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]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin) (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief); James Galton (credited as James E. Galton) (president); Stan Lee (credited) (publisher); Michael Hobson (credited) (vice-president, publishing); Milton Schiffman (credited) (vice-president, production)

Issue Notes

Office of publication: 387 Park Avenue South, New York, BY 10016. Copyright 1982 by Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed as MZ)
Inks
John Beatty (signed as JB)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zemo-- You've pushed me too far!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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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 (credited)
Pencils
Mike Zeck (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo] (villain); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Agent Gail Runciter; Agent Sanderson; Agent Abramowitz]; Primus (villain); Vermin (villain); Bernie Rosenthal (cameo); Arnold Roth (cameo)
Synopsis
S.H.I.E.L.D. steps in and helps Captain America escape from Zemo's lair. Zemo gets away but has to face down Vermin. Captain America 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 Museum Snakes! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Snapping: Part III (Table of Contents: 3)

Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Mike Zeck (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as John Morelli)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo flashback); Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt] (cameo flashback); Sarah Wilson; Carol Davis; Father Garcia
Synopsis
Sam recovers from his split personality.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Wallace Lee Hopkins, Stanley Johnston, P. F. Harvey, Dan Fogel, and 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 Museum Snakes!
    Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man
  4. 3. Snapping: Part III
    Falcon
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
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