Captain America #454 August 1996 comic book, Marvel. Final issue of the series - Sanctuary- Script by Mark Waid. Pencils by Ron Garney. Inks by Scott Koblish. Cover by Ron Garney. Captain America's first series is drawing to a close! However before it ends, the star-spangled avenger has a promise to keep to Sharon Carter! Cap treks to the Far East to find and rescue his former girlfriend! But during their adventure, Cap realizes that Sharon has become a very self-reliant woman! And she's not ready to go back to America or back to SHIELD or back to him. A poignant ending for all. (Notes: Captain America returns to Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers 400. Along with his teammates, Cap makes the ultimate sacrifice in the one shot: Onslaught Marvel Universe (1996). The Captain America title (2nd series) is relaunched (with significant continuity changes) in the Heroes Reborn Universe (aka Franklin Richards' pocket universe) in November 1996. Cap returns to the Marvel Universe (aka Earth-616) in the Heroes Reborn: The Return limited series in December 1997. The Captain America 3rd series begins in January 1998 in which Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter pick up where they left off following the events of this issue. This story was reprinted in the 1996 in the trade paperback: Best of Marvel '96.)