Captain America #353 [Direct]
(May 1989)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1989
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Marc Siry (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (signed as KMD)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give it up, Avenger--You cannot defeat the Supreme Soviets!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Supreme Soviets [Crimson Dynamo [Yuri Petrovich]; Red Guardian [Alexei Shostakov]; Sputnik; Perun; Fantasia]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signature dated 1988.

Cover Thumbnail for Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #353 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Captain America (1968 series) #353 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

The Great Bear (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Kieron Dwyer (credited) (plot); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (credited) (breakdowns); Al Milgrom (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Dr. Kincaid; Michael O'Brien; Boris Prokofiev; Lemar Hoskins [Battlestar]; Soviet Super Soldiers [Vanguard; Darkstar; Ursus Major]; Mr. Krysenko; Supreme Soviets [Crimson Dynamo [Yuri Petrovich]; Red Guardian [Alexei Shostakov]; Sputnik; Perun; Fantasia]
Synopsis
With the Soviet Super Soldiers on the brink of death back in America, Cap is in Russia on a goodwill mission when a giant darkforce bear attacks and starts targeting the Supreme Soviets.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

American Graffiti / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (illustration)
Inks
Al Milgrom (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
USAgent

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Norbert Gmeindl, Aaron Banks, Jon George, Tiamat Kam'en'ehar and Aaron Atwood.
Also: a miniature preview of next issue's cover art.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Give it up, Avenger--You cannot defeat the Supreme Soviets!"]
    Captain America
  2. 1. The Great Bear
    Captain America
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist; ProFile
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    American Graffiti
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  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
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