Captain America Epic Collection : The Superia Stratagem

Continuing the record-breaking CAPTAIN AMERICA run of legendary creator Mark Gruenwald!

Hell hath no fury! Captain America faces a threat like never before when Superia raises an army of female super villains — from Anaconda to M.O.D.A.M.! The roguish gun-for-hire Paladin lends Cap a hand, but can these two mismatched adventurers thwart Superia’s stratagem? Then, Cap comes face-to-face with his German counterpart, Hauptmann Deutschland. Both men are after the Red Skull — until they discover he’s been killed by Scourge! But nothing is ever as it seems with the Skull. Plus: Diamondback seeks a quiet life — as Cap’s executive secretary?! Bernie Rosenthal returns! Cap takes on Crossbones, Viper, Taskmaster, Jack O’Lantern, Doughboy and more! And journey back to World War II for a fresh look at the origin and earliest adventures of Captain America and Bucky!

COLLECTING: Captain America (1968) 387-397, Adventures of Captain America (1991) 1-4

Few writers/editors influenced Marvel more than Mark Gruenwald (1953-1996). Famed for pioneering work on Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his magnum opus Squadron Supreme, he also wrote a hundred-plus-issue run of Captain America; multiple Marvel Two-in-One sagas; and several miniseries, including Contest of Champions, the first of Marvel’s multi-hero sagas. He explored the Marvel Universe’s ancient history in a series of What If? backup stories he also penciled.

Kevin Maguire’s career in comic books got off to an impressive start, with the young artist winning the prestigious Russ Manning Best Newcomer Award in 1988. After gaining fame during the ‘80s on Justice League, Maguire rejoined writers Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis on the Eisner Award-winning Formerly Known as the Justice League and its sequel, I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League, as well as Marvel’s Defenders miniseries.