Captain America Epic Collection #9

In "By the Dawn's Early Light!", Captain America digs into his past at S.H.I.E.L.D., uncovering long-buried secrets when he finds his old WWII footlocker—along with his iconic triangular shield. As Baron Strucker manipulates Nick Fury and makes a daring escape, Cap confronts him, only to discover the enemy is not who he seems.

In "Dragon Man!", Captain America faces a revived mechanical menace when Machinesmith unleashes the robotic Dragon Man after his earlier Strucker robot fails. Steve Rogers finds himself unexpectedly entangled with his new neighbor, a situation that quickly takes a dangerous turn.

In "The Mercenary and the Madman," Batroc frees Mr. Hyde from prison, forcing the mercenary to aid in a terrifying scheme: seizing New York City with a Roxxon ship as a weapon. When Captain America steps in to stop them, he quickly finds himself outmatched by the relentless, unpredictable Hyde.

In "Celluloid Heroes!", Captain America lands in California to oversee a film about his life, only to be ambushed at the airport by the Nihilist Front. He’s pulled from danger by Nomad, the sleek, media-savvy hero who seems to embody the future of heroism—while Cap, ever the relic of the past, watches the spotlight shift. As the mysterious Leader and the Ameridroid observe from the shadows, the line between legend and myth begins to blur.

In "Death of a Legend?", Captain America finds himself caught in a surreal twist of fame and danger as his public appearances for a biopic are disrupted by the Nihilist Front and the enigmatic Nomad. When a parade turns deadly with the arrival of the giant Ameridroid and the sudden death of Nomad, Cap awakens to a chilling revelation: his life story is being rewritten—by the Red Skull himself.

In "--The Last Movie!," Captain America finds himself trapped in a surreal cinematic nightmare orchestrated by the Red Skull, who’s crafting a film about his own demise—complete with a reluctant star turn for Cap. As the production unfolds, Cap fights to break free from the control of a corrupted Ameridroid, uncovers the truth behind the recently deceased Nomad, and faces the Nihilist Order, all while a movie executive finally pulls the plug on the whole spectacle.

In "The American Dreamers!", Captain America journeys through a series of surreal, fractured visions of America, each a twisted reflection of the nation’s ideals. Along the way, he encounters a man who believed he could craft the perfect version of the country—only to discover that the dream is far more complicated than he imagined.

In "Thunderhead!", Captain America finds himself imprisoned by the Sultan, forcing Spider-Man and Nick Fury to launch a daring rescue mission. With time running out, the team must race to stop the Sultan from unleashing a nuclear threat on Washington D.C. — but the stakes are higher than anyone expected.

In "Flight from Thunderhead!", Captain America and Spider-Man face a sky-high crisis when they’re plummeting 10,000 feet from a floating armored island, while Nick Fury struggles to disarm a nuclear bomb headed for Washington, D.C. With time running out and the fate of the nation hanging in the balance, the heroes must overcome impossible odds to stop the robotic Sultan’s deadly scheme.