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

This issue has variants.

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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
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!
    Human Torch; Hostess
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