Captain America #250 [Direct]
(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]
Editing:
Bob Budiansky (Assistant Editor); Jim Salicrup (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

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Cap for President! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script:
Roger Stern; Don Perlin (plot idea); Roger McKenzie (plot idea); Jim Shooter (input)
Pencils:
John Byrne (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein [as Joseph Rubinstein] (finished art)
Inks:
Joe Rubinstein
Colors:
George Roussos
Letters:
Jim Novak
Job Number:
LF191
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (also in flashback as a child); Samuel T. Underwood; Josh Cooper; Bernie Rosenthal; Mike Farrel; Edwin Jarvis; The Avengers [Beast; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Wasp]; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Daredevil; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Strange; J. Jonah Jameson; Joe Robertson
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
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

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

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

Human Torch; Hostess / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sal Buscema ?
Inks:
Joe Sinnott
Colors:
?
Letters:
Irving Watanabe
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Frizone
Reprints:
Editing
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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!
    Human Torch; Hostess
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