Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1

In this standout 10-page tale from *Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1* (2003), Steve Rogers finds himself at Avengers Mansion, reflecting on Bucky and his own role in a world that’s changed since the war. When a gang of costumed criminals breaks in, thinking they’ve found an easy target, Cap proves just how wrong they are—taking them down with precision and grit, all while noting how lucky they were that Bucky wasn’t around to see the mess.

In "Among Us, Wreckers Dwell!", Captain America and Bucky are drawn into a devious trap set by Sando, a Nazi agent disguising himself as part of a harmless stage act with his companion Omar. The duo must confront eerie mental projections designed to sabotage Allied efforts, all while unraveling the true threat hidden within the performance.

In "The Red Skull Strikes!" from Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1, Cap and Bucky close in on the Red Skull—only to uncover a shocking deception. The man they thought was the villain is actually an imposter, while the real Red Skull is pulling strings from the shadows, using a wealthy tycoon as his puppet.

In "The Sleeper Shall Awake!", Captain America races to stop a network of dormant agents activated by the Red Skull’s long-buried plan, uncovering a threat that’s been waiting in the shadows for two decades. With time running out and the Sleeper robots poised to awaken, the patriotic hero must confront a legacy of wartime sabotage that’s just begun to stir.

In a tense training session at Avengers Mansion, Captain America is interrupted by Nick Fury, who’s hunting leads on a shadowy group known only as "THEM." Before they can dig deeper, a mysterious flying craft crashes nearby, unleashing a deadly chemical android that forces Cap and Fury into a desperate fight—only for the creature to dissolve into nothing once its mission fails.

In "The Red Skull Lives!" from Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1, Captain America faces a squad of invisible assassins attacking a New York power station—only he can see them. As the battle rages, a masked foe uses a hypno-helmet to manipulate him, forcing Cap to confront a psychiatrist, but he fights back with a SHIELD-provided circuit that disrupts the mind control.

In "He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube," Captain America pulls a downed pilot from the wreckage of a destroyed plane—only to learn the man is a rogue A.I.M. agent with a dire warning. The pilot reveals that A.I.M.'s greatest creation, the Cosmic Cube, has been stolen and is now in the hands of a mysterious "keeper" who plans to deliver it to a new master: the Red Skull.

In "The Red Skull Supreme!", Captain America faces his most dangerous foe yet when the Red Skull wields the Cosmic Cube, granting him near-omnipotent power. With the island crumbling around him and the Skull’s golden armor weighing him down, Cap must outthink his enemy in a desperate bid to steal the Cube and plunge it into the ocean depths—where it may finally be lost to history.