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269May 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP

Captain America #269

Marvel · May 1982 · on sale 1982

First appearance: WolfFirst appearance: HonchoFirst appearance: James McDonald1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#269
Publication date
May 1982
Key date
1982-05-00
On-sale date
1982
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wolf - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Honcho - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of James McDonald - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of R.U. Reddy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Winthrop Roan Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Marauder - 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
0A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Wastecover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John BeattyCaptain America, Honcho First, James McDonald First, R.U. Reddy First, Winthrop Roan Jr. First, Steve Rogers, Wolf First
2A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste!comic story23script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty, Mike Zeck, Josef Rubinstein; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakCaptain America, Nick Fury, Honcho First, Mad Thinker, Marauder First, James McDonald First, R.U. Reddy First, Winthrop Roan Jr. First, René Rodin, Steve Rogers, Bernadette Rosenthal, Wolf First
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter, Larry HamaAlison Blaire, Dazzler, Dennis the Menace

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245305

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Monsters and Men
ISBN 978-1-302-92323-5		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #15
ISBN 978-1-302-94933-4		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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