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Captain America (vol. 1) #238 (Oct. 1979):
“Snowfall Fury!”
by Peter Gillis, Fred Kida, Don Perlin

Captain America (vol. 1) #238

Title: “Snowfall Fury!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1979

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Peter Gillis
Art by: Fred Kida, Don Perlin


19 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Captain America Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Nick Fury Nick Fury
(flashback, pg. 5-7)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  Marvel 1,898
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.
(flashback, pg. 5-7) 
supporting character group
  [government agency; intelligence agency...] Marvel 1,188
Hawk-Riders
(pg. 3-4, 10-11)
villain group
  [guard] Marvel 2
Diatrymas
(pg. 12-15)
villain group
CBR Scale: R N.A.
Gastornis
[ostrich-sized raptors]
Marvel 2
The Elite Guard
(pg. 12-15)
villain group
  [ride Diatrymas (ostrich-sized birds)] Marvel 2
Mind-Master's henchmen
(pg. 8-9)
villain group
  [guard; henchman...] Marvel 2
Dovecote villain hero group
  [ultimate safehouse; would hide/protect anybody for a price] Marvel 2
giant hawks
(pg. 3-4, 10-11)
villain group
CBR Scale: D N.A.
hawk
[used as flying steeds by Hawk-Riders guarding Dovecote]
Marvel 2
Widowmaker
(9-panel cameo, pg. 16-17)
villain
  [guard] Marvel 2
Snowfall (Ginny Snow)
(4-panel cameo, pg. 6-7)
supporting character
  [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #238 (Oct. 1979)] Marvel 2
Mind-Master (Stephen Tuval)
(2-panel cameo, pg. 9, 17)
villain
CBR Scale: S Black Sea religion
People of the Black Sea
[former prince of the Black Sea]
Marvel 4
Mentallo Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)
(photo/video (2 panels), pg. 5, panels 4-5)
villain
  Hood's Army; HYDRA...  Marvel 72
Dwight Rollin Stanford
(behind the scenes, pg. 5, panel 2) 
supporting character
  S.H.I.E.L.D.
[tried to kick Captain America out of SHIELD complex]
Marvel 2
Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
(mentioned, pg. 8, panel 6) 
hero
CBR Scale: I religious
Force Works; Galactic Guardians...  Marvel 788
thugs thugs
(mentioned, pg. 15, panel 2) 
villain group real/historical person
  [occupation]   100
Buck Rogers Buck Rogers
(mentioned, pg. 9, panel 1) 
hero
  [1st app: Amazing Stories (Aug. 1928)] Amazing Stories; National Newspaper Service, etc. 140
SHIELD Super-Agents SHIELD Super-Agents
(mentioned, pg. 6, panel 1) 
supporting character group
  S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel
SHIELD ESP Division SHIELD ESP Division
(mentioned, pg. 6, panel 1) 
supporting character group
  S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 5