Captain America Issue 1

It's hard to keep a good man down and, well, practically impossible to keep a superhero dead. Remember when Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, was killed in March 2007 by the shot heard 'round the world, especially if you live on the pop-culture planet inhabited by fanboys? Here's today's newsflash: He's feeling much better. On July 1, just in time for Independence Day, Marvel Comics released the first of a five-issue arc called , written by Ed Brubaker (the star scribe who killed Cap off in the first place and was also behind the compelling "Criminal" series and a memorable run of "Daredevil") and drawn by Bryan Hitch (the British artist who was co-creator of "The Ultimates" and "The Authority"). There are several variant covers available--and for this scan it's by Alex Ross--which, incidentally may be used by some to get around the no mirrors rule.

After Captain America died while helping to stop Onslaught in the same-titled crossover of 1996, Marvel licensed the character out to their old collaborators, Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld, who had since helped established Image Comics.
Continuity was reset with a new issue #1, and the history of the Marvel Universe removed from the equation. For the next year, Iron Man, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers existed in the Heroes Reborn Universe, a pocket dimension created by Franklin Richards.
Cap’s rebooted life placed him in the life of average joe citizen, until a small mishap reveals that his entire life is a lie, and that he’s actually a Super Soldier. Old enemies get new origins, and we even get a female sidekick!
After a year of issues, the Heroes Reborn experiment was finished: the plot lines were finished up, the characters were returned to the mainstream Marvel Universe, and each of the titles rebooted with a new #1 for a third volume.

Where were you when Captain America died? It's the anniversary of the day Steve Rogers was killed, a day of reflection and mourning in the Marvel U…a time to look back on the things Steve did and what he stood for… or is this actually the beginning of the most wicked plot twist since issue 25? Yeah, actually it's both. Plus, Sharon Carter's dreams are forcing her to relive the death of Steve Rogers - and her time under the control of Dr. Faustus. But will these dreams also reveal hidden secrets about what she saw and did on the day Steve died? Also, Bucky Barnes is the new Captain America now…but today he's trapped in the past, because today is Bucky Barnes' birthday. See Bucky's favorite and least favorite birthdays - from the cold winters of the Depression on military bases, to the front lines of WW2, to his new mission as Cap.

This is the present ongoing series of . In this collection is Ed Brubaker's superlative run on the series: from issue Volume 5 #01 to the change-back to original numbering at issue #600, continuing on to the end of the current arc "No Escape". For those who have never read an issue of this excellent series, or perhaps just fell off along way and need to catch up before "The Trial of Captain America" arc begins, this is for you. Starting from issue #38, all--with the exception of issue #45--are high-quality Minutemen scans (scans of the Minutemen crew from those days are hard to come by). Included in this post is the link to the related five-issue limited series previously posted here at Avaxhome.

This is the present ongoing series of . In this collection is Ed Brubaker's superlative run on the series: from issue Volume 5 #01 to the change-back to original numbering at issue #600, continuing on to the end of the previous arc "No Escape" and the start of the new arc, "The Trial of Captain America". Starting from issue #38, all--with the exception of issue #45 and the current #611--are high-quality Minutemen scans (scans of the Minutemen crew from those days are hard to come by).

is a six-issue (originally intended to be five issues) monthly comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics between July 2009 and January 2010. Written by Ed Brubaker, and illustrated by Bryan Hitch with inking by Butch Guice, the series promises to reveal the "truth" regarding the death of original Captain America Steve Rogers, returning him to life and to the role of the Star-Spangled Avenger.

Continued from Tales of Suspense issue 99. Tales of Suspense was one of several horror-like anthologies that Marvel was publishing in the early 1960′s, but just like its counterpart Tales To Astonish, after nearly one hundred issues the series changed its name, after it already went a completely new route featuring characters such as Iron Man and Captain America instead of horror stories. So it was that in 1968, the series became Captain America Volume 1 with its hundredth issue. Captain America ran on for three more decades much like its Incredible Hulk counterpart. The series concluded with issue 454, when the series was relaunched as Captain America vol. 2. After issue number 50 of Captain America vol. 5, that series returned to its original numbering started here in Volume 1, celebrating it’s 600th issue.

"The first in a series of specials covering the length and breadth of the larger-than-life legend of Captain America, as told by the industry’s leading experts in the field!" So goes the solicitation for this series of one-shot specials focusing on Captain America, an unabashedly patriotic superhero who first made his appearance in (March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, , and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. He achieved the height of his popularity during World War II as a symbol of the fight against the Axis powers. This series with the long attention-getting title is definitely a tie-in to Marvel Comics' 70th Anniversary and perhaps also functions as Marvel Comics' subtextual patriotic contribution in honor of the soldiers deployed in the Wars the U.S. is now involved; whatever the aim, it has helped generate renewed interest in this iconic figure of comic book history. This brings to seven the total number of issues in this series of one-shot specials.

is a five-issue comic book limited series exploring the reactions of different heroes in the Marvel Universe over the death of Captain America. The series is written by Jeph Loeb, with Leinil Yu, Ed McGuinness, John Romita Jr., David Finch, and John Cassaday each illustrating one issue. According to Loeb, each issue deals with the Five Stages of Grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The title comes from Loeb's own experience of having lost his son, Sam Loeb. The theme of each issue is represented by a particular Marvel character and also ends with a transition phase leading into the following stage. deals with Wolverine, deals with the two Avengers teams (Mighty Avengers & New Avengers), Captain America himself is dealt with in , Spider-Man is the focus of and Iron Man comes under the spotlight in . Also included as a bonus is the dealing with the death of Captain America.