Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback)
- Winter Soldier/Captain America/Bucky (James Barnes) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Main story and flashback)
- Nick Fury (Main story and flashback)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
Other Characters:
- Skadi/Sin (Sinthea Shmidt) (Only in flashback)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Only in flashback)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
- God (Invoked)
- Captain America (James Barnes) LMD (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in flashback)
- Vision (Jonas)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
- Tigra (Greer Nelson)
- Luke Cage
- Namor
- Thing (Ben Grimm)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Cyborgs (Main story and flashback)
- Robots
- Synthezoids
- Life-Model Decoy (Only in flashback)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Washington, D.C. (Main story and flashback)
- New York
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia (Mentioned)
- Syria (Only in flashback)
- Nick Fury's Secret Base 8 (Only in flashback)
- United States of America
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Captain America's Shield (Main story and flashback)
- Captain America's Uniforms (Only in flashback)
- Falcon's Wings (Only in flashback)
- Black Widow's Gauntlets (Main story and flashback)
- Winter Soldier's Bionic Arm (Main story and flashback)
- Hammer of Skadi (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 37 (Only in flashback)
- Infinity Formula (Only in flashback)
- Hawkeye's Suit
Synopsis for 1st story
Steve Rogers reflects on his life and his partnership with Bucky. Nick Fury arrives to tell him something.
Flashing back to Blitzkrieg U.S.A., Black Widow is growing frantic for Bucky's life after Skadi's attack. Fury tells her to let the medics do their job. A soldier tells her that they got a faint pulse. Fury then give an LMD double to fake Bucky's death to the Avengers. They bring Bucky to Secret Base #008, where they have a chance to save him with the last dose of the Infinity Formula that had granted Fury longevity. However, the decision is up to Widow.
In the present, Steve attacks Fury, assuming he made the choice himself, until Bucky and Widow show up. They apologize for not telling him, but Fury had a war to win. Steve insists that they shouldn't just fake his death, but Bucky insists it's for the best, as he had decided to return to his former identity as the Winter Soldier.
A wake is hosted at the Avengers Mansion. Hawkeye notes that Fury has been beaten up but is refused any details. He also notices that Steve is absent.
Bucky tells Steve that there are some loose ends he left as the Winter Soldier that he needs to clean up and drives off.
Solicit Synopsis
• The Marvel Universe holds a wake for Bucky Barnes
• Fear Itself forever altered the life of Captain America, see how!