Captain America #3, Page #21 (Steve Epting) (2005) (Jack Monroe's last drink in a bar before his Death) (Jack Monroe was the 2nd Bucky in the 1950s)

Thanks for posting this Nick! Jack Monroe Nomad is my favorite character, and I actually have almost the "sister" page to this from the lonely death of Jack Monroe issue in Cap #7: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1629961

Still dissapointed in the way Jack was taken out after all of the great Nomad issues in Cap and especially his 29 issue solo run written so well by Fabian. Always hoping some writer out there will find a way to bring Jack back. Great page. Steve's work is phenomenal.

Nathan, it’s great to know there is at least one collector out there that appreciates the Bucky/Nomad mythos like me. I was shocked and heartbroken to see Jack Monroe die in Cap 7 and in such a worthless fashion. I can only guess that Ed Brubaker wanted to kill off the new Bucky before he reintroduced the 1st Bucky aka Winter Soldier to the timeline. I am still dismayed that he was never brought back. I know that the Brubaker/Epting glorious Cap run was “lightning in a bottle”, and it can’t be recaptured ever again. But It would be a dream to see those two bring him back if they ever worked together again, but I doubt that would ever happen. When I asked Steve Epting if he would ever draw Cap again in a series with Ed, he doubted it because “it will always be compared to their first run” and never live up to expectation. Sadly, it will be some time before we saw a daring writer and artist ever attempt to achieve this feat.