Captain America Omnibus #2

In the wake of the Red Skull’s body swap with Captain America, the villain uses the Cosmic Cube to exile the real Cap to a tropical island inhabited by the Exiles. There, he meets Jo, a falconer from Harlem hired by the Exiles, who’s secretly working to drive them out. As Cap and Jo team up to protect the island’s people, he encourages Jo to embrace a new identity—becoming the Falcon.

In "Now Falls the Skull!", the Red Skull wields the Cosmic Cube to swap bodies with Captain America, throwing Falcon into confusion as he realizes his ally may not be who he seems. With the Cube’s power twisting their fight, the battle escalates—until MODOK intervenes, activating the Catholite Block to counter the Cube’s influence. As the Skull vanishes into the chaos, the true cost of the Cube’s might begins to unfold.

In Harlem, the Falcon is hunted after being framed for the murder of a Diamond Head member, forcing him to clear his name while evading both the law and a dangerous conspiracy. With Captain America by his side, the duo uncovers a shocking link between the hate group and the Maggia, revealing a plot to destabilize the neighborhood through chaos.

In "Bucky Reborn!", a mysterious amnesiac named Jo stumbles into the shadowy grasp of Baron Strucker, who manipulates him into believing he’s the lost Winter Soldier. As the man known only as "Bucky" is drawn into a deadly game, Captain America must face a twisted echo of his past—only to discover that even the most familiar face can be a mask.

In "The Fearful Secret of Bucky Barnes!", Captain America faces a chilling deception when a robotic double of Bucky Barnes—crafted by Modok with help from Dr. Doom—attacks him in a brutal, seemingly real confrontation. As the impostor’s actions blur the line between truth and illusion, Cap must confront the unsettling question of what really happened to the man he thought he’d reclaimed.

In "Madness in the Slums!", a twisted experiment turns a disgraced AIM scientist into the grotesque, floating mind known as Modok, who unleashes a massive Bulldozer on Harlem to manipulate public opinion and undermine Captain America. As the Falcon joins forces with Cap to stop the machine and its architect, the two must navigate the chaos of the slums and the villain’s warped logic. The story marks a pivotal moment when Captain America formally takes on the Falcon as his partner.

In "More Monster Than Man!", Captain America and the Falcon face off against Dr. Erik Gorbo, a former SHIELD scientist transformed into a monstrous ape, as he unleashes chaos across the city. The duo must confront not just a rampaging beast, but the tragic cost of scientific ambition gone wrong.

In "In the Grip of the Gargoyle!", Captain America tracks a string of missing officers to a secluded graveyard, where he narrowly evades the Gargoyle’s petrifying grasp with the Falcon’s timely aid. With the Falcon now pursuing the villain to his hidden base, Cap reunites with Nick Fury and Sharon Carter aboard the SHIELD helicarrier, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation.

When The Gargoyle enslaves the Falcon and hijacks the SHIELD helicarrier, he’s not just after power—he’s after the mountain fortress housing Element X, a planet-destroying force with only one known vulnerability: stone. Now, with the Falcon trapped and SHIELD’s defenses compromised, the real danger is just beginning.