It's interesting to read stuff prior to Brubaker's Cap. Just has a different feel, though it's not awful.

The first part of this collection is actually fun. Forcing Cap to team up With Red Skull. It's both fun, action packed, and gets who Cap is. It's a easy going story with a lot of great moments even if some of the dialogue feels dated. The second half is messy. After getting past the issues about "The Crossing" event which everyone hated, we have Cap dealing with being exiled from United States of America. He needs to clear his name.

It's simple stories that are effective for the point they're trying to get across. While not overly deep or as dark as later stories, they shine a bright hopeful feel that only Steve Rogers can give. For the entire collection it would probably rate around a 3 to a 3.5 out of 5.