Captain America: Liberty's Torch (Paperback)

~ T. Isabella (Author)

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Product Description

The trial of Captain America! Captured by a vicious militia group called Liberty's Torch, Cap is put on trial for the imagined crimes of America. Forced to defend himself in a hostile courtroom with no hope of a fair trail, the star-spangled Avenger faces his greatest challenge as his ideals are put to the acid test...

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425166198
• ISBN-13: 978-0425166192
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,522,797 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but weighed down, February 15, 2001

By	Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Liberty's Torch is a militia group of the most violent stripe. They want to discredit the government of the United States, and finally overthrow it. What symbol could they strike at that most shows America? Why, Captain America of course! Through violent and evil trickery they capture Cap and put him on trial for treason. Now is the time for Captain America to stand alone and stand tall - America in the dock.

First, let me say that I liked this novel (very few illustrations). The authors take a very straightforward view of militia - the militiamen are strong and violent, and have rather limited intelligence. Their leader is a bigot and a cad, who made his fortune selling arms to the U.S. government. Yada yada yada. The action was excellently written, and very enjoyable to read. The trial scene dragged on, becoming quite boring, but was the whole reason for the book.

So, the super-hero part of the book was excellently written, while the political angle was a little overdone and dragged the story down somewhat. Overall, I am glad that I read this book, but I'm also glad that I checked it out from the public library rather than bought it. If you are a fan of Cap, then you really should read it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captain America and the Dream, November 18, 1998

By A Customer

Isabella and Ingersoll have shown the motivations for Cap in all his glory and given us another team-up with the Falcon to boot. Great characterization, wonderful secondary characters such as Colin Maxwell. They also give more than one side of the militia story, showing the disenfranchised and the truly dangerous. Last, but by no means least, a moving tribute to Mark Gruenwald, long-time writer of the Cap comic, who passed away recently. The best of the Marvel novels so far, just ahead of Christopher Golden's X-Men trilogy.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A page turner and a fun light read, August 26, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews

Isabella and Ingersoll do a fine job of portraying Captain America and the Falcon in this novel. The topic, American militias, is portrayed in a somewhat simplistic manner, but no less simplistic than you'd expect to find in the pages of a comic book. All in all, I enjoyed reading this title and would recommend it to any loyal fan of Cap or comics in general.