Set Description:
John Byrne Captain America Comics that I own.
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Captain America 247 |
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Captain America 247 CGCxJSA |
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CGC |
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4447255001
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Owner Comments
July, 1980
"By the Dawn's Early Light!"
Roger Stern & John Byrne - Writers
John Byrne - Penciler
John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein - Cover Artists
Joe Rubinstein - Inker
George Roussos - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
As Captain America is own his way to meet up with Nick Fury, his alter ego's neighbor Joshua Cooper is trying to give him a letter but there is no answer and instead he goes off to meet someone. Meanwhile, Cap meets up with Dum Dum Dugan who wants to show him something, in order to help him get some answers about his past. At the same time, Fury commences a questioning with Baron Strucker in a maximum security prison but just after Dugan contacts Fury, Strucker manages to escape with an unconscious Fury. Later, Cap and Dugan are at an abandoned storage facility where Dugan presents Cap with a container containing Cap's possessions from the war, including his old journal and his first shield. The journal reveals that his memories about his past life before the Army were actually false, implanted by the Army so that Cap wouldn't reveal anything relevant to the Nazis if he were captured. Cap's real memories start to come back but Strucker crashes into the storage facility, driving Fury's flying car. After a battle with Dugan and Cap against Strucker (with Cap using his original shield and Dugan getting shot in the shoulder), Fury rolls out of the car, which has crashed. Fury throws Cap's current shield to him which Cap uses to defeat Strucker. However, Strucker explodes and it is revealed that he is in fact an android duplicate. Unknown to those present at the explosion, the Machinesmith had made the Strucker android and he is watching the group.
Notes:
-Signed by Joe Rubenstein on 08/12/2021
-Signed by John Byrne on 08/11/2018 & Authenticated by JSA/CGC.
-Cover art by Byrne and Rubinstein per signatures on original art.
-Plot by Stern and Byrne, script by Stern.
-This issue contains a letters page, Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Carlos M. Ferdez and Dean Smith.
Quote: “I have no idea how many false memories they plugged into me. I pray I never find out." —Captain America
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Captain America 248 |
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Captain America 248 CGCxJSA |
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CGC |
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4447255002
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Owner Comments
August, 1980
"Dragon Man!"
Roger Stern & John Byrne - Writers
John Byrne - Penciler
John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein - Cover Artists
Joe Rubinstein - Inker
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist Gaffer studies the Strucker robot until Machinesmith remotely activates its self-destruct. A data module flies away from the wreckage, too swiftly to be stopped or pursued, and returns to Machinesmith, just as his robot minions deliver the inert Dragon Man. After a few hours work, Machinesmith reactivates him and, controlling him via a flying drone primed with tracking information from the data module, sends him after Captain America. Steve Rogers meanwhile returns home after an unsuccessful day trying to land an art assignment, where his neighbors Josh and Mike introduce him to the building's newest resident, Bernie Rosenthal. Hearing radio reports of strange sightings at the buildings he visited, Steve realizes he is being followed. Glancing out a window he spots Dragon Man flying nearby and abruptly excuses himself. Bernie feels insulted, but Josh smoothed things over. When Cap confronts Dragon Man, the drone drives Dragon Man into a frenzy, triggering a running battle that ends when Dragon Man grabs a momentarily distracted Cap and begins to squeeze the life out of him.
Notes:
-Signed by Joe Rubenstein on 08/12/2021
-Signed by John Byrne on 08/11/2018 & Authenticated by JSA/CGC.
-This issue contains a letters page, "Letters to the Living Legend". A letter is published from Lindsay Meeks with replies and statements from Roger Stern.
Quote: “I'm going to be moving in across the hall, so I guess we'll be neighbors." —Bernie Rosenthal
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Captain America 249 |
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Captain America 249 CGCxJSA |
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CGC |
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4447255003
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Owner Comments
September, 1980
"Death, Where is Thy Sting?"
Roger Stern & John Byrne - Writer
John Byrne - Penciler
Josef Rubinstein - Inker
John Byrne & Josef Rubinstein - Cover Artists
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
Captain America frees himself from Dragon Man's grip by throwing his glove into Dragon Man's eye. Retrieving his shield, Cap smashes the drone buzzing round, freeing Dragon Man from its influence, then follows as Dragon Man heads off to confront Machinesmith. Meanwhile, as Josh and Bernie watch Mike's fireman unit put out a fire Dragon Man started, Bernie realizes she is concerned for the absent Steve, and wonders how deep her feelings run for a man she has only just met. Dragon Man destroys a barn to reveal a hidden entrance, and Cap follows Dragon Man inside. Machinesmith attacks and incapacitates Dragon Man. When Cap confronts Machinesmith, his head falls off, revealing him to be a robot, and another Machinesmith taunts Cap as several robots attack simultaneously Cap fights his way through the onslaught pursuing Machinesmith, who continues to jump between robot bodies. After explaining how his mind came to reside within a machine, he attacks Cap with a Machinesmith army. Noticing they are guarding a computer bank, Cap attacks it deactivating the robots. As the damaged computer deactivates, Machinesmith reveals it houses his consciousness, and thanks Cap for helping him end a life no longer worth living.
Notes:
-In this issue, Machinesmith is revealed to be the former Daredevil villain Mister Fear.
-This issue also reveals that the Manipulator from Captain America #242 was created by Machinesmith.
-This issue also contains a letters page, "Letters to the Living Legend". A letter is published from Gary M. Fishman with a reply from Roger Stern.
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Captain America 250 |
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Captain America 250 CGCxJSA |
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CGC |
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4447255004
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Owner Comments
October, 1980
"Cap for President!"
Roger Stern, Don Perlin, Roger McKenzie, & Jim Shooter - Writers
John Byrne & Ed Hannigan - Pencilers
John Byrne, Joe Rubinstein, & Irv Watanabe - Cover Artists
Joe Rubinstein - Inker
George Roussos - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup & Bob Budiansky - Editors
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
A young Steve Rogers learns about civics in school. Captain America stops terrorists from blowing up the New Populist Party's convention and meets Sam Underwood, the convention's chairman. Sam and his staff try to convince Cap to run for President. Cap declines at first, but agrees to think about it when pressed. When Steve returns home. Josh gives him a letter delivered a few days ago. which proves to be an army questionnaire. He and Josh help Bernie move in to her new apartment until Mike arrives with a copy of the Daily Globe, which declares Cap will be running for President. Steve is surprised to find his friends think it's a great idea. Cap arrives at Avengers Mansion to find it besieged by reporters. Inside the mansion. Jarvis gives Cap telegrams from both the Democratic and Republican parties asking Cap to represent them. Beast offers to be his campaign manager. Iron Man warns Cap of the red tape he'll get caught up in. Wasp says he's a candidate the public could trust, and Vision points out that Cap is unqualified. Cap considers his position and calls a press conference. He explains his duty is to uphold the American Dream, but being President of the United States would require him to preserve the reality of the country. Since the two objectives are at odds. Cap must decline the candidacy.
Notes:
-Signed by Joe Rubenstein on 08/12/2021
-Signed by John Byrne on 08/11/2018 & Authenticated by JSA/CGC.
-Plot assist by Perlin and McKenzie (explained in the letters page: Letters to the Living Legend), input by Shooter.
-Story pencils: last page by Hannigan.
-The letters page also contains a published letter from James Keepnews. Replies and Editorial from Roger Stern.
-A follow-up story on "What If" Captain America became president was in What If Vol 1 #26.
-Since this issue was published in 1980, Cap's opponents probably would have been future President Ronald Reagan and incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
Quote: “Cap's a good man... But you remember what happened when movie stars started running for office.” -J. Jonah Jameson
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Captain America 251 |
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Captain America 251 Signature |
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CGC |
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4606606007
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Owner Comments
November, 1980
"The Mercenary and the Madman"
Roger Stern - Writer
John Byrne - Penciler
Josef Rubinstein - Inker
John Byrne - Cover Artist
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
After using a power sapper to make Ryker's Island prison go dark, armed men storm it and free the drugged Mr. Hyde. Hyde wakes on Batroc's floating barge HQ, where Batroc asks for the five million dollars Hyde had promised to whoever freed him. Hyde reveals there is no money yet and, after a brief fight, convinces Batroc to partner with him for a much larger prize. The next day, after hearing that some of Hyde's rescuers had French accents, Captain America visits District Attorney Blake Tower to share his suspicion that Batroc may be involved. Meanwhile, Batroc and Hyde take over the Queen of Egypt, Roxxon's new supertanker. Contacting Roxxon, Hyde demands a billion-dollar ransom and Captain America as a prisoner, or he'll blow up New York with the super-tanker's volatile cargo. Later, Batroc and Hyde rendezvous with "captive" Cap to retrieve the ransom, but Cap attacks. Cap is quickly defeated and awakes chained to the Queer of Egypt's bow as it sails directly into New York Harbor.
Notes:
- Signed by: Joe Rubenstein on 05/16/2024
- This issue contains a letters page, Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Kurt Busiek, Deborah L. Rose, Tim Courts, and Mark Dillon, with responses from Roger Stern.
- In this issue, Plumber Advertising is now spelled "Plummer".
Quotes:
"... Let's see what your power is against a master of LA SAVATE!" —Batroc
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Captain America 252 |
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Captain America 252 Signature |
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4382756003
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Owner Comments
December, 1980
"Cold Fire!"
Roger Stern - Writer
John Byrne - Penciler
Josef Rubinstein - Inker
John Byrne - Cover Artist
Bob Sharen - Colorist
John Costanza - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
Mister Hyde chains Captain America to the bow of the oil tanker, then plans on using it as a nuclear torpedo that will destroy all of New York City. Batroc, wanting no part in Hyde's mass murder scheme, surreptitiously loosens the chains binding Cap, allowing him the ability to break free. Batroc returns to the wheelhouse of the ship and attacks Mister Hyde. Hyde suspected that Batroc might betray him and prepares to snap his spine.
Cap boards the boat and slings his shield at Hyde. Batroc and Cap then double-team Mister Hyde driving him towards the back of the ship. Mister Hyde rips free a gas main, which coats him with natural gas that instantly freezes over him. He then topples off the side of the ship seemingly to his doom. Cap dives into the water to rescue him, while Batroc makes his escape on a tug boat.
Cap fails to find any trace of Mister Hyde, but manages to use Hyde's mini-sub to catch up to Batroc's boat. He radios the Coast Guard, who surround Batroc, forcing him to surrender.
Notes:
-Signed by: Joe Rubenstein on 02/02/2024
-This issue includes a two-page pictorial history entitled "The Life and Times of Captain America". The vignette provides snapshots of Cap's career both as a soldier in World War II, and a member of the Avengers.
-This issue includes a layout of Steve Rogers' apartment at 569 Leaman Place, illustrated by John Byrne.
-This issue includes a one-page feature entitled "Steve Rogers' Friends and Neighbors" featuring mini-biographies of Anna Kapplebaum, Josh Cooper, Mike Farrel and Bernie Rosenthal.
-This issue includes a 2nd feature entitled "Captain America's Partners Against Crime" featuring mini-biographies for Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, the Falcon, Leila Taylor, Bucky and Sharon Carter. The final panel, intended as team-image of the Avengers, instead features a postscript which reads, "Dear Roger, if you think I'm going to draw all of the Avengers - every single member and all of the various hangers-on - in this little space, you can think again! -- John Byrne".
-Captain America appears next in Incredible Hulk Annual #11.
-Batroc appears next in Captain America #302. The French mercenary was last seen in Marvel Team-Up #52.
-Mister Hyde appears next in Amazing Spider-Man #231.
-This issue includes a flashback to Captain America's first fight with Mister Hyde from Captain America #152.
-This issue includes a flashback of Mister Hyde in his identity of Calvin Zabo. The flashback takes place during his six-month prison stretch at Ryker's Island following the events from Captain America #180-#182.
-The Scorpion appears in a cameo flashback to events from Captain America #152.
-This issue contains a letters page, Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Carol Bellamy, Kurt Busiek, and Jeff Gelb.
-This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for info.[1]
Trivia:
-On the cover to this issue, Batroc's name is mis-spelled "Batrok".
-This issue includes a Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement featuring Iron Man entitled, "Iron Man vs. the Bank Robbers!"
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Captain America 253 |
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Captain America 253 CGCxJSA |
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CGC |
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4447255005
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Owner Comments
January, 1981
"Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot"
Roger Stern & John Byrne - Writers
John Byrne - Penciler
John Byrne & Joe Rubinstein - Cover Artists
Joe Rubinstein - Inker
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
After finding a third slasher victim, an English village constable and Dr. Cromwell inform Lady Crichton, who promises to use her influence to get Scotland Yard involved; however, doubting they can handle the situation, her elderly father prepares to contact someone who can. In Manhattan, after attending a musical together, Steve Rogers and Bernie Rosenthal return to Steve's apartment, but their liaison is interrupted by a phone call from Jarvis, who reads Steve a coded telegram, prompting him to cut the date short, to Bernie's dismay. Travelling to England, Steve reunites with Lady Crichton, formerly his Invaders' teammate Spitfire, and learns it was her father, Lord Falsworth, aka WWI's Union Jack, who sent for him, convinced the slasher is their old foe Baron Blood, despite his remains being long interred in the Tower of London. Investigating, Captain America discovers a woman's skeleton has been swapped for Blood's; he returns to the Manor to inform Falsworth of this, and meets Jackie's son Ken and his friend Joey. That night, Baron Blood attacks Captain America.
Notes:
-Signed by Joe Rubenstein on 08/12/2021
-Signed by John Byrne on 08/11/2018 & Authenticated by JSA/CGC.
-Captain America announces that his "full memory" has just recently returned. This clears up why he did not immediately recognize old friends (such as the Sub-Mariner) as early as Avengers #4.
-This issue contains a letters page: Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Eric Watts, Nick Grassel, and Arthur Cadeaux.
Trivia:
Captain America says it has been a long time since he has been to England. However, it is revealed in Captain America #257 that, since his revival, Cap has returned to England every year on the date of Bucky's disappearance in 1945. Maybe his full memory has not been restored at this time...
Quote: “ It's been a long time since I have been in England." —Captain America
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Captain America 254 |
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Captain America 254 Signature |
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CGC |
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2683554006
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February, 1981
"Blood on the Moors"
Roger Stern - Writer
John Byrne - Penciler
John Byrne - Cover Artists
Josef Rubinstein - Inker
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Jim Novak - Letterer
Jim Salicrup - Editor
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
Failing to slay Captain America, Baron Blood flees as dawn breaks, returning to the nearby village, where he dons his Dr. Cromwell disguise and meets his first patient of the day, Jenny. As the day progresses a hunt for Blood throughout the surrounding villages draws a blank. Ken and Joey take a break from the search at the pub where Ken's girl Jenny works, but she faints while talking to them, and they find bite marks on her neck. In Brooklyn Heights, Bernie and Anna clean Steve's apartment. Bernie takes a message that Steve lost an art assignment. Lord Falsworth, dressed as Union Jack, insists he will serve as bait to lure Blood, but suffers a heart attack while arguing with Cap and his daughter. They later call family doctor Dr. Cromwell to check on Lord Falsworth. When they leave Cromwell alone with Union Jack, Cromwell reveals himself to the Baron's surprise. Captain America joins the battle and is forced to decapitate the vampire. Joey reveals himself as the new Union Jack, and the group later burns Baron Blood's body. During the funeral, Lord Falsworth passes on.
Notes:
- Signed by: Josef Rubinstein on 05/19/2022
- This issue contains a letters page: Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from: Bruce Weintraub, Al Schroeder III, Will Hevelin, Eric L. Watts, and Jon Green.
- This issue is dedicated to former Captain America artist Frank Robbins. Robbins was the first artist to draw Union Jack.
- In this issue, the first Montgomery Falsworth (Union Jack I) dies. It is also revealed that the second Union Jack died in 1953. Joseph Chapman (Earth-616) assumes the mantle as the third Union Jack.
- Page One states, "Special Thanks to Colin Campbell for his kind assistance."
Trivia:
This issue contains a full-page advertisement of Doctor Strange, Volume I
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Captain America 255 |
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Captain America 255 Signature |
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CGC |
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1407331001
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Owner Comments
March, 1981
"The Living Legend"
Roger Stern - Writer
John Byrne - Penciler
Frank Miller, Rick Parker, & Joe Rubinstein - Cover Artists
Joe Rubinstein - Inker
Bob Sharen - Colorist
Joe Rosen - Letterer
Jim Salicrup & Bob Budiansky - Editors
Jim Shooter - Editor-in-Chief
Synopsis:
This is a 40th Anniversary special edition. It details the origin of Captain America and focuses on his early adventures in 1941-42.
Notes:
-Signed by: Frank Miller on 05/28/2016
-This story is uninked except for the last page by Rubinstein. He is credited specifically in the letters page.
-Page one is an homage/recreation of the cover of Captain America Comics #1
-The title of this comics is "Captain America Comics". This is a reference to that 78 issue Golden and Atomic age series. Normally this title is just referred to as "Captain America".
-An important addition to Captain America's history: President Franklin Roosevelt presents Cap with his circular shield. FDR notes that it has incredible properties and was created in a metalurgical accident.
-This issue contain a letters page: Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Eric L. Watts, Tom A. Field, and Rob Imes.
Trivia:
Captain America says it has been a long time since he has been to England? It is revealed in Captain America #257 that, since his revival, Cap has returned to England every year on the date of Bucky's disappearance in 1945! Maybe his full memory has not been restored at this time...
Quote: “In fact, I'm told the metal in the shield has some incredible properties. If only the metalurigal accident which produced it could be duplicated.” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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