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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.
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245301
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Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Al Milgrominks: Joe Rubinstein, Al Milgromletters: Gaspar Saladino, Jim Novak, Irv Watanabescript: John Byrne, Roger Sterncolors: Bob Sharen

Stories

Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot · 22 pages
Cap travels to England to reunite with his old Invaders allies when the threat of Baron Blood resurfaces.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaNamorSub-MarinerBucky BarnesJim HammondHuman TorchAdolf HitlerEdwin JarvisBuckyThomas RaymondToroJacqueline FalsworthBernadette RosenthalJoseph ChapmanBaron BloodJohn FalsworthWilhelm LohmerMaster ManJulia KoenigWarrior WomanJames Montgomery FalsworthKenneth CrichtonAgent AxisJohann GoldsteinInspector SweeneyBlue BulletThe Asbestos LadyWerner EisenVictoria Murdock

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)