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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Mar 1st, 1981

Captain America #255

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"The Living Legend"

This is a 40th Anniversary special edition. It details the origin of Captain America and focuses on his early adventures in 1941-42.

Format
Comic
Page Count
32 pages
Cover Price
$0.50
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Creators

Roger Stern
Writer
Roger Stern
John Byrne
Penciller
John Byrne
Bob Sharen
Colorist
Bob Sharen
Joe Rosen
Letterer
Joe Rosen
Frank Miller
Cover Artist
Frank Miller
Jim Salicrup
Editor
Jim Salicrup
Jim Shooter
Editor-in-Chief
Jim Shooter

Characters

Abraham Erskine
Abraham Erskine
Earth-616
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Earth-616
Baron Blood
John Falsworth
Baron Blood
Earth-616
Baron Zemo
Heinrich Zemo
Baron Zemo
Earth-616
Bucky
James Barnes
Bucky
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Giant-Man
Hank Pym
Giant-Man
Earth-616
Heinz Kruger
Heinz Kruger
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Jim Hammond
Human Torch
Jim Hammond
Earth-616
Master Man
Wilhelm Lohmer
Master Man
Earth-616
Mike Duffy
Mike Duffy
Earth-616
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namor McKenzie
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Earth-616
Red Skull
Johann Schmidt
Red Skull
Earth-616
Sarah Rogers
Earth-616
Spitfire
Jacqueline Falsworth
Spitfire
Earth-616
Thor Odinson
Thor Odinson
Earth-616
Union Jack
Brian Falsworth
Union Jack
Earth-616
Julia Koenig
Warrior Woman
Earth-616
Wasp
Janet Van Dyne
Wasp
Earth-616

Key Events

First Appearance
Sarah Rogers Earth-616

Collected In

  • Captain America: War & Remembrance TP
    Captain America: War & Remembrance TP
    Captain America Vol. 1 (1968 - 1996)
  • Captain America 75th Anniv Vibranium Collection HC
    Captain America 75th Anniv Vibranium Collection HC
    Captain America 75th Anniv Vibranium Collection
  • Captain America Epic Collection: Dawn's Early Light TP
    Captain America Epic Collection: Dawn's Early Light TP
    Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
  • Captain America: War & Remembrance HC Premiere Hardcover
    Captain America: War & Remembrance HC Premiere Hardcover
    Captain America: War & Remembrance
  • Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel 7. Captain America
    Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel 7. Captain America
    Le Meilleur des Super-Héros Marvel (2016 - 2020)
  • Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 14 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: Captain America Vol. 14 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: Captain America
  • Marvel Universe By John Byrne Omnibus HC
    Marvel Universe By John Byrne Omnibus HC
    Marvel Universe By John Byrne
  • Marvel-Verse: Captain America TP
    Marvel-Verse: Captain America TP
    Marvel-Verse (2019)
  • The Best of Marvel Comics HC
    The Best of Marvel Comics HC
    The Best of Marvel Comics (1987 - 1997)

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