10 Powerful Marvel Comics Endings That Gave You Chills

10. Will The Real Cap Please Stand Up? - Secret Empire

With the... less than warm reception to the shocking plot twist slash meme that was Captain America uttering 'Hail Hydra' and being revealed to be an agent of Hydra after some Cosmic Cube shenanigans, Nick Spencer and co. had one helluva job to come up with an ending to Secret Empire that fans could accept.

Over the course of the event, the Avengers are pursued by Hydra Cap while trying to reassemble the Cube. Come the final issue, our heroes head to Washington DC, where Hydra Cap reveals himself in a swanky-but-sinister green armour and most of a Cosmic Cube and proceeds to lay a beat down on everyone, turning Washington into a Hydra-flavoured nightmare.

That is until Falcon confronts Steve with his original shield, flashing back to the real Captain America's iconic confrontation with Thanos. However, it's the moment the Cube (who’s now a little girl called Kobik) manages to bring the original Captain back that really kicks this issue into Feels-territory.

Hydra Cap's regime crumbling around him while Steve picks up Mjolnir and beats the crap out of him is both moving from a narrative standpoint, and hugely amusing to see Hydra Cap get his comeuppance.