Captain America: Cold War Alpha # 1 2023 NM-

Captain America: Cold War Alpha # 1 is a 2023 comic book that serves as the opening chapter of the "Cold War" crossover event. Released in April 2023, it brings together the storylines of the two concurrent Captains America, Steve Rogers (Sentinel of Liberty) and Sam Wilson (Symbol of Truth). 

The issue sets up a high-stakes conflict involving personal betrayals and global threats: 

• The Unlikely Alliance: Bucky Barnes, now operating as The Revolution within the shadow organization known as the Outer Circle, forms a deadly alliance with Sam Wilson’s nemesis, White Wolf.
• The Abduction: Peggy Carter (acting as a "Star Point" for the Outer Circle) kidnaps Ian Rogers (Nomad), Steve’s adopted son.
• Dimension Z Returns: The villains plan to use Ian to open a portal to Dimension Z, an irradiated wasteland created by Arnim Zola, and unleash its forces upon the world.
• The Team-Up: Steve and Sam reunite, joining forces with Sharon Carter and Misty Knight to track Bucky and White Wolf to a secret battleground in Alaska, where a massive battle against militias and Dimension Z monsters begins. 

• Writers: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Tochi Onyebuchi.
• Artist: Carlos Magno.
• Release Date: April 12, 2023. 

• Protagonists: Steve Rogers (Captain America), Sam Wilson (Captain America), Sharon Carter, and Misty Knight.
• Antagonists: Bucky Barnes (The Revolution), White Wolf, and the Outer Circle.
• Supporting: Ian Rogers (Nomad) and Peggy Carter (Dryad).