Captain America by Waid, Garney & Kubert Omnibus
Mark Waid · Ron Garney · Andy Kubert · Roger Stern · James Felder · Dale Eaglesham · Patrick Zircher · Doug Braithwaite · Lee Weeks · Ron Frenz · Steve Mannion
Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years
Waid, Garney and Kubert restore Steve’s sense of purpose through Sharon Carter, political exile and the challenge of carrying a national symbol.
One-book project: Captain America by Waid, Garney & Kubert
Setup & reading order
- After Captain America (1968) #454Before Captain America (1998) #1
The second run begins after Heroes Return; the intervening Heroes Reborn series is optional context.
Optional context & path
Useful background and earlier stops: Captain America by Mark Gruenwald.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
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The books
Captain America by Waid, Garney & Kubert Omnibus
Book 1 of 1 · The Gauntlet Years
Steve’s recovery and reunion with Sharon lead into Onslaught; his second Waid run resumes after Heroes Return.
See reading checkpoints9781302972011Planned edition#444–454#1–23#1#1–12#1#1#1The opening Captain America #444–454 run stops at Onslaught; the next ongoing series resumes after Heroes Return. Captain America (1998) #8 also appears in the first Busiek and Pérez Avengers omnibus. The Legend and Red, White & Blue contributions are supplemental excerpts, while Sentinel of Liberty supplies additional adventures across Steve’s life.
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 Waid, Garney & Kubert Omnibus
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
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Captain America (1998) #8Things to know
- The central run crosses the Heroes Reborn interruption, and the retrospective Sentinel of Liberty stories vary in tone.