Diamondback
Rachel Leighton

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Diamondback

Alter Ego: Rachel Leighton

Other Names: Diamond Girl; Ratsel; Snapdragon; Diamondback II

Classification:  villain    hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Captain America (vol. 1) #310 (Oct. 1985): "Serpents of the World Unite!"

Creators: Mark Gruenwald, Paul Neary, Dennis Janke

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 173

   Comic Book Appearances: 172

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors; Initiative; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Serpent Society

Employer: boutique

Occupation: clerk, criminal, mercenary

Birth Place: Austin, Texas, USA

Race: white

Gender: female

This character is in the following 102 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Avengers (vol. 1) #328 (Jan. 1991): "Powers That Be!"
Avengers: The Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Disassembled: Conclusion" (5-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009): "Up Is Down" (2-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009): "Nightmares"

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #310 (Oct. 1985): "Serpents of the World Unite!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #311 (Nov. 1985): "Working..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #312 (Dec. 1985): "Deface the Nation"
Captain America (vol. 1) #313 (Jan. 1986): "Mission: Murder MODOK!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #315 (Mar. 1986): "The Hard Sell"
Captain America (vol. 1) #319 (July 1986): "Overkill"
Captain America (vol. 1) #320 (Aug. 1986): "The Little Bang Theory"
Captain America (vol. 1) #341 (May 1988): "In Our Midst!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #342 (June 1988): "The Snake Pit"
Captain America (vol. 1) #343 (July 1988): "Slippery People"
Captain America (vol. 1) #344 (Aug. 1988): "Don't Tread On Me!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #345 (Sep. 1988): "Surrender"
Captain America (vol. 1) #350 (Feb. 1989): "The Women in Captain America's Life"
Captain America (vol. 1) #357 (Early Sep. 1989): "The Bloodstone Hunt: Part 1 of 6"
Captain America (vol. 1) #358 (Late Sep. 1989): "Bones of Contention"
Captain America (vol. 1) #359 (Early Oct. 1989): "Wheel of Death"
Captain America (vol. 1) #360 (Late Oct. 1989): "Blood in the Sea"
Captain America (vol. 1) #361 (Early Nov. 1989): "Bloodstone, Part Five: Lair of the Living Mummy"
Captain America (vol. 1) #362 (Mid-Nov. 1989): "Bloodstone, Part Six: Necromancing the Stone!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #363 (Late Nov. 1989): "Moon Over Madripoor"
Captain America (vol. 1) #364 (Dec. 1989): "Man Trap"
Captain America (vol. 1) #365 (Mid-Dec. 1989): "Submission"
Captain America (vol. 1) #366 (Jan. 1990): "Remote Control"
Captain America (vol. 1) #368 (Mar. 1990): "Red Twilight"
Captain America (vol. 1) #369 (Apr. 1990): "The Skeleton Crew"
Captain America (vol. 1) #370 (May 1990): "House Calls"
Captain America (vol. 1) #371 (June 1990): "Cap's Night Out"
Captain America (vol. 1) #371 (June 1990): "Girl Talk" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #372 (Early July 1990): "Sold on Ice!" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #373 (Late July 1990): "After Blow"
Captain America (vol. 1) #374 (Early Aug. 1990): "Falling Out"
Captain America (vol. 1) #375 (Late Aug. 1990): "The Devil You Know"
Captain America (vol. 1) #376 (Early Sep. 1990): "Cross Purposes"
Captain America (vol. 1) #377 (Late Sep. 1990): "The 100% Solution"
Captain America (vol. 1) #378 (Oct. 1990): "Grand Stand Play!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #379 (Nov. 1990): "The Warning" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #380 (Dec. 1990): "With Friends Like These..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #381 (Jan. 1991): "This Gun's for Hire"
Captain America (vol. 1) #382 (Feb. 1991): "Why Does It Always Have to Be Snakes?"
Captain America (vol. 1) #383 (Mar. 1991): "I Am Legend" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #385 (May 1991): "Going to the Dogs" (mentioned in text & seen in picture)
Captain America (vol. 1) #385 (May 1991): "Loose Ends" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #386 (June 1991): "Snake Heist" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #387 (Early July 1991): "Maiden Voyage"
Captain America (vol. 1) #388 (Late July 1991): "Deep Sixed"
Captain America (vol. 1) #389 (Early Aug. 1991): "Pageant of Power"
Captain America (vol. 1) #390 (Late Aug. 1991): "When Women Wage War!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #392 (Late Sep. 1991): "Superia Unbound"
Captain America (vol. 1) #393 (Oct. 1991): "Skullbound"
Captain America (vol. 1) #394 (Nov. 1991): "The Crimson Crusade"
Captain America (vol. 1) #394 (Nov. 1991): "The Face of Fear" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #395 (Dec. 1991): "Rogues in the House"
Captain America (vol. 1) #396 (Jan. 1992): "Trick or Treat"
Captain America (vol. 1) #397 (Feb. 1992): "Shot in the Dark"
Captain America (vol. 1) #399 (Apr. 1992): "Cross to Bear" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #400 (May 1992): "Crossing Back" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"
Captain America (vol. 1) #402 (Early July 1992): "The Prowling" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #402 (Early July 1992): "The Pit and the Pitiful" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #403 (Late July 1992): "Taken to Task" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #404 (Early Aug. 1992): "Real World" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #405 (Late Aug. 1992): "Cross Country" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #406 (Early Sep. 1992): "Fight on Skull Mountain!" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #407 (Late Sep. 1992): "Uncut Diamonds" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #408 (Oct. 1992): "Night of the Knife" (lead character)
Captain America (vol. 1) #408 (Oct. 1992): "Joyride" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #409 (Nov. 1992): "Blood and Diamonds"
Captain America (vol. 1) #418 (Aug. 1993): "To Have and to Have Not"
Captain America (vol. 1) #422 (Dec. 1993): "Going Ballistic"
Captain America (vol. 1) #424 (Feb. 1994): "The Last Operation"
Captain America (vol. 1) #425 (Mar. 1994): "Fighting Chance, Part One: Super Patriot Games"
Captain America (vol. 1) #426 (Apr. 1994): "Graven Images"
Captain America (vol. 1) #427 (May 1994): "Enemy Fire"
Captain America (vol. 1) #428 (June 1994): "Policing the Nation"
Captain America (vol. 1) #429 (July 1994): "The Beaten Path"
Captain America (vol. 1) #430 (Aug. 1994): "Cop Out"
Captain America (vol. 1) #431 (Sep. 1994): "The Next Generation"
Captain America (vol. 1) #432 (Oct. 1994): "Baron Ground"
Captain America (vol. 1) #433 (Nov. 1994): "Diamonds Aren't Forever!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #434 (Dec. 1994): "Snake Bites" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #435 (Jan. 1995): "Snake, Battle, and Toll" (imagination)
Captain America (vol. 1) #437 (Mar. 1995): "If I Should Die Before I Wake..." (only on cover)
Captain America (vol. 5) #50 (July 2009): "Sentinel of Liberty" (1-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 6) #11 (June 2012): "Shock to the System, Part 1"
Captain America (vol. 6) #12 (July 2012): "Shock to the System, Part 2"
Captain America (vol. 6) #13 (Aug. 2012): "Shock to the System, Part 3"
Captain America (vol. 6) #14 (Sep. 2012): "Shock to the System, Part 4"
Captain America Annual #10 (May 1991): "Cap and Company"
Captain America Annual #11 (Oct. 1992): "Captain America's Top Ten Villains"
Captain America Annual #12 (May 1993): untitled pinup gallery
Captain America Annual #13 (Oct. 1994): "pinup gallery"

Captain America: America's Avenger #1 (Aug. 2011)
Captain America: The Legend #1 (Sep. 1996)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Giant-Size Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2008): "Gossip Girls"
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #2 (Mid-Sep. 1988): "Cold War" (cameo)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #52 (Aug. 1990): untitled Paul Ryan portfolio pages
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #6 (May 2005): "Golden Child: Part Six" (someone disguised or dressed as)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Diamondback.html
  - http://www.comicvine.com/diamondback/29-25689/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0172727/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/diadil.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/sn.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=18038
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/40536/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/d2.html