Captain America #196 [30¢]
(April 1976)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Jack Kirby (credited) (Editor); Marv Wolfman (credited) (Consulting Editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #196 [25¢]. There exist further variants:
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Kill-Derby (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America and the Falcon / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
D. Bruce Berry (credited)
Colors
Janice Cohen (credited)
Letters
D. Bruce Berry (credited); John Costanza (page 1)
Job Number
JV160
Feature Logo
Captain America and The Falcon
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; General Argyle Fist; Cheer Chadwick (villain); Tinkerbelle (villain)
Synopsis
Cheer Chadwick forces Captain America and the Falcon take part in the Elite's deadly derby.
Reprints
Keywords
Hound-Dog; skateboard

Indexer Notes

The Madbomb Part 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America] / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Let's Rap with Cap

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Robert Rodi (as Bob Rodi), Bruce Clayton, Jeff Silva, Dean Mullaney, Mark Zutkoff, Keith N. Huntsman

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ed Shukin
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 339,484. Single issue nearest to filing date: 347,138.

A Labyrinthian List of Lambent Labors, Laudable Lagniappes, and Learned Legends Long-Lapsed into Looniness! (Table of Contents: 4)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan); ?
Pencils
John Romita ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow!
Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Characters
Nova

Indexer Notes

Includes Stan Lee's Soapbox and Items.

Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper (Table of Contents: 5)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Frank Giacoia ?; Mike Esposito ?
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [also appears as Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Man-Mountain Marko
Synopsis
Peter must come up with an excuse to get away from Mary Jane when he sees Man-Mountain Marko committing a crime.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes. Featured in March 1976 and April 1976 Marvel Comics.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Kill-Derby
    Captain America and the Falcon
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Let's Rap with Cap [Captain America]
  3. 3. Statement of Ownership
  4. 4. A Labyrinthian List of Lambent Labors, Laudable Lagniappes, and Learned Legends Long-Lapsed into Looniness!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 5. Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
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  • David Bruce
  • Peter Croome
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