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Captain America #303

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Cover Date

March, 1985

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Jim Shooter

I have finally shafted zee great Captain America!

—Batroc the Leaper

Appearing in "Double Dare!"

Featured Characters:

Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Myron MacLain (Main story and flashback)
Arons
Josh Cooper

Races and Species:

Humans

Locations:

New York
- New York City
  - Brooklyn
    - Brooklyn Heights
- Long Island
  - Stane International

Items:

Captain America's Shield (Main story and flashback)
Captain America's Uniform

Synopsis for "Double Dare!"

Captain America and Nomad return home to tell Bernie that Cap's shield has been stolen. The next day, disguised as pizza deliverymen, Batroc's Brigade sells Captain America's shield to Stane International, where Richard Arons is coercing Dr. Myron MacLain, the shield's creator, into trying to replicate the indestructible material the shield is made from. To celebrate their victory Batroc's Brigade gets drunk, and Machete and Zaran taunt Batroc over his inability to defeat Cap solo. Seeking to prove himself. Batroc finds and challenges Cap. As he pummels the inebriated Batroc, Cap is surprised to see Machete and Zaran laughing at their leader. Anxious to retrieve his shield. Cap offers Batroc a free shot at him in exchange for information about the shield's location. Batroc takes it. sending the hero flying, but to the mercenaries' surprise. Cap weathers the blow and wins anyway. Machete and Zaran flee, and Cap resolves to get his shield from Stane.

Solicit Synopsis

It's triple-trouble time with the greatest grudge match of the decade! Batroc, Machete and Zaran are on a rampage! Cap and Nomad must stop them! But Batroc plans to avenge all his past defeats by the star-spangled Avenger! This time, he has vowed, the winner will be Batroc the Leaper!

Notes

This issue contains a letters page, America Grafitti. Letters are published from: Bill Oldach, Eric Swann, and Thomas Long. It also contains a "Special Announcement Section"

Trivia

The editor, Mark Gruenwald proclaims in the letters page, "The Red Skull is dead and he will NEVER EVER come back." Later as Captain America's writer, Mark Gruenwald himself revives the Red Skull in the flesh in Captain America #350.

Links and References

The Grand Comics Database: Captain America #303 [1]

References

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-| Title               = Captain America
+| Image               = Captain America Vol 1 303.jpg
-| Image               = Captain america 303-13.jpg
+| Month               = 3
-| Volume              = 1
-| Issue               = 303
-| Month               = March
 | Year                = 1985
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 | CoverArtist1        = Paul Neary
-| Editor1_1           = Mark Gruenwald
 | Writer1_1           = Michael Carlin
 | Penciler1_1         = Paul Neary
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 | Colourist1_1        = Ken Feduniewicz
 | Letterer1_1         = Diana Albers
+| Editor1_1           = Mark Gruenwald
 | Quotation           = I have finally shafted zee great Captain America!
-| Speaker             = Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc)
+| Speaker             = [[Georges Batroc (Earth-616)|Batroc the Leaper]]
 | StoryTitle1         = Double Dare!
+| Synopsis1           = Captain America and Nomad return home to tell Bernie that Cap's shield has been stolen. The next day, disguised as pizza deliverymen, Batroc's Brigade sells Captain America's shield to Stane International, where Richard Arons is coercing Dr. Myron MacLain, the shield's creator, into trying to replicate the indestructible material the shield is made from. To celebrate their victory Batroc's Brigade gets drunk, and Machete and Zaran taunt Batroc over his inability to defeat Cap solo. Seeking to prove himself. Batroc finds and challenges Cap. As he pummels the inebriated Batroc, Cap is surprised to see Machete and Zaran laughing at their leader. Anxious to retrieve his shield. Cap offers Batroc a free shot at him in exchange for information about the shield's location. Batroc takes it. sending the hero flying, but to the mercenaries' surprise. Cap weathers the blow and wins anyway. Machete and Zaran flee, and Cap resolves to get his shield from Stane.
-| Synopsis1           =
+| Solicit             =
+It's triple-trouble time with the greatest grudge match of the decade! Batroc, Machete and Zaran are on a rampage! Cap and Nomad must stop them! But Batroc plans to avenge all his past defeats by the star-spangled Avenger! This time, he has vowed, the winner will be Batroc the Leaper!
-| Appearing1 =
+| Appearing1          =
 '''Featured Characters:'''
-* [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]<br/>
+* {{Flashback|[[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America (Steve Rogers)]]}}
 '''Supporting Characters:'''
-* [[Jack Monroe (Earth-616)]]
+* {{a|[[Jack Monroe (Earth-616)|Nomad (Jack Monroe)]]}}
-* [[Bernadette Rosenthal (Earth-616)]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Bernadette Rosenthal (Earth-616)|Bernie Rosenthal]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+'''Antagonists:'''
-* [[Georges Batroc (Earth-616)]]<br/>
+* {{a|[[Batroc's Brigade (Earth-616)|Batroc's Brigade]]}}
+** {{a|[[Georges Batroc (Earth-616)|Batroc (Georges Batroc)]]}}
+** {{a|[[Maximillian Zaran (Earth-616)|Zaran (Maximillian Zaran)]]}}
+** {{apn|[[Ferdinand Lopez (Earth-616)|Machete (Ferdinand Lopez)]]||Solo Avengers #3}}
+* {{a|[[Obadiah Stane (Earth-616)|Obadiah Stane]]}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* [[Maximillian Zaran (Earth-616)|Zaran]]
+* {{Flashback|[[Myron MacLain (Earth-616)|Myron MacLain]]}}
-* [[Ferdinand Lopez (Earth-616)|Machete]]
-* [[Myron MacLain (Earth-616)]]
-* [[Obadiah Stane (Earth-616)|Obadiah Stane]]
 * Arons
-* [[Joshua Cooper (Earth-616)|Josh Cooper]]
+* {{a|[[Joshua Cooper (Earth-616)|Josh Cooper]]}}
+'''Races and Species:'''
-<br/>
+* {{a|[[Homo sapiens|Humans]]}}
 '''Locations:'''
+* {{a|[[New York State|New York]]}}
-* [[Brooklyn Heights]]
-* [[Stane International]]
+** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Brooklyn]]}}
+**** {{a|[[Brooklyn Heights]]}}
+** {{a|[[Long Island]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Stane International (Earth-616)|Stane International]]}}
 '''Items:'''
-* [[Captain America's Shield]]<br/>
+* {{Flashback|[[Captain America's Shield]]}}
+* {{a|[[Captain America's Uniform]]}}
-'''Vehicles:'''
+<!-- '''Vehicles:'''
-* <br/>
+* <br/> -->
+| Notes               =
+* This issue contains a letters page, '''America Grafitti.'''  Letters are published from: ''Bill Oldach, Eric Swann,'' and ''Thomas Long''.  It also contains a '''"Special Announcement Section"'''
+| Trivia              =
+* The editor, [[Mark Gruenwald]] proclaims in the letters page, "The Red Skull is dead and he will NEVER EVER come back."  Later as Captain America's writer, [[Mark Gruenwald]] himself revives the [[Red Skull]] in the flesh in [[ Captain America Vol 1 350|Captain America #350]].
-| Notes               = * This issue contains a letters page, America Grafitti.  Letters are published from: Bill Oldach, Eric Swann, Thomas Long.  It also contains a "Special Announcement Section"
-| Trivia              = The editor, [[Mark Gruenwald]] proclaims in the letters page, "The Red Skull is dead and he will NEVER EVER come back."  Later as Captain America's writer, [[Mark Gruenwald]] revives the [[Red Skull]] in the flesh in [[Comics: Captain America Vol 1 350|Captain America 350]].
 | Recommended         =
 | Links               =
+* '''The Grand Comics Database: Captain America #303''' [http://www.comics.org/issue/39788/]
 }}