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Publishers / Marvel / Captain America (1968) / #290
290February 1984
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #290

Marvel · February 1984 · on sale October 11, 1983

First appearance (cover): Sinthea ShmidtFirst appearance (cover): Mother Superior2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#290
Publication date
February 1984
Key date
February 1984
On-sale date
October 11, 1983
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Sinthea Shmidt - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Mother Superior - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0Mother Night...cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneCaptain America, Falcon, Jack Monroe, Mother Superior First, Nomad, Steve Rogers, Sinthea Shmidt First, Sam Wilson
1Echoescomic story22script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Diana AlbersBaron Zemo, Captain America, Falcon, Jack Monroe, Mother Superior First, Nomad, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Bernadette Rosenthal, Arnold Roth, Johann Shmidt, Sinthea Shmidt First, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2-in-house column1script: Jim ShooterAnn Nocenti; Jim Owsley; Mike Carlin; Linda Grant; Eliot Brown; Mike Higgins; Bob Harras; Bob DeNatale
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; barcode 0714860245302
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245302

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America: Death of the Red Skull #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5986-5		2012On eBay ›
Sturm und Drang
ISBN 978-1-302-94536-7		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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