Captain America (vol. 1) #180 (Dec. 1974):
“The Coming of the Nomad!”
by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta

Captain America (vol. 1) #180

Title: “The Coming of the Nomad!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1974

Publisher:
Written by: Steve Englehart
Art by: Sal Buscema, Vince Colletta

29 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.
Nomad (Steve Rogers) (lead character)  This is the first appearance of Steve Rogers in his new super-heroic identity: Nomad.	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
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian) (details)  Changes name and identity from "Madame Hydra" to "Viper" in this issue.	nihilist	Fangs (leader); HYDRA...  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad; The Inner Circle [former servant of Chthon]		153
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Cobra (Klaus Voorhees)		Initiative; Scavengers...  Serpent Society (leader); Serpent Squad; Thunderbolts Army		87
Princess Python (Zelda DuBois)		Circus of Crime; Femizons...  Serpent Society; Serpent Squad		93
The Eel (Leopold Stryke)		Crime Wave; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Fellowship of Fear; Serpent Squad		30
Viper (Jordan Dixon) (pg. 3-4)	activist; Committee To Regain America's Principles (temporary)	Crime Wave; Secret Empire...  Serpent Squad		10
Roscoe Simons		[Captain America fan; briefly replaced Steve Rogers as Cap]		11
Hugh Jones		Serpent Squad (founder) [Roxxon president; briefly wore Serpent Crown]		15
U.S. Marshals (details)  Three U.S. Marshals are accompanying the original Viper (Jordan Dixon) to appear before a grand jury. Madame Hydra uses bomb, gas to stop their vehicle, then guns the Marshals down and kills Dixon.		[government agency; police force]		83
Harrison Carter (2-panel cameo, pg. 9, panels 1-2)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[Sharon Carter's late father]		5
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (1-panel cameo, pg. 2, panel 2)  flashback	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Bucky (Rick Jones) (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 6)  flashback		Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  The Teen Brigade (leader)		572
HYDRA (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 6)  flashback	HYDRA	[largest worldwide subversive organization]		283
The Space Phantom (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 7)  flashback	alien	Space Phantom		28
Krang (1-panel cameo, pg. 18)  featured focus of last-page splash page	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Serpent Squad		7
Commissioner Feingold (1-panel cameo, pg. 5, panel 6)		[police commissioner]		8
Smithers (1-panel cameo, pg. 9, panel 2)		[butler for Sharon Carter's parents]		3
The Serpent Crown (1-panel cameo, pg. 18)	sentient inanimate; demonolatry	[receptacle for serpent god Set's power]		68
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 8)  Steve Rogers: "I've already picked this all-weather fabric in somber tones-- so the name should be something dark-- mysterious. I hope a bat doesn't fly in my window-- --or I'll be in big trouble!" Steve Rogers considers a new heroic identity. In a sly reference to the way Batman's origin story points to Bruce Wayne's inspiration, Steve thinks: "I hope a bat doesn't fly in my window."	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 9)  Steve Rogers (trying to think of a new superhero name for himself): "...something that means 'adventurer'--like 'Daredevil!' What about-- 'The Privateer'? 'The Swashbuckler?'"	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Vision (mentioned, pg. 2, panel 3)  Steve Rogers (thinking): "I remember , the Vision predicted I wouldn't be able to live without adventure, and I guess he knew me pretty well."	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Roxxon (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 3)  Viper: "...I shall explain the significance of what we have done tonight! This man is the president of Roxxon, the monstrous oil conglomerate-- --and we have need of his knowledge and resources!"		[company]		36
Peggy Carter (mentioned, pg. 9, panel 3)  Steve Rogers: "The Carters are a great family-- and after both Sharon and Peggy's jobs as secret agents, they must be used to their daughters' strange friends."		S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers (staff) [Captain America's WWII-era girlfriend; Agent 13's sister]		72
Amanda Carter (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 8)  Steve Rogers: "I was going to ask--if we could go to your parents' place in Virginia, to be alone together while I worked on this." Sharon Carter: "You go, if it means that much to you. But I won't go with you."	Christian (denomination unknown)	[Sharon Carter's late mother]		4
The Avengers (mentioned, pg. 13, panel 2)  Nomad (Steve Rogers): "I don't remember feeling exactly the way I do now since I first became Captain America, way back in 1941! No,not even when the Avengers pulled me from the ice!"		[1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		100
Captain Blood (Dr. Peter Blood) (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 2)  Steve Rogers (trying to think of a new superhero name for himself): "...but no, it sounds too much like a pirate. Come to think of it, most words for 'adventurer' sound like pirates! Maybe I should just change 'Captain America' to 'Captain Blood'!"		[pirate; doctor...]	Houghton Mifflin	17

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