Captain America (vol. 1) #155 (Nov. 1972): "The Incredible Origin of the OTHER Captain America!", pages 14, 17:
(pg. 14) radio news: "FLASH! ...The worst criminal mind of all has come back to plague humanity! This time he's joined our Red enemies to fight against America! ...The Red Skull is Back!"
Jack Monroe: "The Red Skull!! Steve... do you hear?"
(pg. 17) Burnside: "...turned out to be a REAL Red who had stolen the name from the Nazi villain!"
Note: Also, we see Albert Malik, the Communist agent who usurped the original Red Skull's identity.
Captain America (vol. 1) #156 (Dec. 1972): "Two Into One Won't Go!", page 14, panel 3:
Captain America: "...this could be the toughest battle of my life!"
J.W.: "Are you kidding, C.A.? You've fought everything from the Red Skull to space monsters!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #187 (July 1975): "The Madness Maze!", page 14:
Captain America is angry! It is an anger that has accumulated, not just in the maze, but before--from the Red Skull, his quest for purpose as Nomad and the myriad other fragments of life that have all come down on his head in too short a time.
Note: Captain America is still reeling from the shock of the Red Skull's revelation that his crimefighting partner was a pawn of the Skull all along.
Captain America (vol. 1) #188 (Aug. 1975): "Druid-War", page 5, panel 7:
(pg. 1) narrative caption: "...after fighting the insidious Red Skull to a standstill... during which time he learned that the Falcon might be the Skull's most secret weapon... Captain America was suddenly wrenched away..." [other refs.]
Note: Falcon hallucinates, seeing Red Skull. Also, spoken & caption references, e.g. pages 1, 4, 12, 14.
Captain America (vol. 1) #190 (Oct. 1975): "Nightshade is Deadlier the Second Time Around!", page 2, panel 1:
The Falcon has finally snapped out of the comatose state he's been in for the past few issues. But the Red Skull's claim that Falc is a criminal the Skull transformed into a superhero has yet to be proven true or false.
Note: Falcon recalls what Red Skull said about his origins, and knows the Skull didn't lie: the Falcon IS both hero and hero.
Captain America (vol. 1) #191 (Nov. 1975): "The Trial of the Falcon!", page 2, panels 3, 5:
Falcon: "Don't say it, Cap! I know what you're thinkin'! You're hopin' it was a Red Skull trick -- but it isn't! It's for real!"
Peggy Carter (to Jeff Cochren): "Do those 'duties' include treating good men like animals? I know our investigation confirmed the Skull's story, but if Nick were here--"
Note: references to Red Skull relative to his part in Falcon's origin
Captain America (vol. 1) #206 (Feb. 1977): "Face to Face with the Swine!", page 3, panel 2:
Falcon: "Hey! What are you thinking about?"
Captain America: "Sharon."
SHIELD pilot (thinking): "Woman trouble! I bet he'd rather tangle with the Red Skull!"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 2004): "Venomous: Part Two", page 22, panel 2:
Terrible Tinkerer (at auction for Venom symbiote): "This is not the Beetle moving up and selling up. This is not the Looter trying to make a little cash. This is a Class One super-criminal who's been featured on the FBI's Most Wanted more consistently than anyone outside Magneto, Red Skull, or Victor von Doom himself."
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