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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published December 1998
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 4.20 CAD
Pages 62
Editing Matt Idelson (Editor); Paul Tutrone (Assistant Editor); Bob Harras (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes This issue has a gatefold cover that is included in the page count.

Cover Details - "Nuclear Nightmare!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Nightmare
Genre Superhero
Pencils Andy Kubert ?
Inks Jesse Delperdang ?
Colors Chris Sotomayor ?
Notes Wraparound cover.

1 page Captain America recap "Previously in Captain America"

Characters Captain America; Sharon Carter; Nightmare; Dum Dum Dugan; S.H.I.E.L.D.
Genre Superhero
Notes Recap of story to date and profiles of the main characters in the story. Design by Comicraft's John Marasigan.

29 page Captain America story "American Nightmare, Finale: Nuclear Dawn"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sharon Carter [Agent 13]; Dum Dum Dugan; S.H.I.E.L.D.; VILLAIN: Nightmare
Synopsis Captain American and Sharon Carter are confronted by their greatest nightmares while nothing less than nuclear armeggedon threatens the world! How can Steve Rogers defeat a foe who draws power from the very world he inhabits? [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Waid
Pencils Andy Kubert
Inks Jesse Delperdang
Colors Chris Sotomayor
Letters Todd Klein

1 page Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox!"

Script Stan Lee; ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stan Lee answers letters from Scott Brooks, Robert Rowe, Mike Dudley, Anders Bloomquist and Sherlon Martis. Checklist for Marvel comics shipping October 28, 1998. Miscellaneous Marvel tidbits.

9 page Red Skull; Captain America character profile "The Skull is Dead. Long Live the Skull."

Characters Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Synopsis This history of the Red Skull.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Krueger
Notes Designed by Johnny Greene. The article contains panels of art spanning the Red Skull's career.

1 page American Graffiti letters page "American Graffiti"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Noah Diehm, J.D. Jones, Doug Cook, Michael Sheridan and John Sarenas. Design by Comicraft/EW.