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Cover: Ron Garney

Captain America #5

May 1998 · Marvel · 1.99 USD; 2.80 CAD
“Power And Glory, Chapter One: Credibility Gap”

In "Power And Glory, Chapter One: Credibility Gap," Captain America faces a twisted new threat as the Sensational Hydra escalates its war by taking hostages and challenging him directly. With Ron Garney’s dynamic art capturing every tense moment, Cap battles Hydra agents—some of whom are secretly Skrulls—only to be captured and replaced by a shape-shifting impostor who begins to unravel his life from within. Mark Waid’s gripping storytelling, brought to life by Garney’s pencils and inks, sets a pulse-pounding tone that redefines the stakes for Marvel’s iconic hero.

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writer Mark Waid · artist Ron Garney · inker John Beatty · inker Andy Smith · colorist Joe Rosas · letterer John Costanza · cover Ron Garney

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writer Mark Waid
artist Ron Garney
colorist Joe Rosas
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks Ron Garney

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When Cap and the Avengers begin to take out Hydra cells, the Sensational Hydra takes hostages and calls Cap out. Captain America battles Hydra agents, some of whom turn out to be Skrulls, and is captured. The Sensational Hydra shape shifts into a duplicate of Cap and heads out to mess up his life.

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