I don't believe it!! They're gonna fight all of Hydra -- two guys, a punk and a broad! 
Appearing in "What If Captain America Hadn't Vanished During World War Two?"
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance) (Joins S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Bucky / Buck / Captain America (James Barnes) (First appearance; dies) (Joins S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Supporting Characters:
- Howling Commandos (First appearance) (Disbands)
- Nick Fury (First appearance; dies)
- Rebel Ralston (First appearance) (Leaves)
- President Johnson (First appearance)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (First appearance)
- Dum-Dum Dugan (First appearance) (Leaves Howling Commandos and joins S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (First appearance)
- Bucky (Rick Jones) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Nazi Germany (First appearance)
- Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (First appearance)
- Hydra (First appearance)
- Baron Zemo / Supreme Hydra (Heinrich Zemo) (First appearance; dies) (Leaves Nazi Germany and joins Hydra)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- ⏴ Uatu the Watcher ⏵
- Bucky (James Barnes) (Only in recap) (Apparent death)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap) (Joins Avengers)
- Nazi Germany (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Adolf Hitler (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Only in recap)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Giant-Man (Hank Pym) (Only in recap)
- Thor Odinson (Only in recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in recap)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Only in recap)
- Baron Zemo's Androids (Mentioned)
- Adolf Hitler (Mentioned)
- French Resistance (Mentioned)
- Junior Juniper (Referenced)
- 1950s Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
- Bucky (Jack Monroe) (Mentioned)
- President Roosevelt (Mentioned)
- President Truman (Mentioned)
- President Eisenhower (Mentioned)
- President Kennedy (Mentioned)
- Ku Klux Klan (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
- Nick Fury (Mentioned)
- Rick Jones (Mentioned)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Mentioned)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- Rick Jones (Earth-77106) (Referenced)
Races and Species:
- Watchers
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Asgardians (Only in recap)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Moon
- Earth (Only in flashback)
- Europe (Only in flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- England (Only in flashback)
- English Channel (Only in flashback)
- England (Only in flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- Antarctica (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Only in recap)
- Avengers Mansion (Only in recap)
- Fifth Avenue (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- Europe (Only in flashback)
- Earth-77105 (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Europe (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- English Channel (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- Germany (Mentioned)
- France (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Atlantic Ocean (First appearance)
- Korea (Mentioned)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C. (First appearance)
- White House (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C. (First appearance)
- Pacific Ocean (First appearance)
- Hydra Island (First appearance)
- Europe (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Earth-77106 (Mentioned)
Items:
- Captain Americas' Shields
- Captain America (Earth-616)'s Shield (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Earth-77105)'s Shield (First appearance)
- Captain Americas' Uniforms
- Captain America (Earth-616)'s Uniform (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Earth-77105)'s Uniform (First appearance)
- Giant-Man's Suit (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Only in recap)
- Mjolnir (Only in recap)
- Wasp's Suit and Bio-Synthetic Wings (Only in recap)
- Super-Soldier Serum (Mentioned)
- Hydra Pistols (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Allied Drone Plane (First appearance)
- Zemo's V2 craft (First appearance)
Events:
- World War II (Main story and flashback)
- Cold War
Synopsis for "What If Captain America Hadn't Vanished During World War Two?"
Captain America and Bucky succeed in disarming the drone plane that would have otherwise ended their careers in the 40s. The Red Skull has Baron Zemo put into a twenty-year deep sleep for his failure. Cap and Bucky continue to fight crime and Communism into the 60s, with Barnes switching to calling himself "Buck" as he gets older. When SHIELD is formed, President Johnson offers the job of Director to Steve Rogers in lieu of Nick Fury, who was killed in the Korean War. Steve initially recommends Buck instead, but after a while Buck insists on trading places. Barnes becomes the new Captain America with Rick Jones as his sidekick and Sharon Carter as his lover, while the aging Rogers accepts his new role as head of SHIELD.
SHIELD along with Cap and Rick launch a decisive strike against their nemesis Hydra, which Zemo organized in revenge after waking up from his long sleep. In the final confrontation, both Zemo and Captain America are killed. Sharon blames Steve for putting Buck on the path that led to his premature demise, but Steve insists he understands Buck's sacrifice more than she believes. The costume of Captain America is retired to a museum, but Rick Jones already has aims to be the next to take up the legacy.