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Civil War

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Inspired Captain America: Civil War: a hero registration law pits Captain America against Iron Man; collects all 7 issues

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

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  • Everything13 of 47
  • Inspired the movies13 of 35
  • Where to start20 of 28
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Quick recap

A fight involving rookie heroes in Stamford ends in an explosion that kills over 600 people, many of them children. The U.S. government passes the Superhuman Registration Act, forcing anyone with powers to register and work for the state. Tony Stark leads the side for it; Steve Rogers, against it, goes underground. Spider-Man unmasks on national TV. The two sides go to war, a hero dies, and secret prisons and recruited villains show the price of the law. In the final battle in New York, seeing the damage done to civilians, Captain America stops fighting and surrenders.

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Trivia

  1. ChangeAccords instead of a law

    In the comic, the fight is over a U.S. law forcing heroes to reveal their identities. The film swapped it for UN oversight, the Sokovia Accords.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe Stamford tragedy

    It all starts when a fight involving rookie heroes near a school in Stamford ends in an explosion that kills over 600 people.

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  3. ChangeNo Zemo here

    Helmut Zemo and the secret tied to Tony's parents, which drive the film's final act, aren't in the comic.

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