. "Andy Schmidt"@en . "[[W:C:marvel:James Buchanan"@en . . "Featured Characters:\n* \nSupporting Characters:\n* \nAdversaries:\n* \n* \n* \n* \nOther Characters:\n* \n* \nLocations:\n* Kazakhstan \n* \n:* \n:* \nItems:\n* \n* \nVehicles:\n*"@en . "2005"^^ . "USA"@en . "Frank D'Armata"@en . "Captain America Vol 5 1"@en . . . "Andy Schmidt"@en . "* Captain America image gallery\n* Captain America appearances list\n* Captain America quotes page\n* Red Skull image gallery\n* Red Skull appearances list\n* Winter Soldier appearances list"@en . . . "After years of searching, the Red Skull has finally cobbled together a Cosmic Cube \u2013 culled from the fragmented pieces of other cubes. But he needs a massive energy charge by which to empower it. He intends on destroying three major metropolitan cities in an effort to generate the energy needed to power the cube. \n\nMeanwhile, Sharon Carter visits Steve Rogers. She is concerned because Steve has become so reckless since the Avengers disbanded. She calls to mind a recent incident where Steve took great risks to stop a train full of terrorists from detonating a dirty bomb in Coney Island. Steve assures her that he is fine aside from being plagued by strange dreams as of late . Sharon walks Steve back to his new private apartment in Brooklyn. \n\nLater, the Red Skull is standing in high-rise apartment. He has been monitoring Rogers' actions and knows of his new living quarters. The Red Skull receives a phone call from General Lukin. Lukin knows that the Skull now has a Cosmic Cube and again offers to buy it from him. Like before, the Skull refuses. Suddenly, a cybernetic assassin breaks into the Red Skull's penthouse and shoots him through the chest, killing him. The assassin steals the Cosmic Cube and brings it to Lukin."@en . . . . "Five Years Ago:"@en . . . "Mission accomplished, general... the cube is yours. The [[W:C:marvel:Johann Shmidt"@en . "Randy Gentile"@en . "Randy Gentile"@en . "Out of Time: Part 1"@en . "* This issue is reprinted in the Captain America: Winter Soldier trade paperback.\n\n* This series follows the \"Avengers Disassembled\" storyline.\n\n* The assassin who shoots the Red Skull will later be revealed as the Winter Soldier. The Winter Soldier is in fact [[W:C:marvel:James Buchanan Barnes"@en . "Joe Quesada"@en . "Captain America Vol 5 1 Textless.jpg"@en . "Molly Lazer"@en . "The Red Skull meets with former KGB agent Aleksander Lukin near the Kazakhstan border. Lukin's men have just captured the former hero of Soviet Russia, the Red Guardian. Lukin fires a bullet into the Guardian's skull killing him. After business is handled, Lukin speaks to the Skull about the Cosmic Cube. He knows the Skull is after it, and is willing to pay any price to acquire it from him. The Red Skull confesses that he is searching for it, but refuses to sell it at any price. \n\nThe Present:"@en . . "Steve Epting"@en . . . "Ed Brubaker"@en . "Captain America Vol 5 1 MGC Textless.jpg"@en . . . . "* Captain America article at Wikipedia\n* Captain America profile at Toonopedia\n* Captain America profile at the Marvel Directory\n* Captain America profile at the Marvel Universe\n* Captain America Fan Site\n* Captain America (Volume 5) series index at the Grand Comics Database\n* Alexander Lukin and the Winter Soldier article at Wikipedia"@en . "* Omega Red makes a cameo appearance in flashback."@en . "Steve Epting"@en . "Steve Epting"@en . "1"^^ . "Tom Brevoort"@en . . "Tom Brevoort"@en . . "Molly Lazer"@en . "—"@en . . . . "Steve Epting"@en . "Related Articles"@en . . . . . "Frank D'Armata"@en . . "Marvel's Greatest Comic Variant"@en . "Out of Time"@en . . "Marvel Comics"@en . . . "* Captain America Comics\n* Captain America (Volume 1)\n* Captain America (Volume 2)\n* Captain America (Volume 3)\n* Captain America (Volume 4)\n* Captain America (Volume 5)\n* Captain America and the Falcon"@en . "Ed Brubaker"@en . . "Nicole Wiley"@en . "Nicole Wiley"@en . "Steve Epting"@en .