(W) Various (A) Sal Buscema (CA) John Romita. Captain America...criminal?! The Secret Empire was rarely more secretive or empirical than in this classic arc that sets Cap against a conspiracy out to frame and replace him in the American mind! And pay close attention to the man behind the curtain (or mask* as the case may be)! Nick Fury* Black Panther and Banshee join the action* and the X-Men guest-star (back before it was cool) as the Secret Empire's shocking agenda is revealed! Corruption and cover-ups conclude with Cap shaken to his core. But will he turn his back on the Avengers* ditch the red* white and blue and become a Nomad? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #169-176. Rated T