▁and ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁on ▁W inst on ▁Church ill . ▁Ste ele ▁continued ▁to ▁battle ▁the ▁Naz is ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines ▁until ▁he ▁disappeared ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Norm andy . ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁later ▁appeared ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Council ▁in ▁Secret ▁Aven gers . ▁Steve ▁Rog ers ▁and ▁his ▁Secret ▁Aven gers ▁squad ▁capture ▁Ste ele ▁and ▁Rog ers ▁has ▁Be ast ▁use ▁a ▁machine ▁to ▁access ▁Ste ele ' s ▁mem ories ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁why ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Council . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Ste ele ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Council ▁while ▁team ing ▁with ▁Rog ers ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Ste ele ▁gets ▁his ▁mind ▁back ▁and ▁Rog ers ▁offers ▁him ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁Max ▁F ury ▁and ▁the ▁Masters ▁of ▁Ev il ▁capture ▁John ▁Ste ele ▁after ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁escape ▁Bag alia ▁with ▁the ▁Ser pent ▁Crown ▁and ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Th orn s . ▁John ▁Ste ele ▁ends ▁up ▁killed ▁by ▁Max ▁F ury . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁John ▁Ste ele ▁has ▁en hanced ▁strength , ▁speed , ▁dur ability ▁and ▁stam ina . ▁The ▁extent ▁of ▁these ▁ab ilities ▁is ▁unknown , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁easily ▁b end ▁steel , ▁fast ▁enough ▁to ▁out - f ight ▁Captain ▁America ▁and ▁bullet proof . ▁ ▁John ▁poss esses ▁a ▁he aling ▁factor ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁expert