Mighty Marvel Masterworks - Captain American Volume 2

 This collection compiles Cap's adventures while he was still sharing an issue with Iron Man so naturally, the stories are a little shorter than a full comic's tales, but that doesn't mean that they are not action packed! Kirby is still manning the pencils here (except for a couple of issues where Gil Kane subbed), so there are no complaints about the artwork and Stan "The Man" Lee is writing, so there are plenty of wild'n'wooly raucousness'n'craziness!

Nick Fury makes an appearance - the two knew each other back in WWII - along with the not-so-nefarious sounding group of scientists and spies simply called "Them" - somewhat affiliated with AIM (Advanced Ideas Mechanics) - but also working with none of than the original cap nemesis, the Red Skull! On top of that we get the origin of the Cosmic Cube, the Adaptoid and Super Adaptoid, Mordok, Power Man, the Swordsman, a cameo by the Avengers, a love interest for Cap and more! 

Sure, there's some more-than-unlikely scenarios - even for comic books - but suspension of disbelief is certainly necessary for any super-hero tale. But it's all in good fun, the hero wins in the end and while there is the obligatory angst, good wins over evil - something that I wish would happen in the real world a little more often these days. These 60's Marvel tales are always a good time! And for an extra bonus, there's a Captain (Charlie) America episode of Not Brand Ecch! included!