Post-credits
Steve is training in a gym, and he is not alone.
Fury tells him the world needs him for something.
Leads to The Avengers
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Captain America: The First Avenger
A man too small and too sick to enlist is picked for an experiment because of exactly the qualities the army had been screening out.
Opens and closes in the present day.
Where It Sits
- In-Universe Order — number 1 of 158 on the timeline. It starts here. Then Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter.
- Release Order — number 26 of 158 on the timeline. After X-Men: First Class. Then Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant.