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309September 1985
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #309

Marvel · September 1985 · on sale 1985-05-14

Origin: Madcap2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#309
Publication date
September 1985
Key date
1985-09-00
On-sale date
1985-05-14
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Madcap.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Madcap Returns -- And It Means Nomad's Last Case at Cap's Side!cover1pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Dennis JankeCaptain America, Madcap, Jack Monroe, Nomad, Steve Rogers
1Nomad Madcap Cap...comic story22script: Gruenwald; pencils: Neary; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: AlbersAnaconda, Roland Burroughs, Captain America, Cobra, Constrictor, Death Adder, Zelda DuBois, Nick Fury, Edwin Jarvis, Madcap Origin, Jack Monroe, Nomad, Frank Payne, Princess Python
2-in-house column1script: Jim ShooterMorrie Kuramoto

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860245309
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245309

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Society of Serpents
ISBN 978-0-7851-8896-4		2014On eBay ›
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95687-5		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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