2007-03-08 00:15:23 · 12 answers · asked by Cool Guy 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
captain america
from foxnews.com
NEW YORK — One of America's most patriotic superheroes has died.
Marvel Entertainment killed off its oldest character, Captain America, in a comic book that hits stands Wednesday.
In "Captain America No. 25," the former World War II soldier is gunned down on the steps of a courthouse by a sniper's bullet, a victim of a war on terror.
"We've had deaths in the Universe, but with Cap being our oldest character, it gives it a little more resonance," Dan Buckley, the president and publisher of Marvel Entertainment's publishing group, told FOXNews.com.
The decision has already angered the character's creator, Joe Simon, who told the New York Daily News that the death comes at a time when "we really need him now."
Captain America's death "doesn't mean patriotism is dead," Buckley said, explaining that while the man in the costume died in this latest story, the ideals of Captain America did not.
In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Captain America embodied the psyche of the Greatest Generation, standing as a pillar of morality and honesty, and doing the right thing at the right time, Buckley said.
In the comic's lore, this hero was born Steve Rogers on Independence Day, 1917, in New York's Lower East Side. Growing up a scrawny illustrator, Rogers enlists in the U.S. Army, where medical testing turns him into a super soldier against the Nazis.
"Then he was put in a deep freeze, and he was re-awoken in a different time," Buckley said. "So he's always felt a little misplaced, but he kind of represents the Greatest Generation."
The storyline was hatched last March, when writers pitted superheroes against one another in a war over civil liberties that began with the U.S. government requiring the comic crusaders to register their secret identities.
"He sacrifices himself to save someone else, so it really stood up to the ideals that he stood for all along," Buckley said.
It's not the first time a major comic book hero has been killed. DC Comics killed off Superman in a 1993 storyline.
Despite Captain America's demise, Marvel Entertainment plans to continue marketing its Captain action figures and the superhero will still be available for public appearances. And they haven't ruled out his return ... someday.
"Everything is possible in the world of make-believe," Buckley said.
2007-03-08 00:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by Adorabilly 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was Captian America. This was during the Civil war event, after his trial in regarding the Registration Act. After the shocking events of Captain America #25, Steve Rogers, better known to the world as the star-spangled Captain America, lies dead, having been assassinated on the steps of a federal courthouse. Being led to trial for violating the Superhuman Registration Act and engaging in the Civil War that pitted super hero against super hero, Rogers was senselessly taken from a world that he had helped save countless times before. ( sounds familiar with a DC plot)
2007-03-08 08:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by skullfire 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Captain America
2007-03-08 08:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Lord L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Captian america
the real question should be, what happens now? Is this a publicity stunt to expose younger generations to a superhero created during WWII or is it really the end of Capt. America. Will they continue the comic after a little respite, or is he really dead?!?
I personally, really don't know much about the guy, way before my time.
2007-03-08 09:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Stick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steve Rogers AKA Captain America.
Okay, now...
Possible Spoiler...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
It's been hinted at the end of Civil War that The Punisher may take up the mantle of Captain America.
And if Carol Danvers (aka Ms. Marvel) is to be believed, then Steve Rogers isn't even dead.
A friend of mine has theorized that Steve will be back sometime during the World War Hulk storyline which starts this summer.
I'm setting the over/under on his return at 7 months...
2007-03-08 08:42:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Captain America.
2007-03-08 08:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by Guess Who 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, Captain America. RIP Cap.
2007-03-08 09:28:27 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Captain America, but don't be sad. They always come back somehow, plus they're talking about doing a movie.
2007-03-08 10:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Lady 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Captian America? I heard something about how they killed him off in a comic yesterday...
2007-03-08 09:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Rainsfriend 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've gotta be friggin kidding me!! Anything for a buck these days!
2007-03-08 10:34:55 · answer #10 · answered by NEOTEH 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋