CATALOG RECORD

Captain America #290

Marvel · Series began 1968 · February 1984

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Dates

Cover date: February 1984
On sale: October 11, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #290 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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245302 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860245302 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Ron Frenzinks: John Byrne, Steve Leialohascript: J. M. DeMatteis, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwaldcolors: Bob Sharenletters: Diana Albers

Stories

Echoes · 22 pages
Captain America’s friends are plagued by nightmares caused by the mysterious Mother Superior, daughter of the Red Skull.

Publisher’s description

While Cap and company go about their daily lives without a single crime in sight, Baron Zemo and Mother Superior join forces to bring about a terrible act of villainy our heroes will never see coming. Who will survive the shadows of the night?

Characters

Steve RogersCaptain AmericaJanet Van DyneWaspSam WilsonFalconJohann ShmidtRed SkullHelmut ZemoBaron ZemoJack MonroeNomadSinthea ShmidtBernadette RosenthalArnold RothMother Superior

Reprinted in

Captain America: Death of the Red Skull (2012), Captain America Epic Collection (2014)