CATALOG RECORD
Captain America #308
first appearance of Armadillo
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Armadillo (Antonio Rodriguez) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1985
- On sale
- April 9, 1985
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #308 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition65¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition65¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860245308 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860245308 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Body in Question · 22 pages
Cap heads to the WCA compound to borrow a quinjet to get him back home. Cap repels an invader trying to break into Avengers HQ, the armored Armadillo. 'Dillo tells him a tragic story of a dying wife and Cap agrees to help. Cap follows him back to the lair of Dr. Malus and confronts the evil doc. With the life of 'Dillo's wife hanging in the balance, Cap agrees to leave Malus to his work but warns Armadillo to keep a close eye on him. The Beyonder has watched this whole adventure and decides to take the form of Steve Rogers for his sojurn on Earth. The Serpent Society begins to reform.
Characters
Reprinted in
Secret Wars II Omnibus (2009), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld (2015), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024)