ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA TP (2025)

"Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY Cover by JACK KIRBY Eager to serve his country during World War Two, Steve Rogers was transformed into a physically perfect man by the government's Super Soldier Program. Armed with an indestructible shield and the physical prowess of an Olympic athlete, Rogers fought valiantly to uphold the ideals and principles of democracy until frozen in a block of ice where he was preserved for decades. Discovered by the Avengers and revived, Steve Rogers is a man out of time, who remains vigilant in his battle to protect the innocent and uphold the American ideals of truth, justice and honor. In this fully updated re-issue of ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1, Marvel's Sentinel of Liberty renews his mission and fights the good fight, facing off against Baron Zemo, the Red Skull, Power Man, the Swordsman, Batroc the Leaper and the Super-Adaptoid! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #59-99 and CAPTAIN AMERICA #100-102. PRODUCT UPDATE (121907): The Essential Captain America Volume 1 (New Printing) will have 520 pages, not the solicited 528 pages."

"Written by STAN LEE Penciled by JACK KIRBY & JIM STERANKO Cover by JACK KIRBY After volunteering for the government's 'Super Soldier' program during World War II, skinny Steve Rogers was transformed into the perfect man and patriot... Captain America! Fighting against tyranny with his super strength and unbreakable shield, Rogers idealized the principles he held dear. Then, years later, he is found frozen in a block of ice, a long forgotten figure-head of a bygone era! Now, with greater determination, Rogers again fights for freedom and democracy as a man out of time - Captain America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #103-126. 512 PGS./All Ages $19.99 "

"Written by STAN LEE, GARY FRIEDRICH, GERRY CONWAY & STEVE ENGLEHART Penciled by GENE COLAN, JOHN ROMITA, GIL KANE & SAL BUSCEMA Cover by JACK KIRBY Cap goes up against the usual villainy of AIM, Hydra and the Red Skull - but could the most familiar enemy face be...Bucky's!? The Falcon becomes Cap's full-time crime-fighting partner in the wake of this shocker! Gangsters and gorillas! A mysterious Stranger! Nazis, robots and Nazi robots! Featuring the friends and foes of Spider-Man, and the web-slinger himself! Guest-starring Daredevil and the Avengers! Plus: the secret of the 1950s Captain America and Bucky, foreshadowing the first appearance of the man called Nomad! Collects CAPTAIN AMERICA #127-156. 608 PGS./All Ages ... $16.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2166-8 These ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA TRADE PAPERBACKS STILL AVAILABLE! ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1...$14.95 (ISBN: 0-7851-0740-1) ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2...$14.95 (ISBN: 0-7851-0827-0)"

"Written by STEVE ENGLEHART, STEVE GERBER, TONY ISABELLA, MIKE FRIEDRICH & JOHN WARNER Penciled by SAL BUSCEMA, ALAN WEISS, FRANK ROBBINS & HERB TRIMPE Cover by JOHN ROMITA After gaining superhuman strength, the Living Legend learns he'll need every bit of it against such team efforts as the Crimson Cowl's Crimewave, the Serpent Squad and Nightshade's Werewolves! Alongside his crime-fighting compatriot, the Falcon, Cap discovers secrets in the shadows of eras past devised by Dr. Faustus, the Yellow Claw and the mysterious Phoenix - but a final battle with the Secret Empire throws Cap's future into question! But when Cap dons the cape of the Nomad, will the Falcon stick with him or stand by his replacement? It may be a question only the Red Skull can answer! Guest-starring the Avengers, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., the X-Men and Namor the Sub-Mariner! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #157-186. PRODUCT UPDATE (111407): The Essential Captain America Volume 4 TP, solicited at 520 pages with a T+ rating, will now run 600 pages with an All Ages rating."

"Written by JACK KIRBY, JOHN WARNER, TONY ISABELLA, BILL MANTLO & MARV WOLFMAN Penciled by JACK KIRBY & FRANK ROBBINS Cover by JACK KIRBY Captain America and the Falcon, two unlikely partners, united in battle against threats domestic, extraterrestrial, and extradimensional; evil psychiatrists, druids, and scientists; monsters, super-villains, and armies; and all the while balancing their love lives with Sharon Carter and Leila Davis! Featuring the threats of the Druid, the Alchemoid, Deadly Nightshade and her robot assassin, Stilt-Man, Dr. Faustus, the Secret Empire, the Night-People, and Agron! Plus, the first appearance of Karla Sofen, the future Moonstone and Ms. Marvel! And the mysterious Mister Buda leads Cap on a tour of the world's wars! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #187-205, CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #3 and MARVEL TREASURY SPECIAL: CAPTAIN AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL BATTLES. 480 PGS./All Ages $19.99"

"Written by VARIOUS Penciled by VARIOUS Cover by GIL KANE Captain America and the Falcon continue their partnership against some of their greatest foes (the Red Skull, Arnim Zola the Bio-Fanatic and the Corporation) and some of their most bizarre (the Swine, Doughboy and the Vamp/Animus)! Featuring guest appearances by the Hulk, Nick Fury and Sharon Carter! Plus: the debuts of the Constrictor and the Super-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And the origin of Steve Rogers! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA #206-230 and ANNUAL #4, and INCREDIBLE HULK #232. 512 PGS./Rated A"

"It's action aplenty as the star-spangled Avenger takes on - and is brainwashed by - the hate group National Force! But what shocking secret does its leader, the Grand Director, hold - and who's really pulling the strings? The answers will cost Captain America dearly! Next, Cap breaks into an impenetrable safehouse, clashes with the Punisher while investigating a mob hit, battles the grotesque Adonis and teams with Nazi hunters to right a decades-old wrong! Then, all-star creators Roger Stern and John Byrne take the helm, putting Cap through his paces against Machinesmith, Dragon Man, Batroc, Mr. Hyde and Baron Blood! But as Cap learns new details about his past, he mulls a daunting future: Will Captain America run for president? Guest-starring Daredevil, Union Jack, Nick Fury, the Avengers and the Hulk! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #231-257."