Captain America #382 is a comic book published by Marvel Comics in 1991. The issue was written by Mark Gruenwald and illustrated by Tom Morgan and Dave Hunt. In the first story, Steve Rogers pays a visit to Tony Stark’s Pacific mansion so the two men can discuss their unfinished business from the incident at the Vault. Tony Stark returns the adamantium shield, refusing to use something that was meant to bribe him while Iron Man could commit reckless crimes out of his self-centered need to keep his tech out of the hands of others. That decision forces Steve to take a significant handicap in the ensuing fight when he attempts to take Tony in for those crimes. Stark attempts to make the case for his mission, but fails to be convincing, so he uses his armor to disable his opponent and flies off after promising that Cap won’t be able to find him again until after his war is complete, and they can debate the ethics of it then. As he’s picking himself up, Steve ponders whether it’s worth continuing to chase Iron Man down at the cost of ignoring more urgent threats, and if he even has the power to confront the armor if he could find him. Bitterly, he accepts that he’ll have to let the rogue Avenger go for the time being.
In the second story, Captain America faces off against the Serpent Society, a group of villains who have kidnapped Diamondback. The shield-slinger must get by Cottonmouth, Fer-de-Lance, and Bushmaster; and second, defeat Black Racer, Coachwhip, King Cobra, and the Rattler to save Diamondback! That’s seven serpents vs. one Sentinel of Liberty! The issue is part of the “Captain America” series, which features the adventures of Steve Rogers, a World War II veteran who becomes the superhero Captain America after being injected with a serum that enhances his physical abilities. Used.
