Dates
- Cover date
- May 1969
- On sale
- February 4, 1969
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Strange Death of Captain America · 20 pages
The news reports Cap's death and explains that "Steve Rogers" was a fake identity while Madame Hydra has Cap's HYDRA file burned. A flashback reveals how she replaced Baron Strucker as head of the organization. The Avengers, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter and several SHIELD agents hold a wake but are suddenly gassed by HYDRA. Rick follows to the cemetery and is almost caught, but Cap unexpectedly appears on a motorcycle, very much alive! A battle follows, ending when a set of missiles miss their target and kill Madame Hydra. Cap reveals he faked his death in order to retain his secret identity.
Characters
Reprinted in
Captain America Omnibus (2011), Captain America Collector's Edition (1981), Captain America Special Edition (1984), Captain America [Shan-Lon] (1990), Essential Captain America (2000), Marvel Visionaries: Jim Steranko (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories: From Crumb to Clowes (2004), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2010), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2022), Captain America (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2022)