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Marvel hero James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America’s ally and the Winter Soldier. This page collects the live-action films in the watchlist in which the character or team has a principal role, making it easier to follow their screen appearances and connected movie series.
Start with the essential comics, follow the character through the movie library, then continue into related stories and live shop inventory.
James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes fights beside Captain America during World War II and is believed killed near the war's end. He actually survives, is recovered by Soviet forces and is repeatedly brainwashed into becoming the lethal Winter Soldier. After Steve Rogers helps restore his memories, Bucky struggles to reclaim his identity, atone for actions committed under control and eventually carries Captain America's shield himself.
Important comic-book milestones for the character and why each issue or story matters.
Major key · 1941Captain America Comics #1Major key — first appearance of Bucky Barnes alongside Captain America.Read collector guide →
Major key · 2005Captain America #6 (2005)Major key — revelation that Bucky survived as the Winter Soldier.Read collector guide →
Major key · 2008Captain America #34 (2008)Major key — Bucky takes up the Captain America mantle.Read collector guide →
Minor key · 2012Winter Soldier #1 (2012)Minor key — launch of Bucky's first Winter Soldier solo ongoing series.Read collector guide →Additional source-material touchpoints from the movie guides below. Essential character keys already shown above are not repeated here.
A group of damaged antiheroes is trapped together and forced to confront a government-created superhuman crisis. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen…
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