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285September 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #285

Marvel · September 1983 · on sale 1983-05-10

Death of Jeff Mace2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#285
Publication date
September 1983
Key date
1983-09-00
On-sale date
1983-05-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Jeff Mace.

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
0Would Ya Believe -- The Porcupine?!cover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John BeattyCaptain America, Alexander Gentry, Porcupine, Steve Rogers
2Letting Gocomic story22script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Diana AlbersBucky, Captain America, Josh Cooper, Fred Davis Jr., Michael Farrel, Robert Frank, Alexander Gentry, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Edwin Jarvis, Madeline Joyce, Jeff Mace Death, Miss America, Jack Monroe
4-in-house column1script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSpider-Man; Silver Surfer; Hercules; Man-Thing; Daredevil; She-Hulk; Captain America; Thor; John Byrne; X-Men [Nightcrawler; Cyclops; Wolverine; Colossus; Kitty Pryde; Storm]; Beast; Hawkeye; Dr. Strange; Black Widow; Ghost Rider; Alpha Flight [Vindicator; Sasquatch; Aurora; Northstar; Marrina; Sham
5-letters page1letters: typesetSpider-Man

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245309
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245309

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Monsters and Men
ISBN 978-1-302-92323-5		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #17
ISBN 978-1-302-96237-1		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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