Captain America: Playball
Marvel · 1995 · 1 issue
About the series
During the baseball strike of 1994-95, Captain America steps up to the plate in this single-issue Marvel story from writer Mindy Newell and artist Colleen Doran. The issue explores the national pastime's role in American culture through the eyes of the Sentinel of Liberty, offering a quiet, character-driven meditation on sports, labor, and patriotism. Though a standalone tale, it stands as a distinctive artifact of its era, pairing a thoughtful script with Doran's detailed, expressive artwork.