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Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 (June 2009):
“Death Loads the Bases”
by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1

Title: “Death Loads the Bases”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 2009

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


13 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 Captain America (Steve Rogers) hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  Marvel Timely 5,992
Winter Soldier Bucky (Bucky Barnes) hero
CBR Scale: U Protestant (nominal)
Kid Commandos; Liberty Legion...  Marvel Timely 395
Sgt. Mike Duffy Sgt. Mike Duffy supporting character
  U.S. Army
[commanding officer of Steven Rogers (Captain America)]
Marvel Timely 7
Adams Adams supporting character based on a real person
  [WWII-era pro-baseball player] Timely Marvel 1
Joey DiRaggio Joey DiRaggio supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Catholic
[WWII-era pro-baseball player] Timely Marvel 1
Myers Myers supporting character based on a real person
  [WWII-era pro-baseball player] Timely Marvel 1
Bill Rickey Bill Rickey supporting character based on a real person
  [WWII-era pro-baseball player] Timely Marvel 1
Bernard Riggley Bernard Riggley supporting character based on a real person
  [WWII-era owner of Brooklyn Badgers] Timely Marvel 1
The Black Toad The Black Toad (Chuck McArthur) villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[killed players on WWII-era Brooklyn Badgers team he managed] Timely Marvel 2
Charlie villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[thug] Timely Marvel 1
Rocco villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[thug] Timely Marvel 1
Old Pop Grimes supporting character based on a real person
  [manager] Timely Marvel 1
The Brooklyn Badgers The Brooklyn Badgers supporting character group
  [baseball team] Timely Marvel 1

This comic was reprinted from: Captain America Comics #7 (Oct. 1941): "Death Loads the Bases".