Captain America

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Cover to Captain America #1

Captain America is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

[edit] Publication Dates

[edit] Last Issue

Captain America #50: 20 May 2009

[edit] Current Issue

Captain America #600: 15 Jun 2009

[edit] Next Issue

Captain America #601: 15 Jul 2009

[edit] Status

Published monthly.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

Captain America/Steve Rogers - During World War II, 4-F Steve Rogers was transformed by an experimental super-soldier serum to become America's Fighting Hero. After being frozen in suspended animation, he was revived in modern times, and is now America's living hero & legend, and leader of The Avengers. - WikiPedia

[edit] Allies

Nick Fury - This WWII veteran is now the leader of the anti-terrorism force S.H.I.E.L.D. - WikiPedia

Agent 13/Sharon Carter - S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and Steve Rogers' former girlfriend. - WikiPedia

[edit] Enemies

The Winter Solider - This cold war-era Soviet assassin has recently been reactivated--and was revealed to be Captain America's former WWII-era partner, Bucky!

The Red Skull - A former Nazi, and Captain America's greatest enemy. Recently deceased. - WikiPedia

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[edit] Other Characters/Places/Things

S.H.I.E.L.D. - Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate: An international counterterrorism and intelligence agency, led by Nick Fury. - WikiPedia

[edit] Recent Storylines

[edit] Captain America #600

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

[edit] Captain America #50

[edit] Past Storylines

[edit] Captain America #14

"The Winter Soldier" conclusion. Captain America and The Winter Soldier fight. During the battle, Cap gets his hands on the Cosmic Cube, and uses it to restore The Soldier's memories of when his was Cap's partner, Bucky. Bucky then grabs the Cube and shatters it, teleporting away in the process.

[edit] Collections

[edit] Trade Paperbacks

Captain America: Fighting Chance, vol. 1: Denial - Collects #425-430. "Old soldiers never die — they just wear themselves out! To Super-Patriot, Cap's a rival. To Americop, he's a relic. But newcomer vigilantes are the least of the Sentinel of Liberty's concerns when Cap learns his enhanced physique is shutting down on him! His choice: retire from action or die in it. But while masterminds devise and dead villains rise, that's no choice at all for the Living Legend! Can Cap’s friends dissuade him from setting the world's safety above his own?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137386

Captain America: Fighting Chance, vol. 2: Acceptance - Collects #431-437. "After two eras spent protecting the world, Captain America has wrung almost all the power he can out of the Super-Soldier Serum — but menaces like the Red Skull, Baron Zemo and the Serpent Society guarantee he'll go down fighting! And this time, he may go down for good. Will the shield finally yield? Guest-starring the Avengers and introducing Free Spirit and Jack Flag." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137394 - (forthcoming, July 2009)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, vol. 1 - Collects #1-7. "Cap is awakened in the dead of the night by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who need the kind of help only he can provide. But the corpse he finds on the Heli-carrier brings him face-to-face with the unthinkable, and opens doors to terror and manipulation he never dreamed possible!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785119205

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, vol. 2 - Collects #8-9, 11-14. "The questions plaguing Captain America's dreams and memories have been answered in the most brutal way possible. And in the wake of this brutality, General Lukin makes his first all-out assault -- tearing open old wounds and threatening to make new scars that will never heal." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785119213

Captain America: Red Menace, vol. 1 - Collects #15-17 plus the Captain America 65th Anniversary Special. "Six months ago, Crossbones kidnapped the Red Skull’s daughter, Sin, from a government re-education facility and disappeared into the night. Now, he and this spawn of infinite evil have come to the American Midwest to tear a new hole in A.I.M. – but none of them counted on Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 13 stumbling into the mix, and everything going wrong! Plus: Cap’s newest enemy, General Aleksander Lukin, the head of one of the most powerful corporations in the world, is attempting to buy a piece of land in Germany, and he won’t take no for an answer. What does he want there? The answer to that can only be found in an untold tale from the war – a story that finds Cap and Bucky fighting alongside Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos behind enemy lines, trying to stop the Red Skull from launching a monstrous attack on the Allies unlike anything ever seen before!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785123210

Captain America: Red Menace, vol. 2 - Collects #18-21. "Fan-favorite artist Steve Epting rejoins Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker for an action-packed thriller in London, as Captain America travels across the Atlantic in search of his old partner - a story that will see him fighting side-by-side with some very old friends. But Cap and the Winter Soldier aren't the only ones taking the journey abroad. Crossbones and Sin are on a path of revenge that's leading them in the exact same direction! And what of General Lukin and his "relationship" with the Red Skull?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785122257

Civil War: Captain America - Collects #22-24 plus the Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shot. "Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government and his friends, and the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Cap's girlfriend, Agent 13, is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her. Elsewhere, a new villain emerges; the Red Skull begins to make himself known; and the Winter Soldier again comes face-to-face with Cap. But which side will he choose? Plus: James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America’s one-time partner Bucky, faces his first Christmas of the 21st century – and the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. And with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of – or understand – what moves can he make to try to redeem himself?!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127984

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 1 - Collects #25-30. "As repercussions ripple outward, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side, after the Civil War has ended – his own. But what are the Red Skull and his minions up to behind the scenes?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785124233

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 2 — The Burden of Dreams - Collects #31-36. "Agent 13. Bucky Barnes. The Falcon. Black Widow. Iron Man. Steve Rogers was often the glue that bound these heroes together in common cause. Now, in the aftermath of his death, they come together again in a desperate attempt to keep his dream alive. But the collapse of Steve Roger's dream was just the first step in the wicked machinations of the Red Skull, who is determined to see the death of America follow soon after the death of the Captain. As the Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the United States, only one man stands in its way - but is he up to the task?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785124241

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 3 — The Man Who Bought America - Collects #37-42. "Dissatisfied with this year’s electoral pickings? Not excited, inspired or made to feel safer by the election-year promises of the right or left wing? Well, fear not! The Third Wing is here, and they want your vote! The nation’s newest political party is led by a charismatic politician — and endorsed by none other than THE Captain America! You heard that right! Cap is back, and he’s chosen a side. A side backed by the Red Skull — the man who bought America!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785129715

[edit] Hardcovers

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, vol. 1 - Collects #1-7. "Cap is awakened in the dead of the night by agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who need the kind of help only he can provide. But the corpse he finds on the Heli-carrier brings him face-to-face with the unthinkable, and opens doors to terror and manipulation he never dreamed possible!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785116516

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, vol. 2 - Collects #8-9, 11-14. "The questions plaguing Captain America's dreams and memories have been answered in the most brutal way possible. And in the wake of this brutality, General Lukin makes his first all-out assault -- tearing open old wounds and threatening to make new scars that will never heal." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785117083

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 1 - Collects #25-30. "As repercussions ripple outward, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side, after the Civil War has ended – his own. But what are the Red Skull and his minions up to behind the scenes?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128492

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 2 - Collects #31-36. "The Red Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the US, with only one man to stand in its way - but is he up to the task? Guest-starring the Falcon, Iron Man and the Black Widow!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128506

Captain America: The Death of Captain America, vol. 3 — The Man Who Bought America - Collects #37-42. "He's doing his best to carry on the legacy of Steve Rogers, but things go from bad to worse for Bucky Barnes when the Red Skull makes an unexpected move for the very soul of America." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785129707

Captain America: The Man with No Face - Collects #43-49. "Bucky has survived his first major trial as the new Captain America, but now a villain from his past - both as Bucky in WW2 and as the Winter Soldier during the Cold War - has come to the U.S. and he'll have to face his history just as he's finding his feet in the present. Plus, can Bucky and Prince Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131531

Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus, vol. 1 - Collects #1-25, plus Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128662

Captain America: The Death of Captain America Omnibus - Collects #25-42. "In the aftermath of the fabled hero's assassination, Agent 13, Bucky Barnes, the Falcon, Black Widow and Iron Man come together again in a desperate attempt to keep his dream alive. But the collapse of Steve Rogers' dream was merely the first step in the wicked machinations of the Red Skull, who is determined to see the death of America follow soon after the death of the Captain. As the Skull's master plan kicks into motion, and chaos begins to take hold of the United States, only one man stands in its way - but is he up to the task? Freed from the psychosis that transformed him into the relentless mercenary known as the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes is called on to live up to the dream in ways he never imagined." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785138064 - (forthcoming, November 2009)

[edit] History

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[edit] Creative Team

Captain America created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby.

Issue #9: Writer: Ed Brubaker, Artist: Michael Lark, Colorist: Frank D'Armata, Letterer: Randy Gentile, Editor: Tom Brevort.

[edit] Publishing History

This is the sixth comic series called Captain America. It began publication in 2005.

The fifth volume of Captain America was published under the Marvel Knights imprint. It lasted for 32 issues from 2002-2004.

The fourth volume of Captain America (the Heroes Return version) lasted for 50 issues from 1998-2002.

The third volume of Captain America was part of "Heroes Reborn"; it lasted for 13 issues from 1996-1997.

The second volume of Captain America was published from 1968-1996, consiting of issues #100-454 (numbering was continued from Tales of Suspense).

The first volume of Captain America was published by Timely/Atlas: Issues #1-75 were from 1941-1950, and #76-78 were published in 1954.

[edit] Order Codes

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JAN05 1845 CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 $2.99
FEB05 1901 CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 $2.99
MAR05 1904 CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 $2.99
APR05 1905 CAPTAIN AMERICA #8 $2.99
JUN05 2025 CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 $2.99
JUN05 1979 CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 $2.99
JUL05 1884 CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 $2.99
AUG05 1922 CAPTAIN AMERICA #12 $2.99
SEP05 1926 CAPTAIN AMERICA #13 $2.99

[edit] Future Publication Dates

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Captain America: Fighting Chance Vol. 2 TPB: 01 Jul 2009