It’s Cap’s 70th anniversary and Marvel’s preparing a major birthday bash for our favorite patriot, featuring five specials with Cap’s greatest allies (minus Bucky) and his greatest villains (minus Red Skull, Zemo, Strucker…okay, maybe not his greatest villains…). Well at least we got Batroc, right?
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND FALCON #1
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Penciled by REBEKAH A. ISAACS
Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
Gatefold Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
AVENGER. ACTIVIST. HERO. The Falcon has always bridged two worlds that need to be saved. When an old friend’s son falls in with gang violence, Sam Wilson must confront his past to save a boy’s future — but even a superhero can’t save everyone. Rob Williams (GHOST RIDER) and Rebekah Isaacs (DV8, MS. MARVEL) bring you a story of redemption, humanity and heroism in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FIRST THIRTEEN #1
Written by KATHRYN IMMONEN
Penciled by RAMÓN PEREZ
Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
Peggy Carter. She’s enigmatic and beautiful, a woman with a mission. She’s a pistol… with a pistol. She’s all-American, just like Cap. She‘s prepared to sacrifice all, just like Cap. And she’s ready to double cross him if she has to, when she has to. Disguises and despair, guns and glory. It’s a tale of amour and honor in WWII France. She’s Cap’s first love and she’s going to make a lasting impression… even if it kills him!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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CAPTAIN AMERICA AND CROSSBONES #1
Written by WILLIAM HARMS
Penciled by DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
Cap’s assassin stars in his own horrific comic! When a monstrous virus overtakes an isolated island, the skull-faced psychopath is unleashed to rescue the one person who may deliver resistance to the terrifying outbreak. But can the man who shot Captain America be trusted to do the right thing? Writer William Harms (Impaler) and artist Declan Shalvey (Thunderbolts) deliver the twisted answer in this extra-sized shocker!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BATROC #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by RENATO ARLEM
Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
The phone rings. The voice speaks. They want you to fight Captain America. Again. The man who beat you before. The man who you know will beat you again. What can you say? You say “Yes”. Batroc: Traceur shows why and takes you every step of the road he walks. It’s time to meet the man behind the greatest moustache in the Marvel Universe. Yeah, Stark. You heard.
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99
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CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE SECRET AVENGERS #1
Written by KELLY SUE DECONNICK
Pencils & Cover by GREG TOCCHINI
Steve Rogers’ black ops femme fatales go on the hunt for a rogue assassin! The Black Widow & Agent 13 join forces to stop an under-aged assassin from taking her revenge on a killer of a headmistress. Fierce fisticuffs, death-defying duels and good ol’ fashioned espionage ensue as everything comes to a head in the Big Apple where the gals go in guns blazin’ against…teenaged versions of themselves?!
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+…$3.99
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Skitch Commentary: Happy Birthday, Cap! Dude’s got a movie coming out next year, and looks great for 70. It’s really a great year to be Captain America. Oh, by the way, the covers of these specials all interlock to make this great poster: