BUCKY BARNES / WINTER SOLDIER COMIC GUIDE


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a (mostly) comprehensive comics guide to james buchanan “bucky” barnes / the winter soldier.this is my simple attempt to make comics accessible, for both seasoned readers & folks that know nothing about comics and just want to see more of bucky.

  • [ ▶ ] personal favorites & best-of-bucky moments

  • [ ✘ ] non-essentials & blink-and-you-miss-it appearances

  • [ ⚑ ] marvel event; typically do not directly feature bucky but impact the universe/him in some way

  • [ ★ ] ongoing / still being released as of january 2020

  • [ ☗ ] indicates that i haven’t read this myself & can’t be sure of how involved bucky is


  • [ ✘ ] captain america comics (1941) #1-12

  • [ ✘ / ☗ ] young allies (1941-1946) #1-8

  • [ ✘ / ☗ ] all-winners comics (1941-1947) #1-21

  • [ ✘ ] quick note:


  • [ ☗ ] avengers (1963) #1-20

  • [ ☗ ] avengers classic (2007) #1-12

  • [ ☗ ] tales of suspense (1959) #63-71

  • [ ☗ ] giant-size invaders (1975) #1;invaders (1975-1979) #1-22; annual (1977); marvel premiere #29-30; avengers #71; invaders #23-41; giant-size invaders 2; what if? (1977) 4; invaders (1993) #1-4

  • [ ✘ ] fantastic four annual (1976) #11


  • [ ✘ ] adventures of captain america (1991) #1-4

  • [ ☗ ] marvel universe (1998) #1-7

  • captain america: sentinel of liberty (1998) #12

  • captain america vol 3 (1998, dan jurgens era) #32, #48, #50

  • [ ✘ ] captain america annual (2001) #1


  • [ ▶ ] captain america: man out of time (2010) #1-5

  • [ ▶ ] captain america: white (2015) #1-5

  • captain america comics 70th anniversary special (2009) #1

  • the marvels project (2009) #1-8

  • [ ▶ / ✘ ] history of the marvel universe (2019) #1-6


  • [ ✘ ] captain america: the 1940s newspaper strip (2010) #1-3

  • [ ▶ ] captain america annual (2018) #1

  • [ ▶ ] winter soldier: the bitter march (2014) #1-5

  • [ ▶ ] marvel comics presents (2019) #7

  • pop secret exclusive comic (2016) #1

  • [ ▶ ] a year of marvels: july infinite comic (2016) #1

  • [ ▶ ] winter soldier: second chances (2018) #1-5


  • [ ▶ ] captain america vol. 5 (2004-2011, aka: brubaker era) #1-21; 65th anniversary special

  • [ ▶ ] wolverine (2003) #36-40

  • [ ▶ ] wolverine: origins (2006) #1-30

  • [ ⚑ / ✘ ] civil war (2006) #1-6; civil war: the confession

  • fallen son: the death of captain america (2007) #1, #5

  • [ ▶ ] captain america vol. 5 continued (2004-2011, aka: brubaker era) #22-42; winter soldier: winter kills; #43-48

  • [ ▶ ] young avengers presents patriot (2008) #1

  • [ ▶ ] avengers/invaders (2008) #1-12

  • [ ⚑ / ✘ ] secret invasion (2008) #1-8

  • the new avengers (2010) #48-60

  • free comic book day avengers (2009) #1

  • [ ▶ ] young allies comics 70th anniversary special (2009) #1

  • [ ▶ ] captain america: forever allies (2011) #1-4

  • captain america vol. 5 continued (2004-2011, aka: brubaker era) #49-50; #600-601