Prologue: The sinister Scarecrow drags his prey, a
small-time crook, into an alley where he feasts on his victim’s fear….
Across the rooftops, the new Captain America pursues a pair of bank
robbers using a zip-line to escape. Directed by Steve Rogers who is monitoring
the adventure via computer from Avengers
Mansion, Sam Cap takes to
the air and disarms the crooks, also relieving them of their loot. When the two
hoods come to the end of their line they are met by the new Nomad, Ian Rogers,
who quickly takes them down (against Steve’s express orders) with his horde
crusher (a weighted staff). While they are in contact with him, Steve and Sam
hear Nomad’s voice suddenly cut off. He has been seized by Scarecrow; Ian
strikes out rapidly with his weapon, smashing several of his opponent’s bones.
But the Scarecrow, drawing the necessary strength from his victim’s fear, merely
pops everything back in place and overpowers the hero. He tries to feed on
Nomad’s fear but the visitor from Dimension Z is not afraid of him. The
demented villain sees this as a challenge….
Cap flies to Ian’s last location to find him gone; he traces
the missing man to the sewers….
Far away, Ian awakens in the sewer surrounded by crows, the
Scarecrow determined to find something that scares him…..