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Truth: Red, White & Black #[nn]

Jan 2004 · Marvel · 17.99 USD; 29.00 CAD
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This collection presents the first issue of Marvel's limited series exploring an alternate history where a Black man is subjected to the super-soldier experiments that created Captain America. Written by Robert Morales with art by Kyle Baker, the story examines themes of racism and patriotism through a gritty, revisionist lens. It serves as a standalone opening chapter to the controversial and acclaimed miniseries.

In "The Future," Faith Bradley shares the painful truth about her brother Isaiah’s ordeal with Captain America—how, despite his heroic mission and escape, he was imprisoned for 17 years at Leavenworth after being falsely accused of stealing the Captain America uniform. Now living in a child-like state due to the serum’s effects and years of abuse, Isaiah remains a quiet testament to a legacy built on sacrifice and injustice. Written by Robert Morales and illustrated in bold, expressive style by Kyle Baker—whose work defines the cover and interior—this powerful issue deepens the emotional weight of a story that refuses to let the past fade.

Contains 7 stories
The Future
22 pp · Superhero
Isaiah BradleyFaith BradleyMaurice CanfieldLeonardDallas HuxleyEight-Ball [Sergeant Evans]
The Basics
22 pp · Superhero
Homer TullyDr. Josef ReinsteinJ.J.Sgt. Lucas EvansIsaiah BradleyLarsenMaurice CanfieldMajor BrackettColonel Walker Price
The Passage
22 pp · Superhero
Colonel Walker PriceSgt. Lucas EvansLarsenFaith BradleyDr. Josef ReinsteinLt. Phillip MerrittIsaiah BradleyMaurice CanfieldJack

In "The Passage," a group of African American soldiers—Sgt. Lucas Evans, Isaiah Bradley, and others—become unwitting test subjects in a secret military experiment to create a super soldier. As the program pushes the limits of science and morality, only a few survive the deadly trials, their fates buried under a lie told to their families.

The Cut
22 pp · Superhero
Faith BradleyCorporal Eddie HimesSgt. Lucas EvansLarsenMaurice CanfieldIsaiah BradleyLt. Phillip MerrittColonel Walker PriceDr. Josef ReinsteinCaptain America

In the shadow of war, Faith Bradley—once a reluctant soldier—finds herself the last hope when her comrades fall in a brutal mission behind enemy lines. With her unit decimated and Captain America delayed, she must steal a Captain America uniform and go in alone, facing a deadly test of courage and identity.

The Math
22 pp · Superhero
Isaiah BradleyDr. KochCaptain AmericaNazi guardsconcentration camp inmatesFaith Bradley Shabazz

In "The Math," Isaiah Bradley confronts Dr. Koch in a brutal showdown that ends with the scientist’s death and the destruction of an experimental facility—only to realize too late that it’s a Nazi concentration camp. Trapped in a gas chamber that claims the lives of fellow inmates, Bradley survives, only to face the grim reality of captivity among the camp’s prisoners.

The Whitewash
22 pp · Superhero
Captain AmericaPvt. Phillip MerrittDr. Josef Reinstein (flashback)Agent SpinradIsaiah BradleyAdolf HitlerJosef GoebbelsDr. Josef Mengele

In "The Whitewash," Captain America confronts Pvt. Phillip Merritt, a convicted man now consumed by hate, over a tattered Captain America uniform he claims to have. Merritt reveals the uniform once belonged to Isaiah Bradley, a man whose past is entwined with Nazi experiments and a twisted attempt by Hitler and Goebbels to exploit his identity. Flashbacks expose the brutal irony of the regime's failed recruitment of Bradley, while Agent Spinrad uncovers a hidden connection to his own grandfather’s resistance work—linking past atrocities to a legacy of resistance that still echoes today.

The Blackvine
22 pp · Superhero
Captain AmericaColonel Walker PriceFaith Bradley ShabazzIsaiah Bradley

In "The Blackvine," Faith Bradley Shabazz shares the painful truth with Captain America: Isaiah Bradley, the man who once wore the shield, was imprisoned for 17 years after being falsely accused of stealing the Captain America uniform—despite his heroic mission behind enemy lines. Now living in a child-like state due to the serum’s effects and years of torment, Isaiah remains a quiet presence, a living testament to a legacy buried in silence. Captain America, moved by the weight of history and injustice, returns the uniform to Isaiah, not as a symbol of glory, but as a quiet act of remembrance.

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Full credits

artist, inker, colorist Kyle Baker
letterer RS
letterer Comicraft
letterer Wes
cover pencils, inks Kyle Baker

Reprints

↩ Reprints Truth: Red, White & Black #1 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #2 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #3 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #4 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #5 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #6 (2003), Truth: Red, White & Black #7 (2003)

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