Decades: Marvel in the '50s - Captain America Strikes! #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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