Captain America by Waid, Garney & Kubert
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.
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.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
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- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database (opens in a new tab)Reference
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 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
Captain America (1998) #8Things to know
- The central run crosses the Heroes Reborn interruption, and the retrospective Sentinel of Liberty stories vary in tone.