Captain America #341 [Newsstand]
(May 1988)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1988
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486024538 05
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Marc Siry (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Cap vs. Iron Man! (Table of Contents)

Captain America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover is an homage to the cover of Daredevil #43 (August, 1968) by Jack Kirby.

Break-In (Table of Contents: 1)

The Captain / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Jack Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Dawn Lovett
Synopsis
Steve confronts Tony about his recent "crimes" and Cap ends up battling Iron Man.
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Free Speech (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
John Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [John Walker]; Battlestar [Lemar Hoskins, formerly Bucky] (introduction); Left-Winger (introduction); Right-Winger (introduction); Bucky Barnes (flashback)
Synopsis
Lemar changes secret identities from Bucky to Battlestar. During a press conference, the new Cap is attacked by a pair of his former buddies who reveal his secret identity to the world.
Reprints

In Our Midst! (Table of Contents: 3)

Serpent Society / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Al Milgrom
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
John Morelli

Genre
superhero
Characters
Serpent Society [Sidewinder; Black Mamba; Diamondback; Cobra; Bushmaster; Rattler; Rock Python; Cottonmouth; Asp; Copperhead; Anaconda; Fer-De-Lance; Puff Adder; Black Racer]; Viper [Madame Hydra]
Synopsis
The Serpent Society welcomes a few new members who end up betraying their new allies by trying to kill Sidewinder for a woman who thinks that she should lead the society: Viper. With her leader dying from Viper's poison, Diamondback calls Cap.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

American Graffiti / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Scott Tipton, Larry J. King, and Harold C. Holt.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 279,644. Single issue nearest to filing date: 291,896.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cap vs. Iron Man!
    Captain America
  2. 1. Break-In
    The Captain
  3. 2. Free Speech
    Captain America
  4. 3. In Our Midst!
    Serpent Society
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    American Graffiti
  6. 5. Statement of Ownership
This issue was modified by
  • ge.org.e
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson