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CATALOG RECORD

Captain America #288

Marvel · Series began 1968 · December 1983

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Iron Butterfly (Earth-7484) — introduction
  • Gentle Sam (Redeemers, Earth-7484) — introduction
  • Big Man (Redeemers, Earth-7484) — introduction
  • Sage (Redeemers, Earth-7484) — introduction
  • Swashbuckler (Redeemers, Earth-7484) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
December 1983
On sale
August 9, 1983
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #288 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition60¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition60¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860245312 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860245312 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mike Zeck, Larry Elmoreinks: John Beatty, Larry Elmorescript: J. M. DeMatteis, Jim Shootercolors: Bob Sharenletters: Diana Albers

Stories

  • Mazes! · 22 pages

    Captain America is in 1993 and helps Deathlok and the few remaining heroes in the future end Hellinger's threat to eradicate all of humanity.

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaThorThor OdinsonJanet Van DyneWaspJennifer WaltersShe-HulkJack MonroeLuther ManningNomadDeathlokBernadette RosenthalSister PleasureHarlan RykerGodwulfHellingerIron ButterflyGentle SamNancy RosenthalBig ManSageSwashbuckler

Reprinted in

Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (1993), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (2009), Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (2014), Captain America Epic Collection (2014)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).