Captain America #286 [Direct Edition]

(October 1983)

A Cracker Jack Story (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Scottie; Cracker Jack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

One Man In Search of...Himself! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script:

J. M. DeMatteis

Pencils:

Mike Zeck

Inks:

John Beatty

Colors:

Bob Sharen

Letters:

Diana Albers

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning III Clone; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Bernie Rosenthal; Godwulf; VILLAINS: Brand Corporation

Synopsis:

A clone of Luther Manning comes back in time from 1991 (this changes to 1993 in issue #288) to find the Deathlok cyborg. Steve is supposed to be spending a weekend at Bernie's (come on, that's funny) when they almost run down Manning. Cap follows him into an abandoned Brand Corp. building where they come up against Brand soldiers and Deathlok himself.

Reprints:

• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #146/147 (Octobre 1983) [original title: One Man In Search of Himself]
• in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2009)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)

Indexer Notes

Two slight alterations in the Captain America: Deathlok Lives reprint are the removal of credits on page 4 and the replacement of the next blurb on page 22 with a thought from the Luther Manning clone from the first page of Captain America #287 which is also not reprinted.

Star Frontiers (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bullpen Bulletins [October 1983]; Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Letters to the Living Legend (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

?; Mike Zeck

Pencils:

Walt Simonson

Inks:

Walt Simonson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Synopsis:

Letters from (and replies to) Chris Harrison, Tom Long, Angie Cashdollar (Mike Zeck's Aunt) and Ralph Griffith, also includes the question of the month, a special announcements section on Captain America Annual #7 and next issue and a small promo for Thor by Walt Simonson.