CAPTAIN AMERICA #303
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #303
Volume 1 · 1968-2011
Published
March 1985
Cover price
$0.60 USD
Edition
DIRECT EDITION
Era
Copper
UPC
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Yes

Creators

Writer
Michael Carlin 'Mike'
Penciler
Paul Neary
Inker
Dennis Janke
Letterer
Diana Albers
Cover artist
Paul Neary
Editor
Mark Gruenwald

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Synopsis

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.