Captain America (vol. 1) #289 (Jan. 1984):
“Tomorrow, the World?”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, John Beatty

Captain America (vol. 1) #289

Title: “Tomorrow, the World?”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1984

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

30 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
Thor (Donald Blake)	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)	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
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Starfox (Eros)	Titanian religion	Eternals of Titan; The Avengers		207
Roxxon		[company]		36
Mr. Zinneman		[security operative]		1
Godwulf (details)  Technically, this is "Godwulf II", i.e., Godwulf of Earth 616 (contemporary mainstream Marvel timeline), rather than the Godwulf from the future.	religious	Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers (founder)		11
Brand Corporation		[criminally-run subsidiary of Roxxon]		37
Iron Butterfly (details)  "Iron Butterfly II" (from a different timeline) AND the "original" Iron Butterfly (seen in the previous issue) both appear in this issue.		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		3
Albert DeVoor		Nth Command (leader) [created Atomic Resequencer]		6
Nth Command		[division of Nth Command; goal to banish all superhumans]		15
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (cameo)	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Fantastic Five; Fantastic Force...  Metro College; The Fantastic Four		4,393
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (cameo)	humanist; portrayed alternatively as explicitly believing in God and as atheist	Fantastic Five; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Fantastic Four		4,661
Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards) (cameo)	Episcopalian	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four		4,069
Cyclops (Scott Summers) (cameo)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (cameo)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (cameo)	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (cameo)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (cameo)	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Deathlok (Luther Manning) (flashback cameo)		black; CIA...  Hood's Army; U.S. Army		52
Hellinger (Harlan Ryker) (flashback cameo)		[cyborg; created Deathlok and Alpha/Doomsday Mechs]		5
Luther Manning (Clone) (flashback cameo)		[human clone of Deathlok]		7
Gentle Sam (flashback cameo)		Nth Commandos; Nth Command...  Redeemers		2
Timestream (Henry Akai) (behind the scenes)		Asian; Bangers (leader)...  Nth Command [time-traveller]		8
Bernie Rosenthal (mentioned)  After Captain America defeats Albert DeVoor and the Nth Commandos, he takes off to go to his long-overdue dinner with Bernie Rosenthal's parents.	Jewish	[Captain America's former girlfriend, fiance]		93
Mr. Rosenthal (mentioned)  After Captain America defeats Albert DeVoor and the Nth Commandos, he takes off to go to his long-overdue dinner with Bernie Rosenthal's parents.	Jewish	[father of Captain America's girlfriend]		2
Mrs. Rosenthal (mentioned)  After Captain America defeats Albert DeVoor and the Nth Commandos, he takes off to go to his long-overdue dinner with Bernie Rosenthal's parents.	Jewish	[mother of Captain America's girlfriend]		2

The "Nth Commandos" are a group of field operatives, drawn from the ranks of individuals who were members of the broader organization, Nth Command. The "Nth Commandos" really only appeared as a group in Captain America (vol. 1) #289.

The members of the "Nth Commandos" group were: Godwulf, Iron Butterfly, Gentle Sam, Sage, Swashbuckler and Angler. These same individuals (aside from Angler) were seen in the previous issue as members of the "Redeemers" squad, which organized by Godwulf.

The Nth Commandos came into conflict with Captain America (and others) when they traveled from the future to the present day on a mission to banish super-heroes, in a mission dubbed "Operation: Purge."

As seen in Captain America (vol. 1) #288, there was one alternative timeline in which Nth Command was successful in its effort to banish all super-humans from Earth.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Captain America #289 (Jan. 1984) created 20 August 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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