Captain America (1968 1st Series) comic books 1993

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"The Arena" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Cap and the Falcon join Diamondback on her quest to pay back Snapdragon for the cold-blooded assault on the S.S. Superia (in Captain America 388)! To that end the three heroes fly to A.I.M's Caribbean island for the group's annual weapons expo! But how can the Sentinel of Liberty and his friends survive on an island full of (minor) super-villains? By traveling incognito of course! With help from Sersi, the shield-slinger, Falcon, and Diamondback show up as Crossbones, Jack O'Lantern, and Mother Night! The trio's plan works just fine…until Batroc challenges Crossbones (aka Captain America) to a fight in A.I.M's arena of death! How much longer can Cap keep this charade going? Cameo appearances by D-Man, Nick Fury, Asp, Black Mamba, Impala, Snapdragon, and Superia. 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

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"Disguise the Limit" Guest-starring Shang-Chi. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Disguised as the super-villain Crossbones, the star-spangled avenger does his best to stay alive in the arena of death! Cap has already beaten Mad-dog and Ramrod, but next up is the massive General Wo followed by Razorfist! And then the fifth and final opponent will be the shield-slinger's long-time foe…Batroc the Leaper! Meanwhile, elsewhere within A.I.M.'s island fortress, Diamondback tracks down Snapdragon and prepares to even the score! And on the island's docks, the Falcon bumps into a strange visitor…the Master of Kung Fu! It's all-out action all over the island! Cameo appearances by D-Man, Modam, Blackbird, Iron Maiden, and Superia. 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

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"Hostile Takeover!" Guest-starring Shang-Chi. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Chaos reigns on A.I.M.'s island fortress! Cap's disguise has been revealed and now no less than 50 super-villains are trying to kill him! But the old warhorse has the bad guys…right where he wants them! After slipping past the likes of the Rhino, Shocker, and Wrecker; the Sentinel of Liberty hitches a ride out to sea on the back of Modam! Cap thinks he's on the way to rescuing Diamondback, but instead it's actually Superia in Modam's clutches! So where is Diamondback?! She's still on the island about to administer the long-awaited coup de grâce to Snapdragon! And what about the Falcon? He's teamed up with the Master of Kung Fu to stave off Killer Shrike and the Flying Tiger! Action abounds everywhere! Cameo appearances by Batroc, Blackbird, and Iron Maiden. (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 319,758; average paid circulation 222,175.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Escape from A.I.M. Isle" Guest-starring Shang-Chi, Ka-Zar, and the Black Panther. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins and M.C. Wyman. Inks by Danny Bulanadi and friends. Cover by Rik Levins and Don Hudson. After the star-spangled avenger rescues Superia at sea, the Living Legend turns around and heads back to A.I.M.'s island to finish the job! And upon arrival Cap jumps right into the free-for-all and helps Diamondback, Shang-Chi, and the Falcon fight a host of super-villains! If the shield-slinger and his friends can get past the Rhino, Scorpion Batroc, and a legion of A.I.M. robots, they'll move onto their next appointment…in Wakanda! Meanwhile in the Savage Land, Ka-Zar discovers an unauthorized mining operation going on! And he's not happy about it to say the least! Cameo appearances by Modam, Moonhunter, and Nick Fury. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Savage Landings!" Guest-starring Ka-Zar and the Black Panther. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Cap, T'Challa, Diamondback, and the Falcon arrive in the Savage Land! What is the foursome looking for? Vibranium! The heroes split into three groups to explore the marvelous scenery and hunt for the vital natural resource! However none of them find vibranium! Instead they find trouble! Cap and Diamondback bump into Zabu! The Falcon encounters the High Technician and Lorelei! And the Black Panther clashes with Ka-Zar! Wow, the Prince of Wakanda vs. the Lord of the Hidden Jungle! A rumble in the jungle for the ages! And nearby A.I.M. quietly watches and waits. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Savage Land Showdown!" Guest-starring Ka-Zar and the Black Panther. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. The Savage Land is up for grabs! And a series of battles will determine who gets it! First Cap, Diamondback, and Zabu battle an army of A.I.M. henchmen! Then the action shifts to the High Technician's majestic tower! Where T'Challa and the Falcon join the shield-slinger and Diamondback to fight the High Technician, Lorelei, and the Dino-Men! If the three avengers and the former Serpent Society member triumph in the tower, the quartet will advance to their third and final battle vs. the original destroyer of the Savage Land…Terminus! The David vs. Goliath showdown looms next issue! Cameo appearance by Terminus. (Note: Terminus previously appeared in Avengers Annual 19.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Termination Day" Guest-starring Ka-Zar and the Black Panther. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. In stunning fashion the destroyer of the Savage Land has returned! After Terminus crushes the High Technician's citadel, the powerful alien creature turns his attention to the star-spangled avenger and his comrades-in-arms! It took nearly twenty avengers to defeat Terminus the last time the massive robot walked the Earth! So what chance do Cap, Diamondback, T'Challa, Ka-Zar, and the Falcon have? Just a fighting one! And that may be just enough to save the Savage Land! Cameo appearances by the High Technician and Lorelei. (Note: The Black Panther appears next in Marvel Comics Presents 148.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"To Have and To Have Not" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. In the caverns below Central Park, D-Man is a prisoner of the bizarre group of misfits known as the Night People. For several weeks Dennis Dunphy has been living in a virtual fog trying to regain all of his faculties (following his Arctic rescue in Captain America 400). But through the help of a young boy residing among the Night People, D-Man begins to recover his strength and sanity! However the cruel leader of the Night People prefers D-Man in a weakened state! When D-Man joins the Night People for an above-ground supply raid in Manhattan, he has an opportunity to break free…with a little help from the star-spangled avenger! Cameo appearances by Diamondback, Moonhunter, and the Falcon. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Television Blind" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Silver Sable. Story continues from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack 15. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Captain America and Silver Sable are hot on the trail of the Viper! After receiving a surprise tip from her former employer…the Red Skull! Whoa, are the shield-slinger and sable working for the skull? Indirectly yes! Apparently the nihilist's latest scheme has angered the Red Skull, and he wants her stopped ASAP! But the ever resourceful Viper and her fang gang won't go down without a fight! Outside an abandoned TV station, the Living Legend, Silver Sable, and Battlestar play their own version of blind man's bluff vs. the Viper! (Notes: The Viper appears next in the first issue of the Hawkeye (1994) Limited Series. This issue was published with the "Hunt for Magneto" Genesis trading card #9 inside. The issue may or may not contain the card now.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Skull Sessions" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. The star-spangled avenger and SHIELD attack the Red Skull's Rocky Mountain hideaway! Will Captain America finally corral his long-time foe after his many months on the loose? Unfortunately, no one ever really catches the former top terror operative of the Third Reich. But after the raid is over, SHIELD gives Cap a possible lead on the west coast! So the Sentinel of Liberty travels to the City of Angels! And there he finds the skull; however, it's not the Red Skull…it's the Blazing Skull! Who? No time for answers as Cap must immediately team up with the new skull to knock out the Night Shift! Brothers Grimm beware! Cameo appearances by Quasar, Doctor Faustus, Nomad, Machinesmith, and the Red Skull. (Notes: The subplot on the last page continues in Nomad 18. The back inside cover features a full-page ad for the Avengers Sugar Babies promotional issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Gantlet" Guest-starring Nomad. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi, Dan Day, and Jim Garvey. Cover by Rik Levins and Dan Day. Story continues from Nomad 18. The star-spangled avenger is in South Florida and up to his neck in trouble! Nomad, Cap's former partner, has gone crazy and is trying to kill the Slug! However, the Sentinel of Liberty cannot allow his friend to commit murder! So the shield-slinger must fight Nomad in order to save the Slug (and himself)! And somewhere nearby (while the fierce struggle rages) Doctor Faustus just laughs and laughs and laughs. Story concludes in Nomad 19. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Going Ballistic" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi. Captain America has an off-beat adventure as a new super-villain debuts…Blistik! The self-styled vigilante refers to himself as the "urban avenger" and pledges to clean up the rude riff-raff in New York City! After two brief encounters with Blistik, the star-spangled avenger finally catches up to the bizarre villain atop the Brooklyn Bridge! With Fabian Stankowicz's life hanging in the balance, can the Living Legend upset the "urban avenger?" Cameo appearances by D-Man, Diamondback, Luna, Marilla, Moonhunter, and the Black Widow. (Note: This issue completes Rik Levins' excellent 3-year run as the penciler of the Captain America series.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.