Dates
- Cover date
- September 1981
- On sale
- 1981
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #261 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition50¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245309
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Creators
pencils: Mike Zeckinks: Mike Zeck, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Collettaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Jim Novak, Irv Watanabescript: J. M. DeMatteiscolors: Don Warfield, Christie Scheele
Stories
- Celluloid Heroes! · 22 pages
Cap makes his way to California to oversee the making of a movie about his life. He is attacked at the airport by the Nihilist Front and is "rescued" by the new media darling, Nomad. With Cap looking a little outdated and Nomad looking like the hero of the future, the mysterious "Leader" and the Ameridroid watch their plans unfold.
Characters
Steve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManThorThor OdinsonHank McCoyBeastVisionSam WilsonBucky BarnesJohann ShmidtRed SkullBuckySharon CarterKlaus VoorheesCobraEelLeopold StrykeJosh CooperLyle DekkerAmeridroidGolden Archer
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), Captain America vs. the Red Skull (2011), Captain America Epic Collection (2014)