sub ord ination " ▁- ▁In ▁" In sub ord ination ", ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mar tha ▁is ▁order ▁to ▁recover ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁blood ▁from ▁Captain ▁Kurt z , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁invent or ▁of ▁a ▁super ▁soldier ▁ser um ▁that ▁has ▁kept ▁him ▁young ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁Captain ▁Kurt z ▁dies ▁protect ing ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Bell ▁from ▁Naz i ▁reb els . ▁Mar tha ▁succeed s ▁in ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁blood ▁sample ▁but ▁dec ides ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁blood ▁sample ▁because ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Captain ▁Kurt z ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁ser um . ▁ ▁the ▁one - shot ▁issue ▁Mar tha ▁Washington ▁Str and ed ▁in ▁Space ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁featuring : ▁" C ros so ver ", ▁guest - st arring ▁The ▁Big ▁Guy . ▁Mar tha ▁investig ates ▁a ▁space ▁anom aly ▁that ▁tempor arily ▁sends ▁her ▁to ▁Big ▁Guy ' s ▁reality . ▁" Att ack ▁of ▁the ▁F lesh ▁E ating ▁Mon sters ", ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁in ▁Dark ▁Hor se ▁Pres ents ▁# 1 0 0 - 4 . ▁Mar tha ▁f ights ▁off ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁mon sters ▁conform ing ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁pul p - SF ▁s tere ot ypes ; ▁she ▁disco vers ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁merely ▁a ▁psych ological ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁world