Captain America Comics #5 (Aug. 1941):
“The Ringmaster of Death”
by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Captain America Comics #5

Title: “The Ringmaster of Death”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1941

Publisher:
Written by: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby
Art by: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

6 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Bucky (Bucky Barnes)	Protestant (nominal)	Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Young Allies		395
Ringmaster (Fritz Tiboldt)	Nazi	Circus of Crime [WWII villain; father of modern-era Ringmaster]		4
Sgt. Mike Duffy		U.S. Army [commanding officer of Steven Rogers (Captain America)]		7
Betty Ross		FBI; The All-Winners Squad		50
Derko the Clown	Nazi	Circus of Crime		3

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “Captain America and the Ringmaster of Death”. Webpage for Captain America Comics #5 (Aug. 1941) created 29 November 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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