{"product_id":"captain-america-epic-collection-the-man-who-sold-the-united-states-isbn-9781302955205","title":"Captain America Epic Collection: The Man Who Sold The United States","description":"Steve Rogers has renounced his role as Captain America! While the Falcon fights on, Rogers wrestles with his place in the world - and becomes Nomad, a man without a country! But in his new identity, can he overcome the power of Madame Hydra and the mystical Serpent Crown? And the Red Skull's return forces our hero to make a choice! Then, Cap co-creator Jack Kirby is back - pulling triple duty as writer, artist and editor! This is Kirby unleashed! In an intricate storyline that slowly built toward America's Bicentennial, Kirby's classic \"Madbomb\" saga featured an aristocratic conspiracy seeking to seize control of the country! Plus: Experience Kirby's BICENTENNIAL BATTLES, an eighty page masterpiece that encompasses American history from the Revolution through the Old West to both World Wars! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #180-200 and MARVEL TREASURY SPECIAL: CAPTAIN AMERICA'S BICENTENNTIAL BATTLES. | Steve Englehart’s history-making   contributions to the Marvel Universe began with the Beast’s solo feature in Amazing Adventures, in which the   eloquent X-Man first assumed furry form. As Avengers writer, he masterminded such major events as “The   Avengers\/Defenders War” (in both teams’ titles) and “The Celestial Madonna   Saga.” In Captain America,   he identified and solved the “mystery” of the 1950s Captain America (later   revived by Ed Brubaker), and gave the true Cap the alternate identity of   Nomad. Englehart’s Dr. Strange storyline in Marvel   Premiere established the character as Sorcerer   Supreme and covered the creation of the universe itself. At DC, he helped   revamp Batman, Green Lantern, Superman and other major heroes for the 1970s.   Back at Marvel, he wrote the first few years of West   Coast Avengers and Silver   Surfer. His published novels include Countdown to Flight, Hellstorm (part of the TALON Force series), Majorca, The   Point Man and, with wife Terry Beach, books in the   DNAgers young-adult   series. Englehart has also written TV episodes and designed video games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 to   Jewish-Austrian parents on New York’s Lower East Side, Jack Kirby came of age at the birth   of the American comic book industry. Beginning his career during the rising   tide of Nazism, Kirby and fellow artist Joe Simon created the patriotic hero   Captain America. Cap’s exploits on the comic book page entertained millions   of American readers at home and inspired U.S. troops fighting the enemy   abroad. When World War II ended, the public’s interest in super heroes waned;   Kirby turned his artistic talents during the 1950s to other genres, such as   monsters, Westerns and crime — as well as the first-of-its-kind Young Romance Comics. In 1961, Kirby   returned to super heroes to illustrate what would become the defining issue   in Marvel Comics history: Fantastic Four #1. Written by Stan Lee, the team’s debut revolutionized the   industry overnight. In contrast to the staid artwork of his predecessors,   Kirby’s illustrations seemed to leap off the page with eye-popping action and   drama. For the next decade, Kirby and Lee would introduce a mind-boggling   array of new characters — including the Avengers, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man,   the Silver Surfer and the X-Men. Taken together, Kirby’s groundbreaking work   with Lee formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. In the early 1970s,   Kirby moved to DC Comics, where his boundless creativity continued. He   returned to Marvel in 1975, writing and illustrating Captain America and introducing his   final major concept, the Eternals. With the explosion of TV animation during   the 1980s, Kirby’s talents turned to the small screen. Comic fans quickly   recognized his work on such series as Thundarr the   Barbarian and Turbo   Teen. Kirby died in 1994, but his influence on the   comic book industry is as strong as ever. His work has inspired a generation   of professional artists and modern writers who continue to explore his vast   universe of concepts and characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter over three decades of writing and drawing the Johnny Hazard comic strip, which he   created in 1944, Frank Robbins (1917-1994) co-created Invaders with Roy Thomas, marking Marvel’s first major revival of   Golden Age super heroes. His distinctive art style subsequently graced Captain America, Ghost Rider, and the licensed   properties Human Fly   and Man from Atlantis.   Following a stint as writer on DC Comics’ Superman’s   Girl Friend Lois Lane, he collaborated with   artists Neal Adams and Irv Novick on runs of    Batman and Detective Comics, respectively; his   work is credited as instrumental in returning the Darknight Detective to his   gothic\/noir roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a start as inker to his older brother John, Sal Buscema penciled Captain America, Defenders, Incredible   Hulk and more. Famed for his ability to meet tight   deadlines, he spread his talents across multiple genres. His 1970s work   ranged from Ms. Marvel   and Nova to Sub-Mariner and Spider-Woman’s first   appearance in Marvel Spotlight. He was the uninterrupted artist on Spectacular   Spider-Man for more than one hundred issues and   penciled the web-slinger’s adventures in Marvel   Team-Up, in which he and writer Bill Mantlo   introduced Captain Jean DeWolff. After handling more team-ups in the Thing’s Marvel Two-in-One, he reunited with   brother John on Steve Englehart’s Fantastic Four. He later provided inks for Tom DeFalco’s Spider-Girl titles and Thunderstrike miniseries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning as Stan Lee’s production assistant, Herb Trimpe (1939-2015) went on to   pencil a seven-year run on Marvel mainstay Incredible   Hulk — during which he debuted the future X-Man,   Wolverine — as well as 1970s classics Marvel   Team-Up, Shogun   Warriors and Godzilla. He was equally prolific during the 1980s on Nick Fury, The   ’Nam and G.I. Joe; the 1990s saw him illustrate Marvel’s First Family on Fantastic Four Unlimited. Trimpe’s   war-story credits also include the introduction of the Phantom Eagle, the WWI   aviator hero whose adventures were later chronicled by Garth Ennis.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303158370533,"sku":"NP9781302955205","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302955205.jpg?v=1767723369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/captain-america-epic-collection-the-man-who-sold-the-united-states-isbn-9781302955205","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}