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Publisher: Capital Comics
Years in Operation: 1981 - 1984
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 4 Printings: 15 Disclose Notes: Capital Comics was a subsidiary of Capital City Distribution, a Madison, Wisconsin-based comic book distributor which operated from 1980 to 1996. Under the name Capital Comics, they launched a black-and-white comics title, Nexus, a futuristic superhero series by Mike Baron and Steve Rude, and distributed it through their own system.

Richard Bruning was a key part of Capital Comics' staff, acting as Editor-In-Chief and Art Director until the company ceased operation in 1984. Besides Nexus, the other titles published by Capital were Badger and Whisper. In 1984, after publishing only a handful of issues of their three titles, Capital shut down its publishing operation. Its titles were taken over by the new independent publisher First Comics.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
The Badger #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1983 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
The Badger #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1983 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
The Badger #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1984 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
The Badger #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1984 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Nexus #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1981 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Nexus #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1982 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Nexus #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1982 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Nexus #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1983 9 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Nexus #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 July 1983 10 (1 story, 1 cover)
Nexus #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1983 10 (1 story, 1 cover)
Nexus #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1983 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
Nexus #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1984 12 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Nexus #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1984 12 (1 story, 1 cover)
Whisper #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 December 1983 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
Whisper #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 March 1984 4 (1 story, 1 cover)

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