Captain America (vol. 1) #425 (Mar. 1994):
“Fighting Chance, Part One: Super Patriot Games”
by Mark Gruenwald, Dave Hoover, Danny Bulanadi

Captain America (vol. 1) #425

Title: “Fighting Chance, Part One: Super Patriot Games”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar. 1994

Publisher:
Written by: Mark Gruenwald
Art by: Dave Hoover, Danny Bulanadi

37 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
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton)		BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons...  Initiative: Women Warriors; Initiative; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Serpent Society		173
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)	Russian Orthodox Communist (lapsed)	Lady Liberators; Marvel Knights...  The Avengers; The Champions; The Ultimates		1,789
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)	Christian (medieval)	Excalibur; Heroes for Hire...  The Avengers		430
Vision	synthezoid; Catholic (temporary)	A-Next; Galactic Guardians...  Guardians of the Galaxy; The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles); Young Avengers		1,393
Super-Patriot (Mike Farrell)		The Watchdogs		32
Dead-Ringer (Lou Dexter)		[1st app: Captain America (vol. 1) #425 (Mar. 1994)]		5
Dr. Keith Kincaid	possessed by demon	[Jane Foster's former employer, ex-husband]		41
Tony (9-panel cameo, pg. 8-9, 12)	indeterminate	[his bar's clientel is mostly criminals and lowlifes]		1
Rudolph Bradley (9-panel cameo, pg. 13-15)	indeterminate	[mayoral candidate whose event was crashed by "Cap"]		1
Tinkerer (Phineas T. Mason) (8-panel cameo, pg. 1-3)		[serves the underworld]		104
Constance Bradley (6-panel cameo, pg. 13-15)	indeterminate	[wife of NYC mayoral candidate]		1
Bruzo (5-panel cameo, pg. 12)	indeterminate	[muscle-bound creep at bar threatened "Captain America"]		1
Kelly Holland (2-panel cameo, pg. 20, panels 3, 7)	indeterminate	[reported from scene of staged "Cap" battle]		1
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (1-panel cameo, pg. 35)  featured in one 1-page pin-up illustration after main story.	Nazi	Axis Mundi; HYDRA...  The People's Militia; THEM [Captain America's arch-nemy]		298
Peggy Carter (1-panel cameo, pg. 19, panel 3)		S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Avengers (staff) [Captain America's WWII-era girlfriend; Agent 13's sister]		72
Barney (1-panel cameo, pg. 13, panel 3)	indeterminate	[man waiting to get into swanky formal event]		1
Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) (someone disguised or dressed as, pg. 31, panel 4)  impersonated by Dead-Ringer		Hood's Army [led own criminal gang; Purple Girl's father]		18
Porcupine (Alex Gentry) (someone disguised or dressed as)  Dead-Ringer impersonates the late Porcupine.		Batroc's Brigade; Crime Wave...  Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Maggia		36
Mirage (Desmond Charne) (someone disguised or dressed as)  Dead-Ringer impersonates the late Mirage.		Hood's Army [holography technician; leader of own gang]		3
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (visual reference, pg. 11, panel 3)  Mask seen in Brooklyn Heights costume shop that serves as front to Captain America's HQ.	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
Thor (Donald Blake) (visual reference, pg. 11, panel 3)  Mask seen in Brooklyn Heights costume shop that serves as front to Captain America's HQ.	Norse/Teutonic deity	Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  The Avengers; The Ultimates; Thor Corps		4,362
The Thing (Ben Grimm) (visual reference, pg. 10, panel 3)  Thing mask seen in Brooklyn Heights costume shop that serves as front to Captain America's HQ.	Jewish	Fantastic Five; The Avengers...  The Fantastic Four; The Yancy Street Gang; U.S. Air Force; Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation		5,017
Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (visual reference, pg. 11, panel 6)  Mask seen in Brooklyn Heights costume shop that serves as front to Captain America's HQ.	Jewish; Gypsy/Roma	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  The Acolytes; The Twelve; X-Men		916
Cleopatra (visual reference, pg. 11, panel 4)  Mask seen in Brooklyn Heights costume shop that serves as front to Captain America's HQ.	Egyptian classical religion	[1st app: Cleopatra's Tomb (1899)]		203
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (statue, pg. 21, panel 4)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
The Sub-Mariner (Namor) (statue, pg. 26, panel 3)	Atlantean Greco-Roman classical religion	Atlantean; Dark X-Men...  human; Illuminati; The All-Winners Squad; The Avengers; The Cabal; The Defenders; The Invaders; The Order; X-Men		1,864
Baron Zemo (Dr. Heinrich Zemo) (illusion, pg. 22-26)  Illusion seen only by Captain America, created by Dead-Ringer using powers of Mirage.	Nazi	The Masters of Evil (founder); Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth)		121
The Executioner (Skurge) (illusion, pg. 22-26)  Illusion seen only by Captain America, created by Dead-Ringer using powers of Mirage.	Norse/Teutonic paganism	Asgardian; Mandarin's Minions...  The Masters of Evil		110
Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) (illusion, pg. 22-26)  Illusion seen only by Captain America, created by Dead-Ringer using powers of Mirage.		The Masters of Evil		32
The Melter (Bruno Horgan) (illusion, pg. 22-26)  Illusion seen only by Captain America, created by Dead-Ringer using powers of Mirage.		Death Squad; The Masters of Evil		90
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  comic book store owner: "I love super heroes... I wish I knew some personally! I'd have the Punisher break this punk's hands or Wolverine carve the word 'thief' on his forehead!" Steve Rogers: "Those heroes are your favorites?" owner: "Yep! The more violent they are, the better I like them! The better they sell, too!"	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
The Punisher (Frank Castle) (mentioned, pg. 18, panel 4)  comic book store owner: "I love super heroes... I wish I knew some personally! I'd have the Punisher break this punk's hands or Wolverine carve the word 'thief' on his forehead!" Steve Rogers: "Those heroes are your favorites?" owner: "Yep! The more violent they are, the better I like them! The better they sell, too!"	Catholic (former seminarian)	Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Secret Defenders; United States Marine Corps		1,893
S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 3)  Diamondback (to Captain America): "Did you hear from SHIELD? Did they verify that Snapdragon's dead?"		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
M.O.D.O.K. (George Tarleton) (mentioned, pg. 32, panel 2)  Dead-Ringer: "...I haven't even had to break out some of my best impressions. I do a really mean Modok. . ."	Scientism	A.I.M. (leader)		199
U.S. Agent (John Walker) (mentioned, pg. 28, panel 4)  Captain America (thinking, upon seeing first Mike Farrell dressed as Super-Patriot): "Super-Patriot was John Walker's alias -- before he became U.S. Agent! Who's this clown really?" Captain also mentions Super-Patriot (John Walker) on page 30.	Evangelical Protestant	Force Works; Omega Flight...  S.T.A.R.S.; The Avengers; The Invaders; The Jury		333
Snapdragon (Sheoke Sanada) (mentioned, pg. 10, panel 3)  Diamondback (to Captain America): "Did you hear from SHIELD? Did they verify that Snapdragon's dead?"		Femizons [assassin, mercenary]		14

After the main story, this issue features a two-page spread featuring a technical illustration titled "Captain America's Brooklyn Heights Headquarters." This if followed by 4 one-page "pin-up" illustrations. The first depicts Captain America and Diamondback battling the Red Skull. The second depicts Captain America and Diamondback after defeating unnamed (not-unconscious assailants). The third depicts only Diamondback. The fourth depicts only Captain America.

An alternative form of this story's title is: “Super Patriot Games”. Webpage for Captain America #425 (Mar. 1994) created 20 July 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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