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Cover: John Cassaday

Captain America #1

Jan 2003 · Marvel · 16.99 USD; 27.25 CAD
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“Enemy: Chapter One - Dust”
★ Key event — Bucky Barnes
About this Collection

This collection kicks off the 2003 Captain America series by writer John Ney Rieber, following Steve Rogers as he navigates a post-9/11 America. The story pits him against a terrorist threat tied to his own past, exploring the tension between his ideals and a changing world. It collects the first six issues of the run, with art by John Cassaday and Trevor Hairsine.

"Enemy: Chapter One - Dust" kicks off a powerful, grounded story in Captain America #1 (2003), set in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, as Steve Rogers works with recovery teams at Ground Zero. Writer John Ney Rieber and artist John Cassaday—whose dynamic pencils and inks define the issue’s stark, emotional tone—capture the weight of the moment as Nick Fury approaches Steve with a new mission, testing his resolve in a world still healing. The cover by John Cassaday perfectly frames the somber urgency of the story.

writer John Ney Rieber · artist, inker John Cassaday · colorist Dave Stewart · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Wes Abbott · letterer Comicraft · cover John Cassaday

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Full credits

artist, inker John Cassaday
colorist Dave Stewart
letterer Wes Abbott
letterer Comicraft
cover pencils, inks John Cassaday

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Following the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, Steve Rogers is working with the recovery teams at Ground Zero. Nick Fury comes to him with a mission but Steve is reluctant to leave what he's doing.

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