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Captain America #253

Marvel · Series began 1968 · January 1981

first appearance of Joseph Chapman, Kenneth Crichton and Inspector Sweeney

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Joseph Chapman (Union Jack) — introduction
Kenneth Crichton (Baron Blood) — introduction, Spitfire's son
Inspector Sweeney (Marvel) — New Scotland Yard, introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1981
On sale: 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #253 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page
UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245301
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Publisher’s description

When a serial killer runs loose in northern London, Captain America must confront a monster from his past.

Reprinted in

The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Captain America (1982), Captain America [War and Remembrance] (1990), Essential Captain America (2000), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), Captain America: War & Remembrance [Second Edition] (2007), Captain America: War & Remembrance (2010), Captain America Omnibus (2011), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (2016)