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Captain Americahas faced some of the strong enemies in the Marvel Universe and lived to tell the tale – and his new enemy , the Emissary , will seemingly have him punching above his weight once more . Juiced up on a cocktail of a cocktail of super - soldier blood serum , gamma radiation , and magic , the Emissary is a scoundrel like few Cap has ever encountered .
Captain America#3 – by J. Michael Straczynski , Jesús Saíz , Lan Medina , and Matt Hollingsworth – introduces the latest in a retentive line of people gunning for Steve Rogers . The Emissary seems to be something Cap has never seen before . He ’s the latest and great creation of A.I.M. ’s young squad , pairing a serial killer brain with a host of superhuman abilities .
instantly upon his introduction , the Emissary is mark up as have the potential to be one of the most dangerous opposition Captain America has ever face – and he ’s out to obliterate everything Steve Rogers is , was , or could be .
As telling as Captain America ’s buckler is , he has even better weapon , potent enough to bring down the X - Men ’s most formidable adversary .
The Emissary Is A Mélange Of Marvel’s Most Dangerous Elements
AlthoughSteve Rogers has faced down everything , from cosmic being to other super soldier , the Emissary manages to force together a unique assembling of deadly quality . Henry Cavenaugh , the man who volunteered to take the title , is already a Orcinus orca in his own rightfield . A.I.M drug him with a serum reminiscent of the one that become Steve Rogers into Captain America . While it is n’t a gross reproduction , the treatment is bolstered by a venereal infection of gamma radiation like that which produce the Hulk . Already an levy mix , A.I.M. adds one more terrific ingredient – the supernatural , as Cavenaugh fuses with the demon Asmoday .
This unconscious process turns Cavenaugh into the Emissary , a mortal compounding of science , magic , and engineering . Captain America#3 hint that it may very well takeall of these things and moreto bring the new villain down . Of course , Cap is up for the challenge . As he says in the issue , " The only matter that really matters is what you stand for when stand is the hardest . “He ’s proven that he ’s able and uncoerced to do that , but willingness does n’t mean he has what it take to profit a triumph against the Emissary alone . Though it may not immediately call in the Avengers for back - up , Steve Rogers does have help against this menace .
Even In His Solo Series, Captain America Isn’t Alone
defeat this foe will take the form of power even Steve Rogers does n’t have on his own . InCaptain America#3 , Steve ’s friend Misty Knight pull up Dr. Strange into the premix , as there is flock of occult arts business and eldritch magic afoot . Using Asmoday ’s office , the Emissary has already leave behind a trail of impossibly burnt ash from one of his victims , with the same fate likely what he has in idea for Cap . The Emissary is one of the most dangerous antagonist to go up againstCaptain Americain some fourth dimension , and it ’s go to take everything he has just to live .
Captain America#3is available now from Marvel Comics .
CAPTAIN AMERICA # 3 ( 2023 )
