Dates
- Cover date
- May 1992
- On sale
- March 13, 1992
- Pages
- 88
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #400 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$2.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$2.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602453805
This edition’s page - Australian edition3.40 AUD cover
Australian
Printed cover price 3.40 AUD.
Barcode 07148602453808
This edition’s page
Story arc: Operation: Galactic Storm
This is part 16 of 19. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Quasar (1989) #32
- Wonder Man (1991) #7
- The Avengers (1963) #345
- Avengers West Coast (1989) #80
- Captain America (1968) #398
- Iron Man (1968) #278
- Thor (1966) #445
- Quasar (1989) #33
- Wonder Man (1991) #8
- The Avengers (1963) #346
- Avengers West Coast (1989) #81
- Iron Man (1968) #279
- Thor (1966) #446
- Quasar (1989) #34
- Wonder Man (1991) #9
- Captain America (1968) #400
- The Avengers (1963) #347
- Avengers West Coast (1989) #82
- Quasar (1989) #35
Creators
Stories
- Murder by Decree! · 20 pages
The Avengers flee the Kree homeworld but are forced to leave Cap behind. Cap is brought before the Supreme Intelligence, who forces him to fight six of his greatest foes. The Kree leader wants Cap dead so he can absorb his essence, but Cap has other ideas.
- Out in the Cold · 18 pages
When the Flag Smasher captures D-Man, he sends a challenge to Captain America to come and rescue his friend. With Captain America off planet, Falcon and U.S.Agent answer the call.
- Crossing Back · 11 pages
In the 25th hour of her captivity, Diamondback gets a chance to kill the sleeping Crossbones, but even as she reflects on the way he wrecked her life and her family in the past, she realizes that she can't do it.
- Captain America Joins... the Avengers! · 23 pages
Namor attacks a group of Eskimos and throws their god into the sea. When the ice melts, the figure trapped within turns out to be Captain America. The Avengers rescue Cap, but a mysterious figure turns the heroes to stone. Cap meets Rick Jones, and they enlist the help of the Teen Brigade to find the man responsible. The man is an alien, and he agrees to restore the Avengers if they agree to help him recover his spaceship. The Avengers pull the ship from the ocean but are attacked by Namor. The restored spaceship blasting off drives off Namor and his men. Cap joins the team.
Characters
Reprinted in
Avengers: Galactic Storm (2006), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024)