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Issue: Captain America #173
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 02/05/1974
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 25 cent cover price begins. On-sale date from Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #103, January - February 1974.
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Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In11
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 4 other Issues:
FlagX-Men Epic Collection #4 [unnamed variant] published January 2019
FlagX-Men: Children of the Atom #[5] published January 2019
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Nick Fury; X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]
Get 'em! Shoot to kill!
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FlagΚάπταιν Αμέρικα [Captain America] #16 published ?
FlagCapitaine America #37 published September 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagCaptain America and The Falcon: Secret Empire #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as Cover - Captain America #173 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 [Regular Edition] published March 2010
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Famous name prizes or cash
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Inside front cover.
The Sins of the Secret Empire!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire; Magneto (flashback); Thor (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback); Beast (flashback); Linda Donaldson
Cap has just met the enigmatic X-Men, who say they...
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FlagCapitaine America #33 published May 1974
as Les péchés de l'Empire Secret! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCaptain America and The Falcon: Secret Empire #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Sins of the Secret Empire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The X-Men #8 [Regular Edition] published March 2010
as The Sins of the Secret Empire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Reward!

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Subject Matter
$80.00 paid for one of these coins:
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Miscellaneous
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Page of buy by mail ads.
Page 4.
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Never finished high school?
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Page 5.
[untitled]

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Helen; Jim
I'm sick and tired of my job!
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Page 8.
The Big Three

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Spider-Man; Hulk; Conan
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Illustrated ad for bronze collectors' medallion coins with Spider-Man, Hulk, and Conan images. Coins are $2.50 each, with various accessories like key chains, money clips, and belt buckles available separately. Hallmark Minting Service, Southfield, Mich. 48075.
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Look, fellows!
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Page 12.
[untitled]

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non-fiction
Karate Judo-Jiu-Jitsu-Savate
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Page 13.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Red Ghost
Truth, a wise man once whispered, is stranger than fiction - and boy, do I know it!
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Miscellaneous
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Letters from Bill Colson and Damon Miranda. Special note by Englehart regarding Watergate and the current storyline. Includes Marvel Value Stamp #61: The Red Ghost.
Statement Of Ownership

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Credits
typeset
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0.25
Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 349,301. Single issue nearest to filing date: 358,820.
A Few Surprises - a Smattering of Surmises - and a Hint About Prizes!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Sorry, people, but no Stan Lee's Soapbox this time...
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Miscellaneous
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Includes Roy's Rostrum, Items, and the Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
I'll reveal how to discover profits of import
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Top of page 21.
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
These 3 big drafting kits
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Bottom of page 21.
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Enjoy an exciting, romantic look impressive anytime
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Page of buy by mail ads.
Page 24.
Market Place

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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Do-it-yourself
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Page of buy by mail ads. Includes a text only, classified ad section titled "Market Place".
Page 25.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
non-fiction
A special introductor offer
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Top of page 28. Advertisement for the cosmetics sales kit from Blair division of Chap Stick Co., offering Here's Love Spray Perfume as an incentive.
Hey, Believer! Have We Got a New Kung Fu Mag for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Shang-Chi (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu magazine.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
non-fiction
You recieve...
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Miscellaneous
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Ad for two games from Helen of Toy, Co.
Page 29.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Cut along dotted line-seal (paste or tape) and mail
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Inside back cover.
[untitled]

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Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds.
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Back cover.

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