| Issue | #288 |
| Published | December 1983 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Michael Carlin (Assistant Editor); Mark Gruenwald (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Godwulf; Sage; Swashbuckler; Gentle Sam; Big Man; Iron Butterfly; Hellinger |
| 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) #148/149 |
| Characters | FEATURE: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Origin, details revealed); Godwulf; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Sage (Introduction); Swashbuckler (Introduction); Gentle Sam (Introduction); Big Man (Introduction); Iron Butterfly (Introduction); Bernie Rosenthal; Nancy Rosenthal; VILLAINS: Hellinger [Harlan Ryker; Death]; Scarlet [Sister Pleasure]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Thor; Wasp [Janet Pym]; She-Hulk |
| Synopsis | Cap is in 1993 and helps Deathlok and the few remaining heroes in the future end Hellinger's threat to eradicate all of humanity. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | J. M. DeMatteis |
| Pencils | Mike Zeck |
| Inks | John Beatty |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Diana Albers |
| Notes | Pages 9 and 10 are not reprinted in the Captain America: Deathlok Lives reprint, also the reprint of the first page is missing the title and credits and the reprint of the last panel is missing the last text box and the next blurb. |
| Reprinted | in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993) [pages 41-60]; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1; in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #148/149 |
| Characters | Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] |
| Synopsis | Advertisement for Marvel Comics Subscriptions offering four extra issues with your subscription, a refund guarantee, immediate savings of 19 cents per issue and the lowest price on renewals. |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Notes | Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story. |
| Characters | Assistant Editors |
| Synopsis | Items about how next month's comics (comics on sale in September with a January date) will be edited by the Assistant Editors because Jim and the other editors will all be out of town. Jim expects that these comics will be one-of-a-kind collector's items that should not be missed. Includes a small cartoon advertising the assistant editors taking over, appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story. |
| Script | Jim Shooter |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Marvel checklist for comics listed with a synopsis are Magik #1, Ka-Zar #29, X-Men #176, Moon Knight Special Edition #2, S.H.I.E.L.D. Special Edition #1, Marvel Tales #158, Krull #2, X-Men Classics #1, Micronauts Special Edition #1, The Punisher #1, Star Wars Annual #3, Spider-Man Annual #17 and Dreadstar Annual #1. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story. |
| Script | ? (promo copy) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Letters from (and replies to) Gabriel Carras, Michael Kanterovich, David M. Somerfleck and Robert E. Diltz II, also includes the question of the month, a special announcements section about the Captain America editorial team (Mark Gruenwald and Mike Carlin) spending the fourth of July with the Captain America creative team (J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck) and an advertisement for the next issue which will be edited by assistant editor Mike Carlin who refused to say what he has scheduled for the issue. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| 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. |