—Captain AmericaSo hard to believe this is the world we fought for...
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Steve Rogers (Last appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Dum-Dum Dugan (Tim Dugan) (Last appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Invaders (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Bucky Barnes ⏵ (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Joins S.H.I.E.L.D.) (Mentioned to be deceased now)
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Toro (Tom Raymond) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- United States Army (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- President Harry Truman (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Peggy Carter (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Nazi Germany (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Master Man (Wilhelm Lohmer) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Adolf Hitler (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Senator Joseph McCarthy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Prince Wringor (First appearance)
- Edward Murrow (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Magneto (Magnus) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Sentinels (Only in flashback) (Destruction)
- Benito Mussolini (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Joseph Stalin (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Logan ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Luke Cage ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Emma Frost ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Cloak (Ty Johnson) ⏵ (Cameo)
- ⏴ Peter Parker ⏵ (Cameo)
Locations:
- House of M (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Europe (Only in flashback)
- English Channel (Only in flashback)
- Germany (Only in flashback)
- Berlin (Only in flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in flashback)
- White House (Only in flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth Orbit (Only in flashback)
- Moon (Only in flashback)
- Europe (Only in flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform (Only in flashback)
- Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
- Planes (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for 1st story
Reality has shifted and led to a new world for Captain America. Bucky survived World War II and became an Agent of Shield after the war. In 1945 Cap and the Invaders capture Adolf Hitler and return to our nation as heroes. Cap marries Peggy Carter. In the 1950s' Eugene McCarthy and other speak out against the menace of mutants in our society. Cap is chastised for his friendship with mutants like Namor the Sub-Mariner.
Cap became a part of the Air Force and well as an astronaut and was the first man on the Moon. However he is forced to resign from the Air Force because he publicly spoke out against the growing menace of Magneto. Cap and Peggy also appear to separate or divorce. Bucky is eventually killed in action and an aging Cap is despondent about a society of mutants and humans live in mutual fear and distrust.
Notes
- This issue is a crossover with the Marvel Event House of M.
- This issue contains a letters page "Freedom of Speech". Letters are published from: Jonty, J. Kane, R. Cruz, Joe Duke, and Carlos M. Fernandez, Jr.
Chronology Notes[]
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵ (First appearance chronologically)
- Dum Dum Dugan (Tim Dugan) ⏵ (First appearance chronologically)