Marvel Superhero Squad Captain America with Hawkeye

Captain America's endless war on crime and tyranny sets him against new enemies and old, from an army of robot replicas to the black deeds of Baron Blood! Plus: Cap for president? Guest-starring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Union Jack! Featuring Cobra, Mister Hyde and Batroc the Leaper! The complete Stern/Byrne run, culminating with the standard-setting version of Cap's awe-inspiring origin!

The Captain is back! Captain America that is. In 1940, as America prepared for war, a frail young man volunteered for an experiment that transformed him into the premiere physical specimen-the American Soldier. When he awakened, Rogers was truly a man out of time, though no less committed to fighting the evils of this perilous new era. Now jump into action with this awesome Muscle Captain America suit and play the part of a Marvel Hero!

Jewett (guest professor, New Testament, Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany) and Lawrence (philosophy, emeritus, Morningside Coll.), who previously collaborated on The Myth of the American Superhero, here present a carefully researched and well-developed study of two biblical themes-zealous nationalism and prophetic realism-in Scripture and American history and current life, including post-9/11. The first "seeks to redeem the world by destroying enemies," while the second "avoids taking the stances...