabeCaptain America, Steve Rogers, Threkker First
2The Thing from the Black Hole Star!comic story35script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia, John Verpoorten; colors: Janice C.; letters: GasparCaptain America, Steve Rogers, Threkker First
5An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato!in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Paul Gulacy
9Listen to Doom!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset

Plus 14.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America and the Falcon: The Swine #[nn]
ISBN 9780785120780		2006On eBay ›
Essential Captain America #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4535-6		2010On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1291976On eBay ›
Captain America by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4960-6		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90956-7		2018On eBay ›
Captain America by Jack Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92821-6		2020On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-95513-7		2024On eBay ›
The Swine
ISBN 978-1-302-96052-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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