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319July 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Captain America #319

Marvel · July 1986 · on sale 1986-03-11

First appearance: CheetahFirst appearance: Esteban CarracusFirst appearance: RapierOrigin: DiamondbackDeath of Bird-Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#319
Publication date
July 1986
Key date
1986-07-00
On-sale date
1986-03-11
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cheetah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Esteban Carracus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rapier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dominic Tyrone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Diamondback.

Death on record for: Bird-Man, Cheetah, Cyclone, El Jaguar, Hijacker.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0If Cap Can't Stop Scourge Every Super-Villain on This Cover Will Die!cover1pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Joe SinnottDenise Baranger, Bird-Man, Gary Buser, Captain America, Esteban Carracus First, Desmond Charne, Cheetah First, Cyclone, Anthony Davis, Achille DiBacco, Hellen Feliciano, André Gerard, Hijacker, Letha
1Overkillcomic story22script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Diana AlbersAnaconda, Asp, Denise Baranger, Bird-Man Death, Black Mamba, Blacklash, Roland Burroughs, Gary Buser, Captain America, Esteban Carracus First, Desmond Charne, Cheetah First, Burchell Clemens, Cobra
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1script: Mike Carlin

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860245307
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245307

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Captain America: Scourge of the Underworld #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4962-0
2011On eBay ›
Justice Is Served
ISBN 978-1-302-90420-3
2017On eBay ›
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-95687-5
2024On eBay ›

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Sources

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