Captain America #281 [Newsstand]
(May 1983)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860245305
Editing
Michael Carlin (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #281 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
John Beatty
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Jack Monroe]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Before the Fall! (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)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Jack Monroe] (real name and survival revealed); Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Bernie Rosenthal; Gail Runciter [also as Pascal]; Viper [Madame Hydra] (villain); Constrictor (villain); Hydra [Agent Hendricks (death); various soldiers] (villains); Defenders of World War II (cameo flashback, introduction); Red Skull (cameo flashback); Dr. Faustus (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
After Steve and Bernie spend an evening watching old newsreel footage of Captain America and Bucky in action, they are confronted by the Bucky of the 1950's, Jack Monroe. Spider-Woman discovers that Viper is not her mother but that the head of Hydra is up to something big. Captain America and Bucky go on patrol but are taken down by the Constrictor who captures Captain America for Hydra.
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Keywords
San Francisco

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters to the Living Legend / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Letters to the Living Legend
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Brian Nelson, Barry Dutter, Frances Kerman

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ed Shukin
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 328,511. Single issue nearest to filing date: 323,266.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain America
  2. 1. ["Scottie, the score is tied, time has run out, but you’ve got two foul shots."]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. Before the Fall!
    Captain America
  4. 3. ["Good morning, afternoon, or evening as the case may be!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Living Legend
  6. 5. Statement of Ownership
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
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