Religion: indeterminate
Name: John
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Captain America Annual #3 (Jan. 1976): "The Thing from the Black Hole Star!"
Creators: Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia, John Verpoorten
Number of Appearances: 1
Employer: top-secret security committee
Occupation: government official
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: on govt. committee; kept news of alien "Captive" a secret
In Captain America Annual #3 (1976), Captain America faced off against a powerful parasitic alien known as "The Captive" and also encountered agents from a powerful warship who were sent to re-capture the Captive. On the very last page of this story, Captain America met with a "top-level security committee." The committee consisted of a general whose name was not identified, John (a government official wearing a pin-stripe suit, and light-gray-haired bespectacled man wearing a conservative suit.
John, a dark-haired, middle-aged man, smoked a pipe during the meeting.
John's name is identified in panel 2 on page 35.
At the end of the meeting with the committee, Captain America said: "I can offer no further facts, gentlemen..."
The light-gray-haired committee member said: "That's been the problem... there are no facts! We therefore call this inquiry to a close!"
The general said: "Sorry, Cap. This space-opera of yours sounds mighty exciting--but we've found no physical evidence to support its validity!"
John, smoking his pipe thoughtfully, continued: "Dents in the soil -- charred vegetation -- it's the kind of thing we encounter in the average U.F.O. story... Sorry about Hendricks... the circumstances of his deaths seem highly unusual, but nothing beyond our knowledge... I must leave... I have an appointment at three."
The general said to John: "I'll join you in a moment, John."
John and the light-gray-haired committee member left the room. The general continued to talk to Captain America for a few moments, further explaining why the government did not want to spread information about alien life to the general public, lest it cause a panic.
Captain America Annual #3 (Jan. 1976): "The Thing from the Black Hole Star!" (3-panel cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Captain_America_Annual_Vol_1_3
- http://www.captainamericalibrary.com/superhero-library/captain-america/captain-america-comic-details.aspx?id=caa&issue=3