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Captain America Epic Collection
Captain America Epic Collection, Vol. 19: Arena of Death
Captain America goes undercover! To infiltrate an A.I.M. weapons expo, Cap must defeat an army of super-villains — while disguised as his deadly foe Crossbones! Even with Falcon and Diamondback for backup, can Cap survive a showdown with every villain from Batroc to M.O.D.A.M.? Maybe once Shang-Chi arrives to lend his deadly hands! Then, Captain America joins Black Panther and Ka-Zar for some jungle action in the Savage Land — but the titanic Terminus is out of their weight class! When Silver Sable and the Wild Pack hunt Viper, whose side is Steve on? Cap and Ghost Rider are made to know fear by the Scarecrow! And the USAgent must solve the mystery of Scourge!
COLLECTING: Captain America (1968) 411-419, Captain America Annual (1971) 11-12, Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992) 1, U.S.Agent (1993) 1-4, material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) 15
COLLECTING: Captain America (1968) 411-419, Captain America Annual (1971) 11-12, Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992) 1, U.S.Agent (1993) 1-4, material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) 15
496 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 2022
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About the author
Mark Gruenwald
919 books44 followersGruenwald got his start in comics fandom, publishing his own fanzine, Omniverse, which explored the concept of continuity. Before being hired by Marvel, he wrote text articles for DC Comics official fanzine, The Amazing World of DC Comics. Articles by Gruenwald include "The Martian Chronicles" (a history of the Martian Manhunter) in issue #13 and several articles on the history of the Justice League in issue #14.
In 1978 he was hired by Marvel Comics, where he remained for the rest of his career. Hired initially as an assistant editor in January 1978, Gruenwald was promoted to full editorship by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter in 1982, putting Gruenwald in charge of The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider Woman, and What If. During this period, he shared an office with writer/editor Denny O'Neil, whom Gruenwald considered a mentor.
In 1982, Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo co-wrote Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, the first limited seriespublished by Marvel Comics. As a writer, Gruenwald is best known for creating the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his ten-year stint as the writer of Captain America during which he contributed several notable characters such as Crossbones, Diamondback and U.S. Agent. He made a deliberate effort to create villains who would be specific to Captain America, as opposed to generic foes who could as easily have been introduced in another comic.
His 60-issue run on Quasar realized Gruenwald's ambition to write his own kind of superhero. However, he considered his magnum opus to be the mid-1980s 12-issue miniseries Squadron Supreme, which told the story of an alternate universe where a group of well-intended superheroes decide that they would be best suited to run the planet
In 1978 he was hired by Marvel Comics, where he remained for the rest of his career. Hired initially as an assistant editor in January 1978, Gruenwald was promoted to full editorship by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter in 1982, putting Gruenwald in charge of The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider Woman, and What If. During this period, he shared an office with writer/editor Denny O'Neil, whom Gruenwald considered a mentor.
In 1982, Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo co-wrote Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, the first limited seriespublished by Marvel Comics. As a writer, Gruenwald is best known for creating the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his ten-year stint as the writer of Captain America during which he contributed several notable characters such as Crossbones, Diamondback and U.S. Agent. He made a deliberate effort to create villains who would be specific to Captain America, as opposed to generic foes who could as easily have been introduced in another comic.
His 60-issue run on Quasar realized Gruenwald's ambition to write his own kind of superhero. However, he considered his magnum opus to be the mid-1980s 12-issue miniseries Squadron Supreme, which told the story of an alternate universe where a group of well-intended superheroes decide that they would be best suited to run the planet
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October 14, 2022
COLLECTING: Captain America (1968) 411-419, Captain America Annual (1971) 11-12, Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992) 1, U.S.Agent (1993) 1-4, material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) 15 (less)
I read Issues #311 and #312 as a kid, and still own those issues from back then. I'm not sure if I read more, or at one time owned more, but those are the only ones left in my current collection that would come from this collection. Because of that, I had to read the three and a half issues that made up the "Arena of Death" storyline, but I skimmed through most of the rest of the book.
Over the years, I've remembered "Arena of Death" fondly, and I still liked it as an adult.
I think I may like the villainous Diamondback better as a love interest for Captain America than Sharon Carter. I'm a fan of the Batman/Catwoman dynamic, so, without knowing much about the Cap/Diamondback relationship, I would be interested in seeing more of how that could develop. Since this story is 30 years old, and I wasn't aware that Diamondback ever dated Captain America, I'm guessing that things don't go that well for them.
Falcon, Silver Sable, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Shang-Chi, and Ghost Rider all appear in this collection. Plus, a four-issue U.S.Agent miniseries is at the end of the collection.
I read Issues #311 and #312 as a kid, and still own those issues from back then. I'm not sure if I read more, or at one time owned more, but those are the only ones left in my current collection that would come from this collection. Because of that, I had to read the three and a half issues that made up the "Arena of Death" storyline, but I skimmed through most of the rest of the book.
Over the years, I've remembered "Arena of Death" fondly, and I still liked it as an adult.
I think I may like the villainous Diamondback better as a love interest for Captain America than Sharon Carter. I'm a fan of the Batman/Catwoman dynamic, so, without knowing much about the Cap/Diamondback relationship, I would be interested in seeing more of how that could develop. Since this story is 30 years old, and I wasn't aware that Diamondback ever dated Captain America, I'm guessing that things don't go that well for them.
Falcon, Silver Sable, Black Panther, Ka-Zar, Shang-Chi, and Ghost Rider all appear in this collection. Plus, a four-issue U.S.Agent miniseries is at the end of the collection.
May 10, 2022
The stories from the nineties are sort of an acquired taste...
August 29, 2025
read captain america issues #411 - #418, and captain america annual #11
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