Captain America #250 [Newsstand]
(October 1980)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Barcode
0714860245310
Editing
Bob Budiansky (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #250 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

He's the People's Choice Captain America for President! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
election; Election Day; fictional characters for president; politics
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Cap for President! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roger Stern (credited); Don Perlin (plot idea); Roger McKenzie (plot idea); Jim Shooter (input)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein) (finished art)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited as James Novak)
Job Number
LF191
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It’s a sunny Saturday morning in New York City...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Pym]
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured) (also in flashback as a child); Josh Cooper (supporting); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo); Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo); Dum Dum Dugan (cameo); Mike Farrel (supporting); Colonel Nick Fury (cameo); Charles P. Irwin; J. Jonah Jameson; Edwin Jarvis; Joe Robertson; Bernie Rosenthal (supporting); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Samuel T. Underwood (introduction); F.B.I. Agent Zimmer; The M.L.A. (terrorist group; first appearance); Congressman Gundersen (introduction); Charlie (introduction); Harv (introduction); Marty (introduction); Edna Crosley (introduction, flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Captain America turns down the chance to run for president.
Reprints
Keywords
election; Election Day; fictional characters for president; politics

Indexer Notes

Shooter, Perlin and McKenzie credits derived from this issue's letters page. Credits for Byrne and Rubinstein state "photography by"

Become A Privileged Marvel Subscriber! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hulk; She-Hulk / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain America For President (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Roger Stern
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letter from James Keepnews. Story behind the Cap for President story.

The Human Torch Saves the Valley! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. He's the People's Choice Captain America for President!
    Captain America
  2. 1. Cap for President!
    Captain America
  3. 2. Become A Privileged Marvel Subscriber!
    Hulk; She-Hulk
  4. 3. Captain America For President
    Letters to the Living Legend
  5. 4. The Human Torch Saves the Valley!
    Hostess; Human Torch
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