The past keeps coming back to haunt Captain America. The Sentinel of Libery has been on the job since World War II. And during those 65 years, Cap has accumulated a lot of adversaries. But the haunting memory of his young partner, Bucky Barnes, who died as Cap watched helpessly during the waning days of World War II, is perhaps his most insidious foe. Now, a new wild card enters the mix: Aleksander Lukin, a former Soviet Cold Warrior who's resurfaced as the head of the multinational Kronas Corporation. What is Lukin's master plan? Is he the puppet master, or is someone pulling his strings? Can Captain America defeat a man who holds power over reality itself in the palm of his hand? And what price must Cap pay for the sins of his past?