Cap's up against the usual army of orders in AIM, Hydra and the schemes of the Skull - but could the most familiar enemy face be... Bucky's?! The Falcon becomes Cap's full-time crimefighting 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.
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Cap gets relevant:
Hearken back three-and-a-half decades to the early 1970s. The 1960s may have been over, but they were still felt. Vietnam, the civil rights movement and the counterculture were all still fresh, and a man like Captain America - a walking version of the flag - seemed not only irrelevant but somehow ridiculous. In the Essential Captain America Volume 3, Cap realizes this and tries to remake himself. It starts right off the bat, as Cap is forced to prove his loyalty to SHIELD; he does so, but feels... more info
The legend lives on.:
Captain America really starts stepping up here. He gets a new sidekick in The Falcon, guest stars galore, the "return" of Bucky Barnes, and of course SHIELD shows up often. The weakness here however has to be the development of the Falcon. Perhaps the writers were unsure how to handle the character, and the years have definitely been kinder to Sam Wilson than his beginnings here, but it seems almost laughable at times. First, he fights hard to prove himself and become Captain America's new partner. Then he... more info
Captain America teams up with the Falcon in the early 1970s:
With the recent "death" of Captain America in the epilogue to the Civil War that has rocked the Marvel Universe I decided to go back and read again the Silver Age adventures of ol' wing head. "Essential Captain America, Volume 3," reprints "Captain America" issues #127-56, which were originally published between 1970 and 1972. Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby back in March of 1941 in Timely Comics' "Captain America Comics" #1. Cap entered the Marvel Universe in "Avengers" #4 in March... more info
