Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981):
“Celluloid Heroes!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Colletta, etc.

Captain America (vol. 1) #261

Title: “Celluloid Heroes!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1981

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Mike Zeck, Frank McLaughlin, Vince Colletta, Chic Stone, Al Milgrom

27 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 (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Nomad (Eddie Ferbel)		[stuntman]		1
Iron Man (Tony Stark)	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
The Teacher (Johann Schmidt)	Nazi	Axis Mundi; HYDRA...  The People's Militia; THEM [Captain America's arch-nemy]		298
Redwing	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Josh Cooper		black [neighbor, friend of Steve Rogers (Captain America)]		24
Ameridroid (Lyle Dekker)	Nazi	[scientist; special effects designer]		7
National Force	neo-fascists; white supremacists; Nazi	[terrorist]		73
Jason Staid		[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981)]		4
Leonard Spellman		[made "Adventures of Captain America" movie]		4
Wally Lombergo		[assistant to maker of "Adventures of Captain America" movie]		4
The Nihilist Order	Nihilist	[acted as enemies of Nomad to defame Cap]		3
Vince		[mugger]		1
Marty		[mugger]		1
Operative M		[disguised as bag lady]		1
Suzanne D'Immbulb		[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981)]		1
Will Brynner		[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981)]		3
Thor (Donald Blake) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Golden Archer (Clint Barton) (flashback cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
Bucky (Bucky Barnes) (flashback cameo)	Protestant (nominal)	Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Young Allies		395
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (flashback cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
Cobra (Klaus Voorhees) (flashback cameo)		Initiative; Scavengers...  Serpent Society (leader); Serpent Squad; Thunderbolts Army		87
The Eel (Leopold Stryke) (flashback cameo)		Crime Wave; Emissaries of Evil (Egghead)...  Fellowship of Fear; Serpent Squad		30
Captain America (Roscoe Simons) (flashback cameo)		[Captain America fan; briefly replaced Steve Rogers as Cap]		11

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Captain America #261 (Sep. 1981) created 17 August 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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