Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Captain America & Bucky #620, from the mighty writing team of Ed Brubaker (Captain America) & Marc Andreyko (Manhunter) and acclaimed artist Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger)! Witness the formative years of Bucky Barnes as he rises from scrappy army brat to Captain America's closest ally! In the premiere issue of the newly re-titled series, Bucky's secret beginnings are revealed—shining a startling new light on the Captain America mythos! The revelations begin this August, and with a special variant by Marvel Architect Mark Bagley – no fan can miss Captain America & Bucky #620!

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Media Release -- Two Marvel icons fight side-by-side once more as Captain America becomes Captain America And Bucky #620, co-written by Eisner Award winners Ed Brubaker (Captain America) and Marc Andreyko (Batman: Streets of Gotham) with art by acclaimed illustrator Chris Samnee (Thor: The Mighty Avenger) for only $2.99! From the trenches of Nazi-occupied Europe to the halls of Avengers Tower, Bucky Barnes has seen it all! Now, learn the whole truth about this life spent in the crosshairs – and the secrets of a future primed to explode like a powder keg.

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Per this picture released by Marvel Comics today, it appears the Heroes Reborn / Counter Earth Bucky, whose real name is Rikki Barnes, is going to appear in Captain America #600. Can we expect the comic to be renamed Captain America And Bucky sometime in the near future?

CAPTAIN AMERICA #600 (APR090492)
Written by ED BRUBAKER with MARK WAID, ROGER STERN & STAN LEE
Pencils by BUTCH GUICE, LUKE ROSS, DALE EAGLESHAM, AL AVISION, HOWARD CHAYKIN, DAVID AJA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE & KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Cover by STEVE EPTING
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Rated T+ …$4.99
FOC—5/28/09, On-Sale—6/17/09