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Issue Details

Issue #287
Published November 1983
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD; 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Carlin (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes UPC 0714860245311

Cover Details

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Deathlok [Luther Manning]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks John Beatty
Letters Typeset
Reprinted in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993) [interior, 1/8th page size]; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1; in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #146/147

1 page Scottie; Cracker Jack advertisement "A Cracker Jack Story"

Characters Scottie
Genre Children; Sports
Notes Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for the Cracker Jack snack.

22 page Captain America story "Future Shock!"

Characters FEATURE: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning Clone (Death; merges with Deathlok); Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Godwulf; Bernie Rosenthal; Mr. Rosenthal; Mrs. Rosenthal; Jeannie [Nancy] Rosenthal; VILLAINS: Brand Corporation; Sister Pleasure [Introduction; Scarlet]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Quasar
Synopsis Cap and Luther battle Deathlok but the tables are turned as Luther touches the cyborg and gives him back his memories of being human; Escaping from the Brand Coprporation, Cap and Deathlok are pulled into the future by Godwulf.
Genre Superhero
Script J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks John Beatty
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Diana Albers
Notes Bernie's sister's name changes from Jeannie to Nancy between this issue to next. Pages 1 and 15-17 are not reprinted in the Captain America: Deathlok Lives reprint.
Reprinted in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993) [pages 23-40]; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1; in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #146/147

1 page Solar Fox advertisement "Solar Fox"

Characters Solar Fox
Synopsis Solar Fox weaves through dangerous space fields to save Earth.
Genre Science Fiction
Notes Comic strip ad for the Solar Fox video game from CBS Electronics, appears between pages 3 and 4 of the story.

Half page Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins [November 1983]"

Synopsis Items about how Jim Shooter was guest of honor at the 3rd Annual Salon del Comic y la Illustracion (Barcelona's huge international comics convention), many Marvel titles are published by Editorial Forum in Spain and Jim met their Editor in Chief Antonio Martin and has made Antonio and his crew honorary Bullpenners, Jim also attended Tulsa Con '83, hosted by the Tulsa Believers in Comics Fandom whose president is Larry Thomas (Tulsa is also the hometown of EPIC Illustrated Editorial Director Archie Goodwin) and Jim continues to be concerned about the closed door meetings about the upcoming Assistant Editors month when Bob DeNatale, Mike Higgins, Mike Carlin, Ann Nocenti, Bob Harras, Jim Owsley, Linda Grant and Eliot Brown take over for the regular editors who will be out of town. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story.
Script Jim Shooter
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Half page Mighty Marvel Checklist promo (ad from the publisher) "The Mighty Marvel Checklist"

Synopsis Marvel checklist for comics listed with a synopsis are Thor Annual #11, Defenders #125, X-Men #175, The Falcon #1, Moon Knight Special Edition #1, Marvel Tales #157, Marvel Team-Up #135, Marvel Tails #1, Krull #1 and Iron Man Annual #6. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story.
Script ? (promo copy)
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1 page Letters to the Living Legend letters page "Letters to the Living Legend"

Characters Watcher [Uatu]
Synopsis Letters from (and replies to) Mike Kanterovich, Rod Fautenberry, Christopher Jefferson and Patrick Miano, also includes the question of the month, a special announcements section on who sent in answers to the question of how the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe character data could be used in role-playing games and hype for the next issue and a small promo for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe using an illustration of the Watcher.
Letters Typeset

1 page Star Frontiers; TSR Hobbies advertisement "Star Frontiers"

Synopsis An alien entity travels all the way to Earth to purchase the Star Frontiers role playing game.
Genre Science Fiction; Humor
Pencils Larry Elmore (signed)
Inks Larry Elmore (signed)
Notes Comic strip ad for the Star Frontiers role playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.