Captain America (1996 2nd Series) #1B
Variant Liefeld cover with gray flag background - "Courage" Double-Sized issue. Story by Rob Liefeld, Jeph Loeb (writer), and Chuck Dixon (plot assist). Pencils by Rob Liefeld. Inks by Jonathan Sibal. Cover by Rob Liefeld and Jonathan Sibal. Following the events of Onslaught Marvel Universe (1996) #1, Captain America is alive! However he's not quite the same... and also not in the same universe!
A new creative team reimagines the Sentinel of Liberty for his second volume! In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Steve Rogers lives an idyllic life with his wife, his son, and his job at the factory! But lately he's been having strange dreams! Dreams that he might be a superhero! And when Steve meets an old man on the street his dream begins coming to life! The old man, Abe Wilson, has a gift for him: Captain America's shield! Wow, is the star-spangled avenger back in business? Meanwhile, a new political group called the World Party is holding a rally in the city! And its leader, Master Man, uses a lot of language and imagery from the Third Reich! First appearance of Rikki Barnes. Cameo appearances by the Heroes Reborn versions of Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and Sharon Carter. (Notes: Captain America's chronology continues from Captain America (1st series) 454.
The Heroes Reborn Universe is also known as Franklin Richards' pocket universe. Steve Rogers eventually returns to the normal Marvel Universe and continuity in the Heroes Reborn: The Return limited series in December 1997; and the Captain America 3rd series in January 1998.)
56 pages. Cover price $2.95.
