Captain America (vol. 1) #289 (Jan. 1984):
“Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck

Captain America (vol. 1) #289

Title: “Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty”

Feature: Bernie Rosenthal

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1984

Publisher:
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Mike Zeck

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.
Bernie Rosenthal (lead character)	Jewish	[Captain America's former girlfriend, fiance]		93
Steve Rogers	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
The Watcher (Uatu) (details)  Mike Carlin appears as the Watcher.	monotheist / Watcher religion, focusing on non-interference and observation	The Watchers		582
Nancy Rosenthal	Jewish	[sister of Captain America's girlfriend Bernie]		5
Mo-Skull	Nazi; Scientism	[amalgam of Modok and the Red Skull]		1
Mike Carlin (details)  assistant editor; fills in for regular editor Mark Gruenwald as editor, and fills in as "The Watcher" to introduce this story.		[editor]		21
Iron Man (Tony Stark) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous	Force Works; Illuminati...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Weapon X (Exiles)		5,673
Thor (Donald Blake) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	Dutch Reformed (nominal); atheist	Lady Liberators; The Avengers...  The Ultimates		1,339
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	Christian (denomination unknown)	Chain Gang; The Avengers...  The Great Lakes Avengers; The Thunderbolts; The Ultimates		1,515
She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	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
Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream		Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  The Thunderbolts; Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth)		142
Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream		Crime Wave; Hood's Army...  Initiative; Thunderbolts Army		43
Vermin (Edward Whelan) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream		Hood's Army; Thunderbolts Army		73
Viper (Jordan Dixon) (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	activist; Committee To Regain America's Principles (temporary)	Crime Wave; Secret Empire...  Serpent Squad		10
Primus (dream)  in Bernie Rosenthal's dream	N.A.	Thunderbolts Army [artificial humanoid created by Arnim Zola]		13
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (character based on)  The featured villain is "Mo-Skull" (an amalgam of Modok and the Red Skull)	Nazi	Axis Mundi; HYDRA...  The People's Militia; THEM [Captain America's arch-nemy]		298
M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton) (character based on)  The featured villain is "Mo-Skull" (an amalgam of Modok and the Red Skull)	Scientism	A.I.M. (leader)		199
Mark Gruenwald (mentioned)  Assistant editor Mike Carlin notes that he is filling in for regular editor Mark Gruenwald as editor, and (as "The Watcher) introduces this story.	atheist/deist	[comic book writer; editor]		10

This back-up story was part of Marvel's "Assistant Editors" month, in which comics featured satirical, humorous and unusual content, ostensibly created by the Assistant Editors who were left in charge when the regular editors went out of town to attend comic conventions.

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 10 March 2014.

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