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250October 1980
$0.50

Captain America #250

Marvel · October 1980 · on sale 1980

First appearance: Samuel T. Underwood2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#250
Publication date
October 1980
Key date
1980-10-00
On-sale date
1980
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Samuel T. Underwood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0He's the People's Choice Captain America for President!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Irving WatanabeCaptain America, Steve Rogers
1Cap for President!comic story17script: Roger Stern, Don Perlin, Roger McKenzie, Jim Shooter; pencils: John Byrne, Josef Rubinstein; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: George Roussos; letters: James NovakBeast, Captain America, Josh Cooper, Daredevil, Dum Dum Dugan, Michael Farrel, Nick Fury, Iron Man, J. Jonah Jameson, Edwin Jarvis, Hank McCoy, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Robbie Robertson
3Captain America For Presidentletters page1script: Roger Stern

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245310
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Comics Presents Captain America #[nn]1987On eBay ›
Captain America: War & Remembrance [Second Edition] #[nn]
ISBN 0785126937		2007On eBay ›
Captain America [War and Remembrance] #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-657-0		1990On eBay ›
Captain America 70th Anniversary Magazine #202011On eBay ›
Captain America: War & Remembrance #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4966-8		2010On eBay ›
Captain America: War & Remembrance
ISBN 978-0-7851-4991-0		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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