Captain America, #1 Direct Edition
Published: January 1998
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Issue Contents:
Heroes Return
2 pages
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Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Credits
- Pencils: Ron Garney
- Inks: Bob Wiacek
Story Notes
Wrap around Gatefold Marvel Universe Guide front cover.
The Return of Steve Rogers, Captain America
Story 1
34 pages
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Storyline
Cap returns from the Heroes Reborn universe and finds himself in Japan right in the middle of a Captain America celebration. As some cheer his return, he is attacked by those who oppose the Westernization of the Japanese culture.
Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Strikeforce Ukiyoe (villain, introduction)
- Akutagawa (villain, introduction)
- Lady Deathstrike (villain)
- Kang (cameo)
- Sharon Carter (cameo)
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic
- Invisible Woman
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- The Thing] (cameos)
- Bucky Barnes (cameo flashback)
- Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo flashback)
- Wasp (cameo flashback)
- Namor, the Sub-Mariner (cameo flashback)
- Red Skull (cameo flashback)
- Nuke (cameo flashback)
Credits
- Script: Mark Waid
- Pencils: Ron Garney
- Inks: Bob Wiacek
- Colors: Joe Rosas
- Colors: Digital Chameleon
- Letters: John Costanza
Behind the Scenes With Ron Garney
Story 2
2 pages
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Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
Credits
- Script: Ron Garney
- Pencils: Ron Garney
Story Notes
Garney discusses the process for creating the cover for this issue illustrated with sketches.
Story 3
1 page
Credits
- Script: Matt Idelson
- Script: うめざわしゅん
- Letters: Comicraft
Story Notes
No letters, recap of Wade/Garney run on Captain America #444-454.