Captain America Vol 1 175

"Before the Dawn!"
	Writer Steve Englehart; Penciler Sal Buscema; Inker Vince Colletta; Colourist George Roussos; Letterer Charlotte Jetter; Editor Roy Thomas;

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

-- Captain America

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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 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.

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