James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was a long-time friend and ally of Captain America. After his apparent death in a plane crash, Bucky's frozen body is later recovered by a Russian patrol team. Revived and fitted with a bionic arm, the Winter Soldier is born. Struck with amnesia, the Winter Soldier operates as a Soviet agent, being cryogenically frozen while not on missions. Sometimes friend, sometimes foe, the tale of the Winter Soldier is a true ghost story of the Marvel Universe.