Books with title Essential Captain America, Vol. 1

He made a big Return during Civil War, but how'd he get here in the first place? Watch the wonders of Mar-Vell right from the start in stories reprinted for the first time in more than 25 years! Earth's newest protector faces such forgotten furies as Mandroid, Man-Slayer, and the Metazoid - along with the Super-Skrull, Ronan the Accuser, and more of the deadliest dynamos from three galaxies! Plus: the start of his lifelong bond, molecular and otherwise, with professional sidekick Rick Jones! But where there's Rick, can a jade-skinned giant be far behind? Also guest-starring Iron Man and Namor the Sub-Mariner - and introducing Carol Danvers, later known as Ms. Marvel! Collects Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13 and Captain Marvel #1-21

It's action aplenty as the star-spangled Avenger takes on -- and is brainwashed by -- the hate group National Force! But what shocking secret does its leader the Grand Director hold, and who's really pulling the strings? The answers will cost Captain America dearly! Next, Cap breaks into an impenetrable safe house, clashes with the Punisher while investigating a mob hit, battles the grotesque Adonis, and teams with Nazi hunters to right a decades-old wrong! Then, all-star creators Roger Stern and John Byrne take the helm, putting Cap through his paces against Machinesmith, Dragon Man, Batroc, Mr. Hyde and Baron Blood! But as the Living Legend of World War II learns new details about his past, he mulls a daunting future: Will Captain America run for President? Guest-starring Daredevil, Union Jack, Nick Fury, the Avengers and the ever-Incredible Hulk! COLLECTING: Captain America# 231-257 -- written by Roger McKenzie, Peter B. Gillis, Mike W. Barr, Steven Grant, Roger Stern, and Bill Mantlo; and illustrated by Sal Buscema, Don Perlin, Fred Kida, Frank Springer, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Bingham, John Byrne, Gene Colan, and Lee Elias.

Best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artistSteve McNiven bring you the next huge chapter in Steve Rogers' life, and it's a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the Cap movie! A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return! Find out the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WWII, and why old friends are now old enemies! It's all-out Cap action and history the way you like it, in a cage match for your comic reading pleasure! COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA 1-5

Eager to serve his country during World War Two, Steve Rogers was transformed into a physically perfect man by the government's Super Soldier Program. Armed with an indestructible shield and the physical prowess of an Olympic athlete, Rogers fought valiantly to uphold the ideals and principles of democracy until frozen in a block of ice where he was preserved for decades. Discovered by the Avengers and revived, Steve Rogers is a man out of time, who remains vigilant in his battle to protect the innocent and uphold the American ideals of truth, justice and honor. In this fully updated re-issue of Essential Captain America Volume 1, Marvel's Sentinel of Liberty renews his mission and fights the good fight, facing off against Baron Zemo, the Red Skull, Power Man, the Swordsman, Batroc the Leaper and the Super-Adaptoid! Collecting Tales of Suspense #59-99 and Captain America #100-102.

The Serpent Society has come in to possession of one of the most vicious weapons on Earth: a device that causes instant madness. The result? Hundreds - potentially thousands - of otherwise normal citizens scratching, clawing, fighting and dying in a melee of epic proportions. It's the kind of threat Cap has faced before - but now, his worst nightmares are coming true. Is Steve really devolving into the 98-pound weakling he was before taking Dr. Erskine's Super-Soldier Serum? Does the secret to saving him lie in a cure - or in his own mind? COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA 6-10

Superstar penciler Patrick Zircher joins award-winning writer Ed Brubaker! Former super villains in Witness Protection are being murdered! Does this have anything to do with the return of an old foe and ex-lover into Captain America's life? Cap must unravel the clues and solve this mystery before he becomes a target himself - but how will he handle the shocking truth when the new Scourge's secret identity is revealed? Collecting Captain America 11-14, Captain America (1968) 328

Best-selling Cap writer Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Steve McNiven bring you the next huge chapter in Steve Rogers' life, and it's a perfect jumping-on point for fans of the Cap movie! A funeral for a fallen friend turns into a race against time as the original Captain America makes his explosive return! Find out the secrets of the mission that went wrong in WWII, and why old friends are now old enemies! It's all-out Cap action and history the way you like it,in a cage match for your comic-reading pleasure. COLLECTING: Captain America (2011) 1-5