| Issue | #286 |
| Published | October 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] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Zeck [as MZ] (signed) |
| Inks | John Beatty [as JB] (signed) |
| 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 |
| Characters | Scottie |
| Genre | Children; Sports |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for the Cracker Jack snack. |
| Characters | FEATURE: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; GUESTS: Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Luther Manning III Clone; Nomad [Jack Monroe]; Bernie Rosenthal; Godwulf; VILLAINS: Brand Corporation |
| Synopsis | A clone of Luther Manning comes back in time from 1991 (this changes to 1993 in issue #288) to find the Deathlok cyborg; Steve is supposed to be spending a weekend at Bernies (come on, that's funny) when they almost run down Manning; Cap follows him into an abandoned Brand Corp. building where they come up against Brand soldiers and Deathlok himself. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | J. M. DeMatteis |
| Pencils | Mike Zeck |
| Inks | John Beatty |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Diana Albers |
| Notes | Two slight alterations in the Captain America: Deathlok Lives reprint are the removal of credits on page 4 and the replacement of the next blurb on page 22 with a thought from the Luther Manning clone from the first page of Captain America #287 which is also not reprinted. |
| Reprinted | in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn] (October 1993) [pages 1-22]; in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #146/147; in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
| 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., appears between pages 3 and 4 of the story. |
| Characters | Carl Potts |
| Synopsis | Items about how Al Milgrom has quit editing except for Marvel Fanfare and is now focusing on his jobs as writer/artist (exclusively for Marvel) and spending time with his family, Carl Potts is now editing The Defenders, Doctor Strange and the Hulk and is putting out the new title Alien Legion later this year, Tom DeFalco has been moved up to Executive Editor and is charge of many things, including editing movie adaptations and special projects such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Life of Pope John Paul II and will be developing new titles and series, possibly including a line of comics for young kids, former assistant editor Danny Fingeroth has been moved up to replace Tom DeFalco as editor of the Amazing Spider-Man, the Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up and Marvel Tales while continuing to edit Ka-Zar and the assistant editors will be in charge of the comics produced for sale in September as the regular editors will all be out of town for conventions (and this worries Jim Shooter who thinks there is a conspiracy by them that will result in some strange comics in September). Also includes what appears to be a self-portrait of Carl Potts. Marvel checklist for comics listed with a synopsis are Avengers #236, Cloak & Dagger #1, The New Mutants #8, Marvel Tales #156, Marvel Team-Up #134, What If #41, Marvel Team-Up Annual #6, Marvel Super Special (Krull) #28, The Kree/Skrull War #2, Coyote #3 and Marvel Graphic Novel (Dazzler: The Movie!) #8. Appears between pages 21 and 22 of the story. |
| Script | Jim Shooter; ? |
| Pencils | Carl Potts ? |
| Inks | Carl Potts ? |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Letters from (and replies to) Chris Harrison, Tom Long, Angie Cashdollar (Mike Zeck's Aunt) and Ralph Griffith, also includes the question of the month, a special announcements section on Captain America Annual #7 and next issue and a small promo for Thor by Walt Simonson. |
| Script | ?; Mike Zeck |
| Pencils | Walt Simonson |
| Inks | Walt Simonson |
| Letters | Typeset |