Captain America (2nd Series)

    (Marvel, 1995-1997)
™ and ©1996 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Forget everything you know about Captain America.

In response to flagging sales, Marvel turned toward its own former artists, who had left to form Image Comics. The Image crew was given free rein to reinvent (and hopefully, reinvigorate) many of Marvel’s core characters including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, and Iron Man.

Rob Liefeld and Jeph Loeb spun a new origin story for Captain America. In this version, Cap had been a hero of World War II, but had dared to speak out against the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Fearing the influence such an outspoken icon would have, the president ordered a young Nick Fury to put Cap on ice, removing his memory using techniques discovered from the Nazis. Over the next few decades, Steve Rogers lived as an ordinary person until wartime comrades revealed his true legacy to him.
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  • 1
    #1
    Captain America jumping forward on cover by Rob Liefeld
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Steve Rogers regains memories of WW II action
    9 copies from $4.00
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Cover A (flag background)
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $2.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    6 copies from $2.50
  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Cover B by Rob Liefeld
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $25.00
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    22 K Gold Stamped Signature with Marvel Comics Certificate of Authenticity attached.; Autographed by Rob Liefeld; Limited to 2,100 copies
    1 copy for $38.00
  • 1/E
    #1 Variation E
    Comicon Cover E by Rob Liefeld
    W: Rob Liefeld, Jeph Loeb, Chuck Dixon  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    3 copies from $25.00
  • 2
    #2
    Dec 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    7 copies from $1.75
  • 3
    #3
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Versus Crossbones
    14 copies from $1.25
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Rob Liefeld
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Versus Crossbones
    1 copy for $6.98
  • 4
    #4
    Feb 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld, Pop Mhan
    Versus Crossbones; Versus Master Man; Versus Red Skull; Versus World Party
    16 copies from $0.80
  • 5
    #5
    Green background on cover by Rob Liefeld
    Mar 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Four figures (Cap, Bucky, Nick Fury, one other)
    7 copies from $0.90
  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Cover A (White Background)
    Mar 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Versus Master Man; Versus Red Skull
    1 copy for $6.98
  • 5/NS
    #5 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Rob Liefeld
    Mar 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld
    Four figures (Cap, Bucky, Nick Fury, one other)
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 6
    #6
    Apr 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld, Ian Churchill
    Versus Baron Zemo; Versus Modok
    18 copies from $2.00
  • 6/NS
    #6 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Rob Liefeld
    Apr 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: Jeph Loeb, Rob Liefeld  ·  A: Rob Liefeld, Ian Churchill
    Versus Baron Zemo; Versus Modok
    2 copies from $0.75
  • 7
    #7
    May 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Phillips
    Origin of Captain America
    13 copies from $1.95
  • 8
    #8
    Jim Lee cover by Jim Lee
    Jun 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Bennett, Al Rio
    Versus Sons of the Serpent; Cap’s letter“A” returns to his costume
    14 copies from $1.95
  • 9
    #9
    Jul 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Bennett
    Versus Sons of the Serpent
    16 copies from $1.99
  • 10
    #10
    Aug 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Bennett
    Versus Sons of the Serpent; Gatefold summary
    17 copies from $1.18
  • 11
    #11
    Sep 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Bennett
    Versus Nick Fury; Gatefold summary
    11 copies from $1.99
  • 11/NS
    #11 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Joe Bennett
    Sep 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Joe Bennett
    Versus Nick Fury; Gatefold summary
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 12
    #12
    Heroes Reunited 4-ptych cover, 4/4
    Oct 1997
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Jeph Loeb  ·  A: Joe Bennett, Ed Benés
    Versus Galactus; And Fantastic Four #12; Gatefold Summary; Iron Man #12
    4 copies from $2.50
  • 13
    #13
    World War 3 4-ptych cover, 4/4
    Nov 1997
    Cover: $1.99
    W: James Robinson  ·  A: Ron Lim
    Crossover with Wildstorm universe; Gatefold summary
    14 copies from $2.25
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $29.99
    W: James Robinson, Jeph Loeb  ·  A: Rob Liefeld, Joe Phillips, Joe Bennett, Al Rio
    Collects Captain America (2nd Series) #1–12; Indicia lists as Hereos Reborn; ca. 2006
    2 copies from $21.98