Captain America, Steve Rogers – Collecting Guide & Reading Order

Updated Apr 10, 2025! The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide on collecting Captain America comic books via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated April 2025 with titles scheduled for release through October 2025.

Collecting Captain America

Captain America was not Marvel’s first hero, but he’s proven to be their most-enduring.

Steve Rogers debuted in the pages of his own self-titled comic in March 1941, famously punching out Hitler on the cover even though the United States would not officially join World War II until December of that year. In the context of his Golden Age comics, he was an American Super-Soldier, leading troops abroad against Axis powers.

Though Captain America comics continued after the war with a dwindling audience, Marvel’s writers decided that the fateful day that left Steve Rogers frozen in ice and Bucky Barnes presumed dead could be inserted after his issue #48 in 1945, with well-meaning imposters posing as Cap and Bucky appearing afterwards.

Captain America would remain on ice until the legendary Avengers #4, released two years into the throes of Marvel’s early-60s superhero resurgence. The rest, as they say, is history – someone wearing the mantle of Captain America has appeared in an ongoing title from that point until the present day.

There are hundreds of different collections of Cap, especially his original run from 1959 to 1996. However, there are a few specific formats of books that cover large portions of this title, and I’ll cover those first – Essentials, Epics, Masterworks, and Omnibuses.

• Omnibus Editions: Massive, collector-edition tomes with oversize pages
• Marvel Masterworks: Premium-format color sequential collections
• Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Digest-size color paperbacks
• Epic Collections: Trade paperback gapless collections released in random order
• Essentials: Affordable black & white sequential collections
• Licensed Reprints – Standardized reprint formats by companies other than Marvel

Then, move on to learning how to collect Captain America across several volumes of his title.

• Golden Age: Captain America Comics (1941 – 1950)
• in Tales of Suspense (1964 – 1968) 
• Vol. 1 (1968 – 1996)
• Vol. 2 – Reborn (1996)
• Vol. 3 – The Return by Mark Waid & Dan Jurgens (1998)
• Vol. 4 – Marvel Knights (2002)
• Captain America & The Falcon (2004)
• (2004) & The New Avengers (2005 – 2010)
• Vol. 1 (again) – The Heroic Age (2010 – 2011)
• Vol. 6 & The Winter Soldier (2011 – 2012)
• Captain America and… (2011 – 2012)
• Vol. 7 in Marvel Now! (2012 – 2014)
• All-New Captain America, Mighty Avengers, & Winter Soldier (2014 – 2015)
• All-New, All-Different Marvel (2015 – 2017)
• Marvel Legacy:
  • (2017) #695-704 by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee
• Marvel Fresh Start
  • (2018) #1-30 by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Jul 2018 – Jul 2021)
  • Captain America & the Invaders: Bahamas Triangle (2019) #1 (Jul 2019)
  • Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus (2019) #1 (Jul 2019)
  • Captain America: Marvels Snapshot (2020) #1 (Jun 2020)
  • Empyre: Captain America (2020) #1-3 (Jul – Aug 2020)
  • King in Black: Captain America (2021) #1 (Mar 2021)
  • United States of Captain America (2021) #1-5 (Jun – Oct 2021)
  • Captain America Infinity Comic (2021) #1-4 (Sep 2021)
  • Captain America/Iron Man (2021) #1-5 (Dec 2021 – Mar 2022)
  • Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #1-13 (Apr 2022 – ongoing)
    • Captain America (2022) #0 & 750
    • Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) – See Guide to Sam Wilson – Falcon & Captain America
    • Captain America & the Winter Soldier Special (2022) #1
    • Captain America: Cold War Omega (2023) Alpha & Omega
  • (2023) #1-18 by J. Michael Straczynski
  • Sam Wilson: Captain America (2025) #1-5 – See Guide to Sam Wilson – Falcon & Captain America
  • Captain America & Volstagg (2025) #1 by J. Michael Straczynski
  • (2025) #1-(TBA) by Chip Zdarsky & Valerio Schiti (Jul 2025 – ongoing)
• Non-Continuity Captain America

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Omnibus & Oversize Hardcover

These massive tomes have larger pages and collect huge swaths of comics – between 25 and 50 issues a book. They look beautiful on a book-shelf!

Omnibus editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run. Other omnibuses not primarily centered on this material are also listed in this guide chronologically.

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Marvel Masterworks

Masterworks are not listed below in their chronological placement, but they are referenced if they are the only means of obtaining an issue.

Marvel Masterworks editions are high quality, full color reproductions of original issues. The volumes wxere originally released as hardcovers, with many now out of print. Some of the earlier editions were also released in paperback. If you decide to buy hardcovers, the newest editions are from 2003 and, with silver dustjackets.

Captain America’s Golden Age Masterworks are listed in that section by release chronology. This list is of Silver Age masterworks beginning in 1964.

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Mighty Marvel Masterworks

Mighty Marvel Masterworks are digest-sized collections of sequential Silver and Bronze Age material. They do not line up with the volume breaks in the original Masterworks volumes. This is a separate reprint line with a similar name.

Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1: The Sentinel of Liberty (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946159 / digital)
Collects Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #59-77

Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2: The Red Skull Lives (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948979 / digital)
Collects Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #78-94 and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #3.

Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 3: To Be Reborn (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302954321 / digital)
Collects Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #95-99, and then all of Captain America (1968) #100-105.

Epic Collections

Marvel’s Epic Collections represent a consistent, affordable, full-color bookshelf format of issues in perfect continuity order without a single gap. The catch? Marvel is releasing them in a random order to focus on the biggest gaps first – since early issues are already well-covered by both Essentials and Masterworks.

Epic editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run.

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Essential Captain America

Marvel’s Essentials line packs tons of comics into each black and white, phone-book-sized edition with newsprint paper. If you don’t care about color and glossy paper, this is the best way to acquire your favorite classic stories quickly.

Essential Editions are not repeated below in their chronological placement, since B&W is not the original format of this series.

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The Essentials line has been discontinued and will not extend past #257. Jump to that spot in the chronology.

Licensed Reprints

Starting after 2020, Marvel began to license reprints of their classic Silver Age comics to other publishing companies to product new and different formats aimed specifically at bookstore shoppers rather than the comic book direct market.

Penguin Classics: Captain America (2022 hardcover, ISBN 978-0143135746 / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-0143135791)
Collects Captain America Comics #1 (1941); the Captain America stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #59, 63-68, 75-81, 92-95, and Captain America (1968) #110-113. A reprint in the style of Penguin’s classroom-oriented reprints of classic literature, including scholarly commentary in the form of a foreword by Gene Luen Yang and academic material by Ben Saunders.

Golden Age Captain America Reading Order

Golden Age: Captain America Comics (1941 – 1950)

Golden Age Omnibus, Vol. 1 (2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168072 / 2o21 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302926694)
Collects Captain America Comics (1941) #1-12

Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 (2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302926717)
Collects Captain America Comics (1941) #13-24

#1-4: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 1
Hardcover / Paperback (ISBN 078515793X)

Captain America Anniversary Tribute (2021) #1 was a special tribute issue with a different artist team recreating every page of Captain America Comics (1941) #1 and Avengers (1963) #4. It was intended for collection in Marvel Anniversary Tributes (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302945961 ) alongside similar tributes in Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum (2020) #1 and Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute (2021) #1, but that collection (and the solicited Hulk and Thor tributes) was never never released.

#5-8: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 2
Hardcover (ISBN 0785122281)

#9-12: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 3
Hardcover (ISBN 0785128786)

#13-16: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 4
Hardcover (ISBN 0785133615)

#17-20: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 5
Hardcover (ISBN 0785142029)

#21-24: Golden Age Masterworks, Vol. 6
Hardcover (ISBN 0785150242)

#25-48: Not collected

Starting with issue #49, the Cap appearing in Captain America Comics was not Steve Rogers – or, at least, that’s what Marvel’s writers decided after the fact. From after #48 through Avengers #4, Steve Rogers is on ice off the coast of Newfoundland while he is being impersonated by William Nasland.

#49-78: Not collected. Issue #75 doesn’t include Cap

In this time period Cap also appears in All-Winners Comics and Young Allies Comics. Some future series have also inserted Golden Age stories:

Adventures if Captain America (1991) #1-4: The Adventures Of Captain America
Also collects Captain America: The 1940s Newspaper Strip

Captain America: Patriot (2010)
This mini-series may fit into the period where Steve Rogers was on ice.

Captain America: White #0-5
A long-awaited World War II story from Jeph Loeb and Time Sale. Available in hardcover. Recollected in MARVEL KNIGHTS: Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Yellow, Blue, Gray & White Omnibus (2018 oversize hardcover) and Gallery Edition (2024 “Gallery” oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953102 / digital TBA)

Captain America Reading Order – Silver Age to Present Day

Captain America in Tales of Suspense (1964 – 1968)

With the return of superheroes to America’s newsstands, Marvel was in the midst of a renaissance while DC revived older characters like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. However, Marvel did have one key character on ice they could revive – quite literally, as it turned out!

First, Cap appeared in the following six issues, which are not generally collected with his issues, except for in his Epic Collections.

Avengers #4-8: See Guide to Avengers (1963). Issue #4 is included in Epic Collection Vol. 1

Tales of Suspense #58: Stars Cap, but is primarily an Iron Man story. See Guide to Iron Man. It is included in Epic Collection Vol. 1

From here, Cap continues to appear regularly in Avengers #9-38 & #42-47 during his Tales of Suspense era, and semi-regularly during the Silver Age era in Avengers #51-52, 56, King-Sized #2, 58, 60, 69-73, 75-76, 78-82, 85, 88, 93-108, 110-119, 121, 125-126, Giant-Size #1, 131, 137, 141-190 (behind-the-scenes in 163 & 180).

in oversize hardcover…

#59-99: Omnibus, Vol. 1
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785150787 / 2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302901615 / 2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302957995 / digital)
Also collects Captain America (1968) #100-113.

other collections…

This era is collected completely in Masterworks, as listed above.

#58-96: Captain America Lives Again (Epic Collection Vol. 1)
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188360 / 2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302928230 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #4, Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #58-96, and material from Strange Tales (1951) #114

#97-99: The Coming of… The Falcon (Epic Collection Vol. 2) (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302900076 / digital)
Collects Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #97-99 and Captain America (1968) #100-119

#75-76 & 85: Sharon Carter (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927325 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #1; Captain America (2005) #16-17; Captain America and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1; material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #75-76 & 85 and Age of Heroes (2010) #3.

Captain America, Vol. 1 (1968 – 1996)

in oversize hardcover…

#100-113: Omnibus, Vol. 1
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785150787 / 2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302901615 / 2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302957995 / digital)
Also collects Tales of Suspense (1959) #58-99

#114-148: Omnibus, Vol. 2
(2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785199274 / 2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302958398 / digital)

#149-192: Omnibus, Vol. 3
(2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302930424 / 2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302958411 / digital)
Collects (1968) 149-192 and material from Giant-Size Captain America (1975) #1 and FOOM (1973) #8

#193-214: Omnibus Vol. 4 AKA by Jack Kirby
(2011 “by Jack Kirby” oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785149606 / 2021 “by Jack Kirby” oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302928216
/ 2024 “Vol. 4” oversize hardcover / digital)
Annual #3-4, Marvel Treasury Special Featuring Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles (1976) #1

#305-306: Captain Britain Omnibus (Alan Moore / Alan Davis) Hardcover (out of print) (ISBN 0785137602)
A comprehensive tale of 80s adventures by the British captain! Collects Marvel Super-Heroes (UK 1979; issues from 1981-82) #377-388, The Daredevils (UK 1983) #1-11, Mighty World of Marvel (UK 1983-1984) #7-16, Captain Britain (UK 1985) #1-14, Captain America #305-306, New Mutants Annual #2, Uncanny X-Men Annual #11

#308: Secret Wars II Omnibus Oversized Hardcover (ISBN 0785131116)
Collected alongside the Secret Wars II nine-issue limited series, Avengers #265-266, and a slew of connected stories from across the Marvel Universe

#365-367: Acts of Vengeance Omnibus Oversized Hardcover (ISBN 0785144641)
Collects issues from around the Marvel Universe that participated in the villain-centric Acts of Vengeance theme. From the Avengers Universe that included Avengers #311-313 and Annual 19, Avengers Spotlight (1989) #26-29, Avengers West Coast (1989) #53-55,  Captain America (1968) #365-367, Iron Man (1968) #251-252, and Thor (1966) #411-413

#307-350 & Annual 8: by Mark Gruenwald, Vol. 1 (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302956875 / digital)
Collects (1968) #307-350 & Annual 8, Iron Man (1968) #228, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #278, and material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #26, 29, & 31-32

#351-386 & Annual 9-10: by Mark Gruenwald, Vol. 2 (2025 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302964214 / digital TBA)
Collects (1968) #351-386 & Annual 9-10, Adventures of Captain America (1991) #1-4; and material from Daredevil (1964) Annual 7 and Punisher (1987) Annual 4

#444-454: By Mark Waid, Ron Garney & Andy Kubert Omnibus (2017 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302908317)
Collects Captain America (1968) #444-454; Captain America (1998) #1-23; Iron Man/Captain America Annual ’98; Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty #1-12, Rough Cut; material from Captain America: The Legend; Captain America: Red, White & Blue

by single issue or storyline…

#97-99: The Coming of… The Falcon (Epic Collection Vol. 2) (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302900076 / digital)
Collects Cap stories from Tales of Suspense (1959) #97-99 and Captain America (1968) #100-119

#120-138: Vol. 3: Bucky Reborn (Epic Collection Vol. 3) (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302904197 / digital)

#139-159: Vol. 4: Hero or Hoax? (Epic Collection Vol. 4) (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910037 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946821 / digital)

#160-170: The Secret Empire (Epic Collection. Vol. 5) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948733 / digital)

#169-176: Captain America & The Falcon: Secret Empire (2017 printing) (ISBN 978-1-302-90422-7)

#177-179: Not collected (except Masterworks, Epics, & Essentials, above).

#180: Evolutions of a Living Legend
Collects Captain America (1968) #180, 337, 438, & 451; Captain America (1996) #3; Secret Avengers (2010) #1; Captain America (2012) #1; Captain America: Steve Rogers #1; Captain America (2017) #695; and material from Captain America Comics #1-2

#180-200: The Man Who Sold The United States (Epic Vol. 6) (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302955205 / digital)
Also collects Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America’s Bicentenntial Battles (1976)

Marvel Treasury Special: Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles (1976) #1: Bicentennial Battles: All-New Marvel Treasury Edition
(2021 oversize paperback, ISBN 978-1302930714 / digital)
This issue fits between #200-201 in continuity order. This oversize reprint also includes material from Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar 1976

#201-221 & Annual 3-4: The Swine (Epic Vol. 7) (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302960520 / digital TBA)

#222-246: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above).

#247-255: War and Remembrance
Also available in HC. Previously reprinted in a 1990 TPB

#247-266 & Annual 5: Dawn’s Early Light (Epic Collection Vol. 9)
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188667 / 2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302929602 / digital)
Collects (1968) #247-266 & Annual 5

Essentials collections end with #257

#261-263: Captain America vs. The Red Skull
Captain America (1968) Annual 13 & #143, 226-227, 261-263 & #370, Captain America Comics (1941) #1, Captain America: Red, White & Blue (2002) OGN HC, Tales of Suspense (1959) #79-81

#267-285: Monsters and Men (Epic Collection Vol. 10) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923235 / digital)
Collects (1968) #267-285 & Annual 6 and Defenders (1972) #106. Issue #268 is also in Essential Defenders, Vol. 5

#286-288: Marvel Masterworks, Deathlok, Vol. 1

Masterworks editions currently end with #289

#286-301: Sturm und Drang (Epic Collection Vol. 11) (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302945367 / digital)
Collects (1968) #286-301 & Annual 7 and The Falcon (1983) #1-4

#290-301: Death of the Red Skull

#302-317: Society of Serpents (Epic Collection Vol. 12) (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188964 / digital)
Collects (1968) #302-317 & Marvel Fanfare (1982) #18

#311: See Scourge of the Underworld, below

#314: Squadron Supreme
This appears alongside collections of the entire Squadron Supreme maxi-series both in Omnibus, Classic Omnibus, and paperback.

#318-320: Scourge of the Underworld
I am unclear on what is collected in full and what is merely excerpted. To the best I can tell, it collects Captain America issues #318-320, Amazing Spider-Man #287, Marvel Fanfare #29, and US Agent #1-4. Excerpts come from Iron Man #194, Thing #24 & 33, Secret Wars II #3, Thor #358, West Coast Avengers (1985) #3, Avengers #263, Fantastic Four #289, Amazing Spider-Man #276, Marvel Age Annual #1, and Captain America #321, 347 & 350-351, 358-362, & 394.

#318-332 & Annual 8: Justice Is Served (Epic Collection Vol. 13) (2017 paperback, ISBN  978-1302904203 / digital)
Collects (1968) #318-332 & Annual 8, plus Amazing Spider-man (1963) #278 and material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #29 & 31-32 and various excerpts connected to the Scourge storyline.

Annual 8: Wolverine vs. The Marvel Universe
Annual 8 fits between #320-321. Collects Captain America Annual 8, Daredevil (1964) #249, Spider-man vs. Wolverine, Incredible Hulk (1968) #340, Wolverine (1988) #134, Wolverine vs. Thor #1-3, Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #1-4, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #117-122.

#326: Marvel Ghost Stories
Collects supernatural tales from Captain America (1968) #326, Ghost Rider (1973) #12, Hellstorm: Prince of Lies (1993), #6 Silver Surfer (1968) #8-9, Tomb of Dracula (1972) #23, War Is Hell (1973) #9, West Coast Avengers (1985) #41

#328: Reprinted in Captain America by Ed Brubaker, Vol. 3, listed below.

#332-350: The Captain
Also collects Iron Man #228

#333: The Legacy of Captain America
Also collects Captain America (1968) #155, and Captain America (2005) #34, and What If? (1977) #4 Contains only excerpts of #178-182  “Case No. 1: Meet Captain America” from Captain America Comics (1941).

#333-350: The Captain (Epic Collection Vol. 14) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930707 / digital)
Collects (1968) #333-350 and Iron Man (1968) #228

#337: Evolutions of a Living Legend
Collects Captain America (1968) #180, 337, 438, & 451; Captain America (1996) #3; Secret Avengers (2010) #1; Captain America (2012) #1; Captain America: Steve Rogers #1; Captain America (2017) #695; and material from Captain America Comics #1-2

#350: Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics

#351-371: The Bloodstone Hunt (Epic Collection Vol. 15) (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910020 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933913 / digital)

#357-364: The Bloodstone Hunt

#370: Collected in vs. The Red Skull, above.

#372-378: Streets of Poison

#372-386 & Annual 9-10: Streets of Poison (Epic Collection Vol. 16) (20xx paperback, ISBN 978-0785192657 / digital)

#387-397: The Superia Strategem (Epic Collection Vol. 17) (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302916206 / digital)
Collects (1968) #387-397 and Adventures of Captain America #1-4

The Adventures Of Captain America
Collects Adventures of Captain America (1991) #1-4, set in the Atlas Era. Also collects Captain America: The 1940s Newspaper Strip

#398-410: Blood and Glory (Epic Collection Vol. 18) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302922795 / digital)
Collects (1968) #398-410 and Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory (1992) #1-3

issues #398-401 have also been collected variously with Galactic Storm…

#398-400: Avengers Epic Collection: Operation Galactic Storm
Collects the entire space crossover epic from Avengers (1963) #345-347, Avengers West Coast #80-82, Quasar #32-36, Wonder Man (1991) #7-9, Iron Man (1968) #278-279, Thor (1966) #445-446, and material from Captain America (1968) #398-400. Material from #399 also in Captain Marvel: Starforce

#398-399: Avengers: Galactic Storm, Vol. 1 (ISBN 0785120440)
Collects the first half of the crossover from Avengers #345-346, Avengers West Coast (1989) #80-81, Captain America (1968) #398-399, Iron Man (1968) #278, Quasar (1989) #32-33, Thor (1966) #445, and Wonder Man (1991) #7-8.

#400-401: Avengers: Galactic Storm, Vol. 2 (ISBN 0785120459)
Collects the second half of the crossover from Avengers #347, Avengers West Coast (1989) #82, Captain America (1968) #400-401, Iron Man (1968) #279, Quasar (1989) #34-36, Thor (1966) #446, Wonder Man (1991) #9, and What If…? (1989) #55-56.

#402-408: Man & Wolf
Collects only the A-stories from these issues. Issue #408 briefly ties to Infinity War – see Marvel Comics Presents

#411-419 & Annual 11-12: Arena of Death (Epic Collection Vol. 19) (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934453 / digital)
Collects (1968) #411-419 & Annual 11-12, Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992) #1, U.S.Agent (1993) #1-4, and material from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) #15.

#420-430 & Annual 13: Vol. 20: Fighting Chance (Epic Collection Vol. 20) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951566 / digital)
Collects (1968) #420-430 & Annual 13; Nomad (1992) #18-19; Captain America: The Medusa Effect #1; Captain America/Nick Fury: Blood Truce #1

#425-430: Fighting Chance, Vol. 1 – Denial

#431-437: Fighting Chance, Vol. 2 – Acceptance

#438: Evolutions of a Living Legend
Collects Captain America (1968) #180, 337, 438, & 451; Captain America (1996) #3; Secret Avengers (2010) #1; Captain America (2012) #1; Captain America: Steve Rogers #1; Captain America (2017) #695; and material from Captain America Comics #1-2

#439: Not collected

#440-441: Not collected. Taking A.I.M. crossover with Avengers #386-387

#442-443: This marks the end of Mark Gruenwald’s run on the title.

#444-454: Man Without a Country (Epic Collection Vol. 20) (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195108 / digital)
Collects (1968) #444-454, Thor #496, Iron Man #326, Avengers #396, Captain America Ashcan Edition, Captain America: The Legend, and material from Captain America Collectors’ Preview

#444-448 & 450-454: Operation Rebirth
Also available in hardcover.

#449: Avengers/Iron Man: First Sign
Captain America (1968) 449, Thor (1966) 496, Iron Man (1968) 326-331, Avengers (1963) 396-400

#450-453: Man Without a Country

#451: Evolutions of a Living Legend
Collects Captain America (1968) #180, 337, 438, & 451; Captain America (1996) #3; Secret Avengers (2010) #1; Captain America (2012) #1; Captain America: Steve Rogers #1; Captain America (2017) #695; and material from Captain America Comics #1-2

Onslaught: Cap plays a key role in the climax of this story, which leads into his next series. See Marvel Universe Events: Onslaught

Captain America, Vol. 2 – Reborn (1996)

#1-12: Heroes Reborn Omnibus (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302918040)
Collects Heroes Reborn #1/2, Captain America (1996) #1-12, Avengers (1996) #1-12, Fantastic Four (1996) #1-12, Iron Man (1996) #1-12, and material from Incredible Hulk (1968) #450

#1-12: Heroes Reborn: Captain America (ISBN 0-7851-2339-3)
Issue #3 collected in Captain America: Evolutions Of A Living Legend. Reprinted in 2020.

#13: Not collected due to the inclusion of Wildstorm characters.

Heroes Reborn: The Return (ISBN 0785137483)
Collects Heroes Reborn: the Return #1-4; Heroes Reborn: Doomsday, Ashema, Masters of Evil, Rebel, Remnants, Young Allies, and Doom

Captain America, Vol. 3 – The Return by Mark Waid & Dan Jurgens (1998)

In this period, Cap also appears regularly in Avengers, Vol. 3.

in oversize hardcover…

#1-23: By Mark Waid, Ron Garney & Andy Kubert Omnibus (2017 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302908317)
Collects Captain America (1968) #444-454; Captain America (1998) #1-23; Iron Man/Captain America Annual ’98; Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1-12, Rough Cut; material from Captain America: The Legend and Captain America: Red, White & Blue. (This might also sneakily include issue #24, which was a fill-in by Tom DeFalco. If you have a copy and can verify that, please let me know!)

#25-50 & Annual 2000-2001: by Dan Jurgens Omnibus (2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302930417)
Collects (1998) #25-50, Captain America Annual 2000-2001, material from Captain America: The Legend (1996) #1

as recollected into Complete Collections…

#1-12: Heroes Return – The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923242 / digital)
Also collects Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998 and Captain America/Citizen V Annual 1998

#13-24 & Annual 1999: Heroes Return – The Complete Collection Vol. 2 (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931711 / digital)

as collected by single issue or story…

#1-7: To Serve and Protect
(2011 “Marvel Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785150824 / 2002 paperback, ISBN 978-0785108382 / digital)

#8-13: American Nightmare (2011 “Marvel Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785150848 / digital)
Also collects Captain America/Citizen V (1998) Annual, which fits #12.

#8: Captain Marvel: Starforce (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302917975 / digital)
Collecting: Fantastic Four (1961) #65, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #12, Ms. Marvel (1977) #1, Captain Marvel (1968) #52, Quasar #9, Avengers (1963) #346, Captain America (1998) #8, and material from Captain America (1968) #399

Iron Man / Captain America Annual ’98: See Guide to Iron Man. This happens after issue #12. It is routinely collected alongside his 1998 series rather than along with this title.

Captain America / Citizen V Annual ’98: See American Nightmare, above. This happens just prior to issue #13.

#14-19: Red Glare (2011 “Marvel Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785158943 / digital)
Also collects material from Captain America Spotlight

Contest of Champions II #1 & 4-5: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Contest of Champions.

#20-24 & Annual ’99: Land of the Free (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785167532 / digital)
Annual 99 fits after issue #22. Also includes material from Captain America: The Legend

The following mini-series appearances occur between #22 (and Annual ‘1999) and #23

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #1-12 (2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785149637 / digital) – This also collects material from Sentinel of Liberty – Rough Cut.

Sentinel of Liberty #1: Sharon Carter (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927325 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #1; Captain America (2005) #16-17; Captain America and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1; material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #75-76 & 85 and Age of Heroes (2010) #3.

Galactus The Devourer (1999) #1-6: See Guide to Silver Surfer or Guide to Galactus (eventually).

Domination Factor: Avengers (1999) #1-4: See Guide to Avengers (1996-2005). Pairs with a series of the same name for Fantastic Four.

#25-34: by Dan Jurgens, Vol. 1 (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785155171 / digital)

Iron Fist/Wolverine (2000) #2-4: See Guide to Iron Fist. Cap appears here after #32.

#35-44 & Annual 2000: by Dan Jurgens, Vol. 2 (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785155409 / digital)
Annual 2000 fits after #35.

Maximum Security: Issue #36 is a part of this line-wide event. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Maximum Security.

Sentry/various [one-shots]: See Guide to Sentry. Cap appears in these one-shots after #36.

U.S. Agent (2001) #1-3: U.S.Agent: The Good Fight (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927448 / digital)
Cap appears here after #39. Collects Captain America (1968) #333, U.S.Agent (1993) #1-4, U.S.Agent (2001) #1-3, and material from Avengers West Coast (1989) #100 and Captain America (1968) #358-362 & #380-382.

Infinite Abyss: Cap appears here after #44. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity Abyss

#45-50 & Annual 2001: by Dan Jurgens, Vol. 3 (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159803 / digital)
Annual 2001 fits after #48.

Captain America: Dead Men Running (2002) #1-3: Not collected. Written by Darko Macan. This is the next sequential Cap story material after issue #50.

Captain America: Red, White, and Blue (2002) OGN
An anthology of Cap stories by over 50 creators; all of the stories occur prior in continue. Later reprinted in TPB.

Captain America: What Price Glory (2003) #1-4: Not collected. Written by Bruce Jones. This is the next sequential Cap story material after Dead Men running.

Captain America/Nick Fury: The Otherworld War OGN (2001 comic)
Despite releasing in 2001, this original graphic novel is told entirely in flashback to the WWII setting just prior to Cap being frozen.

Captain America (2002) #1-32 AKA Marvel Knights Captain America (2002 – 2004)

Cap’s ongoing is relaunched as a Marvel Knights series, a less super-heroic take on the character that included more mature themes in the wake of 9/11.

as recollected in two volumes…

#1-16: Marvel Knights Vol. 1

#17-32: Marvel Knights Vol. 2
Also includes Captain America: Red, White and Blue

as originally released…

#1-6: Vol. 1: The New Deal
Also available in hardcover. Recollected in 2018 as Marvel Knights Captain America By Rieber & Cassaday: The New Deal.

#7-10: Vol. 2: The Extremists

#12-16: Vol. 3: Ice

#17-20: Vol. 4: Captain America Lives Again
This is an alternate-universe story. Also collects Tales of Suspense #66.

#21-28: Vol 5: Homeland

After a sprint with few stops, at #25 Cap finally takes a break for appearances in other titles, including Avengers #63-76, Wolverine/Captain America #1-4, Secret War, Avengers/Thunderbolts #1-6, X-Statix #21-26, Avengers #77-84, and Captain America & The Falcon #1-8.

Wolverine/Captain America #1-4: Wolverine / Captain America
Also collects Wolverine #124.

Secret War: Cap is a key player in this series. See Marvel Universe Events: Secret War

Avengers Disassembled: Cap appears here after #29, below. See Marvel Universe Events: Avengers Disassembled.

#29-32: Captain America Disassembled
Also collects the Captain America & The Falcon #5-7. For a hardcover version, see Avengers Disassembled: Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America.

From here, Cap next appears in Captain America & The Falcon #9-14 and Spectacular Spider-Man #15-20, among other appearances.

The follow limited releases were released in this period:

Truth: Red, White and Black (2003) #1-7
(2002 paperback, ISBN 978-0785110729 / 2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785136668 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934279 / digital)
A retcon story that examines the origin of the Super Soldier serum as it related to the Tuskegee Airmen.

X-23: Target X #1-5
Cap plays a central role in this mini-series, though it is not significant to his story. This was releasd in 2007, but it proceeds directly from X-23’s escape from the facility where she spent her childhood, so chronologically the story occurs sometime prior to 2004 (since she joined the X-Men in that year).

Captain America & The Falcon (2004)

#1-14: Captain America & The Falcon by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection

#1-4: Captain America & The Falcon: Two Americas

#5-7: Captain America Disassembled
Also collects the Captain America (2002) issues #29-32. For a hardcover version, see Avengers Disassembled: Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America.

#8-14: Captain America & The Falcon: Brothers and Keepers

Captain America (2004) #1-50 & New Avengers (2005 – 2010)

Cap also stars in New Avengers (2004) throughout this period.

As oversized hardcovers…

#1-9 & 11-14: Captain America: Winter Soldier
Printed in 2014 to support the second Captain America movie.

#1-25: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 1
(2007 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785128663 / 2008 oversize hardcover, ISBN 9780785131335 / 2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302927929)
Also collects two one-shots and two magazines: Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (2006), Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2007), Marvel Spotlight: Ed Brubaker/Billy Tan (2006), and Marvel Spotlight: Captain America Remembered (2007). Note that the Direct Market variant cover of this edition is only available with a glued binding.

Civil War ends here.

#25-42: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 2: The Death of Captain America
(2009 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785138068 / 2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302929619)

#43-50: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 3: Captain America Lives
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785145141 / 2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302932428 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302954468 / digital)
Also collects Captain America Reborn #1-5 and Captain America #600-601.

As recollected in Epic Collections…

Modern Era Epic Collection Vol, 1: The Winter Soldier (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956387 / digital)
Captain America (2004) #1-17, Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (2006) #1, and Captain America: Winter Soldier Director’s Cut (2014) #1.

Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 2: Death of the Dream (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956455 / digital)
Captain America (2004) #18-30 & #25 Director’s Cut, Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2006) #1, Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America (2007) #1-5.

As extra-length paperback Ultimate Collections…

#1-9 & 11-14: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 [AKA Winter Soldier Complete Collection]
(2010 “Ultimate” paperback, ISBN 978-0785143413 / 2014/2019 “Complete” paperback, ISBN ? / 2020 “Select” hardcover, ISBN 978-1302921231 / 2020 “Complete” paperback, ISBN 978-1302927332 / digital / “Select” digital)
This omits the House of M tie-in issue, which is set in an alternate reality. Reprinted as a “Marvel Premiere Collection” (2025 digest-size paperback, ISBN 978-1302964863 / digital)

#15-21: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2
Also collects Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (2006)

Civil War occurs here.

#22-42: Death of Captain America: The Complete Collection
Also collects Winter Solider: Winter Kills

As initially released…

#1-7: Winter Soldier, Vol. 1
Also available in hardcover. Also collected in a 2020 Marvel Select Edition hardcover.

#8-15: Winter Soldier, Vol. 2
Also available in hardcover. Also collected in a 2020 Marvel Select Edition hardcover (without issue #10).

After #14, Cap breaks for his appearances in Young Avengers #1-6 and New Avengers through House of M and NA #15.

#15-17: Red Menace, Vol. 1
Also collects Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (2006)

#18-21: Red Menace, Vol. 2

After #21, Cap appears in New Avengers #17-22 and the beginnings of Civil War.

#22-24: Captain America: Civil War
Also collects Winder Solider: Winter Kills. These issues are also collected in the Civil War: Avengers OHC – see below.

Civil War: Captain America is a key part of Civil War, and appears throughout the main Civil War series and many of its tie-ins. See Marvel Universe Events: Civil War for more information.

#22-24: Civil War: Captain America/Iron Man
A 2016 re-release pairing the Civil War issues from these two heroes – Captain America #22-24, Winter Soldier: Winter Kills, Iron Man #13-14, Iron Man/captain America: Casualties Of War, Civil War: The Confession

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
This series of one shots occurs after #25. Reprinted in 2016.

At this time, Steve Rogers is not regularly appearing in the series, which is headlined by a team-up of James “Bucky” Barnes as Winter Soldier, Agent 13 – Sharon Carter, The Falcon, and Black Widow.

#25-30: The Death of Captain America, Vol. 1: The Death of the Dream
Available in hardcover.

#31-36: The Death of Captain America, Vol. 2: The Burden of Dreams
Available in hardcover

#37-42: The Death of Captain America, Vol. 3: The Man Who Bought America
Available in hardcover

Avengers/Invaders #1-12: Avengers / Invaders
Also available in oversized hardcover

Secret Invasion: See Marvel Universe Events: Secret Invasion

#43-48: The Man With No Face
Available in hardcover.

#49-50: Road to Reborn
Also collects #600-601 and an origin from the 2002 Red, White, and Blue graphic novel. Available in hardcover.

as collected by single issue or storyline…

#6, 8-9, & 11-14: Thunderbolts: The Saga of the Winter Soldier (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956684 / digital)
Also collects Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014) #1-5 and Winter Soldier (2018) #1-5

#16-17: Sharon Carter (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927325 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #1; Captain America (2005) #16-17; Captain America and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1; material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #75-76 & 85 and Age of Heroes (2010) #3.

Mini-series that occur during this era:

Captain America: The Chosen #1-6
Does not actually star Captain America. An alternate-future tale. Available in hardcover.

Captain America: Theatre of War – America First
A series of one-shots collecting stories of Captain America from different armed conflicts. Collects three one-shots – Operation Zero-Point, America First!, and Prisoners Of Duty. Available in hardcover.

Captain America Theater Of War
A series of one-shots collecting stories of Captain America from different armed conflicts. Collects America the Beautiful, Brother in Arms, To Soldier On, and Ghosts of My Country. Available in hardcover.

Captain America: Theatre of War – The Complete Collection
Combines both of the collections above – Captain America Theater Of War: America The Beautiful, A Brother In Arms, To Soldier On, Ghosts Of My Country, America First!, Operation Zero Point, Prisoners Of Duty

Captain America: Forever Allies #1-4
A Bucky-Cap story. Also includes Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special and the original Young Allies #1 from 1941.

Black Panther / Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers #1-4
This is a World War II story. Reprinted in 2018 with the addition of Rise of the Black Panther (2018) #1. See Guide to Black Panther for additional collections, including an omnibus.

Captain America, Vol. 1 (again) – The Heroic Age (2010 – 2011)

This title continues the numbering from the original 1968 Cap series that concluded in 1996, adding all of the intervening issues to reach the #600 starting point in August 2009. Though it debuted prior to Siege’s completion, it is still effectively part of Marvel’s series of Heroic Age relaunches in 2010 due to its theme of returning an original hero to  more traditional role in his own heroic adventures. Steve Rogers also appears in Avengers and Secret Avengers during this time – but, not as Cap.

As oversized hardcovers…

#600-601: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 3: Captain America Lives
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785145141 / 2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302932428 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302954468 / digital)
Also collects Captain America #43-50 and Captain America Reborn #1-6

#602-619 & 615.1: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 4: The Trial of Captain America
(2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192725 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302952686)
Also collects Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1-4 & Captain America (2010) #1-10

As initially released…

#600-601: Road to Reborn
Also collects #49-50 of the prior series and an origin from the 2002 Red, White, and Blue graphic novel. Available in hardcover.

Captain America: Reborn #1-6: Captain America: Reborn
Also available in hardcover

#602-605: Two Americas
Also collects Who Will Wield the Shield one-shot. Also available in hardcover.

World War Hulks: See Marvel Universe Events: World War Hulk

Siege: Captain America #1: Siege: Battlefield
Also available in hardcover

Siege: Cap plays a key role in this event. See Marvel Universe Events: Siege

Avengers Prime #1-5
A mini-series continuing directly from the end of Siege starring Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Thor. See Avengers & New Avengers

#606-610: No Escape (ISBN 0785145133)
Available in hardcover.

Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1-4 (ISBN 0785148795)
Available in hardcover and in a Complete Collection that also includes the “Escape from the Negative Zone” crossover, directly below.

X-Men / Steve Rogers: Escape from the Negative Zone Oversized Hardcover ISBN (0785155619)
Includes 2011 annuals from Uncanny X-Men, Generation Hope, and Steve Rogers. Available in oversized hardcover.

#611-615 & 615.1: The Trial of Captain America (ISBN 0785151206)
Available in hardcover.

Onslaught Unleashed #1-4 Oversized Hardcover
Stars Steve Rogers and the Secret Avengers

Invaders Now! (2011) #1-5: Invaders Now!
A present-day Invaders story. Also available as an oversized hardcover.

#616-619: Prisoner of War (ISBN 0785151222)
Available in hardcover.

Fear Itself: Cap plays a key role in this series. See Marvel Universe Events: Fear Itself

This title continues to not one, but three additional series – Captain America (2011), Winter Soldier (2011), and Captain America and… (2011) – all listed below.

Limited releases that occur in this era:

Captain America: Hail Hydra #1-5: Captain America: Hail Hydra
Occurs across five different time periods.

Captain America: Man out of Time #1-5
This may fall at the point cap became unfrozen. Available in hardcover.

Captain America: Fighting Avenger One-Shot
Not collected. This may be a non-continuity or all-ages book.

Captain America Corps
A time-travel mini-series that takes place after Steve Rogers returns. Not strictly in continuity.

Captain America, Vol. 6 & The Winter Soldier (2011 – 2012)

This run marks the end of Ed Brubaker’s award-winning run and the return of Steve Rogers to the stars and stripes uniform in September 2011. In this period Cap also appears regularly in The Avengers, Secret Avengers, and Avengers Assemble. He returns to wearing the mantle midway through Fear Itself in each title.

As oversized hardcovers…

#1-10 by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 4: The Trial of Captain America
(2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192725 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302952686)
Also collects Captain America #602-619 & 615.1 and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1-4

#11-19: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol 5: Return of the Winter Soldier
(2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192718 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302952631)
Collects the remainder of Brubuker’s runs – Captain America and Bucky #620-628, Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America, Winter Soldier #1-5, Captain America (2011) #11-19, Winter Soldier #6-14

As originally released…

#1-5: By Ed Brubaker, Vol. 1
Available in hardcover, and in Omnibus, above.

#6-10: By Ed Brubaker, Vol. 2
Available in hardcover, and in Omnibus, above.

#11-14: By Ed Brubaker, Vol. 3
Also collects Captain America (1968) #328. Available in hardcover.

#15-19: By Ed Brubaker, Vol. 4
Available in hardcover.

Meanwhile, after the events of Fear Itself, James “Bucky” Barnes continues to his own title launched in April 2012, Winter Soldier

#1-14: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker, The Complete Collection
Also includes Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America

#1-5: Vol. 1: The Longest Winter
Also collected in Omnibus, above.

#6-9: Vol. 2: Broken Arrow
Also collected in Omnibus, above.

#10-14: Vol. 3: Black Widow Hunt
Also collected in Omnibus, above.

#15-19: Vol. 4: The Electric Ghost

Captain America and… (2011 – 2012) 

This team-up title continues from the prior Cap ongoing in September 2011.

As oversized hardcovers…

#620-628: by Brubaker Omnibus, Vol 5: Return of the Winter Soldier
(2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192718 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302952631)
Collects the remainder of Brubuker’s runs – Captain America and Bucky #620-628, Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America, Winter Soldier #1-5, Captain America (2011) #11-19, Winter Soldier #6-14

As originally released…

#620-624: …and Bucky: The Life Story of Bucky Barnes
Mostly a flashback. Available in hardcover and in Omnibus, above.

#625-628: …and Bucky: Old Wounds
Also collects What If? #4. Available in hardcover and in Omnibus, above.

Brubaker’s run ends here. Further issues are penned by Cullen Bunn, all of which are collected in Captain America and the Avengers: The Complete Collection. As originally collected…

#629-632: …and Hawkeye

#633-635: …and Iron Man
Also includes #635.1, Captain America and Namor

#636-640: …and Black Widow

Captain America: Allies & Enemies
Collects a number of similar guest-starring one-shots – Captain America and the Falcon (2011) #1, and the First Thirteen (2011) #1, and Crossbones (2011) #1, and Batroc (2011) #1, and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1

…and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1: Sharon Carter (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927325 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #1; Captain America (2005) #16-17; Captain America and the Secret Avengers (2011) #1; material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #75-76 & 85 and Age of Heroes (2010) #3.

Captain America (2012) #1-25 in Marvel Now! (2012 – 2014)

Headlined by the unlikely creative team of Rick Remender and John Romita, Jr., Cap also stars in Avengers and Uncanny Avengers in this time period.

in a single oversize hardcover…

by Rick Remender Omnibus (2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302930479)
Collects Captain America (2012) #1-25, Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014) #1-5, All-New Captain America: Fear Him (2015) #1-4, All-New Captain America (2014) #1-6, and Hail Hydra (2015) #1-4

as originally collected…

#1-5: Vol. 1: Castaway in Dimension Z, Book 1
(2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168263 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166559 / digital)
Issue #1 is also collected in Captain America: Evolutions of a Living Legend (20xx hardcover, ISBN / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918484 / digital)

#6-10: Vol. 2: Castaway in Dimension Z, Book 2
(2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168270 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166566 / digital)

Infinity: Cap is one of the major stars of this event. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity

#11-15: Vol. 3: Loose Nuke (2014 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785189510 / 20xx paperback, ISBN 978-0785189527 / digital)

Winter Soldier: Bitter March (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785154730 / digital)
This Remender-penned Winter Soldier series occurs almost entirely in the 1960s, but has an impact on his modern Cap story. Should be read prior to Iron Nail. Later recollected in Thunderbolts: The Saga of the Winter Soldier (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956684 / digital)

#16-21: Vol. 4: The Iron Nail (2014 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785189534 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189541 / digital)

At this time, Cap also begins to appear in All-New Invaders and Avengers World (2014).

#22-25: Vol. 5: The Tomorrow Soldier
(2015 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785189558 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189565 / digital)
Also, issue #25 is collected with various Sam Wilson collections. See Guide to Sam Wilson – Falcon & Captain America.

All-New Captain America, Mighty Avengers, & Winter Soldier (2014 – 2015)

The mantle is taken on by another familiar face – Sam Wilson! See Guide to Sam Wilson – Falcon & Captain America for more-detailed information. Plus, Winter Soldier gets his own space-centric ongoing!

in oversize hardcover…

by Rick Remender Omnibus (2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302930479)
Collects Captain America (2012) #1-25, Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014) #1-5, All-New Captain America: Fear Him (2015) #1-4, All-New Captain America (2014) #1-6, and Hail Hydra (2015) #1-4

Sam Wilson’s time as Cap as collected in 2020 line of Complete Collections…

Captain America: Sam Wilson – The Complete Collection Vol. 1
(2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923259 / digital)
This volume collects all of Sam Wilson as Cap prior to Secret Wars with the exception of his appearances in Mighty Avengers. Collecting Captain America (2012) #25, All-New Captain America: Fear Him (20150 #1-4, All-New Captain America #1-6, Inhuman Error (from Amazing Spider-Man Special #1, Inhuman Special #1, and All-New Captain America Special #1) and Captain America: Sam Wilson #1-6.

This line continues into the next series, below.

As originally collected…

Axis: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events-  Axis. Runs concurrent to the start of this new series.

All-New Captain America: Fear Him (2015) #1-4 (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192589 / digital)
Part of Axis. Recollects a digital “Infinity Comic” of the same name. Also collects Captain America (1968) #280 and Avengers (1998) #64. Recollected in Captain America: The Saga of Sam Wilson (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956639 / digital TBA)

All-New Captain America (2015) #1-6: Vol. 1: Hydra Ascendant
(2015 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785193760 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192329 / digital)
Recollected in Captain America: The Saga of Sam Wilson (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956639 / digital TBA)

Captain America & The Mighty Avengers (2014) #1-7: See Guide to Mighty Avengers & Ultimates.

Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier #1-5: Vol. 1: The Man on the Wall

Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier #6-11: Vol. 2

Amazing Spider-Man/Inhuman/All-New Captain America: Inhuman Error
(2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195153 / digital)
Collects a series of interconnected 2015 Special one-shots from all three of the title characters.

Captain America & The Mighty Avengers (2014) #8-9: See Guide to Mighty Avengers & Ultimates or Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Wars (2015)

All-New, All-Different Marvel:
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #1-25 &
Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #1-19 & 25

The All-New, All-Different era launches with former Falcon Sam Wilson carrying the shield, but after the Standoff mini-event Steve Rogers also re-adopts his mantle – leaving us with two different Captains working at cross-purposes to one another. Yes, this is the controversial “Hydra Cap” run of Steve Rogers, where he is a villain throughout the entire series. There’s a clear, reality-bending explanation for it, but it’s still jarring to read Cap being incredibly evil..

For the collections of Sam Wilson as Cap in the Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) series, see Guide to Sam Wilson – Falcon & Captain America.

in oversize hardcover…

Captain America by Nick Spencer Omnibus Vol. 1 (2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #1-17, Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #1-11, Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill, Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha, Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega, Civil War II: The Oath, and material from Free Comic Book Day 2016: Captain America.

Captain America by Nick Spencer Omnibus Vol. 2 (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953706 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #18-24, Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #12-19, Captain America (2017) #25, Secret Empire (2017) #0-10, Secret Empire Omega (2017) #1, Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America (2017) #1; and material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire) #1 and Not Brand Ecch (2018) #14

as originally collected…

Standoff: See Marvel Universe Events – Secret Empire. This was the mini-event that brought back a younger Steve Rogers, but also kicked off his status quo as Hydra Cap.

#1-6: Vol. 1: Hail Hydra (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302901127 / digital)
This puts Steve Rogers back in the stars and stripes! Also collects Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Captain America) #1. Issue #4 begins to intersect Civil War II and show the after-effects of the brief Standoff crossover. Issue #1 is also collected in Captain America: Evolutions Of A Living Legend

Civil War II: See Marvel Universe Events – Civil War II

#7-11: Vol. 2: The Trial of Maria Hill (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302901134 / digital)
Also collects Civil War II: The Oath

#12-15: Vol. 3: Empire Building (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302906160 / digital)
Also collects Civil War: The Oath (2017) #1

#17-19: Captain America: Secret Empire (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302908492 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #17-19 and Captain America: Sam Wilson (2017) #22-24

#25 & Secret Empire: See Marvel Universe Events – Secret Empire

Marvel Legacy:
Captain America (2017) #695-704 by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee

[Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#695-700: By Waid & Samnee: Home of the Brave (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909925 / digital)

#701-704: By Waid: Promised Land (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909932 / digital)
This is mostly an alternate future story.

Marvel Fresh Start:
Captain America (2018) #1-30 & Annual 1/2018 by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Jul 2018 – Jul 2021)

Launched by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Yu, this run picks up Cap from the end of Cap’s road trip of penitence in (2017) #704. [Read on Marvel Unlimited: main series, 2018 Annual, 2021 Annual]

in oversize hardcover…

#1-30: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Omnibus (2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-13029484744 / digital)
Also collects material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Cap). Note that this does not collect the annual, since it was not back Coates.

#1-12: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 1 (2020 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302923228 / digital)
Also collects material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Cap)

#13-30: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 2 (2022 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302925437 / digital)

by story or single issue…

#1-6: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 1: Winter in America (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911942 / digital)
Also collects material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Cap)

Annual 1/2018: Marvel Universe: Time and Again (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302915971 / digital)
A powerful WWII one-shot story by Tini Howard. This collection includes all of the 2018 flashback annual stories from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1, Captain America Annual 1, Daredevil Annual 1, Silver Surfer Annual 1, Spider-Man Annual 1, X-Men Gold Annual 2, and Journey Into Mystery: The Birth Of Krakoa #1

#7-12: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 2: Captain of Nothing (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911959 / digital)

#13-19: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 3: The Legend of Steve (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302914417 / digital)

#20-25: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 4: All Die Young, Part One (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920401 / digital)

#26-30: by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 5: All Die Young, Part Two (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920418 / digital)

Annual 1 / 2021: Infinite Destinies (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931506 / digital)
Collects a series of stories loosely connected to the Infinity Stones in Iron Man (2020) Annual 1 / 2021, Captain America Annual (2018) Annual 1 / 2021, Thor (2018) Annual 1 / 2021, Black Cat (2020) Annual 1 / 2021, Avengers (2018) Annual 1 / 2021, Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) Annual 1 / 2021, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (2020) Annual 1 / 2021, Amazing Spider-Man (2018) Annual 2 / 2021

Captain America & the Invaders: Bahamas Triangle (2019) #1 (Jul 2019)

A cleverly-placed WWII retcon one-shot by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1: Legends of Marvel: Avengers (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302921958 / digital)
Collects Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019) #1, Avengers: Loki Unleashed (2019) #1, Thor: The Worthy (2019) #1, Captain America & The Invaders: Bahamas Triangle (2019) #1

Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus (2019) #1 (Jul 2019)

Part of a series of one-shots expanding the lore of the “Weapon X” program. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1: Not collected in physical format as of this writing

Captain America: Marvels Snapshot (2020) #1 (Jun 2020)

[Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1: Marvels Snapshots (2021 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302924966 / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934156 / digital)
A series of flashback one-shots inspired by the classic Marvels mini-series. Collects Sub-Mariner: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Captain America: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, X-Men: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Avengers: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1, Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1

Empyre: Captain America (2020) #1-3 (Jul – Aug 2020)

See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Empyre for collection information. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

King in Black: Captain America (2021) #1 (Mar 2021)

See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – King in Black for collection information. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

United States of Captain America (2021) #1-5 (Jun – Oct 2021)

A series written by Christopher Cantwell co-starring Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson, along with several new hyper-local Captains around America. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1-5: The United States of Captain America (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930257 / digital)

Captain America Infinity Comic (2021) #1-4 (Sep 2021)

A one-shot Captain American story written by X-Plain The X-Men co-host Jay Edidin! [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1-4: Not collected in physical format as of this writing

Captain America/Iron Man (2021) #1-5 (Dec 2021 – Mar 2022)

[Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1-5: The Armor & The Shield (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934637 / digital)

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #1-13,
Captain America (2022) #0 & 750, Captain America & The Winter Soldier Special (2022) #1, and Captain America: Cold War (2023) Alpha & Omega (Apr 2022 – ongoing)

This run was launched by one of my favorite creative teams in all of comics, writing partners Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing and artist Carmen Carnero. Another Captain America series in this period, Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022), focuses on Sam Wilson as Cap, see Guide to Sam Wilson, Falcon & Captain America.

[Read on Marvel Unlimited: #0, Sentinel of Liberty, Winter Soldier Special, Cold War Alpha & Omega, #750]

#1-6: Sentinel of Liberty, Vol. 1: Revolution (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931438 / digital)
Also collects Captain America (2023) #0, a team-up between both caps.

#7-11: Sentinel of Liberty, Vol. 2: The Invader (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931445 / digital)
Also collects Captain America & The Winter Soldier Special (2023), which fits prior to this run as an act-break from the prior arc.

#12-13: Cold War (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302952389 / digital)
Collects a crossover in Captain America: Cold War Alpha (2023) #1, Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #12-13, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #12-13, and Captain America: Cold War Omega (2023) #1

#750: Cold War Aftermath (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302954109 / digital)
Collects Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #14 and Captain America (2023) #750 & Finale.

Captain America: Unforgiven (2023) #1 (Apr 2023)

Part of a series of one-shots expanding on the vampire subplot from Jason Aaron’s Avengers. [Read on Marvel Unlimited]

Unforgiven (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946319 / digital)
Collecting Blade: Vampire Nation (2022) #1, Spider-Man: Unforgiven (2023) #1, X-Men: Unforgiven (2023) #1, and Captain America: Unforgiven (2023) #1.

Captain America (2023) #1-18 by J. Michael Straczynski

JMS makes Cap a local hero, focusing on his presence in New York City. The first arc uses flashbacks to delves into the largely unexplored period of the 1930s between his mother’s death when he was 14 years old and when he received the Super Soldier Serum. In this period, Cap also stars in the Blood Hunt tie-in arc of Avengers (2023) and anchors Avengers Assemble (2024) – see Guide to Avengers titles (2010 – Present).

[Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1-6: by J. Michael Straczynski Vol. 1: Stand (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302955670 / digital)

#7-12: by J. Michael Straczynski Vol. 2: Trying to Come Home (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302955687 / digital)

#13-18: by J. Michael Straczynski Vol. 3: Broxton Rising (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302955694 / digital)
This arc, which co-stars Thor, is very much a sequel to JMS’s run on Thor that retcons several developments about Asgard and Broxton that further authors wrote after JMS abandoned the book.

Captain America & Volstagg (2025) #1 by J. Michael Straczynski (Feb 2025)

[Read on Marvel Unlimited]

#1: Infinity Warriors (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948139 / digital TBA)
Collects all of the J. Michael Straczynski team-up one-shots. Final contents TBA.

Captain America (2025) by Chip Zdarsky & Valerio Schiti (Jul 2025 – ongoing)

#1-(TBA): Pending collection announcement

Non-Continuity Captain America

The Ghost Army OGN (2023 hardcover, ISBN 978-1338775907 / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1338775891 / digital)
By Alan Gratz & Brent Schoonover. Published by Graphix, which means this is of dubious continuity. This is set in WWII.

Captain America: Steve Rogers Declassified: Notes, Interviews, and Files from the Avengers’ Archives
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1637743461 / digital)
This boasts that it consists of “in-universe content as written by Captain America and his friends, allies, and foes from across the Marvel Universe,” but it is unclear if that will be entirely as excerpts from existing comics or if some will be written originally by these authors – which makes this of dubious continuity.

Capwolf & The Howling Commandos (2023) #1-4 (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302947194 / digital)
An alternate take on WWII.

Captain America for Dummies (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1394299447 / digital TBA)

Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World – The Art of The Movie Slipcase
(2025 slipcased hardcover, ISBN 978-1302958732)

Marvel’s Captain America: The Illustrated History: The Making of the Star-Spangled Avenger
(2025 hardcover, ISBN 979-8886638172 / digital TBA)

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