Captain America Vol 1 389

Captain America Vol 1 #389 Published August, 1991 Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco Cover Artist Ron Lim Art Thibert "Pageant of Power" Writer Mark Gruenwald Penciler Rik Levins Inker Danny Bulanadi Colourist Christie Scheele Letterer Joe Rosen Editor Ralph Macchio "Kidnapped" Writer Mark Gruenwald Penciler Larry Alexander Inker Bud LaRosa Colourist Kevin Tinsley Letterer U.L. Higgins Previous Issue Next Issue Captain America #388 Captain America #390

Appearing in "Pageant of Power"

Featured Characters:

• Captain America

Supporting Characters:

• Paladin
• Rachel Leighton
• John Jameson

Antagonists:

• Femizons (First appearance)
  • Moonstone
  • Blackbird
  • Quicksand
  • Anaconda
  • Princess Python
  • Screaming Mimi
  • Ferocia
  • Impala
  • Snapdragon
  • Nightshade
  • Gypsy Moth
  • Ion
  • Gladiatrix
  • Bombshell
  • Pink Pearl
  •  Vapor 
  • Dragonfly
  • Wrangler
  • Black Lotus
  • Ice Princess  (First full appearance)
  • Poundcakes
  • Whiteout
  • Whiplash
  • Mindblast
  • Bloodlust
  • Battleaxe
  • Frenzy
  • Dansen Macabre
  • Knockout
  • Water Witch
  • Yellowjacket
  • Iron Maiden
  • Numerous Other Female Villains aboard the S.S. Superia

Other Characters:

•  Vision 
• Asp
• Black Mamba

Locations:

• South Atlantic Coast
  

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Paladin's Stun-Gun

Vehicles:

• Quinjet
• Sky-Cycle
• S.S. Superia
  
  
  

Synopsis for "Pageant of Power"

Paladin unties himself and shoots Moonstone. Blackbird swoops down to check on Moonstone, but the recovered Captain America grabs Blackbird's foot. Blackbird tries to escape, but can't shake Cap off. Meanwhile, Quicksand has defeated Anaconda and Diamondback's absence is noticed. Dr. Nightshade sends Ion out to find her. Diamondback is returned to the S. S. Superia where Asp and Black Mamba are determined to learn what happened. Cap defeats Blackbird, and Vision arrives in a Quinjet, Vision takes Blackbird and Moonstone away while Cap and Paladin take a sky-cycle to the S. S. Superia. Diamondback recovers, but badly shaken by her experience, swears off her life of adventure. Cap and Paladin infiltrate the S. S. Superia during the Power Pageant, where the various super powered women demonstrate their powers for each other. The men are noticed and the army of women attack.

Appearing in "Kidnapped"

Featured Characters:

• Red Skull
  

Other Characters:

• Schutz Heiliggruppe (First appearance)
  • Vormund
  • Blitzkrieg
• Crossbones
• Mother Night
• Machinesmith
• Sleeper (Nazi Robot)

Locations:

• A flight over Switzerland

Synopsis for "Kidnapped"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  

Notes

• This issue contains a letters page, American Grafitti. Letters are published from: Howard T. Kidd, Peter Tremenz, Todd A. Velchek, Bradford R. Poston, and Kristopher Mosby.
• Vormund presents himself as Hauptman Deutchland (Captain Germany) in this issue (His first appearance in costume).

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