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Comic Book: Captain America (1968 series)

What This Book is About:
Captain America's flagship title. Continuing TALES OF SUSPENSE, this title ran for decades, establishing Cap as the Living Legend of World War 2 whose adventures continued into the present day as the nation's greatest hero.

Data Sheet:
Dates
Apr 1968 to Aug 1996
1968
N/A

Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.

Captain America
Captain America

(Steve Rogers)
Falcon
Falcon

(Sam Wilson)
Diamondback
Diamondback

(Rachel Leighton)
Red Skull
Red Skull

(Johann Shmidt)
Plus: Peggy Carter.

Comics Index

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Total Indexed Comics: 356

Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.

Captain America #297
4 stars

Captain America #297

September 1984
"All My Sins Remembered"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
Baron Zemo gloats that he has finally got Captain America where he wants him, even though Mother Superior insists she was the one who defeated the hero. The Red Skull takes Zemo’s side and their vengeance proceeds…. [...]
Captain America #298
4.5 stars

Captain America #298

October 1984
"Sturm und Drang: The Life and Times of the Red Skull"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
An aging Captain America and his nemesis the dying Red Skull finally meet face-to-unmasked face. Pausing to order Mother Superior and Baron Zemo out of the room, telling them to return Nomad to the dungeon, the Red Skull takes Cap to a reconstructed pre-war Berlin nightclub. [...]
Captain America #299
4 stars

Captain America #299

November 1984
"The Bunker"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
In the bowels of Skull-House, escapees Falcon, Bernie Rosenthal, Nomad, and Arnie Roth are searching for an exit. What they don’t know is that the aging Captain America is looking for them. A mysterious door leads Cap right back to the Red Skull’s bunker. [...]
Captain America #300
4 stars

Captain America #300

December 1984
"Das Ende!"
Script: J. M. DeMatteis
Jesse Black Crow hears the voice of the Earth Spirit calling to him that his brother is in danger; he transforms into his bird form and flies to the rescue. At Skull House, Captain America and the Red Skull, both dying from the villain’s poison, are fighting to the finish. [...]
Captain America #301
4 stars

Captain America #301

January 1985
"All Good Things"
Script: Michael Carlin
The aged Captain America departs from Skull House bearing the body of his late archenemy, accompanied by Nomad, dressed as Bucky. They are stopped by Mother Superior and the Sisters of Sin; Superior asks for her father’s corpse. Cap hands it over and they vanish through the walls…. [...]
Captain America #302
4 stars

Captain America #302

February 1985
"“…And Other Strangers"
Script: Michael Carlin
Two a.m. in Brooklyn Heights, Captain America walks up to a gas station to pick up his motorcycle which he left there for safekeeping with a trio of big fans of his. [...]
Captain America #303
4 stars

Captain America #303

March 1985
"Double Dare"
Script: Michael Carlin
Captain America and Nomad return home after their encounter with mercenaries Zaran and Machete wherein the baddies stole Cap’s shield. He tells Bernie he is determined to get it back, while Jack blames himself for his poor performance in the battle…. [...]
Captain America #304
3.5 stars

Captain America #304

April 1985
"Undercover of the Night"
Script: Michael Carlin
A determined Captain America is on the trail of the villains who stole his shield, Batroc having told him that Obadiah Stane was behind it (last issue). He stops by SHIELD headquarters and is startled by the new increased security systems. [...]
Captain America #305
4 stars

Captain America #305

May 1985
"Walk upon England!"
Script: Michael Carlin
Late one evening, Steve Rogers sits in his Brooklyn apartment, working on an art assignment. Suddenly, a superhero costume with a British flag motif appears on his body for a few seconds, then vanishes as mysteriously as it came. [...]
Captain America #306
4 stars

Captain America #306

June 1985
"The Summoning!"
Script: Michael Carlin
Modred the Mystic, wearing the powerful body armor of Captain Britain, goes on a rampage of destruction though London. He blames the mighty Merlin for the events that led to his corruption by the demon Chthon and now seeks revenge, trying to draw Merlin into a confrontation. [...]
Captain America #307
4 stars

Captain America #307

July 1985
"Stop Making Sense"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
In London, Captain Britain drops off Captain America at Heathrow Airport so Cap can catch a flight back to the States. As he relaxes, he muses on how he is better known in Britain for his wartime adventures with the Invaders than for any contemporary deeds…. [...]
Captain America #308
3.5 stars

Captain America #308

August 1985
"The Body in Question"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Captain America vaults over the rear wall of the West Coast Avengers compound in Los Angeles, dodging all of the traps and security measures as he reviews the last few issues and SECRET WARS II #1 for the benefit of the reader. [...]
Captain America #309
4 stars

Captain America #309

September 1985
"Nomad Madcap Cap…"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Late one night, the lunatic villain Madcap skips along the Coney Island boardwalk and attracts the attention of a trio of hoods, looking for trouble. [...]
Captain America #310
4 stars

Captain America #310

October 1985
"Serpents of the World Unite"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
As the story opens Captain America is giving fellow Avengers Starfox and Black Knight some lessons in self-defense. After he tosses them around, Starfox decides to distract him by stimulating the pleasure centers of Cap’s brain. [...]
Captain America #311
4 stars

Captain America #311

November 1985
"Working…"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Captain America visits Frank “the Constrictor” Schlicting (badly beaten up by Anaconda last issue) in the hospital asking who did this to him. He refuses to talk. Cap leaves as a nurse comes in the room; Cap turns back to see the nurse about to shoot the patient with an enormous gun. [...]
Captain America #312
3.5 stars

Captain America #312

December 1985
"Deface the Nation"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Late at night at the United Nations, a villain on a jetcycle swoops down and with a mace smashes all of the flagpoles in front of the building. [...]
Captain America #313
3.5 stars

Captain America #313

January 1986
"Mission: Murder MODOK"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Serpent villains Bushmaster and Diamondback explore an undersea A.I.M. base in search of the long-missing MODOK—and they find him. The mutated monster is recharging his powers when they attack; MODOK manages to mount his flying chair and bursts out through the ceiling. [...]
Captain America #314
3 stars

Captain America #314

February 1986
"Asylum"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
In another world, hero Nighthawk meets with Professor Imam, Wizard Supreme, and asks to be sent to the world he visited previously in hopes of recruiting heroes to aid the forces of good in his troubled world. Imam sends him off and Nighthawk materializes on a trampoline in use by Captain America. [...]
Captain America #315
3.5 stars

Captain America #315

March 1986
"The Hard Sell"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
While an autopsy is being performed on the deceased MODOK (issue #313), members of the Serpent Society burst in, take down the staff and cart off the dead villain’s monstrous corpse. [...]
Captain America #316
3.5 stars

Captain America #316

April 1986
"Creatures of Love"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Hawkeye and Mockingbird are in New York and decide to pay a surprise visit to Captain America. Meanwhile, Steve Rogers is having an intense conversation with his girlfriend Bernie Rosenthal; she has decided to enroll in law school—in Madison, Wisconsin. [...]
Captain America #317
4 stars

Captain America #317

May 1986
"Death-Throws"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Criminal William Cross a/k/a Crossfire is being escorted into a courtroom when the team called Death-Throws step out of the crowd and use their weapons to spread tear gas and subdue the police. [...]
Captain America #318
5 stars

Captain America #318

June 1986
"Justice is Served"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Death Adder of the Serpent Society has been tasked with delivering an unconscious Princess Python to the Circus of Crime for ransom. As he flies over the Bronx, his Serpent Saucer malfunctions and crashes into a large deserted building. [...]
Captain America #319
5 stars

Captain America #319

July 1986
"Overkill"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
On the streets of Cleveland, Captain America defeats the villainous Blacklash after a short scuffle. The baddie was surprised to see Cap away from New York, and Cap is equally nonplussed to find the whip-wielding assassin robbing jewelry stores in Ohio. [...]
Captain America #320
5 stars

Captain America #320

August 1986
"The Little Bang Theory"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Standing on the Cleveland docks, Captain America is surprised when he is attacked by an enormous hand of water. He leaps directly into it and swims to the top, from which vantage point he spies the villain controlling it. [...]
Captain America #321
3.5 stars

Captain America #321

September 1986
"Ultimatum"
Script: Mark Gruenwald
Black-and-white-costumed hijackers on jet-skis board a passenger jet in flight over the Atlantic; their leader, the Flag-Smasher, takes control…. [...]