BACK FROM THE DEAD (1967)

One of Captain America's greatest foes from World War II, the Red Skull, recently emerged to face him in the present day, having gained the power of the Cosmic Cube (during T.H.E.M.). When the Skull fell to his apparent death, it looked like the modern world was safe from the Nazi villain. Until now! But it looks like the Red Skull isn't the only figure from Cap's past to have returned form the dead...

• Avengers #38 (tie-in)
• Tales of Suspense #88[2/2]
• Tales of Suspense #89[2/2]
• Tales of Suspense #90[2/2]
• Avengers #40
• Tales of Suspense #91[2/2]

[T.H.E.M. - Captain America's mystery foe sinks to his apparent death]

Avengers #38 (tie-in)
Hawkeye and Wasp head out of Avengers Mansion over Goliath's reluctance to allow the Black Widow to join the Avengers. Captain America is also called away under mysterious circumstances. The Widow misses her opportunity to put her case forward when Nick Fury assigns her to a secret mission for SHIELD. Hercules is tricked by Ares and the Enchantress into drinking a potion that bends him to Enchantress' will, attacking the Avengers on her behalf. Hercules and Enchantress overpower Goliath, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Hawkeye and Wasp return late and Hawk' uses a sulphur arrow to break the spell over Hercules. The Enchantress leaves, but Hercules is banished from Olympus for a year by Zeus for leaving home without consent. The Avengers agree to put Herc up...

Tales of Suspense #88[2/2]
At Avengers Mansion, Captain America receives a summons from his deceased partner, James 'Bucky' Barnes, who claims to have survived World War II. He follows the trail to a hi-tech base off the coast of Nova Scotia where he's attacked by Power Man (Erik Josten) and the Swordsman (Jaques Duquesne). Once their defeated, their employer reveals his plan to use a bubble machine to steal cities. He emerges from the shadows to reveal his identity...

Tales of Suspense #89[2/2]
The Red Skull reveals himself and explains how he survived his apparent death (during T.H.E.M.) by using the last of the Cosmic Cube's power within him, despite losing the Cube itself. Bucky emerges and expresses his hate for Cap, though he's quickly defeated and revealed to be a convincing robot. The Red Skull corners Cap in a death trap...

Tales of Suspense #90[2/2]

Captain America escapes the boards the Red Skull's ship as he prepares to steal New York. Though Cap bests the Red in battle, the Skull threatens to drop New York unless the Avenger swears allegiance to him. Left with little choice, Captain America agrees to serve the Red Skull for 24 hours and the Skull reveals to the world that Cap's turned traitor...

Avengers #40
Namor the Sub-Mariner traps a submarine in seaweed to end it's weapons testing near Atlantis. When he confronts the military at Puerto Nuevo, things get violent. Cap contacts the Avengers to tell them he hasn't turned traitor and needs them to locate the Cosmic Cube. Their hunt leads them to Puerto Nuevo where the team confront Namor until Hercules lets slip that they think he's after the Cube. Namor quickly finds it under the sea and uses its power against the Avengers and the army until the Wasp knocks it away from Namor. The Cube down a ravine and is found by the Mole Man who quickly discards it as a child's toy.

Tales of Suspense #91[2/2]

A day seems to pass quite quickly for Captain America and the Red Skull. The Skull hurls Cap into the sea just before time runs out and hypnotises the crew of an experimental submarine, ditching his city-stealing bubble-maker ship in favour of the sub. Cap fights the mind-controlled crew until he blocks the signal and frees them. He tricks the Skull into boarding the sub which self-destructs at the end of its experimental run right after Cap and the crew make their escape. Cap's name is cleared (presumably) and it looks like the Red Skull's dead again!

MCG Note: Fallout from the tie-in issues is entered in grey text.

Avengers #42 (1967)
Captain America rejoins to the Avengers; the team discover Black Widow is on a mission for SHIELD.

Avengers #43-44 (1967)
The Avengers rescue the Black Widow from her Communist foes and her husband, the Red Guardian.

Avengers Annual #1 (1967)
The Enchantress, Power Man and the Swordsman all return as members of the Mandarin's army of villains during THE MONSTROUS MASTERPLAN OF THE MANDARIN.

Avengers #45 (1967)
Hercules officially joins the Avengers during THE MONSTROUS MASTERPLAN PLAN OF THE MANDARIN.

Avengers #50 (1968)
Zeus allows Hercules to return to Olympus after he defeats Typhon and saves the missing Olympians.

Captain America #101-104 (1968)

The Red Skull returns to plague cap having survived the explosion thanks to a miniature escape sub.

Captain America #115-119 (1969)

The Red Skull retrieves the Cosmic Cube, but it's dissolved by AIM during THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK.

Avengers #76 (1970)
Black Widow ends her relationship with Hawkeye.

Avengers #111 (1973)
Black Widow finally joins the Avengers during THE MARK OF HAWKEYE.

Avengers #224 (1982)
Tony Stark becomes romantically involved with the Wasp; Wasp breaks it off with Tony when he reveals he's Iron Man as she doesn't want to date a team mate.

Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4 (1983) 

Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's origin is expanded further when they're revealed to be Magneto's children.

Avengers #262 (1985)
Namor the Sub-Mariner joins the Avengers.

Avengers #83 (2004)
Hawkeye and the Wasp end up getting together briefly during ONCE AN INVADER.

Captain America #1 (2005)
The Red Skull is assassinated by the Winter Soldier in order to obtain a new Cosmic Cube for Aleksander Lukin; the Skull uses the Cube to transfer his consciousness into Lukin's body.

Captain America #14 (2006)
The Winter Soldier is revealed to be the real Bucky Barnes, having survived World War II; Captain America restores Bucky's memories using a Cosmic Cube.

Secret Invasion: Requiem #1 (2009)

Hank Pym finally gains wings when he takes on the Wasp's costumed identity during SECRET INVASION / EARTH'S MIGHTIEST.

Axis #7 (2015)
The Scarlet Witch's magic reveals that she and Quicksilver are not Magneto's children and aren't even related to him during AXIS.

Uncanny Avengers #4 (2015)
It's revealed that the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver gained their powers from experiments performed by the High Evolutionary (the Evolutionary covered his tracks so that any scans would classify the twins as mutants) during AVENGERS NOW!

Captain America Epic Collection vol.1: Captain America Lives Again
Captain America Omnibus vol.1
Essential Captain America vol.1
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America vol.2

Include Tales of Suspense #88[2/2]-91[2/2].
Avengers Epic Collection vol.2: Once an Avenger
Avengers Omnibus vol.2
Essential Avengers vol.2
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers vol.4

Include Avengers #38 & 40.