Warning! Spoilers for Captain America/Iron Man #4 by Marvel Comics below
To stop the Overseer, Captain America is suiting up in his most controversial armor, as his Hydra Supreme suit from Secret Empire makes a surprise return to the hero. In a new preview for Captain America/Iron Man #4, Steve Rogers is forced to wear the altered version of the Hydra Supreme armor so that he and Iron Man have a fighting chance against the A.I.-based villain’s army.
Marvel’s most controversial modern story occurred in Secret Empire when Captain America was revealed to be working for Hydra. The idea of the patriotic hero suddenly suiting up for the Nazi organization made international headlines, as many saw it as a betrayal of Captain America’s ideals and heroism. However, it turned out the evil Hydra Cap wasn’t the real thing, as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes defeated him while the actual Captain America would eventually return. Now, Steve Rogers is confronting his most controversial story in a roundabout way, as he’s forced to suit up in his Hydra armor.
In a brand new preview for Captain America/Iron Man #4 by Derek Landy, Angel Unzueta, Rachelle Rosenberg, VC’s Joe Caramagna, and Alex Ross, Captain America and Iron Man are thrown into a fight against the Overseer, who plans world domination with his robot army. Captain America tends to a wounded Fifty-One, wearing an altered version of Hydra Cap’s armor. Then, realizing Overseer’s killing robot army is closing in, Captain America suits up in the armor to take on the waves of villains.
Captain America suits up in the greenish armor, as the former Hydra suit has been changed by Fifty-One. Steve Rogers grabs his shield and tells Iron Man he’s ready to fight the Overseer’s forces as the two armored heroes prepare to take on the killer robots.
Bringing back Captain America’s Hydra armor is a bold move, especially considering the reception of the Secret Empire storyline. But in this case, Fifty-One redesigned the armor into something new. So, Captain America isn’t presenting himself as Hydra, but instead, is suiting up in the armor to save Fifty-One’s life and the countless lives of others thrown into the crossfire of Overseer’s attempt at world domination. It couldn’t be more heroic. Captain America isn’t letting his darkest chapter stand in his way.
Readers can see how Captain America suiting up in the reworked version of the Hydra Cap armor ultimately plays out and how he and , when Captain America/Iron Man #4 by Marvel Comics arrives in comic book stores on Wednesday.
