Captain America #27

Part of Marvel's 2007 "The Initiative" banner, this chapter of "The Death of the Dream" delivers a striking Steve Epting cover that commands attention. In the foreground, a dark-clad figure crouches with Captain America's shield and a pistol at the ready, while a motorcycle looms nearby; behind him, a stoic stone-like image of the classic Captain America and a close-up of a determined man with a distinctive orange facial marking loom large. Ed Brubaker's script, brought to life by Steve Epting's pencils and inks alongside Mike Perkins' inking and Frank D'Armata's colors, promises the kind of tense, layered storytelling that made this run essential reading in 2007.