Captain America #243 [Newsstand]
(March 1980)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245303
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (assistant editor); Roger Stern (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Some Newsstand Editions came with the 4 page color Mark Jewelers insert.
This issue is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #243 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

And Now: Adonis! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez (signed as PEREZ [no spaces])
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as Sinnott)
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Captain America dies--
Genre
superhero
Characters
Adonis [Eric Cameron]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Captain America's Shield
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The Lazarus Conspiracy! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited) (breakdowns); Don Perlin (finished art)
Inks
Don Perlin (credited)
Colors
Roger Slifer (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited) (pages 1-10); Diana Albers (credited) (pages 11-17)
Job Number
LF658
Genre
superhero
Characters
Adonis [Eric Cameron] (introduction); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured); Brady Cameron [Adonis's son] (introduction)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Lettering information 2005 by Steven Tice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters to the Living Legend / letters page / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from Brian Nelson, Todd Hines, Terry Rochester, R. Carlson, and Tom Scarlett

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. And Now: Adonis!
    Captain America
  2. 1. The Lazarus Conspiracy!
    Captain America
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
  4. 3. ["Have you seen the latest Crazy?"]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Conan
  7. 6. The Hungry Battleaxe!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man
  8. 7. How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!
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  • David Bruce
  • Peter Croome
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