Dates
- Cover date
- April 1988
- On sale
- December 15, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #290 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602458304
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Buscemainks: Tom Palmerscript: Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, Bob Harrascolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Bill Oakley
Stories
- The World According to the Adaptoid · 23 pages
With the power of the Cosmic Cube, the Super-Adaptoid renames himself the Supreme Adaptoid and plans on controlling the universe. Kubik transports the Captain into the battle. The Captain is able to defeat the Supreme Adaptoid by tricking the creature into duplicating the human ability to die. Kubik strips the Adaptoid of the power of the Cube removing its ability to duplicate powers.
Characters
Steve RogersNamorSub-MarinerJennifer WaltersShe-HulkMonica RambeauDane WhitmanThe Black KnightCaptain MarvelAaron StackMachine ManAnthony DruidDoctor DruidWalter NewellStingrayAwesome AndroidMarvin FlummMarrinaMentalloSuper-AdaptoidThe CaptainSentry 459Kubik
Reprinted in
Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Avengers: Heavy Metal (2013)