Captain America (vol. 1) #138 (June 1971):
“It Happens in Harlem!”
by Stan Lee, John Romita, Tony Mortellaro

Captain America (vol. 1) #138

Title: “It Happens in Harlem!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1971

Publisher:
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: John Romita, Tony Mortellaro

12 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Harry Osborn	resurrected	[Peter Parker's best friend; Green Goblin's son]		607
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Stone-Face		black [former leader of Harlem gangs]		14
Benny		[member of Stone-Face's gang]		1
Chico		black [member of Stone-Face's gang]		1
Harrison		[met with gangster Stone-Face to respond to threats]		1
Jody Casper (4-panel cameo, pg. 7, panels 1-4)  Steve Rogers mistakenly refers to Jody as "Toby."	Baptist	black [Falcon's nephew; ran numbers for Stone-Face]		5
Commissioner Feingold (1-panel cameo, pg. 20, panel 4)  Man in shadow who MIGHT or might NOT be the Commissioner asks Captain America to get into his car at end of issue. Purpose of this mysterious meeting is not identified until the next issue.		[police commissioner]		8
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (imagination, pg. 6, panel 5)  Cap pictures Sharon while thinking about the problems he has been having with his relationship with her.	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262

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