Captain America Dead at 66

jas_public writes to mention ABC news is reporting that comic book super hero Captain America has apparently tackled his last mission. "It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941 to incarnate patriotic feeling during World War II. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in a total of 75 countries. But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment editor in chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn't impossible."

Dead at 66?

[Whiney Mac Fanboy]

Dead at 66?

According to the Captain America Wikipedia page [wikipedia.org] (far more in depth than the encyclopedia britannica page I might add!), Steve Rogers was born on July 4, 1917 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, to Irish immigrants Sarah and Joseph Rogers.

Anyway, lets hope this original & innovative storyline is as lucrative as the "death of Superman" thing DC ran a while back.

SPOILERS!!!

[R3s0lut3]

Excuse me! There are some of us out here who haven't read Civil War yet! Ugh.

Re:Dead at 66?

[Omeger]

He's been around (as a character) for 66 years, not him being alive (as a person) for 66 years.

Re:What about the comic book?

[DeeSnider]

Well, the publishing schedule for Captain America has a two month break after this issue. In the meantime, you get lots of one-off issues of a series called Fallen Soldier chronicling the reaction of other heroes to Cap's "death".

Now, what's also not mentioned is that in another comic released today he seems to still be alive, "fighting for his life" (He was shot in the shoulder and stomach after all, how fatal is THAT in comics?). So, I think it's pretty safe to say he will be back soon enough, that's if he dies at all.

Most popular current theories have this all as a staged stunt, to help Cap disappear underground and re-emerge in a new identity, Ronin, Iron Man, Hawkeye, or US Agent are the front runners. What it certainly is is an elaborate stunt by Marvel comics to sell lots of copies of this issue.

So in short, nothing to see here, move along.

Re:um. slight spoiler for THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CARE

[searchr]

A: It isn't OUT yet. That's the point. It's been dragging on for a year and the big boffo resolution is a MONTH AWAY. Of course I hate that crap. I want good art and good writing, not crappy marketing and delayed schedules and cheap headline grabbing. Marvel screwed me and their customers on this more than anyone else, absolutely.

If Slashdot were the only folks carrying it, no problem. But every major media outlet has it, so Google News has it, so everyone has it, at a glance, in the headline.

You want perspective, that's what the examples were for. No way in hell a spoiler for Heroes or Lost or 24 would show up in the headline of mainstream news.

But because its comics, oh no big deal, what are you whining about, blah blah. Remember that the next time you tape a "big game" and someone spills the score before you can watch. Or whatever it is you love that you feel is better than this.

Maybe I'm just pissed because I was really hoping it would be Reed Richards who'd get capped.

Re:Dead at 66?

[tezbobobo]

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Military [joevialls.co.uk]
Sexual [aztlan.net]
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Prevention [bbc.co.uk]
Program [guardian.co.uk]