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    Captain America

    Character » Captain America appears in 11743 issues.

    During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteered to receive the experimental Super-Soldier Serum. Enhanced to the pinnacle of human physical potential and armed with an unbreakable shield, he became Captain America. After a failed mission left him encased in ice for decades, he was found and revived by the Avengers, later joining their ranks and eventually becoming the team's leader.

    Short summary describing this character.

    1941 - Captain America Comics #1 - Meet Captain America (Joe Simon & Jack Kirby) - The origin.

    1969 - Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die (Stan Lee & Jim Steranko) - Captain America #111-113

    1974-1976 - Captain America & The Falcon: Secret Empire (Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema) - Captain America #169-176

    Captain America and the Falcon: Madbomb (Jack Kirby) - Captain America #193-200

    1980-1981 - Captain America: War & Remembrance (Roger Stern & John Byrne) - Captain America #247-255

    1984-1987 - Captain America: Death of the Red Skull (J.M. DeMatteis & John Byrnes)

    Avengers: Under Siege (Roger Stern & Steve Buscema) - Avengers #270-277

    • Considered by some the greatest Avengers story.

    Captain America: The Captain (Mark Gruenwald & Tom Morgan) - Captain America #332-350 + Iron Man #228

    1990 - Captain America: Streets Of Poison (Mark Gruenwald & Ron Lim) - Captain America #372-378

    1991 - The Infinity Gauntlet #4 - Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe

    • One by one, Earth's remaining heroes fall to Thanos, and Captain America is the last one standing.

    1994 - 1996 - Captain America #401 - After the Storm (Mark Gruenwald & Dave Hoover) - After the shocking end of Operation: Galactic Storm, Cap questions his ability to lead the Avengers in a world where violent heroes are becoming the norm.

    Captain America #425 - Super-Patriot Games (Mark Gruenwald & Dave Hoover)

    • Cap learns that the super soldier serum is expiring and he faces a difficult decision, either stop being Captain America, or die.

    Captain America: Operation Rebirth (Mark Waid & Ron Garney) - Captain America #444-448, 450-454

    Captain America #450 - Man Without a Country, Part 1: Executive Action(Mark Waid & Ron Garney)

    • After being framed and branded as a traitor, Captain America is exiled from the United States, and must fight to clear his name.

    2002-2008 - Marvel Knights' Captain America, Vol.1-2 (Chuck Austen/John Ney Rieber & John Cassaday/Trevor Hairsine)

    Captain America: Red, White & Blue

    Winter Soldier By Brubaker: The Complete Collection (Ed Brubaker & Steve McNiven)

    Civil War (Mark Millar & Steve McNiven)

    • How far will heroes go to in order to fight for what they stand for? Could they be willing to fight their own friends? Captain America is a major character in this Marvel event.

    The Death of Captain America: Complete Collection (Ed Brubaker & Steve McNiven)

    Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (Jeph Loeb & David Finch)

    2011 - Captain America: Man Out of Time (Mark Waid & Jorge Molina)

    • A previous retelling of the Captain's early years.

    2013 - Captain America: Castaway in Dimension Z Vol.1-2 (Rick Remember & John Rominata Jr.)

    2016 - Captain America: White (Jeff Loeb & Tim Sale) - Captain America: White #0-5

    • A retelling of the Captain's origins by the duo who rewrote the origines of Spider-Man, Hulk and Daredevil.
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