Captain America #278 [Direct]
(February 1983)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1982
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Michael Carlin (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck [as MZ] (signed)
Inks
John Beatty [as JB] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zemo-- You've pushed me too far!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Baron Helmut Zemo
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Oh, Thus Be It Ever... (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain America / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
John Morelli
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: S.H.I.E.L.D. [Agent Gail Runciter; Agent Sanderson; Agent Abramowitz]; VILLAINS: Baron Helmut Zemo; Primus; Vermin; CAMEO: Bernie Rosenthal; Arnold Roth
Synopsis
S.H.I.E.L.D. steps in and helps Cap escape from Zemo's lair. Zemo gets away but has to face down Vermin. Cap heads off to confront Primus who has taken the form of Steve Rogers to wreck his life.
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Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Magic Snakes! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Spider-Man; Magic Snakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Snapping: Part III (Table of Contents: 3)

Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
John Morelli
Genre
superhero
Characters
Falcon; Sarah Wilson; Carol Davis; Father Garcia; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Red Skull
Synopsis
Sam recovers from his split personality.
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Letters to the Living Legend (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Wallace Lee Hopkins, Stanley Johnston, P. F. Harvey, Dan Fogel, John Brittan

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Zemo-- You've pushed me too far!"]
    Captain America
  2. 1. Oh, Thus Be It Ever...
    Captain America
  3. 2. Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Magic Snakes!
    Spider-Man; Magic Snakes
  4. 3. Snapping: Part III
    Falcon
  5. 4. Letters to the Living Legend
    Letters to the Living Legend
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