Captain America by Mark Gruenwald
Mark Gruenwald · Paul Neary · Mike Zeck · Ron Lim
Story eras 04–05 · Streets and Legends to The Gauntlet Years
Gruenwald explores Captain America’s identity through Scourge, the Serpent Society and U.S.Agent across issues #307–418.
Setup & reading order
- After Captain America #350
Continue directly to Vol. 2.
- After Captain America #386
Continue directly to Vol. 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
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 3 · Streets and Legends
Gruenwald begins his long Captain America run with the Serpent Society and Scourge.
See reading checkpoints9781302956875Planned edition#307–350#8#29#278#228#26, #31, #32#358#263#289#276Iron 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.
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 3 · The Gauntlet Years
The Captain identity crisis resolves into the U.S.Agent era and later Gruenwald conflicts.
See reading checkpoints9781302964214Planned edition#351–386#9–10#1–4#7#4The Daredevil Annual #7 and Punisher Annual #4 excerpts are the opening chapters of The Von Strucker Gambit, about Hydra’s escaped experiments. Read them in that order before Captain America Annual #10 for the conclusion; the other annual features are outside this volume.
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.
Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 3
Book 3 of 3 · The Gauntlet Years
Gruenwald’s third omnibus reaches #418 and U.S.Agent’s solo stories; Captain America #419–443 continues beyond this volume.
See reading checkpoints9781302968816Planned edition#387–418#11#1–3#1#1–4Edition 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 across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Iron Man (1968) #228Show exact issues
Captain America (1968) #339Show exact issues
Captain America (1968) #314Show source issues
Thor (1966) #358Show source issues
Fantastic Four (1961) #289Show source issues
Avengers (1963) #263Things 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.