As part of the aftermath of Marvel Comics' company-crossover storyline "Civil War", Steve Rogers was ostensibly killed in Captain America vol.

Series writer Ed Brubaker remarked, "What I found is that all the really hard-core left-wing fans want Cap to be standing out on and giving speeches on the street corner against the George W. Bush administration, and all the really right-wing fans all want him to be over in the streets of Baghdad, punching out Saddam Hussein.

"[2] Artist Alex Ross designed a slightly revised Captain America costume that former sidekick Bucky Barnes began to wear as the new Captain America in vol.

[3] As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries.

[5][6] In addition to the regular series, two one-shot issues written by Ed Brubaker were published in coordination with ongoing stories.