Title: CAPTAIN AMERICA#354 by Mark Gruenwald (writer) and
Kieron Dwyer (artist)
Synopsis: A government agent dressed as a Watchdog pretends to
kill
Captain America VI so that John Walker can take on the identity of US
Agent. Unfortunately the agent also manages to fool Scourge II who now
returns to action. Dressed in standard battle garb, Scourge guns down the
agent before escaping
Is it key to the overall Scourge storyline? Well, it's the
return of Scourge II
after a lengthy absense. At the time the return didn't seem so dramatic
since it was then possible that he was the Scourge the Red Skull was using
Is is part of the main story in this issue? Only in the sense
inadventently helping
the government's deception, which is followed up more in later issues of
this title and West Coast Avengers.
Comments: Scourge II was probably lying low to take the heat
of Captain
America's search. It's possible that Scourge III's actions resulted
somehow in Scourge II returning to action.