Captain America The 1940s Newspaper Strip #1
In "The Birth of a Legend!", Captain America and Bucky take on a high-stakes mission to secure Operation Firebird, a top-secret project aimed at continuing the legacy of the Super-Soldier program after Dr. Erskine's loss. Written and illustrated by Karl Kesel, with art by Rich Ellis and inks by Kesel, this issue captures the wartime urgency and heroism of the era, all rendered with crisp detail and period authenticity. The cover by Butch Guice perfectly encapsulates the bold spirit of the series.
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Captain America and Bucky are deputized by Agent Betsy Ross to provide security for Operation Firebird, a project with several different experiments running to take the place of Dr. Erskine's lost Super-Soldier process.
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