Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Cap for president? Guest-starring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin! Collects Captain America #247-255.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Early eighties Cap:
Stern & Byrne's famous 9-issue Cap run had great potential that was cut short due to internal politics at the time. Highlights here for me...
Issue 250- Cap for president. If you've ever wondered why nobody has Cap run for office, it's probably because the story was already done here. Cap & politics are dealt with in a relatively satisfying way. Still, I think more could have been done with this idea.
Issues 251 & 252- Batroc the Leaper & Mr. Hyde! This 2-part story is... more info
Arguably the best run of Captain America...:
This collects the full 9-issue run (247-255 in 1980) on Captain America by Roger Stern and John Byrne. As far as I'm concerned, these are arguably the best Captain America issues of all-time. First of all, Byrne was at his artistic peak (circa his work on X-Men), and together, he and Stern breathed new life into a stale character by delving into his long convulated past while also giving Steve Rogers a real life in the modern world. This collection is worth buying just for the "Captain America for... more info
