Captain America Epic Collection, Vol. 7: The Swine

Captain America Epic Collection

by Jack Kirby

Captain America's co-creator crafts compelling stories with his signature artistic energy and excitement! Jack Kirby concludes his 1970s Captain America tenure with stories that only the King of Comics could create! It begins when the Falcon goes missing in an other-dimensional asylum - that's run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense, sci-fi, horror thriller. Then comes "The Swine," a storyline packed with iconic moments like the debut of Arnim Zola and the return of the Red Skull! Also featuring two Annual exploits with the Black Star and Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! In Kirby's stead, Marvel legend Roy Thomas re-present's Cap's origin and puts him face-to-face with a twisted, twelve-foot version of himself, the Ameridroid! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #201-221 and ANNUAL (1971) #3-4.

Genres: Comics

448 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2025

About the author

Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is "The King."

Reviews

[Federico Kereki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jack Kirby's drawings were dynamic enough, but his plots are mostly "alien or enemy shows up, they beat up the Cap, Cap rallies, Cap beats up them"... the only variety is the shape of whoever gets to be beaten next.