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244April 1980
$0.40

Captain America #244

Marvel · April 1980

Death of Adonis2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#244
Publication date
April 1980
Key date
1980-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Adonis.

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
0A Monster Berserk!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Danny CrespiAdonis, Eric Cameron, Captain America, Steve Rogers
1The Way of All Flesh!comic story17script: Roger McKenzie; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: George Roussos; letters: Mark RoganAdonis Death, Eric Cameron, Captain America, Josh Cooper, Anna Kapplebaum, Steve Rogers
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
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245304

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

‹ #243145 of 355#245 ›

Sources

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