Captain America #278 [Newsstand]
(February 1983)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
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]
Barcode
0714860245302
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin) (assistant 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 is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #278 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[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]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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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.

Oh, Thus Be It Ever... (Table of Contents: 2)

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)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a shadow-haunted castle somewhere in Mexico, death has reached out its bony hand-- and driven a wedge between two old and dear friends...
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)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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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Keywords
Mexico

Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Magna Mind

Indexer Notes

Comic advertisement for the Magic Snake Puzzle.

Snapping (Part III) (Table of Contents: 4)

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
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Sam recovers from his split personality.
Reprints
Keywords
Harlem

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

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

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stan Lee... ...fearless Publisher, Presenter, and Creative Director of Mighty Marvel called me up from his office out in Los Angeles today.
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
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. A Cracker Jack Story
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Oh, Thus Be It Ever...
    Captain America
  4. 3. Spider-Man and the Mystery of the Museum Snakes!
    Magic Snake Puzzle; Spider-Man
  5. 4. Snapping (Part III)
    Falcon
  6. 5. ["Stan Lee... ...fearless Publisher, Presenter, and Creative Director of Mighty Marvel called me up from his office out in Los Angeles today."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
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