Captain America

Captain America
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)
Created by	Joe Simon Jack Kirby
Characters	Steve Rogers William Nasland Jeffrey Mace Grand Director Bob Russo, "Scar" Turpin and Roscoe John Walker Sam Wilson Isaiah Bradley James Buchanan Barnes
See also	Alternate versions of Captain America

Captain America is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. The first, and main, character was Steve Rogers, who was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Other characters have adopted the alias over the years and following Rogers' death his former sidekick James Buchanan Barnes (Bucky) picked up the mantle.

Fictional character biographies

Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers - The scrawny Army reject was given the Super-Soldier serum, becoming the only complete success for Project:Rebirth, and the first and most well-known to be called Captain America.

William Nasland

William Nasland - After Steven Rogers went MIA and was presumed dead, William Naslund, on appointment by U.S. President Harry S. Truman became the next Captain America.^[1] Editorially the story was considered as canon to repair Marvel's conflicting accounts of Captain America in 1950s and 1960s.^[2]

Jeffrey Mace

Jeffrey Mace - Following the death of William Naslund, Jeffrey Mace assumes the identity of Captain America.

Grand Director

Grand Director - After the retirement of Jeffrey Mace, an unnamed college professor assumes the identity of Steven Rogers and in response to the threat of a Communist Red Skull, the identity of Captain America.^[3]. The character along with his Bucky would battle communism throughout the 1950s.

Bob Russo, "Scar" Turpin and Roscoe

Bob Russo, "Scar" Turpin and Roscoe,^[4] wore the star-spangled costume, while Steven Rogers assumed a mantle as Nomad.

John Walker

John Walker- After Steven Rogers was stripped of his role as Captain America by the U.S. Government, John Walker, formerly the Super-Patriot, was appointed the new Captain America.^[5]

Sam Wilson

Sam Wilson - The former partner of Steve Rogers briefly assumed the mantle of Captain America early in his career.^[6]

Isaiah Bradley

Isaiah Bradley - Isaiah Bradley was one of the men experimented on in the attempt to re-create the Super Soldier Serum responsible for changing Steve Rogers into Captain America. Isaiah Bradley was the only survivor of these second batch of experiments, which may serve as the inspiration for the origin of the Nick Fury in the Marvel Ultimates Universe. Isaiah stole a prototype suit designed for Steve Rogers in order to carry out what he believed was his patriotic duty and kill the German scientist who was creating the German Super Soldier Serum. It is because of Isaiah's actions that Steve Rogers wasn't defeated by a swarm of super soldiers produced by the Nazis' in World War II. Isaiah Bradley would later be remembered as an urban legend in the Arfrican-American community and be referred to as "the original black Captain America".

James Buchanan Barnes

James Buchanan Barnes - Following the death of Steven Rogers, James Buchanan Barnes, former sidekick to the original Captain America, assumes the mantle of his mentor.

See also

• Anti-Cap

Notes

References

External links

• Captain America (disambiguation) at the Marvel Universe
• Captain America at the Marvel Database Project

This article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).