Captain America #251 [Newsstand]
(November 1980)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1980
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245311
Editing
Bob Budiansky (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #251 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Mercenary and the Madman! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
John Byrne (signed as John Byrne)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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The Mercenary and the Madman (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
Job Number
LF819
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sunset… a time for solemn reflection!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (flashback); Thor [Donald Blake] (flashback); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (flashback)
Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc] (villain); Pierce Benedict (Roxxon Oil, introduction); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (featured) (also in flashback); Sharon Carter (flashback); Falcon [Sam Wilson] (flashback); Mr. Hyde [Calvin Zabo] (villain); Mademoiselle Monique (villain) (introduction); Namor the Sub-Mariner (flashback); Red Skull [Johann Shmidt] (flashback); Bernie Rosenthal (supporting); District Attorney Blake Tower (supporting); Carmine (introduction); Pearson (Roxxon Oil, introduction)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Batroc breaks Mr. Hyde out of prison and Hyde forces him to assist in his plan of holding New York City for ransom using a Roxxon ship as a weapon. Cap intervenes, but is bested by the powerful Hyde.
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Keywords
Roxxon

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

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

Script
Roger Stern
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kurt Busiek, Deborah L. Rose, Tim Courts, Mark Dillon. Also includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist!

Mr. Fantastic in "The Power of Gold!" (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mercenary and the Madman!
    Captain America
  2. 1. The Mercenary and the Madman
    Captain America
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
  4. 3. Mr. Fantastic in "The Power of Gold!"
    Hostess Twinkies; Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic]
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