Captain America #398

Dates

Cover date

March 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #398 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$1.25 cover

  Direct

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

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 00928102453803

  This edition’s page
• Australian edition1.80 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.80 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602453806

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Operation: Galactic Storm

This is part 5 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Quasar (1989) #32
2. Wonder Man (1991) #7
3. The Avengers (1963) #345
4. Avengers West Coast (1989) #80
5. Captain America (1968) #398
6. Iron Man (1968) #278
7. Thor (1966) #445
8. Quasar (1989) #33
9. Wonder Man (1991) #8
10. The Avengers (1963) #346
11. Avengers West Coast (1989) #81
12. Captain America #399
13. Iron Man (1968) #279
14. Thor (1966) #446
15. Quasar (1989) #34
16. Wonder Man (1991) #9
17. Captain America (1968) #400
18. The Avengers (1963) #347
19. Avengers West Coast (1989) #82
20. Quasar (1989) #35

Creators

Stories

• It Came from Outer Space · 18 pages

  Rick has a nightmare about the destruction of the Kree and contacts Captain America. Cap and Rick are reunited, but the two are attacked by Warstar. Rick is captured and taken aboard a spaceship. The Supreme Intelligence creates Supremor.

• Silence of the Night · Skeleton Crew · 5 pages

  Mother Night is returned to the Red Skull, but he humiliates her for her failures.

Publisher’s description

When Rick Jones has a horrifying dream about the future, he contacts the Avengers for help. But before Captain America can respond, Rick Jones is captured by the Kree Imperial Guard. What did he see? Plus: Who is the Supreme Intelligence?

Characters

Reprinted in

Avengers: Galactic Storm (2006), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024)