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Publishers / Marvel / Captain America (1968) / #308
308August 1985
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Captain America #308

Marvel · August 1985 · on sale April 9, 1985

First appearance (cover): ArmadilloFirst appearance (cover): Antonio Rodriguez2 variantsStoryline: Secret Wars II
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#308
Publication date
August 1985
Key date
August 1985
On-sale date
April 9, 1985
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Armadillo - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Antonio Rodriguez - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Armadillo! He's No Laughing Mattercover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dennis JankeArmadillo First, Captain America, Antonio Rodriguez First, Steve Rogers
1The Body in Questioncomic story22script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Diana AlbersAnaconda, Armadillo First, Asp, Clint Barton, Beyonder, Black Mamba, Roland Burroughs, Captain America, Cobra, Constrictor, Death Adder, Zelda DuBois, Goliath, Hawkeye
3-in-house column1script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom
4-letters page1script: Mike Carlin

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860245308
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245308

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Secret Wars II Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3111-3		2009On eBay ›
Society of Serpents
ISBN 978-0-7851-8896-4		2014On eBay ›
Secret Wars II: Vol. 12015On 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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