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Publishers / Marvel / Captain America (1968) / #319
319July 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Captain America #319

Marvel · July 1986 · on sale March 11, 1986

First appearance (cover): CheetahFirst appearance (cover): Esteban CarracusFirst appearance (cover): 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
July 1986
On-sale date
March 11, 1986
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 (cover) of Cheetah - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Diamondback.

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

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
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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Series context

‹ #318220 of 355#320 ›

Sources

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