Dates
- Cover date
- September 1991
- On sale
- 1991
- Pages
- 52
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- Dedication · 1 pages
- First Flight of the Eagle · 46 pages
The origin of Captain America is retold. Steve Rogers is recruited for a secret super-soldier program and turned into the ultimate fighting machine. But Dr. Erskine, the scientist who created the process, is killed by Nazis and the formula goes with him. Steve goes to a regular army base to be protected. Meanwhile, the assistants to Dr. Erskine are being tortured and killed. Steve discovers a plot to steal supplies from the base and goes after the culprits.
Publisher’s description
Relive the monumental origins of Marvel's Sentinel of Liberty, retold for the modern age -- with new secrets revealed! As Captain America is born, so does the rise of the Red Skull begin…but who is the mysterious Agent X?
Reprinted in
Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Captain America: The Adventures of Captain America (2018), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024)