Captain America #283 [Direct]
(July 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
1983-03-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin) (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #22, with newsstand on-sale date of 1983-03-29.
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
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Gail Runciter; Viper [Madame Hydra]
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A Cracker Jack Story (Table of Contents: 1)

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, Scottie!
Genre
sports
Characters
Scottie
Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

America the Cursed! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Mike Zeck (credited)
Inks
John Beatty (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Diana Albers (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That music in the distance… so familiar… what is it?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sarah Rogers (Cap's mother, illusion); Joseph Rogers (Cap's Dad; illusion); Nomad [Jack Monroe]; S.H.I.E.L.D. [Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Gail Runciter]; Bernie Rosenthal (illusion); June Jefferson; Mr. Wise; Viper [Madame Hydra] (villain); Constrictor (villain); Hydra (villain)
Synopsis
Cap, Nomad and Gail have been captured and doped up by Viper and the only help they have is from Dum Dum Dugan who is on the verge of a heart attack and the Constrictor who is very worried about Viper's plan to spread the Bubonic Plague across America.
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Keywords
Hartsdale

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings! Things are really popping around here, and as Editor in Chief, it's my job to keep you informed!
Feature Logo
....Bullpen Bulletins.....
Characters
Spider-Man

A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure! [The Avalanche] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dungeons & Dragons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Sullivan
Pencils
Bill Willingham
Inks
Bill Willingham
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our story: Attempting to rescue their mentor, our heroes are caught by a sudden avalanche!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
Grimslade; Indel; Oakthorn; Saren; Valerius

Indexer Notes

Comic strip ad for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.. Continued from [The Black Swamp of Lobella]. Credits from Bill Willingham, from his YouTube channel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Marvel, Captain America #279 was great.
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from David Schifferdecker, Harry McLaughlin, Steven J. Rogers, and Mark Stanislawski.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain America
  2. 1. A Cracker Jack Story
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. America the Cursed!
    Captain America
  4. 3. ["Greetings! Things are really popping around here, and as Editor in Chief, it's my job to keep you informed!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  5. 4. A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure! [The Avalanche]
    Dungeons & Dragons
  6. 5. ["Dear Marvel, Captain America #279 was great."]
    Letters to the Living Legend
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