Captain America (1968 1st Series) Australian Price Variant comic books 1984-1991

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Australian Price Variant. "This Gun's For Hire" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Paladin. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. After barely escaping from the Serpent Society, a distraught Diamondback turns to Cap for help in rescuing her two serpent friends, Black Mamba and the Asp. But the star-spangled avenger is not sure if he should get involved. However Rachel has no time to wait, so she hires Paladin instead! Can Diamondback and Paladin beat Bushmaster and King Cobra without Captain America? Back up story: "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Dan Panosian. More and more of John Walker's memories are coming back. 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "Why Does It Always Have To Be Snakes?" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Paladin. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. It's a cover to cover slugfest for Captain America against the Serpent Society! First, the shield-slinger must get by Cottonmouth, Fer-de-Lance, and Bushmaster; and second, defeat Black Racer, Coachwhip, King Cobra, and the Rattler to save Diamondback! That's seven serpents vs. one Sentinel of Liberty! Back up story: "Thanks For The Memories" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Dan Panosian. The U.S. Agent now remembers who killed his parents. And that's bad news, very bad news for the killers. 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "Lair of the Ice-Worm" Guest-starring Jack Frost. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulandi. Acting on a tabloid story about a man frozen in ice, the star-spangled avenger and John Jameson fly to the Arctic Circle in hopes of finding their friend Demolition Man! The D-Man disappeared at the end of Captain America 349 and hasn't been seen since! Could the man in ice (being worshipped by Eskimos) actually be Dennis Dunphy? When the shield-slinger chips away at the ice formation, the awesome ice-worm springs to life! And in a matter of moments the arctic leviathan swallows the Living Legend! Is Cap going to meet his maker in the belly of the ice-worm? Fortunately for the time being, he's just going to meet Jack Frost of Liberty Legion fame! And 45 years later, the two World War II-era heroes team up again to take down the ice-worm! Cameo appearances by Thor and D-Man. Flashback cameos by the Avengers and Bucky to recap how Steve Rogers ended up in suspended animation following WWII. (Note: D-Man appears next in Captain America 400.) 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "Going to the Dogs" Part 1 of 2. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulandi. The Watchdogs are back on the prowl! And unbeknownst to both Steve Rogers and Bernie Rosenthal, one of their friends from Brooklyn Heights is mixed up with the extremist group! When Bernie stumbles into a donnybrook between the shield-slinger and the right-wing terrorists, the closest watchdog grabs her! With concern for his dear friend's safety, Cap stops fighting and lets the Watchdogs escape with Bernie. The dogs win for now, but the star-spangled avenger will be hot on their trail next issue! Cameo appearances by Rage and the Sandman. Second story: "Loose Ends" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Mark Bagley (breakdowns) and Dan Panosian (finishes). Diamondback, Asp, and Black Mamba breathe a sigh of relief after escaping from the Serpent Society. And now the threesome decides to start out on their own as Bad Girls, Inc.! But before the new group can become incorporated, three former serpent friends stop by for a very hostile visit! Cameo appearances by Anaconda and Rock Python. (Notes: The Watchdogs previously appeared in Captain America 350. This issue includes a full-page ad for the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man Limited Series. The letters page contains a letter from comics publisher Charles Novinskie.) 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant."For Righteousness's Sake" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the U.S. Agent. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulandi. The Watchdogs take Bernie to a secret lodge in Vermont and hold her captive! Meanwhile at Avengers Mansion, the star-spangled avenger tries desperately to discover the Watchdog's hideout and Bernie's whereabouts! When the U.S. Agent shows up offering help, Cap isn't interested in John Walker's assistance! But later than night in the green mountain state, the U.S. Agent helps the Living Legend anyway! Can the dual shield-slingers silence the bark of the Watchdogs? And rescue Bernie along the way? Second story: "Snake Heist" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Dan Panosian. Bad Girls, Inc. is open for business! But Anaconda, Puff Adder, and Rock Python attack to close them down! In short order Diamondback, Asp, and Black Mamba fall to their former teammates! However, an unlikely savior arrives to free them! Modam! Where did she come from?! (Note: Modam previously appeared in Quasar 9.) 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant."Maiden Voyage" Part 1 of 6. Guest-starring Paladin. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulanadi. Diamondback, Black Mamba, and the Asp have won an all-expense-paid cruise to the Caribbean onboard the S.S. Superia! Sounds like a lot of fun! But the three former members of the Serpent Society are very leery about their cruise director! Modam! Acting on a hunch, Diamondback activates her homing beacon as she boards the cruise ship! Fortunately for Cap's favorite serpent lady, the Sentinel of Liberty and his temporary partner, Paladin, happen to be in the area visiting the island base of Advanced Idea Mechanics! Are Paladin and the star-spangled avenger going to join the cruise? Not if Modam cancels their boarding passes…permanently! Cameo appearances by Anaconda, Puff Adder, and Rock Python. Second story: "The Masque Club" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Art by Dan Panosian. While dining at his exclusive club in Washington D.C., the Red Skull receives some bad news from Armin Zola! Someone has destroyed the skull's spare clone bodies! Wasting no time the Red Skull assembles the Skeleton Crew and assigns them the task of hunting down the culprit! Who is bold enough to challenge the Red Skull? Cameo appearances by Baron Von Strucker and Hauptmann Deutschland. (Notes: This begins the six-part Superia Stratagem storyline. The Captain America series is bi-monthly for the next 5 issues. This issue includes a full-page ad for the Korvac Quest storyline that runs through four of Marvel's 1991 summer annuals.) 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "Pageant of Power" Part 3 of 6. Guest-starring Paladin. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Art Thibert. Floating in the Atlantic Ocean, the shield-slinger and Paladin fight off one airborne attack after another! But putting their years of experience to good use, the two heroes knock out Blackbird and Moonstone! And then get a short break in order to plan their upcoming invasion of the S.S. Superia! Meanwhile back on the luxury liner, Dr. Nightshade sends Ion to retrieve the lifeless body of Diamondback from the sea. Has Rachel Leighton cashed in her chips in the blue waters of the Caribbean? Hopefully not! Because if she did, she'll miss Cap and Paladin's foray onto the cruise ship! Do the good guys know that 30 or more super-villainesses are onboard…ready and waiting? Surprise! Cameo appearance by the Vision. (Note: This issue includes a 2-page layout featuring over thirty female super-villains.) Second story: "Kidnaped" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Bud LaRosa. Hauptmann Deutschland (aka Captain Germany) has done the impossible! Captured the Red Skull! And now he's bringing the skull back to Germany to stand trial for his war crimes during WWII. Cameo appearances by Blitzkrieg, Crossbones, Machinesmith, Mother Night, and the Sleeper. 32 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "No Man's Land" Part 5 of 6. Guest-starring Paladin. Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulanadi. On the island of Femizonia, the super-villainess Superia has two new prisoners…Captain America and Paladin! Oh no, what is she planning to do with them? How about turn them into women! What?! Wow, talk about a shock to the system! Incredibly that is indeed Superia's diabolic plan unless somebody frees the shield-slinger and Paladin from their estrogen chemical baths! However, there may be a couple of unlikely somebodies on Femizonia willing to help! Perhaps two former members of the Serpent Society! Does the fate of Cap's future masculinity…lie in the hands of Black Mamba and the Asp? Appearances by Dr. Nightshade and Modam. Second story: "The Skeleton Key" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Larry Alexander. Inks by Dan Panosian. The Red Skull and his Skeleton Crew stand trial for their war crimes against humanity. However, Machinesmith is trying to engineer their escape! Will the skull avert justice once again? Storyline continues in Captain America 393. 36 pages

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Australian Price Variant. "Skullbound" Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Ron Lim and Danny Bulanadi. Story continues from second story of Captain America 391. Thanks to the quick thinking of Machinesmith, the Red Skull and his Skeleton Crew are free! And the fearsome fivesome quickly take over the German courtroom and prepare to leave! But Hauptmann Deutschland, Blitzkrieg, and Zeitgeist stand in their way! That is…until the Avengers arrive! Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Berlin? Unbelievably Cap, Thor, and Shell-Head escort the Red Skull to freedom! Very strange to say the least! Meanwhile back in New York City after their adventure on Femizonia, Diamondback tells Steve that she wants to give up her superhero identity and go back to a normal life. Later that evening Captain America flies to Washington D.C. to check on the whereabouts of his long-time enemy from the second world war. The Red Skull barely escaped justice in Germany, but could justice finally be served in the U.S.A.? Cameo appearances by Arnim Zola, Doughboy, Bernie Rosenthal, Paladin, Black Mamba, and the Asp. (Note: Prolog pencils by Larry Alexander and prolog inks by Bud LaRosa.) 36 pages