Steve Rogers, who had fought evil for 66 years as the red, white, and blue super soldier Captain America, died today. He was 89.
Rogers was fatally shot by a sniper as he left the Federal Courthouse in New York City. “Few details are clear at this time, but the scene outside the Federal Courthouse in Manhattan is a portrait of chaos and confusion as a former superhero has been shot,” Marvel comics reported on its website. However, some reports indicate that the assassination was orchestrated by the Red Skull and that the sniper was Crossbones.
Steve Rogers was born on July 4, 1917 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to Irish immigrants Sarah and Joseph Rogers. Though rejected to serve his country in World War II, the scrawny Rogers was enlisted in a top-secret defense project called Operation: Rebirth. While in the program Rogers was given the Super Soldier serum and thus was born Captain America, who made his first appearance in 1941.
In 1945, after a botched attempt to stop an experimental drone plane equipped with an explosive, Rogers was hurled into the ocean. His body was not found and he was believed to be dead. Cap’s sidekick Bucky died in the explosion. Years later Rogers’ body was discovered in the North Atlantic, frozen in a block of ice.
In the recent superhero “Civil War,” Captain American led the Ant-Registration faction and resistance movement. But after realizing that his fight against the Registration Act was endangering civilians, Cap surrendered and ordered his faction to stand down.
A bio-pic on Rogers and his exploits as Captain America is in the works via Paramount.
Come on, this is a publicity stunt. Like the Death of Superman. Cap ain’t going anywhere. He’s more popular than he’s been for a long time.
Okay, I know that with a Captian America movie in the works, cap can only stay so dead, plus the fact that the Cap title will continue without cap, ( makes me think of the Superman death). That being said, I must say it was a brave move to do this, and why? The state of our country post 9-11. I am very impressed that the storyline deals with loosing our freedoms since 9-11, and Captain America’s true to character, revulsions to this attack on our civil liberties. Wow. The Marvel house of Ideas has gained my respect again.
Yes we all know that super hero deaths are not permanent, clones, or a myriad of other resurrections are possible, but this super hero death is profound in the face of this new American Century, that has the PINAC group out to change it and the world. Make Mine Marvel.
I devoted this weeks cartoon to Cap, see it at my website.
http://www.whatnowtoons.com
In regards to beleivers, he’s
“died” at least 13 times before, some publically.
Then again, he was 89, minus 66 means he fought crime at the ripe age of 23. In Bizarro World, hes alive & no one cares
Rot in hell Captain America you racist pig bastard you. You got your powers from a chemical that was profected for your white ass by killing unsuspecting black infantry men being used as unwelling lab rats as theywaited to serve a un greatful nation. for the men who died to give you your powers I hope Mephisto is using your ass as a playground.