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Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes! #[nn] cover
Cover: Carl Burgos

Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes! #[nn]

Jan 2018 · Marvel · 24.99 USD; 32.99 CAD
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In "Back from the Dead!", Captain America returns from the dead in a gripping 1950s-era tale that redefines his legacy. Written by Don Rico and brought to life with dynamic art by John Romita and Carl Burgos, this standout issue sees Cap and Bucky outsmarting communist spies in a tense showdown at a shipyard—where a blind boy’s unexpected recovery becomes a moment of quiet triumph. The cover, also by Carl Burgos, captures the story’s dramatic intensity.

Contains 18 stories
Back from the Dead!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside] (introduction)Bucky [Jack Monroe] (introduction)Red Skull (origin)

In "Back from the Dead!", a classroom lesson about Captain America’s wartime legacy takes a sudden turn when Professor Steve Rogers and his student Bucky Barnes are pulled into a real-life crisis. When a radio report reveals the Red Skull has seized hostages at the United Nations, the two don’t hesitate—ditching their civilian clothes for their iconic uniforms, they burst through a window to stop the villain they thought was long gone.

Top Secret!
7 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Jim SladeArnold LupoffExecutioner [Lupa Lupoff]

In "Top Secret!", two ruthless Communist spies, Arnold and Lupa Lupoff, race against time to steal the blueprints for a new atomic cannon firing pin—knowing failure means death at the hands of the dreaded Executioner. With the inventor Jim Slade and Bucky captured, their desperate plan reaches a breaking point just as Captain America arrives to intervene. When Lupa reveals her true allegiance and the shocking truth of her identity, her loyalty to the Kremlin leads her to a final, fatal choice.

Captain America Turns Traitor!
7 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]OranoffDr. StandishSub-Mariner [Namor] (cameo)Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (cameo)Toro [Thomas Raymond] (cameo)
The Return of the Red Skull!
7 pp · Superhero
Red SkullCaptain AmericaBucky
The Betrayers!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Betsy RossWill BensonConnie BlakeShanty Trucks (introduction)

In "The Betrayers!" from Decades: Marvel in the '50s – Captain America Strikes! (2018), Captain America and Bucky return to military service, where they find themselves drawn into a tense standoff when Betsy Ross’ commanding officer is exposed as a Communist spy. With loyalty tested and danger close at hand, the duo must act fast to protect Betsy and keep the mission on track.

Captain America Strikes!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Shanty TrucksBetsy Ross
Come to the Commies!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]
The Girl Who Was Afraid!
7 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Adu BeyShika
The Cargo of Death!
7 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Captain SaundersCrane
You Die at Midnight!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]

In "You Die at Midnight!" from *Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes!*, a desperate father faces a deadly ultimatum from communist spies who threaten to kill his blind son unless he delivers secret plans for atomic-powered ships. Disguised as the man and with Bucky standing in for the boy, Captain America sets a trap that unfolds in the shadows of the shipyard. When the blind boy steps into the danger, a single gunshot changes everything—just as the heroes' plan reaches its climax.

The Man with No Face!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Officer WingMan with No Face (introduction, death)
Mission to a POW Camp
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]
Kill Captain America!
7 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Tim Potter
His Touch Is Death!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Electro [Ivan Kronov] (introduction)

In "His Touch Is Death!", Captain America and Bucky face off against Electro, a Soviet-created weapon whose body channels deadly electricity—so long as he’s recharged daily by a nearby dynamo. As the battle pushes both heroes to their limits, Captain America must outthink a foe whose greatest weakness is also his only lifeline.

The Green Dragon!
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]
The Hour of Doom
6 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside]Bucky [Jack Monroe]Chuck Blayne
America First!
44 pp · Superhero
Captain America [William Burnside)]Nick FuryDwight EisenhowerJoseph R. McMurphyNatasha RomanovaSegeiOlegDieter ProchnowEd MurtaughRay Kahn
Original Artwork
12 pp · Superhero
Captain America

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Full credits

writer Don Rico
artist, inker John Romita
artist, inker Carl Burgos
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

↩ Reprints Young Men #24 (1953), Young Men #25 (1954), Young Men #26 (1954), Young Men #27 (1954), Captain America #76 (1954), Journey into Unknown Worlds #27 (1954), Men's Adventures #27 (1954), Young Men #28 (1954), Captain America #77 (1954), Men's Adventures #28 (1954), Captain America #78 (1954), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #1 (2007), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes #2 (2008), Captain America Theater of War: America First! #1 (2009), Decades: Marvel in the '40s - The Human Torch vs. the Sub-Mariner #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '70s - Legion of Monsters #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '80s - Awesome Evolutions #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '90s - The Mutant X-plosion #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '00s - Hitting the Headlines #[nn] (2019), Decades: Marvel in the '10s - Legends and Legacy #[nn] (2019), Alter Ego #35

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