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381January 1991
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Captain America #381

Marvel · January 1991

Origin: U.S.Agent3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#381
Publication date
January 1991
Key date
1991-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
40
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: U.S.Agent.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0This Gun's for Hire!cover1pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Danny BulanadiCaptain America, Diamondback, Rachel Leighton, Paladin, Steve Rogers
2This Gun's for Hirecomic story17script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Danny Bulanadi; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Joe RosenAnaconda, Asp, Black Mamba, Black Racer, Bushmaster, Captain America, Peggy Carter, Burchell Clemens, Coachwhip, Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Fer-de-Lance, Gordon Fraley, John Jameson
4Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You...comic story5script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Nelson Yomtov; letters: Clem RobinsCaptain America, Valerie Cooper, Steve Rogers, Ethan Thurm, U.S.Agent Origin, John Walker
5-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
6-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602453801
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602453801
Australianprice 1.50 AUD; barcode 07148602453804

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Streets of Poison
ISBN 978-0-7851-9265-7		2015On eBay ›
U.S.Agent: The Good Fight #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92744-8		2020On eBay ›
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-96421-4		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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