Captain America Vol 1 175

"Before the Dawn!"
	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Writers Steve Englehart <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Pencilers Sal Buscema <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Inkers Vince Colletta <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Colourists George Roussos <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Letterers Charlotte Jetter <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/7/75/Information-silk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/10?cb=20070512030214" alt="Information-silk" class="" data-image-key="Information-silk.png" data-image-name="Information-silk.png" width="10" height="10" > Editors Roy Thomas

That is the last lie you are going to tell about me! THE LAST LIE!

-- Captain America

Appearing in "Before the Dawn!"Edit

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Secret Empire
- Number One (Death)
- Number Two
Moonstone
Quintin Harderman

Other Characters:

Locations:

Southwestern Desert, Secret Empire Installation
Washington, D.C.
- White House lawn
- Washington Monument

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Before the Dawn!"Edit

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 #1 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.

Links and ReferencesEdit

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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