{"product_id":"ultimate-captain-america-1-2011-nm","title":"Ultimate Captain America # 1 2011 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUltimate Captain America # 1\u003c\/b\u003e January 2011 is the first issue of a four-part limited series written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Ron Garney. Set in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610), it explores a gritty, hard-hitting confrontation between Steve Rogers and a darker legacy of the Super-Soldier project. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe story introduces Frank Simpson, the \"Captain America of the Vietnam War\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Mission: Steve Rogers travels to North Korea to investigate rumors of a rogue super-soldier program. There, he discovers that someone has been supplying super-soldier blood to hostile regimes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Rivalry: Steve encounters Frank Simpson, a man who was given the Super-Soldier Serum while Rogers was frozen in ice. Simpson has since become a disillusioned, cynical rogue with an American flag tattooed on his face.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Conflict: Simpson brutally defeats Rogers in their first meeting, mocking him as a \"pawn\" for the American government. He views Steve's version of patriotism as deluded and aims to force him to \"see the light\" about the reality of U.S. interventionism. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: Jason Aaron (Writer) and Ron Garney (Artist).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCharacters: Steve Rogers, Frank Simpson (Ultimate Nuke), and Carol Danvers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThemes: The series contrasts Rogers' unwavering patriotism with the cynicism and atrocities born from later attempts to recreate the super-soldier formula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717564383332,"sku":"BJ210","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_18_10_56_16_034.jpg?v=1768756032","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/ultimate-captain-america-1-2011-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}