Captain America #287 [newsstand]

(November 1983)

A Cracker Jack Story (Table of Contents)

Scottie; Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Children; Sports

Characters:

Scottie

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for the Cracker Jack snack.

Future Shock! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

J. M. DeMatteis

Pencils:

Mike Zeck

Inks:

John Beatty

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Diana Albers

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

FEATURE: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning Clone (Death; merges with Deathlok); Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Godwulf; Bernie Rosenthal; Mr. Rosenthal; Mrs. Rosenthal; Jeannie [Nancy] Rosenthal; VILLAINS: Brand Corporation; Sister Pleasure [Introduction; Scarlet]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Quasar

Synopsis:

Cap and Luther battle Deathlok but the tables are turned as Luther touches the cyborg and gives him back his memories of being human; Escaping from the Brand Coprporation, Cap and Deathlok are pulled into the future by Godwulf.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #146/147 (Octobre 1983)
• in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993) [pages 2-14, 18-22]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Bernie's sister's name changes from Jeannie to Nancy between this issue to next. Pages 1 and 15-17 are not reprinted in the Captain America: Deathlok Lives reprint.

Solar Fox (Table of Contents)

Solar Fox / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Solar Fox

Synopsis:

Solar Fox weaves through dangerous space fields to save Earth.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip ad for the Solar Fox video game from CBS Electronics, appears between pages 3 and 4 of the story.

Bullpen Bulletins [November 1983] (Table of Contents)

Bullpen Bulletins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

Jim Shooter

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Items about how Jim Shooter was guest of honor at the 3rd Annual Salon del Comic y la Illustracion (Barcelona's huge international comics convention), many Marvel titles are published by Editorial Forum in Spain and Jim met their Editor in Chief Antonio Martin and has made Antonio and his crew honorary Bullpenners, Jim also attended Tulsa Con '83, hosted by the Tulsa Believers in Comics Fandom whose president is Larry Thomas (Tulsa is also the hometown of EPIC Illustrated Editorial Director Archie Goodwin) and Jim continues to be concerned about the closed door meetings about the upcoming Assistant Editors month when Bob DeNatale, Mike Higgins, Mike Carlin, Ann Nocenti, Bob Harras, Jim Owsley, Linda Grant and Eliot Brown take over for the regular editors who will be out of town. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story.

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents)

Mighty Marvel Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Marvel checklist for comics listed with a synopsis are Thor Annual #11, Defenders #125, X-Men #175, The Falcon #1, Moon Knight Special Edition #1, Marvel Tales #157, Marvel Team-Up #135, Marvel Tails #1, Krull #1 and Iron Man Annual #6. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story.

Letters to the Living Legend (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Characters:

Watcher [Uatu]

Synopsis:

Letters from (and replies to) Mike Kanterovich, Rod Fautenberry, Christopher Jefferson and Patrick Miano, also includes the question of the month, a special announcements section on who sent in answers to the question of how the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe character data could be used in role-playing games and hype for the next issue and a small promo for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe using an illustration of the Watcher.

Star Frontiers (Table of Contents)

Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Larry Elmore (signed)

Inks:

Larry Elmore (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction; Humor

Synopsis:

An alien entity travels all the way to Earth to purchase the Star Frontiers role playing game.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip ad for the Star Frontiers role playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.