Captain America Vol 1 180

Captain America #180
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Next Issue	Captain America #181
Cover Date	December, 1974
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Roy Thomas

1. "The Coming of the Nomad"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Steve Englehart
Penciler(s)	Sal Buscema
Inker(s)	Vince Colletta
Letterer(s)	Tom Orzechowski
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

 I fight for nihilism -- and shall continue so until I, in turn, am cut down! 

—Madame Viper

Appearing in "The Coming of the Nomad"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Nomad ⏵ (First appearance as Nomad)
• Falcon (Sam Wilson)

Supporting Characters:

• Agent 13

Antagonists:

• Viper (Jordan Dixon (Death)
• Serpent Squad (Madame Hydra) (First appearance)
  • Viper (Madame Hydra)
  • ⏴ Eel ⏵
  • Cobra
  • Krang
  • Princess Python

Other Characters:

• Roscoe
• Hugh Jones, later to be revealed as the president of Roxxon Oil Co.
• Harrison Carter (Sharon's father)
• NYPD Commisioner
• Hawkeye (Only in flashback)
• Space Phantom (Only in flashback)
• HYDRA (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• New York City
• Virginia
• Washington, D.C.

Items:

• Captain America's Shield (shown in Movie Theater only)

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Coming of the Nomad"

Steve Rogers informs Sharon Carter that his is resuming his crime-fighting career. He travels to Sharon's parents home in Virginia and creates a new costume, complete with cape, and dons himself the Nomad. Later, he encounters the Serpent Squad kidnapping the head of Roxxon Oil in a Washington D.C. theater. The Nomad was close to defeating the gang, until he trips over his cape, allowing the squad to escape. The Serpent Squad is revealed to allied with Warlord Krang and the Serpent Crown of Lemuira. To Be Continued.

Notes

• The NYPD Commisioner has not been seen in this title since Captain America 159. Steve Rogers officially quits the NY Police Department. However, he returns briefly as a policeman in Captain America 232.

• Steve Rogers' new identity The Nomad was suggested by Martha Dukeshire. Dukeshire was writer's Steve Englehart's girlfriend at the time.

• Madame Hydra kills Jordan Dixon in this issue and assumes his costumed identity as the Viper. She also defeats Cobra and assumes his leadership role in the Serpent Squad.

• This issue contains a letters page, Let's Rap With Cap. Letters are published from Warren Bluhm, Bill Cragi, W. James Grayson, Jack Brooks, Thomas Graham, and Neal Myer.

• This issue contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp: #61 - The Red Ghost.

• This issue is reprinted in the trade paperback Nomad.

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Captain America Vol 1 180
• 4 reprint(s) of Captain America Vol 1 180

Recommended Reading

• Captain America 281

Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database: Captain America #180 [1]
• The Unoffical Marvel Value Stamp Site [2]
• Steve Englehart.Com [3]