About this Collection
This Epic Collection gathers Captain America stories from the early 1990s, focusing on Steve Rogers' return to the mantle after his time as Nomad and the Captain. Key arcs include the 'Twilight's Last Gleaming' storyline, which pits Cap against a resurrected Red Skull wielding a stolen nuclear weapon, and the introduction of the villain Superia. The volume also features appearances by allies like the Falcon and Black Widow, as well as threats from MODOK and the Super-Adaptoid, spanning issues from the period when Mark Gruenwald was the series' writer and editor.
Contains 17 stories
Men and Machines
62 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Iron Man [Tony Stark]Batroc (Cameo)Nick FuryDum Dum DuganS.H.I.E.L.DD.A.N.T.E
The Next Generation
23 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Dr. KincaidDiamondbackThe Avengers [Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]CrystalQuicksilver]Free Spirit [Cathy Webster] (introduction, origin)Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]Baroness Zemo [Heike Zemo] (introduction)Dr. Deirdre Wentworth [Superia]Professor Suzanne PolukortPeggy CarterFabian StankovitzBernie RosenthalArnie Roth
Baron Ground
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]DiamondbackFree Spirit [Cathy Webster]Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]Baroness Zemo [Heike Zemo]Deidre Wentworth [Superia]Frau Reinhold
Diamonds Aren't Forever!
23 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]DiamondbackFree SpiritSuperiaBaron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]Baroness Zemo [Heike Zemo]Wolfgang
Snake Bites
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]Baroness Zemo [Heike Zemo]Free SpiritSerpent Society [Fer-de-LanceRock PythonKing CobraAnaconda]Jack Flag (introduction, origin)The Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]QuicksilverVisionHerculesBlack Widow [Natasha Romanov]]Drake (flashback)Mister HydeDr. Kincaid
In "Snake Bites," newly minted hero Jack Flag faces off against the Serpent Society, only to be quickly overpowered. Now trapped between defiance and survival, he must decide whether to fight back or slip into their ranks to survive.
Snake, Battle, and Toll
22 pp · Superhero
Jack FlagSerpent Society [King CobraRock PythonBushmasterCottonmouthAnacondaRattlerFer-de-LanceCoachwhipPuff Adder]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Free SpiritZack MoonhunterDr. KincaidGiant-Man [Hank Pym]Mister Hyde
Everybody Hurts Sometime
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]King CobraMister HydeJack FlagFree SpiritSerpent Society [BushmasterAnacondaCottonmouthCopperheadFer-de-LanceRattler]Giant-Man [Hank Pym]Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (dream)
If I Should Die Before I Wake...
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (Dream)Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]Giant-Man [Hank Pym]Iron Man [Tony Stark]Jack FlagFree SpiritSerpent Society [AnacondaBushmasterCottonmouthRock PythonCopperheadFer-de-Lance]Force Works [Scarlet WitchCenturionSpider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]USAgent]Cosmic Cube (dream)Arnim Zola
The Bombs Bursting in Air
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]The Avengers [Giant-Man [Hank Pym]Iron Man [Tony Stark]]Flag-SmasherULTIMATUMGavinJack FlagFree SpiritZack MoonhunterBernie RosenthalArnie RothFabian StankovitzSuper-Patriot [Mike Farrel] (hand only)
In "The Bombs Bursting in Air," Captain America faces off against Flag-Smasher in a high-stakes confrontation that tests his resolve and ideals. After the dust settles, Cap gathers his closest allies—Jo, Sam, and others—to share a shocking truth: he is dying.
O'er the Ramparts We Watched
22 pp · Superhero
Dead Ringer [Lou Dexteralso as Nighthawk, Basilisk, Mr. Dexter, Death-Stalker] (origin)Falcon [Sam Wilson]Free SpiritJack FlagFabian StankowitzCaptain America [Steve Rogers]Contessa Valentina de la FontainePeggy CarterBernie RosenthalSuper-Soldier [Mike Farrel] (origin)Watchdogs (flashback)USAgent (flashback)SuperiaDiamondback [Rachel Leighton]Mr. Dexter (Dead Ringer's father, corpse)Arnie Roth
Shadow Hunt
22 pp · Superhero
Villain: Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]The Avengers [HerculesBlack Widow [Natasha Romanov]CrystalQuicksilverCaptain America [Steve Rogers]Deathcry]Ivan Petrovitch Bezukhov
Dawn's Early Light
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Night People of ZerotownD-Man [Dennis Dunphy]Falcon [Sam Wilson]Jesse Black Crow [Black Crow]Free SpiritJack FlagArnie RothFabian StankovitzNick FuryA.I.M.MODAMAlessandro Brannax [Super-Adaptoid]SuperiaSnapdragon [Rachel Leighton]The Avengers [Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]QuicksilverHerculesCrystalGiant-Man [Hank Pym]]Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]Rhino (adaptoid)Knockout (adaptoid)Killer Shrike (adaptoid)
Island of Spirits
22 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]Giant-Man [Hank Pym]HerculesCrystalBlack Widow [Natasha Romanov]Quicksilver]GS: Jack FlagFree SpiritFalconVillain: Red SkullA.I.M.M.O.D.O.K.Bucky (appears as hallucination)
Through the Perilous Fight
23 pp · Superhero
Free SpiritJack FlagAIMSnapdragon [Rachel Leighton]Red Guardian (adaptoid)Taylor Madison (adaptoid)Beetle (adaptoid)Dragonfly (adaptoid)
Into the Breach
23 pp · Superhero
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]Black Widow [Natasha Romanov]HerculesGiant-Man [Hank Pym]CrystalQuicksilver]FalconJack FlagFree SpiritDiamondbackVillain: Red SkullM.O.D.O.K.Superia
Broad Stripes and White Stars
22 pp · Superhero
Blitzkrieger (death)VormundFree SpiritJack FlagCaptain America [Steve Rogers]Angel (death)Everyman [also as Zeitgeist] (death)Arnie RothFabian StankovitzMadcapDan Lyons [Black Marvel]Jerry Carstairs [Thunderer]Captain Terror
In "Broad Stripes and White Stars," Captain America teams up with Vormund, his German counterpart, to stop a killer targeting costumed heroes. The trail leads them to a gathering of Golden Age superheroes, where old masks and hidden pasts come to light.
Twilight's Last Gleaming
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [Steve Rogers]Black CrowNefariusFree SpiritJack FlagFabian StankowitzZack MoonhunterSharon Carter (flashback, photograph)Red Skull (flashback)Crossbones (flashback)Diamondback (flashback)Superia (flashback)Bernie RosenthalSam Wilson [Falcon]Arnie Roth (death)Ram RiddleyEdwin JarvisPeggy Carter (hologram)BatrocThe Avengers [QuicksilverCrystalGiant-Man [Hank Pym]HerculesBlack Widow [Natasha Romanov]]
