Third Series (1997-2002) As part of the "Heroes Reborn" event that brought Captain America, The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, and Iron Man back to the mainstream Marvel Universe, a third series of Captain America was launched. Having ended the run of Mark Waid and Ron Garney (which ended the first series) prematurely, an act that the fan press had disdained in the time subsequent, Marvel elected to place that team on the new title. Both sales and content were good. Marvel quickly let Waid and Garney move to a spin-off book, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, that let them tell Captain America stories that took place in any era. None less than Andy Kubert took over the art for the main title. But this golden age was short-lived. Garney left Sentinel of Liberty, replaced by inferiors; Waid even took a few issues off. The spin-off ended with #12 because Waid no longer desired to write it. In the main book, Waid had begun a large storyline featuring the Red Skull and Kang that he had been setting up since #1. But Kang was also featured in Avengers Forever, the high-profile mini-series written by Kurt Busiek and spun off of the equally high-profile Avengers. The plot for Avengers Forever was developed at the last minute and remained fluid, but it would certainly feature Kang. This fact caused Marvel editorial to restrict Waid's use of Kang. As it turned out, there was no conflict between the two, as Avengers Forever was a time-travelling story that could hardly conflict with anything, and it seems that Marvel editorial had been overly proactive. Waid had to change his storyline, revealing Kang to be a fake, and his magnum opus suffered as a result. He quit the title as a result. A number of issues had featured filler material to make up for short stories, and his last few issues were particularly disappointing. The title continued for two and a half years after Waid departed, most notably under Dan Jurgens. The oversized issue #50 wrapped up the series with a glorious Gene Ha cover, paving the way for a new series under the slightly more mature Marvel Knights imprint, a move that stunned many but that had apparently been the result of a brainstorming session on Captain America that had raised more mature ideas for the character. But before the new series could begin, a three-issue mini-series entitled Captain America: Dead Man Running would be published (as part of the main Marvel line, not Marvel Knights).

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Captain America (third series) #1-21; Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8-9, 11-12: script by Mark Waid (who also participates in the script to Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1-6)
Captain America (third series) #1-6, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1-4: Ron Garney pencils
	Captain America (third series) #1	a 34-page story featuring Captain America's return, initially in Japan, as well as the moving shadow of the Red Skull and the plotting of Kang the Conqueror; Bob Wiacek inks; has a wraparound cover; also features a 2-page look at how Ron Garney draws; cover-dated January 1998	1
	Captain America (third series) #2	Captain America loses his shield in the middle of the ocean; Bob Wiacek inks	1
	Captain America (third series) #3	Captain America gets his Golden Age shield to use; Bob Wiacek inks	1
	Captain America (third series) #4	features Hawkeye and Batroc; Bob Wiacek inks; the letters page features the missing word balloons from #3	1
	Captain America (third series) #5	The Sensational Hydra, actually a Skrull, captures and impersonates Captain America; features Thor; inks by Beatty and Smith	1
	Captain America (third series) #6	features the nation in chaos because of what the fake Captain America said; Dale Eaglesham pencils; Scott Koblish inks	1
	Captain America (third series) #7	the Hydra / Skrull storyline concludes; pencils by Dale Eaglesham and Andy Kubert; inks by Scott Koblish and Jesse Delperdang	1
Captain America (third series) #8-12, 15-17, 19, most of 20-21: Andy Kubert pencils
Captain America (third series) #8-12, 15, 17, 19, most of 20-21: Jesse Delperdang inks
Iron Man (third series) #7, Captain America (third series) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (third series) #7: "Live Kree or Die!" storyline
	Captain America (third series) #8	part 2 of the 4-part "Live Kree or Die!" crossover; features Warbird, a concentration camp, and the destruction of Captain America's classic shield	1
Captain America (third series) #8-12: Andy Kubert pencils, Jesse Delperdang inks
Captain America (third series) #9-12: "American Nightmare" storyline
	Captain America (third series) #9	Captain America gets an electronic shield; Sharon Carter returns	1
	Captain America (third series) #10		1
	Captain America (third series) #11		1
	Captain America (third series) #12	features the 29-page conclusion; features an 8-page article (plus title page) on the Red Skull, written by Jim Krueger; features a wraparound cover; cover-dated December 1998	1
	Captain America (third series) #13	pencils by Dougie Braithwaite, inks by Robin Riggs	1
	Captain America (third series) #14	a 21-page story (plus title page), consisting mostly of an enjoyable fantasy history featuring a triumphant Red Skull and told in full-page panels of black, white, and red	1
	Captain America (third series) #15	Iron Man shows Captain America his broken shield; the Red Skull returns; Captain America and Sharon Carter meet the Watcher (or so it seems) and discover that Captain America is responsible for a dystopian future	1
	Captain America (third series) #16	an 18-page story featuring ink by Jesse Delperdang and Joe Kubert; features a 4-page (clearly fill-in) preview of coming issues	1
	Captain America (third series) #17	an 18-page story featuring Captain America killing the Red Skull, thus betraying himself, the Watcher transforms into Kang; at this point, Marvel's editorial corruption becomes apparent as Kang transforms into Korvac; features a 4-page article on Korvac	1
	Captain America (third series) #18	a 31-page story featuring Captain America in a time loop in Korvac's future, with Lee Weeks pencils, Robert Campanella inks, and "finishes" by Campanella, Jesse Delperdang, Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, & Tom Palmer; features a 6-page article on Cap's shield	1
	Captain America (third series) #19	has the storyline conclude as The Red Skull is killed	1
	Captain America (third series) #20	features a 16-page story continuing from the previous issue; also features a 6-page Nick Fury vampire story that takes place during World War II, with Bill Rosemann story and good Vince Evans art	1
	Captain America (third series) #21	features a 16-page main story featuring drama over Cap's shield; also features the 6-page conclusion to the Nick Fury story (featuring the same team)	1
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SENTINEL OF LIBERTY
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1-4, first half of #5, first third of #6: Mark Waid script based upon a plot by Mark Waid and Ron Garney
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1	Dan Panosian inks; has Captain America battle a villain on 4 July 2001; features a flashback to 4 July of some years ago; reveals that Sharon Carter will be director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2001; features a wraparound cover; cover-dated September 1998	1
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #2-4: "Descent into Madness" storyline, featuring the Invaders (Captain America, the Human Torch, and Sub-Mariner) fighting Nazis during World War II
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #2	Dan Green inks	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #3	Dan Green inks	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #4	inks by Dan Green and Klaus Janson; published on 7 October 1998	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5	an extra-sized issue featuring two stories: an 11-page story (by Waid and Garney, with Dan Green inks) of Captain America, shortly after he was revived (in Avengers #4), with Iron Man; and an 11-page story (with a Brian K. Vaughan script based on a Mark Waid plot, with Doug Braithwaite pencils and Mark Farmer inks) featuring Captain America in a psych ward;	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #6	features three stories: an 11-page story concluding the Captain America and Iron Man story from the previous issue (and featuring the same creators); an 11-page story concluding the story of the psych ward from the previous issue (and featuring the same creators); a 4-page article on the Silver Age appearance of a fake Captain America prior to Avengers #4; and an 11-page story featuring a Captain America of the Revolutionary War (with Roger Stern script, Ron Frenz pencils, and Roger Langridge inks)	1
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	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #8	the first part of a story from the era when The Falcon was Captain America's partner; Cully Hamner & Pondscum pencils; Nathan Massengill & Pondscum inks	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #9	the conclusion of the story from the previous issue, featuring The Falcon transformed into a black Captain America; Dougie Braithwaite pencils; Dan Green inks	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #10	a nonsensical (and non-canonical) humor story occuring during President Kennedy's assassination; James Felder script; Steve Mannion art	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #11	Walter McDaniel & Anthony Williams pencils; Whitney McFarland & Andy Lanning inks	1
	Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #12	a 38-page story featuring Bucky during World War II; Doug Braithwaite & Anthony Williams pencils; Dan Green & Scott Koblish inks; final issue; cover-dated August 1999	1

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