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Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1

Mark Gruenwald · Paul Neary · Mike Zeck · Ron Lim

Story era 04 · Streets and Legends

Gruenwald explores Captain America’s identity through Scourge, the Serpent Society and U.S.Agent across issues #307–418.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,336 pages48 full issues

Book 1 of 3 in Captain America by Mark Gruenwald · 0 of 3 owned · 3,808 pages in all

Setup & reading order

  1. After Captain America #350

    Continue directly to Vol. 2.

  2. After Captain America #386

    Continue directly to Vol. 3.

  3. After Captain America #418

    The third omnibus ends at #418. Gruenwald’s #419–443 is outside these three volumes.

Optional context & path

Path: Captain America, classic era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Captain America by Steve Englehart · Captain America — Bronze Age Mainline Vol. 5.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedCaptain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1Mark Gruenwald · Paul Neary · Mike Zeck · Ron Lim1,336 pp
This book

Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1

Omnibus hardcover · 1,336 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 3 · Streets and Legends

Gruenwald begins his long Captain America run with the Serpent Society and Scourge.

See reading checkpoints
Released 16 Jul 2024 · 1,336 pages · Mike Zeck cover9781302956875Planned edition
Captain America (1968)#307–350
Captain America Annual#8
Marvel Fanfare (1982)#29
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)#278
Iron Man (1968)#228
Marvel Fanfare (1982) (partial — Captain America material)#26, #31, #32
Thor (1966) (partial — one-page Scourge subplot)#358
The Avengers (1963) (partial — one-page Scourge subplot)#263
Fantastic Four (1961) (partial — two-page Scourge subplot)#289
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) (partial — two-page Scourge subplot)#276
Earth-616 Primary

Iron Man #228, Captain America #314 and #339 repeat in Armor Wars, Squadron Supreme and Fall of the Mutants; read each once when following both books. The Scourge appearances from Thor #358, Avengers #263, Fantastic Four #289 and Amazing Spider-Man #276 are just one or two pages each, while Marvel Fanfare #26 and #31–32 supply only Captain America features.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Things to know

Collecting rule: The three numbered volumes contain #307–418; #419–443 continues beyond them.

  • Captain America #419–443 continues beyond these three volumes, which do not contain Gruenwald’s entire tenure.
  • The three volumes are physically large.
  • Vol. 1 repeats a few issues and Scourge story excerpts from other character collections.