Steve Rogers decides to put aside his secret identity as Captain America and return to private life. His friends and fellow Avengers try to convince him otherwise, but he can’t be dissuaded.
But just because the crime-fighting Super Hero is no more doesn’t mean crime has disappeared, and the Falcon, Cap’s old partner, has to continue to fight for justice on his own. It might be easy for Steve Rogers to put aside the costume and shield, but his strong sense of justice and willingness to serve American citizens won’t go away, and it becomes harder and harder for him to stay in retirement.
Hawkeye suggests that he could continue to fight crime under a new identity, so Steve starts workshopping names: the Adventurer, the Privateer, the Swashbuckler, the Freebooter, Migrant—and finally, Nomad!
With a new identity, a new costume, and the same old love for freedom and justice, Steve Rogers returns to fighting crime. But so does Captain America or, rather, Roscoe Simons in Cap’s uniform.
For a while, Nomad, the new Captain America, and the Falcon protect America against enemies, but an old villain returns: the Red Skull! The Super Villain has a vendetta against Captain America, so he attacks him, not knowing that poor Roscoe is wearing the costume.
This event shows Steve Rogers that Captain America is more than a Super Hero; he is a symbol and defender of an ideal. Plenty of villains around the world will want to destroy Captain America and all he stands for, and Steve will not risk someone else’s life. He steps into the Stars and Stripes as Captain America once more!