The passage of time in the Marvel Universe is different than the passage of time in the real world. All information listed here is per the year in which the source material was first published. This does not necessarily mean that the event(s) in question actually take place in the year 1992.
HYDRA embarks upon a plan to create a super-vampire stormtrooper. To facilitate this goal, Baron Strucker forms the D.O.A. to capture Hannibal King for his vampire DNA. The D.O.A. employs three con artists to draw King's team, the Nightstalkers out into the open.