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Captain America (vol. 1) #262 (Oct. 1981):
“Death of a Legend?”
by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, Quickdraw Studios, Frank McLaughlin

Captain America (vol. 1) #262

Title: “Death of a Legend?”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1981

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: J. M. DeMatteis
Art by: Mike Zeck, Quickdraw Studios, Frank McLaughlin


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 Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(lead character)		 hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
 Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Ameridroid Ameridroid (Lyle Dekker) villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Nazi
 [scientist; special effects designer] Marvel 7
Nomad (Eddie Ferbel) hero
   [stuntman] Marvel 1
The Teacher (Johann Schmidt) villain
CBR Scale: D Nazi
 Axis Mundi; HYDRA... 
[Captain America's arch-nemy]		 Marvel 298
Jason Staid supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981)] Marvel 4
Leonard Spellman supporting character
   [made "Adventures of Captain America" movie] Marvel 4
Wally Lombergo supporting character
   [assistant to maker of "Adventures of Captain America" movie] Marvel 4
The Nihilist Order villain group
CBR Scale: D Nihilist
 [acted as enemies of Nomad to defame Cap] Marvel 3
Will Brynner supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981)] Marvel 3
Ted supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #262 (Oct. 1981)] Marvel 1
Benny Bernhart supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #262 (Oct. 1981)] Marvel 1
Mr. Hunkley supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #262 (Oct. 1981)] Marvel 1
Jeffy supporting character
   [1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #262 (Oct. 1981)] Marvel 1
Iron Man Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(flashback cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: I futurist; technophile; mostly secular; sometimes prays; Alcoholics Anonymous
 Force Works; Illuminati...  Marvel 5,673
Thor Thor (Donald Blake)
(flashback cameo)		 hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
 Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
The Sub-Mariner The Sub-Mariner (Namor)
(flashback cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
 Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  Marvel 1,864
Falcon Falcon (Sam Wilson)
(flashback cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: S Baptist
 black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  Marvel 531
Human Torch Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
(flashback cameo)		 hero
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 Heroes for Hire; Penance Council...  Marvel Timely 497
Agent 13 Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)
(flashback cameo)		 supporting character hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
 Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel 262
Viper Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
(flashback cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: M Nihilist
 Fangs (leader); HYDRA... 
[former servant of Chthon]		 Marvel 153
Whizzer Whizzer (Bob Frank)
(flashback cameo)		 hero
   Liberty Legion; Penance Council...  Timely Marvel 108
National Force National Force
(cameo)		 villain group
CBR Scale: D neo-fascists; white supremacists; Nazi
 [terrorist] Marvel 73

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Captain America #262 (Oct. 1981) created 17 August 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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