Captain America #254 [Direct]
(February 1981)

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 [entire top banner]
Editing
Bob Budiansky (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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Parts of this issue are reprinted:

...To Battle Baron Blood! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (signed as BYRNE)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Baron Blood [John Falsworth]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Union Jack [James Montgomery Falsworth]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
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Blood on the Moors (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
John Byrne (credited) (plot); Roger Stern (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Editing
Jim Salicrup
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain America stands stock still, entranced by the irresistible mesmerizing power of Baron Blood--
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Invaders: Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (flashback); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor] (flashback)
Baron Blood [John Falsworth] (death) (villain) (also in flashback; also disguised as Dr. Cromwell); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured) (also in flashback); Kenneth Crichton; Lady Jacqueline Falsworth Crichton (also in flashback as Spitfire); Dracula (flashback); Lord James Montgomery Falsworth (death); Anna Kapplebaum (supporting); Bernie Rosenthal (supporting); Inspector Sweeney (Scotland Yard); Union Jack [Joseph Chapman] (becomes the new Union Jack); Jenny (introduction)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Falsworth family finally rids themselves of the curse of Baron Blood with a little help from Captain America and a new Union Jack.
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Keywords
Falsworth Manor

Indexer Notes

Special thanks given to Colin Campbell for his assistance, in the credits.

Letters to the Living Legend (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bruce Weintraub, Al Schroeder III, Will Hevelin, Eric L. Watts, Jon Green. Also includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist!

Daredevil vs. Johnny Punk! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ...To Battle Baron Blood!
    Captain America
  2. 1. Blood on the Moors
    Captain America
  3. 2. Letters to the Living Legend
    Letters to the Living Legend
  4. 3. Daredevil vs. Johnny Punk!
    Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies
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