Captain America #389 [Direct]
(Early August 1991)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly July, August and September
On-sale Date
1991
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Len Kaminski (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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

The Superia Strategem Part Three of Six (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Lim (signed)
Inks
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Blackbird

Indexer Notes

Signature dated 1991.

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Pageant of Power (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Pencils
Rik Levins (credited)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Paladin; Diamondback; Black Mamba; Asp; Vision; Moonstone [Doctor Karla Sofen]; Anaconda; Quicksand; Impala; Snapdragon; Blackbird; Gypsy Moth; Princess Python; Screaming Mimi; Ferocia; Doctor Nightshade; Ion; John Jameson; Knockout; Dragonfly; Dansen Macabre; Anaconda; Pink Pearl; Wrangler; Iron Maiden; Mindblast; Ice Princess; Battleaxe; Bloodlust; Whiplash; Frenzy; Poundcakes; Yellowjacket [Rita DeMara]; Golddigger; Bombshell; Steel Wind; Whiteout; Vapor; Gladiatrix
Synopsis
Cap and Paladin infiltrate the cruise ship full of female super villains.

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of The Superia Stratagem.
Dozens of female supervillains remain unidentified.

Kidnaped (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Skull / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Pencils
Larry Alexander (credited)
Inks
Bud LaRosa (credited as Bud La Rosa)
Colors
Kevin Tinsley (credited)
Letters
Michael Higgins (credited as Ul Higgins)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Hauptmann Deutchland [Captain Germany]; Blitzkrieger; Crossbones (villain); Machinesmith (villain); Fourth Sleeper (villain); Mother Night (villain)
Synopsis
The Skull's minions are planning to release him from the German superheroes' hold.

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

American Graffiti / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

No-Prize Newsflash.
Letters of comment from readers Howard T. Kidd, Peter Tremenz, Todd A. Velchek, Bradford R. Poston and Kristopher M. Mosby.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Superia Strategem Part Three of Six
    Captain America
  2. 1. Pageant of Power
    Captain America
  3. 2. Kidnaped
    Red Skull
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    American Graffiti
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