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"Wait! Don't you recognize it?? It's the famous red, white and blue garb of -- Captain America!"
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"Captain America Joins... the Avengers!"
Avengers 4
The Avengers
Title: "Captain America Joins... the Avengers!"
Volume: 1
Number: 4
Cover price: .12
Cover date: March, 1964
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief: Stan Lee
Writers: Stan Lee
Pencilers: Jack Kirby
Inkers: George Roussos
Cover artists: Jack Kirby
Cover inker: George Roussos
Cover colorist: Stan Goldberg
Letterers: Artie Simek
Editors: Stan Lee
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"Captain America Joins... the Avengers!" is the story title to the fourth issue of the first ongoing comic book series The Avengers, published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with pencil work by Jack Kirby and inks by George Roussos. Kirby and Roussos also provided the cover art illustration for this issue with Stan Goldberg as cover colorist. The issue was lettered by Artie Simek and edited by Stan Lee. It shipped with a March, 1964 cover date and had a cover price of 12 cents per copy (US).

This issue has no small measure of notoriety in terms of Marvel Comics history as well as collectibility. It represents the first modern appearance of the Golden-Age costumed adventurer Captain America and provides explanation as to what fate befell him at the close of World War II. Other notable characters featured in this issue include his kid partner, Bucky Barnes, and a new villain, Baron Zemo, who has been retroactively included amongst Cap's war-era villains. This issue also includes a guest-appearance by Cap's former Invaders ally, Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner.

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