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Cover: Mike Zeck & John Beatty

Captain America #289

Jan 1984 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
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In "Tomorrow, the World?", Captain America returns to the present with urgent warnings of a future where the Brand Corporation has orchestrated a hero purge, leaving the world on the brink. Written by J. M. DeMatteis and brought to life by Mike Zeck’s dynamic art and John Beatty’s inks, this pivotal 1984 issue sees Cap racing to expose the conspiracy before it unfolds—while the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four must unite to prevent a dystopian collapse. Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty.

Contains 2 stories
Tomorrow, the World?
19 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Nick FuryThe Avengers [ThorShe-HulkStarfox]Albert DeVoor (villain, introduction)Brand Corporation (villain)Godwulf II (villain, introduction)Iron Butterfly II (villain, introduction)Fantastic Four [Mr. FantasticInvisible GirlThingHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]] (cameos)X-Men [CyclopsStormWolverineNightcrawler] (cameos)Luther Manning Clone (cameo flashback)Gentle Sam (cameo flashback)Iron Butterfly (cameo flashback)Hellinger (cameo flashback)

In "Tomorrow, the World?", Captain America wakes to a present reshaped by the Brand Corporation’s ruthless hero purge, a dystopian reality born from the very technology that once created Deathlok. With time running short and the line between protector and pawn blurring, he must confront a future that never should have been.

Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty
5 pp · Satire-Parody, Superhero
Bernie America [Bernie Rosenthal]Steve RogersThe Avengers [ThorIron Man [Tony Stark]She-HulkWaspHawkeye]Mike Carlin [as the Watcher]Nancy RosenthalMo-Skull (villain)

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Full credits

artist Mike Zeck
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Diana Albers
cover pencils Mike Zeck
cover inks John Beatty

Reprints

Reprinted in Capitaine America #148/149 (1983), Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok #[nn] (2003), Captain America Epic Collection #11 (2022), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #17 (2025), Captain America [Κάπταιν Αμέρικα] #12, Die Spinne #132, Σπάιντερ Μαν [Spider-Man] #201

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