Captain America Omnibus #1

In this pulse-pounding tale titled *Captain America*, the Winter Soldier’s former partner finds himself momentarily at ease at Avengers Mansion, lost in thought about Bucky and the weight of his legacy—until a gang of costumed criminals storms the compound, believing the iconic hero is little more than a circus act. What follows is a swift, brutal display of precision and resolve as Cap takes them down one by one, proving that even in quiet moments, his strength and instinct remain razor-sharp. The final line—“They’re really tough!”—hangs in the air, a quiet testament to the kind of enemies he’s always faced, and the ones he still carries with him.

In the shadow of war, Steve Rogers—rejected by the army for his frail frame—becomes the ultimate weapon when Dr. Erskine administers the Super-soldier Serum in a secret government project. But before the experiment can be replicated, a Nazi spy assassinates Erskine, leaving Steve to carry the mantle alone. Now transformed into Captain America, he takes up the fight as a symbol of freedom, stepping into a world of espionage and danger—until his childhood friend Bucky learns the truth and joins him in the battle.

In "Among Us, Wreckers Dwell!", Captain America and Bucky are drawn into a devious trap set by Sando, a Nazi agent disguised as part of a harmless stage act with his seemingly innocent partner, Omar. Using eerie mental projections designed to sow chaos and sabotage Allied efforts, Sando tests the heroes’ resolve in a battle that blurs the line between illusion and reality.

In "The Red Skull Strikes!", Captain America and Bucky race to stop a mysterious enemy who’s taken over industrialist Maxon—only to uncover a chilling twist: the man they’re fighting is an imposter, and the real Red Skull is pulling strings from the shadows.

In "The Sleeper Shall Awake!", Captain America races to stop a hidden threat from the past: sleeper agents activated by the Red Skull, each poised to trigger the long-dormant Sleeper robots. With time running out and the nation unaware, the Winter Soldier's legacy looms as the hero confronts a conspiracy buried beneath decades of silence.

In "Them!", Captain America is pulled from training when Nick Fury arrives with urgent intel on the mysterious organization THEM. A sudden attack by a rogue android at Avengers Mansion reveals a hidden network—watching from afar, a secret lab cultivates an army of machines in a hydroponic garden. As Captain America and Fury barely fend off the assault, Fury insists the matter is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s domain, but not before handing over a Priority A-1 badge to keep lines open.

In "He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube," Captain America races to save a downed pilot—only to uncover a shocking betrayal when the man reveals himself as an A.I.M. agent. With the stolen Cosmic Cube en route to the Red Skull, Cap pursues the keeper across the sky, landing on a remote island where the Skull delivers a devastating revelation about Bucky’s fate. As the Cube’s power awakens in Cap’s hands, he faces a foe whose invincibility now stems from the very weapon meant to stop him.

In "The Red Skull Supreme!", Captain America faces an overwhelming foe as the Red Skull wields the Cosmic Cube, bending reality to his will. Trapped on a crumbling island, Cap must outthink his enemy, using deception to turn the Skull’s arrogance against him—until a desperate gamble sends the Cube to the ocean floor, buried beneath the waves.

In "... And Men Shall Call Him Traitor!", Captain America finds himself trapped in a deadly scheme by the Red Skull, barely escaping a fatal trap—only to witness the unthinkable: the Skull lifting Manhattan into the sky. With the city hanging in the air and time running out, Cap must make a desperate choice: pledge allegiance to his enemy for twenty-four hours or watch the island fall.

In "No Longer Alone!", Captain America faces a city in chaos when the Hulk erupts in New York, forcing him to confront the limits of his own resolve. When Rick, newly stepping into the role of partner, insists on wearing Bucky Barnes’ old uniform despite Cap’s warnings, the two are thrust into a dangerous mission to stop HYDRA’s plot to poison the city’s water. With tension and trust tested in equal measure, their first real trial as a team begins.

In "Tomorrow You Live... Tonight I Die!", Captain America is ambushed by HYDRA assassins under Madame Hydra’s orders, leading to a mission gone wrong. After the failure, Rick Jones joins Cap in training, only to stumble upon a cryptic message that triggers a dangerous hallucination. As Cap is captured and forced to confront a Hydra robot, Rick escapes and tries to warn him—just as Cap begins to realize Rick might be the partner he’s been searching for. In a final, desperate act, Cap leaps from a rooftop into the river amid a hail of gunfire, leaving behind only his costume and a mask bearing Steve Rogers’ face—hinting at a deception far deeper than anyone expected.

In "The Strange Death of Captain America," the world mourns the fall of Steve Rogers, only to learn his identity was a lie and that Madame Hydra has erased his legacy. As the Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter, and SHIELD agents gather for a somber wake, they're ambushed by HYDRA—until Rick, tracking the attack, witnesses a shocking return: Captain America, alive and riding in on a motorcycle. With the truth buried beneath deception and danger, the hero’s return raises more questions than answers.