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4June 1941
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Captain America Comics #4

Marvel · June 1941 · on sale 1941-04-15

First appearance: RockmanFirst appearance: Don StevensFirst appearance: The Defender
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
June 1941
Key date
1941-06-00
On-sale date
1941-04-15
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of The Defender - 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
0Horror Hospitalcover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1Contentstable of contents1script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
2The Unholy Legioncomic story15script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Al Avison, Al GabrieleBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Franklin D. Roosevelt
3Ivan the Terriblecomic story9script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Jack KirbyBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
4The Case of the Fake Money Fiendscomic story10script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
5Horror Hospitalcomic story13script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross
6Captain America and the Bomb Sight Thievestext story2script: Stan LeeBucky Barnes, Captain America, Steve Rogers
7Join Captain America's Sentinels of Libertypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
8The Ogre of the Cave-Dwellerscomic story6script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Chu F. HingTuk
9Coming Soon!!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: variousThe Angel, Captain America, Dr. Jack Castle, The Defender First, The Fiery Mask, Thomas Halloway, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Hurricane, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Rockman First, Steve Rogers, Don Stevens First
10The Pirate and the Missing Shipscomic story7script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Charles NicholasHurricane
11-illustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantasy Masterpieces #41966On eBay ›
Captain America: The Classic Years #1
ISBN 078510660X; 978-0785106609		1998On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #1
ISBN 0-7851-1619-2		2005On eBay ›
Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special #12009On eBay ›
Golden Age Captain America Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6807-2		2014On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Captain America #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5793-9		2012On eBay ›
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5		2017On eBay ›
Captain America: The Classic Years #1
ISBN 0-87135-647-3		1990On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91934-4		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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