Captain America #262 [Direct]
(October 1981)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Bob Budiansky (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed)
Inks
John Beatty (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
He's twice as big! And twice as much trouble! He's the power-mad Ameridroid!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Ameridroid (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Death of a Legend? (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Mike Zeck (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin of Quick Draw Studios (credited as Quickdraw Studios); ? [as quickdraw studios]
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited as Novak) (pages 1-9); Rick Parker (credited as Parker) (pages 10-21)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson] (flashback) (cameo); Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (flashback) (cameo); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback) (cameo); Namor (flashback) (cameo); Red Skull [Johann Shmidt] (villain); Thor [Don Blake] (flashback) (cameo); Whizzer [Robert Frank] (flashback) (cameo); Nihilist Order (villain); Nomad [Eddie Ferbel] (villain, death); Ameridroid (villain); Will Brynner
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
As Cap is participating in publicity appearances for the upcoming movie about his life, he is constantly plagued by the Nihilist Front and "saved" by the mysterious Nomad. During a Captain America Day parade, Cap is attacked by the Nihilist Front and the giant Ameridroid who kills Nomad and captures Cap. When Cap awakens, he discovers that he is going to be starring in a very different movie...The Death of Captain America courtesy of the Red Skull.
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Keywords
California

The Incredible Hulk vs. the Phoomie Goonies (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

Letters to the Living Legend / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from Douglas Cline, Jim Scribner, Michael Moscoso, Karen Morchy, and Mike Deeds. Also includes list of winners for the Mighty Marvel Win-Yourself-Some-Big-Bucks Contest.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["He's twice as big! And twice as much trouble! He's the power-mad Ameridroid!"]
    Captain America
  2. 1. Death of a Legend?
    Captain America
  3. 2. The Incredible Hulk vs. the Phoomie Goonies
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
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