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242February 1980
$0.40

Captain America #242

Marvel · February 1980 · on sale 1979

Death of Manipulator2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#242
Publication date
February 1980
Key date
1980-02-00
On-sale date
1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245302
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Manipulator.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Klaus JansonCaptain America, Falcon, Iron Man, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor, Vision, Sam Wilson
1Facades!comic story17script: Steve Grant; pencils: Don Perlin, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: George Roussos; letters: Clem RobinsCaptain America, Sharon Carter, Dum Dum Dugan, Falcon, Nick Fury, Iron Man, Gabe Jones, Manipulator Death, Brian Muldoon, Thor Odinson, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Johann Shmidt, Tony Stark
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Captain America #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8409-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #13
ISBN 978-1-302-92925-1		2020On eBay ›
Captain America Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-96822-9		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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