''Captain America'' (vol. 5) was an ongoing

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series published from January 2005 to July 2009 by

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. It starred the

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Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

, and was written by

Ed Brubaker Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...

. It was the fifth ''

'' series with this title to be published, following series that ran from 1968–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–2002, and 2002–2004. After its fiftieth issue (July 2009), the series was renumbered to match the numbering of all the volumes of the title (454, 13, 50, 32, and 50), and volume 1 resumed publication with issue #600, with Brubaker remaining as writer. The series is notable for reviving Captain America's

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partner

Bucky Barnes James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared ...

as the Winter Soldier in issue #6, the presumed death of Steve Rogers in issue #25, and Bucky taking over the mantle of Captain America in issue #34.

History

''Captain America'' vol. 5 ran from Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2011. Beginning with the 600th overall issue (Aug. 2009), ''Captain America'' resumed its original numbering, as if the series numbering had continued uninterrupted after #454. As part of the aftermath of Marvel Comics' company-crossover storyline "

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", Steve Rogers was ostensibly killed in ''Captain America'' vol. 5, #25 (March 2007). Series writer

remarked, "What I found is that all the really hard-core left-wing fans want Cap to be standing out on and giving speeches on the street corner against the

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administration, and all the really right-wing fans all want him to be over in the streets of Baghdad, punching out

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

." The character's co-creator,

Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...

, said, "It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now." Artist

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wi ...

designed a slightly revised Captain America costume that former sidekick Bucky Barnes began to wear as the new Captain America in vol. 5, #34 (March 2008). As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. The storyline of Rogers' return began in issue #600.

Story arcs

* "Out of Time" (#1-6) * "Interlude: The Lonesome Death of Jack Monroe" (#7) * " The Winter Soldier" (#8-9 & 11-14) * "House of M" (#10) * "Red is the Darkest Color" (#15) * "Collision Courses" (#16-17) * "Twenty-First Century Blitz" (#18-21) * "The Drums of War" (#22-24) * "

The Death of Captain America "The Death of Captain America" is an eighteen-issue Captain America story arc written by Ed Brubaker with art by Steve Epting and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appears in ''Captain America'' (vol. 5) #25–30. The first issue of the ...

: The Death of the Dream" (#25-30) * "The Death of Captain America Act Two: The Burden of Dreams" (#31-36) * "The Death of Captain America Act Three: The Man Who Bought America" (#37-42) * "Time's Arrow" (#43-45) * "Old Friends and Enemies" (#46-48) * "The Daughter of Time" (#49) * "Days Gone By" (#50)

One-shots

In addition to the regular series, two one-shot issues written by Ed Brubaker were published in coordination with ongoing stories. * ''Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'' (May 2006) follows up issues 15-17. * ''Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'' (February 2007) takes place at the same time as issues 22-24.

Creators

Writer

, #1-50

Artists

Steve Epting Stephen "Steve" Epting is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work on '' The Avengers'' and '' Captain America'' for Marvel Comics. Early life Epting's influences include Alex Raymond, Stan Drake, Jim Holdaway, Joe Kubert, Joh ...

, #1-6, #8, #11-14, #18-21, #25-34, #37-38, #40-42, and #46 *

Michael Lark Michael Lark (born 1966) is an American comics artist and colorist. Lark has provided pencils for DC Comics' ''Batman'', '' Terminal City'', ''Gotham Central'' and '' Legend of the Hawkman''. His work for Marvel Comics includes '' The Pulse'' an ...

, #2-5, #9, and #12 *

John Paul Leon John Paul Leon (April 26, 1972 – May 2, 2021) was an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series ''Static'', and the Marvel Comics limited series ''Earth X''. Leon also provided artwork for a number of style ...

, #7 *

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...

, #10 *

Mike Perkins Mike Perkins is a British comic book artist known for his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as ''Captain America'', ''Ruse'' and Stephen King's ''The Stand''. Career Mike Perkins began drawing at a very early age. After att ...

, #15-17, #22-24, #26-30, and #36 *

Jackson Guice Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s. Biography Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond o ...

, #35-36, #45, and #47-48 * Roberto de la Torre, #39 *

Luke Ross Luke Ross (born Luciano Queiroz 18 July 1972) is a comic artist known for his work on books such as ''Gen13'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'', ''Indiana Jones comic books, Indiana Jones'' and ''Captain America (vol ...

, #42-45 and #48-50

Collected editions

* ''Captain America: Winter Soldier Volume 1'' (#1-7) * ''Captain America: Winter Soldier Volume 2'' (#8-9 & 11-14) * ''House of M: World of M Featuring Wolverine'' (#10 and other House of M tie ins) * ''Captain America: Red Menace Volume 1'' (#15-17 and ''Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'') * ''Captain America: Red Menace Volume 2'' (#18-21) * ''Civil War: Captain America'' (#22-24 and ''Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'') * ''Captain America: The Death of Captain America Volume 1: The Death of the Dream'' (#25-30) * ''Captain America: The Death of Captain America Volume 2: The Burden of Dreams'' (#31-36) * ''Captain America: The Death of Captain America Volume 3: The Man Who Bought America'' (#37-42) * ''Captain America: The Man With No Face'' (#43-48) * ''Captain America: Road to Reborn'' (#49-50 and volume 1 #600-601) * '' Captain America: Two Americas'' (#602-605 and ''Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield?'') * ''Captain America: No Escape'' (#606-610) * ''Captain America: The Trial of Captain America'' (#611-615 & 615.1) * ''Captain America: Prisoner of War'' (#616-619)

Ultimate Collections

* ''Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection'' (#1-9 & 11-14) * ''Captain America: Red Menace Ultimate Collection'' (#15-21 and ''Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'') * ''Captain America: The Death of Captain America Ultimate Collection'' (#22-42 and ''Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'')

Marvel Omnibus

* ''Captain America Omnibus Volume 1'' (#1-25, ''Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'', and ''Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'') * ''Captain America Omnibus Volume 2: The Death of Captain America'' (#25-42) * ''Captain America Omnibus Volume 3: Captain America Lives!'' (#43-50, volume 1 #600-601, and '' Captain America: Reborn'' #1-6) * ''Captain America Omnibus Volume 4: The Trial of Captain America'' ("Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield? 1", volume 1 #602-610, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1-4, volume 1 # 611-619, 615.1, and Captain America (2011) #1-10) * ''Captain America Omnibus Volume 5: Return of the Winter Soldier'' (Captain America and Bucky #620-628, Fear Itself 7.1: Captain America, Winter Soldier #1-5, Captain America (2011) #11-19, Winter Soldier #6-14)

References

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