Captain America (vol. 1) #288 (Dec. 1983):
“Mazes!”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, John Beatty

Captain America (vol. 1) #288

Title: “Mazes!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1983

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Mike Zeck, John Beatty

22 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
Deathlok (Luther Manning)		black; CIA...  Hood's Army; U.S. Army		52
Nomad (Jack Monroe)		Secret Defenders [sidekick of 1950s Captain America]		131
Bernie Rosenthal	Jewish	[Captain America's former girlfriend, fiance]		93
Hellinger (Harlan Ryker)		[cyborg; created Deathlok and Alpha/Doomsday Mechs]		5
Scarlet (details)  The character who will soon be identified as "Sister Pleasure" appears here simply as "Scarlet."	Catholic (lapsed)	Sisters of Sin		15
Nancy Rosenthal	Jewish	[sister of Captain America's girlfriend Bernie]		5
Godwulf	religious	Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers (founder)		11
Swashbuckler		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		2
Iron Butterfly		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		3
Gentle Sam		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		2
Sage		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		2
Big Man		black; Redeemers		2
Nth Command		[division of Nth Command; goal to banish all superhumans]		15
Thor (Donald Blake) (flashback cameo)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (flashback cameo)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (flashback cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown) - nominal	Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg-ampersand-Holliway; Heroes for Hire...  Hulkbusters (S.H.I.E.L.D.); Lady Liberators (leader); S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers; The Fantastic Four; Weapon X (Exiles)		952
Eros (flashback cameo)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Luther Manning (Clone) (flashback cameo)		[human clone of Deathlok]		7
Timestream (Henry Akai) (behind the scenes)		Asian; Bangers (leader)...  Nth Command [time-traveller]		8
Mr. Rosenthal (mentioned)	Jewish	[father of Captain America's girlfriend]		2
Mrs. Rosenthal (mentioned)	Jewish	[mother of Captain America's girlfriend]		2

Not to be confused with other (more prominent) teams with the same name, "The Redeemers" are a short-lives group of super-powered individuals from Deathlok's future. They are all former agents of Nth Command who wanted to "redeem" themselves from the harm they did as part of Nth Command.

The only major appearance of this Redeemers team was in Captain America (vol. 1) #288. They later appeared in a flashback in Deathlok (vol. 2) #32.

The individual members of the Redeemers were seen in other stories, notably as members of Nth Command. But their time as "Redeemers" was short. They were organized by Godwulf (another member of Nth Command). They opposed the villainous Hellinger, and they were all killed by the time-traveling Japanese villain Timestream.

The individuals who comprised the Redeemers were: Big Man, Gentle Sam, Iron Butterfly, Sage, and Swashbuckler.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Captain America #288 (Dec. 1983) created 20 August 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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