A key issue noted for First appearance of Flag Smasher (Karl Morgenthau). Captain America #312 was published by Marvel Comics on December 1, 1985, as part of a series that began in 1968. Jim Shooter and Mark Gruenwald write, and art comes from Bob Layton, Dennis Janke and Ken Feduniewicz. This 36-page issue features Captain America, Diamondback, Awesome Andy, Bushmaster and Bernie Rosenthal, among 6 characters cataloged on VerseDB.