Captain America: White Vol 1 5

Alternate Covers: Solicit Cover Captain America: White Vol 1 #5 Published Released February, 2016 December 30, 2015 Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso Cover Artist Tim Sale "It's A Wonderful Life" Writer Jeph Loeb Penciler Tim Sale Inker Tim Sale Colourist Dave Stewart Letterer Richard Starkings Editor Mark Paniccia Jon Moisan Richard Starkings Previous Issue Next Issue Captain America: White #4 —

Appearing in "It's A Wonderful Life"

Featured Characters:

• Captain America (Steven Rogers) (Main story and flashback) (Narrator)
• Bucky (James Barnes) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Howling Commandos (Only in flashback)
  • Sgt. Nick Fury (Main story and flashback)
  • Dum Dum Dugan (Timothy Dugan) (Only in flashback)
  • Izzy (Isadore Cohen) (Only in flashback)
  • Percy (Percival Pinkerton) (Only in flashback)
  • Reb (Robert Ralston) (Only in flashback)
  • Dino (Dino Manelli) (Only in flashback)
  • Gabe Jones (Gabriel Jones) (Only in flashback)
• Cirque de la Revolution (Only in flashback)
  • The Gypsy (Marilyne) (Only in flashback)
  • The Mime (Claude) (Only in flashback)
  • The Leaper (Olivier Batroc) (Only in flashback) (Death)
  • The Acrobats
    • Acrobat (Antoine)
    • Acrobat (Eloise)

Antagonists:

• Nazis (Only in flashback)
  • Adolf Hitler (Mentioned)
  • Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Only in flashback)
  • Baron von Strucker (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Georges Batroc (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth-616 (Only in flashback)
  • Earth (Only in flashback)
    • Austria (Mentioned)
    • Czech Republic (Mentioned)
    • France (Only in flashback)
      • Paris (Only in flashback)
        • Louvre Museum (Only in flashback)
        • Eiffel Tower (Only in flashback)
    • Germany (Mentioned)
    • Hungary (Mentioned)
    • Poland (Mentioned)
      • Auschwitz (Mentioned)
    • United States of America (Mentioned)
      • Virginia
        • Fort Lehigh (Mentioned)
        • Arlington National Cemetery

Items:

• Captain America's Shield (Main story and flashback)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "It's A Wonderful Life"

Steve Rogers continues his recap of a prior mission.

Captain America is in front of the Eiffel Tower calling out to the Red Skull after having just revealed his ultimatum to Captain America. Steve is forced to save Paris from the explosives that the Red Skull has planted or to save his trusted partner Bucky. Wasting no time, Captain America drives a Nazi motorcycle he had commandeered earlier and ramps it right up and off of the Eiffel Tower, flinging himself onto a zeppelin that the Red Skull had fled onto with Bucky as his prisoner. Whilst flying through the air Captain America punches the Red Skull with all his might with the intention of ending him right then and there.

Meanwhile at the Louvre Museum the Howling Commandos and the Cirque de la Revolution are at a standstill with Baron von Strucker and his Nazi forces. Olivier Batroc had just revealed himself as a traitor with the intention of saving the lives of the troupe, his family. However Strucker only intended to allow them their lives, Olivier and his friends were going to be sent to Auschwitz while France is to burn. In a last ditch effort Olivier takes a bullet for the group dying in Marilyne which sets forth an all out brawl. The allied forced pushing back the Nazi threat.

Jump back to Captain America who continues his battle with the Red Skull. The Red Skull pulls out some explosives with the intend of blowing both them up. Bucky slices the zeppelin and all three fall towards the ground with the zeppelin exploding a they fall. The pair are saved by Marilyne who has outstretched her scarves to act as a safety net for the two. Captain America however is still on high alert about the explosives in the Eiffel Tower but Nick Fury reassures him that the Red Skull had the detonator and with him gone Paris is saved for the moment.

Marilyne and Steve share a moment of acceptance between each other's ideals before they also share a kiss. Fury tells Steve that he's aware of his and Bucky's real identities before saying he'd never tell. Not soon after the pair ride off out through France's country side with Bucky curious as to if Steve made his move with Marilyne. Steve's coy, but acknowledges to his young sidekick that the two kissed.

Flash forward to a couple days after Steve was defrosted and is visiting Arlington National Cemetery where he sees tow memorials, one to himself and one for Bucky, side by side each other. Upon viewing it he destroys his own memorial saying it isn't right, leaving Steve to ride off.

Solicit Synopsis

• This is it! The long awaited finale to Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s epic Captain America story!

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