This is difficult to say (and do), but The Virtues of Captain America Blog will be on hiatus for the first half of 2023, as work intensifies on the revised edition of my book of the same name (due out in 2024). Try as I might, I don't think I can continue to write about... Continue Reading →
These two issues of Avengers finish up "The Collection Obsession," the battle that began in issue #334 between the Avengers and the Brethren, an alien race who until recently had been prisoners of the Collector and who are led by Thane Ector, currently holding Sersi as his prisoner (although she is developing feelings for him).... Continue Reading →
All but one of the comics covered in this post tie into the "Acts of Vengeance" crossover event, which actually ends in West Coast Avengers #55 (as the blurb on the cover suggests), although most of the relevant Captain America content appears in the Avengers issue. (And how can I fail to mention John Byrne's... Continue Reading →
I'm covering these two issues together because a significant portion of each issue is taken up with the adventures of Nomad (last seen in issue #309), whom Captain America joins up with at the end of the story. More interesting for our purposes is Cap's ongoing confrontation of the fallout from killing an ULTIMATUM agent... Continue Reading →
This issue sees the Avengers called in on a very special case dealing with Magneto, the mutant master of magnetism, but all is not what it seems—although Captain America didn't know that as of the time of the cover shoot! (It is a very striking cover by Barry Windsor-Smith, isn't it?) There's a lot going... Continue Reading →
This issue serves as an epilogue to the "Death of the Red Skull" saga (as the subsequent trade paperback collection was titled) that began in issue #290 and ended in the last issue. In case you didn't read the last post, the Red Skull died in Captain America's arms after the hero refused to kill... Continue Reading →
As usual with Avengers around this time, these are great team stories with only occasional ethically interesting Captain America content, so we'll discuss these three issues together (plus a page from another Avenger's first solo title). Personal note: Avengers Annual #12 was the first Marvel comic I ever bought, a purchase from a hospital gift... Continue Reading →
These four issues of The Incredible Hulk, in which the Green Goliath, fully under the control of Bruce Banner at this point, battles his foe the Leader. The Avengers feature in the last two issues (shown above), in which Captain America has an opportunity to show leadership (in space!) and even travels through time and... Continue Reading →
This octet of issues has very minimal Cap content, so please don't expect much synopsis here (although the stories are very good—be sure to check them out, using the links at the end of the post). Avengers #157 sees the return of the Black Knight (still in stone form due to a kiss from the... Continue Reading →
This issue sees the start of the "Captain America and the Falcon" period of the first volume of Captain America, lasting until issue #222 in June 1978, and appropriately it features Cap helping Sam with a personal case in Harlem (and, in general, it befits the increasingly social aware direction of the title that began... Continue Reading →
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