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In 1940, as America prepared for war, a frail young man volunteered for an experiment that transformed him into the ultimate physical specimen: the American Super-Soldier. Steve Rogers battled Nazis until a freak mishap placed him in suspended animation for decades. When he awakened, Rogers was truly a man out of time, though no less committed to fighting the evils of this perilous new era! Real
name: Steven Grant Rogers Weapons:
Captain America's only weapon is his Vibranium shield, a concave disk 2
1/2 feet in diameter that weighs 12 pounds. The shield's exceptional
aerodynamic properties enable it to slice through the air with minimal
wind resistance and deflection of path. The disk's unparalleled overall
durability, coupled with a natural concentric stiffness, allows it to
rebound off solid objects with minimal loss of angular momentum.
During the waning days of WWII, a bomb-loaded drone plane launched by Baron Zemo exploded with Cap and Bucky aboard, killing the youngster and hurling his mentor unhurt into the icy Arctic. The Super-Soldier Serum prevented the crystallization of Cap's bodily fluids, allowing him to enter a state of suspended animation. Decades later -- when a confused, changing world most needed a throwback hero who embodied the American ideals -- he was discovered and rescued by the newly formed Avengers, and became a cornerstone of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. But Cap was a man out of time: The world had gone on without him, and he no longer recognized it. This new status quo often causes Cap to question his role. For a short time, he became the hero he thought the world needed: Nomad. The apparent death of girlfriend Sharon Carter, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 13, reminded Cap that all people are prisoners of some manner of war -- help captive not just through blood and sweat, but also by beliefs and ideologies. Realizing he could not fight for a dream in which he no longer believed, Rogers again cast off the mantle of Captain America. He eventually reclaimed his heroic identity, but only to prove to the world that the American ideals are greater than the sum of any one governmental body. Since Cap began fighting for the American Dream, he has embodied the essence of a hero. He doesn't earn a paycheck for laying his life on the line; he does it because it's the right thing to do. |
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From
the Pacific Theater to Eastern Europe, World War II was in full swing; the
United States entered the fray with Captain America as its
standard-bearer. The Allied forces fought tooth-and-nail against Hitler
and the Axis powers, while Cap went toe-to-toe with the Aryan elitist Red
Skull, Nazi technician Baron Zemo and a whole host of vile creatures
spawned by the Third Reich. He had help: There were other stalwart heroes,
such as the super-powered Invaders, and regular G.I. Joes, like Sgt. Nick
Fury and his Howling Commandos, a band of soldiers made famous by their
foolhardy but brave combat style. Cap even took on a partner in his
crusade against Hitler and the Nazi scourge: a boy named Bucky Barnes.
