That is the last lie you are going to tell about me! THE LAST LIE!
Appearing in "Before the Dawn!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Secret Empire
- Number One (Death)
- Number Two (First appearance)
Number Three
Number Nine (Only in flashback)
- Moonstone
- Quintin Harderman
Other Characters:
- X-Men
- Gabe Jones
- Viper I (Jordan Dixon)
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- US Army
- Harry (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Southwestern Desert, Secret Empire Installation
- Washington, D.C.
Items:
Synopsis for "Before the Dawn!"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Redwing doesn't appear in this story
- At the conclusion of this issue and prior to Captain America #176, Steve Rogers is involved in a whirlwind of activity. He fights Thanos in Captain Marvel #27-33 and Avengers #125. He helps the Avengers fight Nuklo in Giant-Size Avengers #1. He again helps the Avengers in fighting Klaw and Solarr in Avengers #126. He is then transported in time in Marvel-Two-In-One #4 & #5 and is also transported in time again in Avengers Forever #1-12.
- This issue contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp: #77 - The Swordsman
- This issue is reprinted in the trade paperback Secret Empire.
Trivia
- This tale of a high ranking governement official involved in a villainous plot closely paralells the timeline of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. So much so that the letters page attempts to distance itself from that ongoing scandal by noting this plotline started development a year prior in Captain America #163. According to writer, Steve Englehart, his intention was for Number One to be then president Richard Nixon.
- This issue contains a letters page, Let's Rap With Cap. Letters are published from Rick Keefe, Alan Markowitz, David J. Belles, Mike Cruden, and Charles Boatner.
- The letters page also contians a ad for 35 Cent priced Giant-Size Super-Teams #1 featuring the Defenders. This issue was never published. This story was apprently presented in the 50 Cent Giant-Size Defenders #1. The ad tells that this story will be all new, but Giant-Size Defenders #1 has four reprint stories.
See Also
Links and References
- The Unoffical Marvel Value Stamps Site [1]
- The Grand Comics Database: Captain America #175 [2]
- Grand Comics Database: Captain America Covers [3]
Footnotes
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- Comics
- 1974
- 1974, July
- Bronze-Age
- Captain America Vol 1
- Roy Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
- John Romita Sr./Cover Artist
- Sal Buscema/Cover Artist
- Steve Englehart/Writer
- Sal Buscema/Penciler
- Vincent Joseph Colletta/Inker
- George Roussos/Colourist
- Charlotte Jetter/Letterer
- Roy Thomas/Editor
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Samuel Wilson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Margaret Carter (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Timothy Dugan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Secret Empire (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Number One (Secret Empire 2) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lloyd Bloch (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Quentin Harderman (Earth-616)/Appearances
- X-Men (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jean Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Scott Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gabriel Jones (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jordan Dixon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- United States Army (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Washington, D.C./Appearances
- White House/Appearances
- Washington Monument/Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Appearances
- Falcon's Wings/Appearances
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