{"product_id":"captain-america-living-legend-1-2013-nm","title":"Captain America: Living Legend # 1 2013 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e (2013) is the first issue of a four-part miniseries that sees Steve Rogers investigating the crash of a top-secret orbital research station, a mission that ties into a mystery from his World War II days involving a decorated Russian officer named Volkov. The story merges Cold War espionage with a sci-fi, alien threat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe narrative in the first issue jumps between three distinct time periods to establish the mystery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWorld War II (1945): The story opens in the Alps, where Captain America and his American squad assist a Russian platoon, led by Sergeant Volkov, in a battle against a Nazi bunker. The bunker contains a mysterious item or person both sides desire. This initial, tense encounter sets up the long history between Cap and Volkov.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Space Race (1968): The story jumps forward to show an older Volkov as a Soviet cosmonaut preparing for a lunar mission. This provides context for his later disappearance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003ePresent Day (2013): A top-secret orbital research station is suddenly pulled from the sky by an unknown alien force and crashes in the remote Siberian wilderness. Captain America is deployed on a solo mission to the crash site to investigate and find survivors, working alongside Sharon Carter and a Russian military presence. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe core conflict in the present revolves around the mystery of what caused the crash and how it connects to Volkov, who disappeared decades ago on his mission. Steve finds himself caught between global superpowers while facing an alien entity that has survived the crash and is awake in the icy wilderness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCaptain America: Living Legend #1 was created by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Andy Diggle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtist: Adi Granov (interiors for issue #1, covers for the series)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47751432077412,"sku":"BK47","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_23_13_48_35_651.jpg?v=1769197792","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/captain-america-living-legend-1-2013-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}