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Cover: Ron Lim & Danny Bulanadi
Captain America #381
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "This Gun's for Hire," Diamondback finds herself at odds with the Serpent Society, forced to seek help from Paladin to survive the deadly retribution of her former allies. With Ron Lim's dynamic art and Danny Bulanadi's sharp inks bringing the action to life, this 1991 issue delivers a tense, high-stakes clash where loyalty is tested and every move could be the last.
Contains 2 stories
This Gun's for Hire
Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You...
Bold Urban Commandos [Hector LennoxJerome JohnsonLemar Hoskins] (flashback)
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Cast · 27 characters
Ariana SaddiqiAspBeatrix KeenerBlack MambaBlack RacerBlanche SitznskiBurchell ClemensBushmasterCaptain AmericaCoachwhipEthan ThurmFer-de-LanceJ. Jonah JamesonKing CobraKlaus VoorheesM'GulaPaladinPeggy CarterPuff AdderQuincy McIverRachel LeightonRattlerSeth VoelkerSidewinderTeresa VasquezU.S.AgentVal Cooper
Full credits
writer Mark Gruenwald
artist Ron Lim
inker Danny Bulanadi
colorist Max Scheele
letterer Joe Rosen
cover pencils Ron Lim
cover inks Danny Bulanadi
Reprints
Reprinted in Captain America Epic Collection #16 (2015), U.S.Agent: The Good Fight #[nn] (2020), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #2 (2025)
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