Captain America Vol 1 239

Captain America Vol 1 #239
Previous Issue	Captain America #238
Next Issue	Captain America #240
Art by: John Byrne and Terry Austin
Cover Date	November, 1979
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter
Rating	CCA[[Category:]]
Original Price	$0.40

1. "Mind-Stains on the Virgin Snow!"
Writer(s)	Peter Gillis
Penciler(s)	Fred Kida
Inker(s)	Don Perlin
Colorist(s)	Nel Yomtov
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Roger Stern

 A soldier, even a super-soldier, is only as strong as his ideals...his dreams. 

—Captain America

Appearing in "Mind-Stains on the Virgin Snow!"

Featured Characters:

•  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

•  Mind-Master
• Widowmaker

Other Characters:

• Nick Fury (in flashback and hallucination)
• Snowfall
• Sub-Mariner (in flashback and hallucination)

Locations:

• Dovecote (Located at the "Top of the World")
  

Items:

• Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
• Mini Plasma Torch
• Concussion packet

Synopsis for "Mind-Stains on the Virgin Snow!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• Snowfall is revealed to be Ginny Snow in this issue.

• The Mind-Master's identity is revealed in this issue. Although he was in the shadows last issue, his last full adventure was in Sub-Mariner #43.

• This issue contains a letters page, "Letters to the Living Legend". Letters are published from Zoltan J. Toth, and future iconic Marvel writer Kurt Busiek.

• Captain America's Shield was cast aside last issue and is seen only on the cover and in a one page flashback this issue. The Shield will return next issue.

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Captain America Vol 1 239

Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database: Captain America #239 [1]

• Captain America #239 in 10 Panels Or Less - Key scenes plus commentary

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