Captain America Vol 1 239

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Captain America Vol 1 #239 Published November, 1979 Issue Details Rating CCA Original Price $0.40 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artist John Byrne Terry Austin "Mind-Stains on the Virgin Snow!" Writer Peter Gillis Penciler Fred Kida Inker Don Perlin Colourist Nel Yomtov Letterer Joe Rosen Editor Roger Stern Previous Issue Next Issue Captain America #238 Captain America #240

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

Vehicles:

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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
• 1 Reprints of 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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