Marvel-Verse: Captain America

Marvel-Verse

by Stan Lee, Roger Stern (Contributor), Brian Clevinger (Contributor)

He’s the most inspirational hero in the Marvel-Verse! Discover why Steve Rogers is a living legend with some of his most action-packed adventures! First, flash back in time for a thrilling re-examination of Captain America’s incomparable origin story! See frail Steve Rogers become a Super-Soldier, and thrill to his first mission as the Fighting Avenger of World War II! Plus: The Black Panther and Agent 13 join Cap in battle with one of his greatest foes, Baron Zemo — but is more going on than meets the eye? And Captain America and Spider-Man team up on a mission for S. H. I. E. L. D.! Can the shield-slinger and the web-slinger stop the stony Grey Gargoyle?

Collects Captain America (1968) #100, 255; Captain America: Fighting Avenger (2011) #1; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #13.

Genres: Marvel, Superheroes, Comics, Graphic Novels

111 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 29, 2020

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

"I doubt if any of them will be moving for a while." -- Captain America, after fighting the bad guys

"A while?! I doubt if they'll be moving for WEEKS!" -- Spider-Man, with his usual snappy rejoinder

Collecting four non-connected stories (the imprimatur of the Marvel-Verse book series on various heroes/heroines and villains) from throughout his 60 years at Marvel, this volume focusing on the shield-wielding star-spangled Avenger was one of the better-paced entries with its accent on the action scenes. Included are the requisite origin retelling AND a random narrative featuring guest star Black Panther, both hailing from 1968 and also displaying the somewhat clunky dialogue that was common in the Silver Age, before finishing on a stronger note with a story from the Marvel Team-Up title of the early 70's (when Spider-Man would partner with a different character each month) and - my favorite of the bunch - a 21st century account of Cap's first secret mission during WWII.

[Lauren]

Steve rogers supremacy !!!! <3

[Robert James Liguori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Four short stories from Caps origin to fighting the grey gargoyle with spiderman. Nice light read for some good evening entertainment.

[Elisa Loubieres · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this character and I love his evolution through history

[Tanelle Nash · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t love this one; the storyline was all over the place and the artwork varied from the original panels from Stan Lee to more modern versions. There was no cohesive structure tying it all together.

[Andrei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent intro into Captain America, starting off with not one but actually two origin stories. First is a retelling of his classic golden age origin and exploits, all while punching nazi conspirators in the face. Next up is a more kid-friendly story with a plot slightly reminiscing of The First Avenger movie, where Cap and a special ops team take on Baron Von Strucker and Red Skull. . Afterwards, we get some pages about the silver age origin and frozen Cap being discovered by the Avengers, combined with him and Black Panther trying to unravel Zemo's sinister plan. And lastly, a team-up with Spider-man against AIM and Grey Gargoyle, which is pretty fun.

Overall an ok read, which gives a lot of insight into Caps exploits.