Issue Details

Issue	#381
Published	January 1991
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages	36
Editing	Ralph Macchio; Michael Heisler (Assistant Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "This Gun's for Hire!"

Characters	Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Diamondback; Paladin
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ron Lim (signed)
Inks	Danny Bulanadi (signed)
Notes	Signature dated 1990.

1 page Mario and the Princess; Super Mario Bros Shampoo and Bubble Bath advertisement "Bubble Baths and Shampoos"

Characters	Mario; Princess Peach
Genre	children
Notes	Inside front cover. Comics ad for the Super Mario Bros. Shampoo and Bubble Bath from Revlon.

17 page Captain America story "This Gun's for Hire"

Characters	Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Asp; Black Mamba; Diamondback; John Jameson; Paladin; Peggy Carter; Serpent Society [Anaconda; Black Racer; Bushmaster; Coachwip; Cottonmouth; Fer-de-Lance; King Cobra (leader); Puff Adder; Rattler; Rock Python]; Sidewinder
Synopsis	It's Serpent Society versus everyone else.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald
Pencils	Ron Lim
Inks	Danny Bulanadi
Colors	Christie Scheele [as Max Scheele]
Letters	Joe Rosen

5 page U.S. Agent story "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You..."

Characters	U.S. Agent [John Walker] (Origin) (also as Super-Patriot in flashback); Bold Urban Commandos [Hector; Jerome; Lamar] (flashback); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Ethan Thurm (flashback); Valerie Cooper (flashback)
Synopsis	USAgent recounts some of his past.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald
Pencils	Mark Bagley
Inks	Dan Panosian
Colors	Nelson Yomtov
Letters	Clem Robins

1 page letters page "American Graffitti"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters of comment from readers Stephen Weinberg, John Jackson Miller and Erik Carvalhal Miller.