#333

Synopsis

John Walker reveals his backstory to Val Cooper. A former Vietnam vet, he wanted to become a hero and received his powers (along with Lemar) from the Power Broker. Instead of joining the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation to repay his debt, Ethan Thurm convinced John to take him on as a manager and, with Thurm's financial backers, mapped out a strategy to become a national hero. The Commission selects the costumed adventurer known as Super-Patriot to be the new Captain America. They require he drop Thurm as his manager and that only one of the Buckies can continue to assist him.

Reprinted in

• El Asombroso Hombre Araña Presenta #151
• Captain America: The Legacy of Captain America #[nn]— recolored; new trade dress
• Captain America: The Captain #[nn]
• Decades: Marvel in the '80s - Awesome Evolutions #[nn]
• Captain America Epic Collection #14
• U.S.Agent: The Good Fight #[nn]
• Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus #1

Credits

Script

Mark Gruenwald

Pencils

Mike Zeck, Tom Morgan

Inks

Bob McLeod, Dave Hunt

Colours

Ken Feduniewicz

Letters

Ken Lopez, Bill Oakley

Editor

Don Daley

Assistant editor

Daryl Edelman

Editor-in-chief

Jim Shooter

Characters

• John Walker
• Jack Monroe
• Otto Octavius
• Sam Wilson
• Tony Stark
• The Thing
• Frank Castle
• Nick Fury
• Beast
• Doctor Octopus
• Hank McCoy
• Punisher
• Stan Lee
• Falcon
• Wyatt Wingfoot
• Nomad
• Ben Grimm
• Nuke
• Dominikos Petrakis
• Pyro
• General Lewis Haywerth
• St. John Allerdyce
• Valerie Cooper
• Avalanche
• Frank Simpson
• Blob
• Ethan Thurm
• Fred Dukes
• Captain America
• Henry Peter Gyrich

Other printings & variants

• Newsstand