Captain America #269

Name: Captain America #269
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

May 1982 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP

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“A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste!”

In "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste!", Captain America joins forces with the newly introduced Team America for a charity motorcycle event that takes a bizarre turn when a giant monster abducts a Nobel laureate from the crowd. Written by J. M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Mike Zeck, with inks by John Beatty and Josef Rubinstein, this 1982 Marvel classic sees Cap and his motley crew pursued through a mysterious transporter tube into a hidden town populated by history’s greatest minds—only to uncover the Mad Thinker’s sinister plan to turn geniuses into robotic companions. The cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty captures the surreal clash of worlds, making this a standout entry in the Cap mythos.

writer J. M. DeMatteis · artist, inker Mike Zeck · inker John Beatty · inker Josef Rubinstein · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Jim Novak · cover Mike Zeck, John Beatty

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Full credits

writer J. M. DeMatteis

artist, inker Mike Zeck

inker John Beatty

inker Josef Rubinstein

colorist Bob Sharen

letterer Jim Novak

cover pencils Mike Zeck

cover inks John Beatty

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Cap is taking part in a charity motorcycle event with Team America when a giant monster appears and captures a Nobel prize winner who is in the audience. Cap and Team America follow the monster through a transporter tube and find themselves in a quaint little town inhabited by the world's greatest thinkers from the past. This is all part of the Mad Thinker's agenda to surround himself with suitable companions to stimulate his intellect but, when Cap finds the missing Nobel members about to be turned into robots, he and Team America bring an end to the Thinker’s Machiavellian plan.

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