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CATALOG RECORD

Captain America #1

Marvel · Series began 1998 · January 1998

Dates

Cover date
January 1998
Pages
54

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct Edition

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 75960604455900111

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  • Sunburst Variant

    Barcode 75960604455900121

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928102453801

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Heroes Return

This is part 1 of 8. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Captain America #1
  2. Fantastic Four #1
  3. Avengers #1
  4. Fantastic Four #2
  5. Iron Man #1
  6. Avengers #2
  7. Fantastic Four #3
  8. Fantastic Four #4

Creators

pencils: Ron Garneyinks: Bob Wiacekscript: Mark Waid, Ron Garney, Matt Idelson, Paul Tutronecolors: Joe Rosas, Digital Chameleonletters: John Costanza, Comicraft

Stories

  • The Return of Steve Rogers, Captain America · 34 pages

    Cap returns from the Heroes Reborn universe and finds himself in Japan right in the middle of a Captain America celebration. As some cheer his return, he is attacked by those who oppose the Westernization of the Japanese culture.

  • Behind the Scenes With Ron Garney · 2 pages

Publisher’s description

Steve Rogers finds himself on the streets of Tokyo with no memory of where he has been for the last year. Before he can get his bearings, Captain America is called into action to stop a group of terrorists who are protesting the Americanization of Japanese culture.

Reprinted in

Captain America: To Serve and Protect (2002), Captain America: To Serve and Protect (2011), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America by Mark Waid, Ron Garney & Andy Kubert Omnibus (2017), Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2020)

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