Captain America (vol. 1) #196 (Apr. 1976):
“Kill-Derby”
by Jack Kirby, D. Bruce Berry

Captain America (vol. 1) #196

Title: “Kill-Derby”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 1976

Publisher:
Written by: Jack Kirby
Art by: Jack Kirby, D. Bruce Berry

11 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
Falcon (Sam Wilson)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
S.H.I.E.L.D. (details)  Apparently a joint SHIELD/U.S. Army operation.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Royalist Forces of America	Royalist Forces of America	Royalist Forces of America [secretly funded by then-evil Helmut Zemo]		12
The Elite	British Loyalist in U.S.	Royalist Forces of America [secret network of rich/powerful; tried overthrow U.S. govt.]		12
TinkerBelle	British Loyalist in U.S.	Royalist Forces of America [huge woman wearing high-tech armor]		3
Number Two (details)  Name (or designation) identified in panel 5 on page 6 and in panel 1 on page 7.	Royalist Forces of America	Royalist Forces of America [led a kill derby team]		1
Argyle Fist (9-panel cameo, pg. 8, 14-15)		U.S. Army		13
Cheer Chadwick (4-panel cameo, pg. 6, 9)	British Loyalist in U.S.	Royalist Forces of America; Secret Empire...  Sons of the Serpent; The Elite [Dr. Hesperus Chadwick's daughter]		7
Nazis (mentioned, pg. 17, panel 4)  Quote: "Somehow the Nazi ghost never seems to die within man. It marches with insane pride . . . respecting nothing . . . taking everything and ignoring the pain of others. Cap sighs in resignation. He will hve to FIGHT for his shield." Narration refers to the Royalist Forces of America.	Nazi	[generic WWII Nazis]	, etc.	4,222
Dr. Hesperus Chadwick (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 4)  Cheer Chadwick: "I'm Cheer Chadwick! My father's one of the BIG wheels who controls this movement, and if my players aren't produced at once, this derby WON'T proceed!"	British Loyalist in U.S.	Royalist Forces of America; Secret Empire...  The Elite [invented Shriequencer]		7

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