In "And Who Shall Clothe Himself In Iron?", John Walker confronts the weight of his past with Val Cooper, revealing his roots as a Vietnam veteran who found purpose through the Power Broker’s experiments. With the Commission naming Super-Patriot the new Captain America, John must choose between loyalty to his manager Ethan Thurm and the path to national heroism—while only one of the Buckies can remain by his side. Written by Mark Gruenwald and illustrated by Tom Morgan, with inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Ken Feduniewicz, and letters by Ken Lopez and Bill Oakley, this story unfolds with the grounded intensity of a pivotal moment in a legacy forged in conflict. The cover, penciled by Tom Morgan and inked by Joe Sinnott, captures the tension of that defining decision.
Contains 10 stories
And Who Shall Clothe Himself In Iron?
22 pp · Superhero
Iron Man [James Rhodes]Morley ErwinTony StarkBambi Arbogast (cameo) Magma (villain)Obadiah Stane (villain)Queen [Indries Moomji] (villain)
To Have and Have Not
22 pp · Superhero
X-Men [Professor XCyclopsStormWolverine [Logan]ColossusRogueNightcrawlerAriel [Kitty Pryde]]YukioHavokPolarisCorsairMadelyne PryorMariko YashidaMajestrix LilandraLockheedAkioTakahashiNabatoni Yokuse (corpse)Silver Samurai (villain)Viper (villain)Mastermind (villain)
The House That Reed Built
11 pp · Superhero
TrapsterH.U.B.E.R.T. (robot)Roberta (robot)
Home Are the Heroes
11 pp · Superhero
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]Edwin JarvisAlicia MastersThe Avengers [Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]VisionIron Man [Tony Stark]Starfox [Eros]]Franklin RichardsThe Thing [Ben Grimm] (flashback cameo)
Homecoming
22 pp · Superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]Venom symbiote (introduction, as the black costume)Curt Connors [Lizard]Billy ConnorsMatha ConnorsBlack Cat [Felicia Hardy]J. Jonah JamesonRobbie RobertsonAunt May ParkerNathan LubenskyThe Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]ThorIron Man [James Rhodes]HawkeyeWaspCaptain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]]She-Hulk (cameo, in photo)Mr. Fantastic (cameo, in photo)Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo, in photo)The Thing (cameo, in photo)Invisible Girl (cameo, in photo)Cyclops (cameo, in photo)Colossus (cameo, in photo)Wolverine (cameo, in photo)Storm (cameo, in photo)Nightcrawler (cameo, in photo)Mockingbird (cameo, in photo)Scarlet Witch (cameo, in photo)
The More Things Change...
22 pp · Superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner] (also in flashback)Rick Jones (also in flashback)Betty Ross Banner (also in flashback)Doc Samson [Leonard Samson] (also in flashback)She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters] (flashback)Vision (flashback)The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]Wasp [Janet van Dyne]Hawkeye [Clint Barton]Black Knight [Dane Whitman]Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]HerculesNamor] (flashback)Avengers West Coast [Tigra [Greer Grant Nelson]Mockingbird [Barbara Morse]Iron Man [Tony Stark]Wonder Man [Simon Williams]]] (flashback)Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" RossClay QuartermainSHIELD
When Loki Stood Alone
22 pp · Fantasy, Superhero
ThorIcemanBalderUlaricHeimdallEnchantressSifGudraWarriors Three [FandralHogunVolstagg]HildyKevinMickLokiStorm GiantsGrendell (cameo)Dark Elves (cameo)
The Replacement
22 pp · Superhero
Captain America [John Walker, also as Super-Patriot] (origin)Commission [Valerie CooperGeneral HaywerthHenry Peter GyrichMr. Mathers]Nuke (cameo flashback)G.I. Max (cameo flashback)Nomad [Jack Monroe] (photograph)Falcon (photograph)Nick Fury (photograph)KatyWarhead (flashback)Ethan ThurmBUCkies [Lemar HoskinsJerry JohnsonHector Lennox]Freedom Force [BlobAvalanchePyro]
The Wedding
43 pp · Superhero
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]Mary Jane Watson ParkerAunt May ParkerJ. Jonah JamesonJoe RobertsonBen UrichBetty LeedsFlash ThompsonHarry OsbornAnna WatsonMarla MadisonLarsBruceWilli SmithElectro (villain)Eddie Muerte (villain)Gwen StacyUncle Ben ParkerCaptain America [Steve Rogers]DaredevilThe ThingHawkeyeThorHobgoblinKravenLizardKingpinPumaHydro-ManRhinoDr. OctopusVultureMysterio (all cameos in dream sequence)
Masks
23 pp · Superhero
X-Factor [CyclopsJean GreyBeastIcemanCaliban]Apocalypse (origin, villain)Horsemen [Archangel [Warren Worthington IIIformerly Angel] (first fullorigin)WarPestilenceFamine] (villains)Professor X (cameo, illusion)The Right (cameo flashback)
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