Cap wraps up the 1970s and enters the strange world of the 1980s in the new Captain America: The Lazarus Conspiracy Epic Collection.
Captain America: The Lazarus Conspiracy contains Captain America #222-246, The Incredible Hulk #232, and Marvel Premiere #49.
All stories are written by Roger McKenzie, Peter Gillis, Steve Gerber, Roger Stern, Mark Evanier, Mike W. Barr, Steven Grant, Alan Kupperberg, Paul Kupperberg, Jim Shooter, David Michelinie, Michael Fleisher, and Chris Claremont.
Art is provided by Sal Buscema, Don Perlin, Fred Kida, Mike Zeck, Alan Kupperberg, Rich Buckler, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Bingham, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito, Jack Abel, Dave Simons, Pablo Marcos, Joe Sinnott, Tom Sutton, Joe Rubinstein, and Al Gordon.
Highlights in The Lazarus Conspiracy (which is actually only a two-issue story in the collection featuring Life Model Decoys) include a number of missions with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., a two-part titanic battle against the Hulk, contentious appearances by the Punisher and Daredevil, Cap’s confrontation with the National Front hate group, the debut of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agents (the Blue Streak, Marvel Man, Texas Twister, and the Vamp), and fights with the Red Skull, The Constrictor Dr. Faustus, Adonis, and even a brought-to-life Lincoln Memorial statue.
Falcon also appears in his first solo story from Marvel Premiere after the amicable split with Cap.
Captain America: The Lazarus Conspiracy Epic Collection consists of 496 pages for a suggested retail price of $54.99.
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