“By the Dawn’s Early Light!” Part 1 of 3. Plot by Roger Stern and John Byrne. Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by John Byrne and Joe Rubinstein. The Living Legend travels to SHIELD Headquarters in Manhattan to find answers about his past…after feeling uneasy about the details he learned previously (in Captain America 225). Dum Dum Dugan greets Cap and takes him to Fort Dix in New Jersey…where SHIELD is storing Steve Rogers’ old foot locker. Meanwhile at a federal prison in Upstate New York, Nick Fury visits Baron von Strucker. The SHIELD Director wants to question von Strucker about his most recent caper, but the crafty von Strucker gets the drop on Fury instead! The former head of Hydra steals Fury’s aerocar and flies to Fort Dix to ambush Captain America! It seems quite appropriate — that as Cap learns about his past — he battles a major foe from his past! First (cameo) appearance of Bernie Rosenthal. Cameo appearance by Machinesmith. (Note: This issue begins the acclaimed Stern-Byrne run on the Captain America title.)