Another fun fact: some Nazi thugs once called the offices of Kirby, threatening violence on him and dared him to meet them in the lobby. Kirby, having grown up in the lower East side of Manhattan, promptly rolled up his sleeves and went down to the lobby much to the horror of his coworkers. As expected, the thugs were not there by the time he arrived. Also served in WWII as an Army scout and witnessed the concentration camps firsthand. Makes Captain America something of a reverse autobiography
One of the coolest aspects of Captain America, is the irony of two Jewish men creating a comic where Nazis get their asses kicked from pillar to post by the same blonde-hair, blue-eyed ubermensch they were obsessed with. That’s just awesome.
What's even more awesome is that despite proclaiming their racial superiority, in real life, they got their asses handed by a man who actually fought in the war with a sword and longbow while playing bagpipes. His name: MadJack Churchill (not related to Winston Churchill FYI). The dude had used tactics, trickery, and badassery to defeat his enemies despite going up against incredible odds (for instance, one night, he managed to take 42 prisoners with only his sword and the help of just one officer). He survived and shrugged off injuries such as a shot through the neck and twice escaped when he was captured. I'm surprised that this guy hasn't yet got an adaptation of his incredible feats.
@@supernintendochalmers3385 I understand. The adventures of MadJack do sound like something you'd see in fictional stories. However, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Lots of crazy things happened in real life. Many of them being things that would be considered bad writing, ludicrous, etc. But still, I'd be delighted to see an adaptation of MadJack Churchill (probably either a TV series, comic, or any medium that makes it easier to tell longer stories due to episodic/serial nature). He truly is an awe-inspiring person who loved to seek danger (so much that he was pissed when the war was over) and kick the asses of racial supremist assholes despite incredible odds.
+kws2534 Yeah. Now that I'm older I have a lot more appreciation for heroes that try to act like genuine heroes. Being a decent person is important. You can't just go around murdering people like it means nothing.
@@theAngryscotman Exactly. Besides, there are too many people like that in the real world. We need more people like Clark Kent and Steve Rogers: good people who know what's right but won't sacrifice their decency to accomplish what's right.
And just because most stupid beliefs are found on the Internet doesn't mean they are _only_ found on the Internet. I work at the YMCA, and just a few months ago got into an argument with some guy that unironically believes in that flat earth bullshit. He told me "They can teach anything in schools." At least I _went_ to school.
@@autisticspaceman9397 wooooooow... as an autistic myself I weep for you. You've aligned yourself with the very party that would rather have people like you and me crawl into a hole and die...
It's nice to see Linkara can love a patriotic hero, but still acknowledge (and mock) America's flaws. And, yeah, early comic book characters frequently ignored continuity and claimed that other superheroes only existed in comic books, only to team-up with them later. Finally, I think Cap's secret identity was a top-grade military secret, and his direct superior as "Private Steve Rogers" didn't have high-enough clearance.
Joshua Monson Actually, that was a retcon. The appearance of the Justice Society may had rushed the Superhero Team books to action. Until then, the idea of shared universes was not really thought about.
Not to split hairs here but Marvel Mystery Comics #9, featuring the Human Torch vs. Submariner story predated the Justice Society (Marvel Mystery Comics #9 came out in July 1940, All Star Comics #3 came out that Winter)
There's an early Batman story, AFTER he was already in All Star comics with him, where Batman meets the creators of Superman. Heck there's an issue of Superman where Clark sees a Fleischer Superman cartoon episode in a theater with Lois. He has to keep distracting her during the scenes of the movie where Clark changes to Superman, sort of implying everyone in the world knows he's Superman except Lois.
What's even more awesome is that in real life, there was a man named MadJack Churchill who fought in ww2 with a sword and longbow while playing bagpipes. Despite wielding archaic weaponry while commanding smaller forces, he managed to kick Nazi ass. In addition to balls of steel (hell, he was a lifetime seeker of danger), he survived multiple situations that could have gotten him killed (shot through the neck, blown by a frag grenade, etc.), twice escaped when captured, and took prisoners despite having a vastly inferior number of men. I'm surprised that this man has not yet received an adaptation of his life of adventures and badassery.
+The Framemaster(Ben_ToaofFire) The other half is choking Nazi officers, along with gran-fu wielding. gun carrying awesome old ladies. Totes for realsies, yo.
Caleb Mayfield I was referencing that scene in Kickassia when Linkara acts as the drill sergeant and he gets slapped across the face. You know the scene I’m talking about?
My favorite military mascot was an exiled Polish unit who adopted a BEAR. I'm not joking. It's interesting how afraid of saboteurs the US was. The closest the Nazis got was a lot of propaganda that made Americans isolationist and so stayed out for two years, and submarine warfare meant to terrorize the merchant marine into staying into port. This fear also applied to Japan-they expected Pearl Harbor to be attacked by the Japanese Americans in Hawaii, never dreaming that the immigrants were patriotic and than the Imperial Navy would attack instead.
Speaking of the Polish, it turns out that history's greatest sniper was a Polish farmer drafted into one of the world wars. He was also incredibly humble and modest.
@@JaelinBezel And apparently took out well over a hundred soldiers by himself on his farmland. Not sure how accurate that is, but damn if that doesn't sound awesome.
For some context, the bear in question was a Syrian Brown Bear, and his name was Wojtek. He was adopted as a cub by Polish soldiers and enlisted as a Private so the army would have to pay for his food. He enjoyed beer, cigarettes, playing with his buddies, helping them carry artillery shells (he was very good at this), and legend has it he pulled a Captain America (Captain Poland?) by catching and terrifying a Nazi spy who was not expecting the bear. @Cody Hines - Quick correction; the sniper you're talking about was actually Finnish. All the other stories about him are true. Especially the one about surviving an explosive bullet to the face and sniping the guy who shot him.
Cap's always been my one of my favorite heroes, not just because he's one of Marvel' premier butt-kickers, but because he's a kind soul always willing to mentor and be there for both civillians and his fellow superheroes. His power truly is the power to inspire, so much so that even demi-gods like Thor or vastly powerful figures like Doctor Strange will gladly take orders from him.
+arbrawlchamp Yeah that's the reason I like him too. He's actually become one of my favourite super heroes in recent years. He's the Marvel equivalent of Superman and he doesn't need all Supe's powers to be a kind-hearted, heroic inspiration.
And after all those superheroes punched him, Ward Bond shaved Hitler's mustache, and called him "Toots". And then B.J. Blazkowicz and/or the Basterds shot Hitler dead many times over. And then Bearded Idiot killed twin clones of him with the Expunger.
Superman actually one uped Cap, he stormed into Nazi Germany, beat up the entire Wehrmacht, grabbed Hitler by the throat and said "I'd like to lay a strictly non-Aryan sock to your jaw" before carrying Hitler to Moscow, where he did the same thing to Stalin, and then carting both off to the League of Nations to face war crimes charges. Rory Williams...neither she nor her creator were even born in 1940
and in a movie that puts every other Superhero who fought Hitler to shame: SHOT OFF HIS MUSTACHE WITH A BOW AND ARROW BEFORE UPPER CUTTING HIM OUT OF A TANK...it doesn't get more badass then that.
I like to imagine Captain America being real. Not just because of how awesome that would be but because I'd like to see far right American nationalist groups posting pics of Cap' on their Facebook pages with captions saying "HOW MANY LIKES FOR THIS REAL AMERICAN HERO?!?!" and then Cap' finding out about it and telling them they're the kind of people he used to fight against.
@@autisticspaceman9397 Never said I wanted him to beat the shit out of them. Just shame them. And I'm not talking about regular conservatives I'm talking about political extremists.
@@theAngryscotman Now that is what I am talking about, would love to see that actually. I also love how many f those extreme-right types say the left gets triggered all the time, when they get triggered over things like things that are not referencing 9/11 are referencing 9/11.
@@autisticspaceman9397 if your saying that hitting Nazis is bad then please regale me with the storys of how we used diplomacy to make hitler off himself
One of Cap's early missions was to track down and arrest members of the German-American Bund. Just reminds me of Chaucer, "I will eviscerate you in literature!" Bucky is a lot more fun if you read all his lines as being more sarcastic than sincere. (I love Bucky. Kid does not give a damn if he's got powers or not. He's just gonna walk up to the front door and start a fight)
I can't get over how stupid the original Red Skull's costume is. It looks like he wanted to go for "Nazi traffic light" but only had a set of pajamas to work with.
Actually, we did get a story where Cap kicks Hitler's ass. Mussolini was there too! But that does beg the question: If Captain America had Hitler (and Mussolini) knocked out on the floor, why didn't he just kill them both end end the war in Europe? Yeah, he's a superhero, but he's also a soldier too. And BTW, Betty Ross in issue #2 is actually Betty Ross's(from The Hulk) grandmother.
@@frankspick7544 nope. That's only when the parent and their child have the same name, doesn't work when it skips a generation. And since her granddaughter shares her surname, that means she's the _paternal_ grandmother, so it's highly unlikely that her son was named "Betty Ross".
I actually think that it's THIS movie that got Linkara interested in the MCU. On a forum post, he has admitted that prior to this he hasn't really been paying all that much attention to the MCU and didn't think the 2012 Avengers was going to be a thing or that there actually could be a GOOD Captain America movie after that lame one from the 90's.
9:35 You know, you didn't need the serum, Steve. You could've just gone on your own German killing spree...and then get awarded medals that you made yourself.
What about the comic where Captain America nd the Howling Commandos meet T'Challa's grandfather and fight Nazis together? Flags of our Fathers was a pretty cool story.
Actually Rafko's plan to kill high ranking army officers would actually be a pretty big problem for the US. If you want an example, one of the problems the Soviets had in the early.days of the war was that Stalin had purged so many officers he saw as disloyal they had large holes in the command structure. And even as they filled them, the new officers where often less experienced as well as needing their old post to be filled, which just started a whole cycle.
Minor correction. The round shield appeared in issue 2 of Captain America Comics, not issue 3. But issue 3, and specifically Stan's story, was the first time Cap ever threw the shield.
11:20 unless that gun causes asthma, then it's time to open up a can of American whoop ass! Amen linkara! That is one of my favorite secret Origins month jokes along with the science major dismay joke from The Flash.
Since Linkara isn't much of a Marvel reader he may not know, but in the Marvel Universe all the characters also appear in comics. For a while Cap was even the artist on his own comic.
One of the things that was retconned is Bucky did all the things cap couldn't be seen to be doing off panel, he had combat training and well he knew how to loosen tounges
Captain America! Hell Yeah! He's my favorite Avenger in the MCU. It's nice to see someone else like him as much as I do. Why do I like him? Chris Evans said it once in an interview, that he's, "Good for the sake of good, and just everything I want to be as a man." THATS WHY! That is why I LOVE CAPTAIN FREAKING AMERICA!!!
"Is Captain America going to have to choke a bitch?? Because I, Captain America, seriously believe that I, Captain America, have not done enough bitch choking since I have been here."
Actually Linkara, Military Mascots are a thing although: 1. They were usually animals and not children, so the comic is wrong in that regard; and 2.They usually stayed back at base and helped raise morale between battles not during them. Although there are examples of mascots breaking that rule; in WWI a dog in the American Army was able to detect when people were gonna be gassed, saving lives. In another example, in WWII this time, a Bear with the Polish Army delivered artillery to gunners and marched with the 22nd Artillery Supply Company.
A artillery caring bear is the most Slavic thing i ever heard. The only thing that would make this whole story even more slavic is that the bear was drunk on vodka while he carried the weapons without the safety on.
Also Human Torch was the first story in Marvel Comics #1, so technically yeah Human Torch beat Namor to the punch by getting not only to be the debut story, but also showing up on the cover
Does anyone know when Steve Rogers SLEEPS? Seriously, between running around at night as Captain America plus all the stuff he must have to do during the day as a common, unranked soldier around the base, I have to wonder.
Given that Namor and Human Torch had already teamed up with each other, I wonder if maybe the line about Human Torch being fictional might've been a deliberate attempt at preventing crossovers.
9:15 I was a bit curious as to why Chris Evans was cast as Captain America when the first avenger's first trailer was released, but in that yellow panel, Steve looks exactly like Chris when they cgi'd him to make him look skinny
Did anyone notice that the female agent at the antique store was identified as X-13 by one of the g-man? Did they ever reveal that agent as Peggy Carter in a recont? I know this is just a coincidence but considering the nature of comics I should be surprised if she was reveal as Peggy Carter in the comics.
Ah, Captain America. Quite possibly one of, if not my absolute favorite superheroes of all time. I just find him so awe-inspiring. And yes, I do know what happened to him in Secret Empire, and it's fucking insulting.
Thank god they made Bucky an adult and childhood friend gives me more feels watching winter soldier..... oh shit I’m thinking of that line again and now I’m sobbing fuck!
when Captain America fights Hitler.... Hitler: OHHHH OH YOU BROKE MY NAZI HEAD!!!! OHHH YOU BROKE MY NAZI SPINE OHHHH!!!!!! When Captain Planet fights Hitler Captain Planet: No please no more. Your bad vibes they're too much for me.
If the Punisher fought Hitler. Punisher: And that was the last stick of dynamite. Now it's time to blow up you dirty nazi ass Hitler: Aiiiiii! My Arsch is splitting in Zwei!!!
19:08 Tell me about it. But unlike in Shadow of Mordor there isn’t a chance of the same guy you killed popping back up until you randomly get the finisher that cuts his head off.
13:42 at least when Minuteman made Liberty Lad into his sidekick, he had actual superpowers and his own codename, not to mention he was at least 16, as opposed to Bucky, who looks like he’s 12! ... you know, Liberty Lad? From Freedom Force? No? Okay.
Sean Maguire well I knew the STORIES would be at least somewhat different. I mean, Britain has different priorities and culture from America, so that in and of itself would change the stories we'd tell.
Sure, captain america got to punch hitler, but the human torch got to kill hitler. Who would later come back in a cloned body, use a ray gun to spread hate across the globe by bouncing it off the moon. even managed to split up the fantastic 4 with the hate ray. Comic books are weird.
PS: Bucky DID receive military training prior to working side-by-side with Captain America! Hell, it's even stated in Caotain America: Winter Soldier (comic version) he was 15 years old when he started (although if he WAS 10 years old like how Dick Grayson was 8 when he became Robin that's damn impressive)
Shouldn't the opposite of Hitler be something like a blonde-haired black woman that hates drugs, is softspoken loves jews, gay people, her political opponents, gypsies etc., never drinks orange juice from concentrate and never goes camping?
2015 Linkara: 3:30 "This may surprise some people but before America entered World War II, there was a strong pro-Nazi sentiment in the United States..." 2019 Me: WAS?!
Man that 2011 Captain America movie was super mistreated So damn perfectly what it should be for a Steve Rogers origin super hero movie, had everything we could want
"Ruthless war mongers of Europe" You know, I was under the impression that USA was a neutral party throughout most of the war, and the main conflict was between European and Asian powers, of which only a couple actually initiated the war, but I guess I was wrong.
and the moral of the story is NEVER pick a fight with someone who works on a popular comic book you never know how powerful their fans are also Jack Kirby was Jewish? huh learn something new every day
6:02- To be fair about peace, US was more like Vale of Arryn (Neutral and vast reserves of fighting force, except they do trade weapons with Britain) and Saudi Arabia (this was when US was major oil exporter, unlike Family Guy's commentary in WW2 episode, even the whole Pearl Harbor happened when US cut off oil trade with Japan). To be fair, they do have guntotting mobster film though.
Holy crap. I forgot about that whole "WOOO! PEACE! WOOO!" thing and it bloody broke me. Was about to eat something but I'm glad I didn't. I would've choked. lol.
Rathcone's overstating the consequences of his assassinations, to be sure, but the demoralizing effect that they will have, not to mention inevitable chaos as people are reassigned to take over the late officers' duties -- which they may not be familiar with - only to be killed themselves, this same chain of events happening repeatedly, one can imagine doing a country's war effort some mischief.
To be honest every time see Agent X-13 I keep expecting to see a scene like this. X-13: But why can't I be his partner? I want to go with him. I want to be at his side always. I...I love him
Another fun fact: some Nazi thugs once called the offices of Kirby, threatening violence on him and dared him to meet them in the lobby. Kirby, having grown up in the lower East side of Manhattan, promptly rolled up his sleeves and went down to the lobby much to the horror of his coworkers. As expected, the thugs were not there by the time he arrived.
Also served in WWII as an Army scout and witnessed the concentration camps firsthand. Makes Captain America something of a reverse autobiography
Aiddon I didn’t need more reasons to respect the King, but hey I’m not complaining.
He ain't called the king for shits and giggles
Damn, Jack Kirby almost sound like a comic character himself with how awesome he was.
@@ninakrishnamurthy6674 why do you think he was so good at larger than life writing? He was in some aspects larger than life himself
And in alternative universe the Nazis were they and they tried to kill him......but he got superpowers
One of the coolest aspects of Captain America, is the irony of two Jewish men creating a comic where Nazis get their asses kicked from pillar to post by the same blonde-hair, blue-eyed ubermensch they were obsessed with. That’s just awesome.
What's even more awesome is that despite proclaiming their racial superiority, in real life, they got their asses handed by a man who actually fought in the war with a sword and longbow while playing bagpipes. His name: MadJack Churchill (not related to Winston Churchill FYI). The dude had used tactics, trickery, and badassery to defeat his enemies despite going up against incredible odds (for instance, one night, he managed to take 42 prisoners with only his sword and the help of just one officer). He survived and shrugged off injuries such as a shot through the neck and twice escaped when he was captured.
I'm surprised that this guy hasn't yet got an adaptation of his incredible feats.
@@cadethumann8605 It's probably an Audrey Murphy sort of deal, where people wouldn't be able to believe it
@@supernintendochalmers3385 I understand. The adventures of MadJack do sound like something you'd see in fictional stories. However, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Lots of crazy things happened in real life. Many of them being things that would be considered bad writing, ludicrous, etc.
But still, I'd be delighted to see an adaptation of MadJack Churchill (probably either a TV series, comic, or any medium that makes it easier to tell longer stories due to episodic/serial nature). He truly is an awe-inspiring person who loved to seek danger (so much that he was pissed when the war was over) and kick the asses of racial supremist assholes despite incredible odds.
@@cadethumann8605 Agreed
Omar Harris hey, I never realised that.
“The city of New York will make sure no harm comes to you” I can see why marvel characters are a big deal in New York lol
By the power of America WE ARE MARVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Let’s see how many Nazis get beat up!”
Me, in 2022: “Not even close to enough.”
"Captain America- Negative Hitler." My fucking sides.
Yeah, this just reminds me of a conversation that went something like:
"DON'T BRING POLITICS IN TO COMICS!"
"You don't read many comics, do ya bub?"
Depends on the politics and if it's done with appropriate subtlety
@@megaultradamn exactly
@@megaultradamn punching Hitler is possibly the least subtle political statement of all time.
@@grantbaugh2773 but it's so awesome that it doesn't even matter.
The difference is that this is Cap punching a Nazi, it’s the literal Good Man punching the people who easily made themselves the absolute villains
Anytime someone tells how "boring" Cap or Supes is because they're "boy scouts", I'm going to quote this rumination. Well said sir.
+kws2534 Yeah. Now that I'm older I have a lot more appreciation for heroes that try to act like genuine heroes. Being a decent person is important. You can't just go around murdering people like it means nothing.
+theAngryscotman yeah there's just something about trying to stay good in a morally repugnant world
Luke Trahan Exactly. And it's actually a lot harder than just saying "fuck it" and deciding to just shoot everyone.
@@theAngryscotman Exactly. Besides, there are too many people like that in the real world. We need more people like Clark Kent and Steve Rogers: good people who know what's right but won't sacrifice their decency to accomplish what's right.
@@ninakrishnamurthy6674 Dude, that's why Superman vs The Elite is my favorite movie about Superman.
"CAPTAIN AMERICA PUNCHING HITLER IN THE FACE!"
I still love that quote
The only thing that would be even more awesome would be Superman flying in to kick him in the back!
@@amytanner4931 How about MadJack (a real ww2 badass who fought with a longbow and a sword) cutting off Hitler's head?
Cap, Punch 🤛 Trump in his Face! He is the new Evil!!
@@robinschicha4712 dude, you're SUPER late to the party on Trump jokes.
"There was a strong Pro Nazi Sentiment in the United States"
Some things never change...
Unfortunately. =(
And just because most stupid beliefs are found on the Internet doesn't mean they are _only_ found on the Internet. I work at the YMCA, and just a few months ago got into an argument with some guy that unironically believes in that flat earth bullshit. He told me "They can teach anything in schools." At least I _went_ to school.
@@autisticspaceman9397 well aren't you mistaken, the last president was elected by nazis and effectively destroyed our democracy
@@autisticspaceman9397 wooooooow... as an autistic myself I weep for you. You've aligned yourself with the very party that would rather have people like you and me crawl into a hole and die...
@@AT4W
Now we need more comics of heroes beating up nazis to make up for it.
It's nice to see Linkara can love a patriotic hero, but still acknowledge (and mock) America's flaws.
And, yeah, early comic book characters frequently ignored continuity and claimed that other superheroes only existed in comic books, only to team-up with them later.
Finally, I think Cap's secret identity was a top-grade military secret, and his direct superior as "Private Steve Rogers" didn't have high-enough clearance.
Joshua Monson Actually, that was a retcon. The appearance of the Justice Society may had rushed the Superhero Team books to action. Until then, the idea of shared universes was not really thought about.
Not to split hairs here but Marvel Mystery Comics #9, featuring the Human Torch vs. Submariner story predated the Justice Society (Marvel Mystery Comics #9 came out in July 1940, All Star Comics #3 came out that Winter)
snakes3425 Huh... interesting... still, it wasn't that much of a shared universe and the JSA was bigger.
There's an early Batman story, AFTER he was already in All Star comics with him, where Batman meets the creators of Superman.
Heck there's an issue of Superman where Clark sees a Fleischer Superman cartoon episode in a theater with Lois. He has to keep distracting her during the scenes of the movie where Clark changes to Superman, sort of implying everyone in the world knows he's Superman except Lois.
The actual creation of Cap sounds like it'd make for a pretty good mini-movie.
Could be a dope biopic
What's even more awesome is that in real life, there was a man named MadJack Churchill who fought in ww2 with a sword and longbow while playing bagpipes. Despite wielding archaic weaponry while commanding smaller forces, he managed to kick Nazi ass. In addition to balls of steel (hell, he was a lifetime seeker of danger), he survived multiple situations that could have gotten him killed (shot through the neck, blown by a frag grenade, etc.), twice escaped when captured, and took prisoners despite having a vastly inferior number of men.
I'm surprised that this man has not yet received an adaptation of his life of adventures and badassery.
Like doctor who once said, never underestimate a Celt.
5:57
Linkara: (Firing in the Air a Lot) WOO! PEEEAACE! WOOOOOO!!!
Modern America summed up perfectly!
I believe it was retconned this Betty Ross (aka Golden Girl) was the great-aunt of Hulk's Betty Ross.
Wow. I had no idea there were people who didn't like Captain America when he started out. Well, now I know, and knowing is half the battle.
G. I. JOOOOOEEEE!!!!!
Ezfensparkovr9000 ITS LIKE I ALWAYS SAY:''You know enough.'' G.I. JOSEEEEEEE!!!!!!
We're already on #3 of her solo series and some people still think Squirrel Girl isn't the greatest superhero ever.
G. I. JOOOOOOOEEEEEE!!!!!!
+The Framemaster(Ben_ToaofFire) The other half is choking Nazi officers, along with gran-fu wielding. gun carrying awesome old ladies. Totes for realsies, yo.
Captain America: Heil Hydra.
Winter Soldier's reaction: Gosh! Gee whiz! Golly!
CookieMastah *Hail
@Caleb Mayfield ...you're learning.
Caleb Mayfield I was referencing that scene in Kickassia when Linkara acts as the drill sergeant and he gets slapped across the face. You know the scene I’m talking about?
@Caleb Mayfield well then why did you reply "HYDRA"?
It's my endless joy that they managed to get Captain America to punch Hitler in the first movie and made it make sense.
My favorite military mascot was an exiled Polish unit who adopted a BEAR. I'm not joking.
It's interesting how afraid of saboteurs the US was. The closest the Nazis got was a lot of propaganda that made Americans isolationist and so stayed out for two years, and submarine warfare meant to terrorize the merchant marine into staying into port. This fear also applied to Japan-they expected Pearl Harbor to be attacked by the Japanese Americans in Hawaii, never dreaming that the immigrants were patriotic and than the Imperial Navy would attack instead.
Speaking of the Polish, it turns out that history's greatest sniper was a Polish farmer drafted into one of the world wars. He was also incredibly humble and modest.
@@JaelinBezel And apparently took out well over a hundred soldiers by himself on his farmland. Not sure how accurate that is, but damn if that doesn't sound awesome.
For some context, the bear in question was a Syrian Brown Bear, and his name was Wojtek. He was adopted as a cub by Polish soldiers and enlisted as a Private so the army would have to pay for his food. He enjoyed beer, cigarettes, playing with his buddies, helping them carry artillery shells (he was very good at this), and legend has it he pulled a Captain America (Captain Poland?) by catching and terrifying a Nazi spy who was not expecting the bear.
@Cody Hines - Quick correction; the sniper you're talking about was actually Finnish. All the other stories about him are true. Especially the one about surviving an explosive bullet to the face and sniping the guy who shot him.
Cap's always been my one of my favorite heroes, not just because he's one of Marvel' premier butt-kickers, but because he's a kind soul always willing to mentor and be there for both civillians and his fellow superheroes. His power truly is the power to inspire, so much so that even demi-gods like Thor or vastly powerful figures like Doctor Strange will gladly take orders from him.
+arbrawlchamp Yeah that's the reason I like him too. He's actually become one of my favourite super heroes in recent years. He's the Marvel equivalent of Superman and he doesn't need all Supe's powers to be a kind-hearted, heroic inspiration.
arbrawlchamp Not to mention a good enough artist to be the artist of the Marvel Universe Captain America series for a while.
I like characters that punch Hitler. Captain America. Superman. Rory Williams.
Daredevil (No, not the Marvel one) also punched Hitler. It's on the first AT4W DVD.
And after all those superheroes punched him, Ward Bond shaved Hitler's mustache, and called him "Toots". And then B.J. Blazkowicz and/or the Basterds shot Hitler dead many times over. And then Bearded Idiot killed twin clones of him with the Expunger.
Superman actually one uped Cap, he stormed into Nazi Germany, beat up the entire Wehrmacht, grabbed Hitler by the throat and said "I'd like to lay a strictly non-Aryan sock to your jaw" before carrying Hitler to Moscow, where he did the same thing to Stalin, and then carting both off to the League of Nations to face war crimes charges. Rory Williams...neither she nor her creator were even born in 1940
and in a movie that puts every other Superhero who fought Hitler to shame: SHOT OFF HIS MUSTACHE WITH A BOW AND ARROW BEFORE UPPER CUTTING HIM OUT OF A TANK...it doesn't get more badass then that.
@@snakes3425 Umm... Rory Williams from _Doctor Who_ is a guy.
I like to imagine Captain America being real. Not just because of how awesome that would be but because I'd like to see far right American nationalist groups posting pics of Cap' on their Facebook pages with captions saying "HOW MANY LIKES FOR THIS REAL AMERICAN HERO?!?!" and then Cap' finding out about it and telling them they're the kind of people he used to fight against.
theAngryscotman that i would pay to see
Gah, I can't handle this much awesome!
@@autisticspaceman9397 Never said I wanted him to beat the shit out of them. Just shame them. And I'm not talking about regular conservatives I'm talking about political extremists.
@@theAngryscotman Now that is what I am talking about, would love to see that actually. I also love how many f those extreme-right types say the left gets triggered all the time, when they get triggered over things like things that are not referencing 9/11 are referencing 9/11.
@@autisticspaceman9397 if your saying that hitting Nazis is bad then please regale me with the storys of how we used diplomacy to make hitler off himself
One of Cap's early missions was to track down and arrest members of the German-American Bund.
Just reminds me of Chaucer, "I will eviscerate you in literature!"
Bucky is a lot more fun if you read all his lines as being more sarcastic than sincere. (I love Bucky. Kid does not give a damn if he's got powers or not. He's just gonna walk up to the front door and start a fight)
Steve Rogers/Captain America for President 2016
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Hail Hydra
They've already backtracked on that.
+2wingo They explained it. They didn't backtrack on it.
TheGotenza
They backtracked on Steve being a true believer and made it mind-control.
+2wingo No, they did not backtrack. It was intended to be altered memories from the beginning.
I can't get over how stupid the original Red Skull's costume is. It looks like he wanted to go for "Nazi traffic light" but only had a set of pajamas to work with.
Shame that Hugo Weaving didn't wear it for the movie
As one person I’m in a Discord server with put it, “That fit goes - fuck, I can’t compliment a Nazi! He looks like a Soundcloud rapper.”
13:10 : Gosh, Gee Whiz, Golly!! 🤦 The Winter Solider ladies and gentlemen
Interesting to see just how much of this original comic they adapted for the First Avenger.
Chris Evans really looks like Steve Rogers does in this and that's extremely impressive.
Actually, we did get a story where Cap kicks Hitler's ass. Mussolini was there too!
But that does beg the question: If Captain America had Hitler (and Mussolini) knocked out on the floor, why didn't he just kill them both end end the war in Europe? Yeah, he's a superhero, but he's also a soldier too.
And BTW, Betty Ross in issue #2 is actually Betty Ross's(from The Hulk) grandmother.
so that makes hulk betty ross a junior
Captain America would have held them hostage instead of killing them. They are high priority targets
@@frankspick7544 nope. That's only when the parent and their child have the same name, doesn't work when it skips a generation. And since her granddaughter shares her surname, that means she's the _paternal_ grandmother, so it's highly unlikely that her son was named "Betty Ross".
I actually think that it's THIS movie that got Linkara interested in the MCU. On a forum post, he has admitted that prior to this he hasn't really been paying all that much attention to the MCU and didn't think the 2012 Avengers was going to be a thing or that there actually could be a GOOD Captain America movie after that lame one from the 90's.
9:35 You know, you didn't need the serum, Steve. You could've just gone on your own German killing spree...and then get awarded medals that you made yourself.
Soldier from TF2 laughing like a maniac in the background
Cap punching Hitler seems to hilariously foreshadow Richard Spencer getting punched.
Now i want to see Linkara review the comic where Captain America, Namor, and the original Human Torch team up to fight Nazis
What about the comic where Captain America nd the Howling Commandos meet T'Challa's grandfather and fight Nazis together? Flags of our Fathers was a pretty cool story.
They did form a super team called the invaders along with Cap and Torch’s respective sidekicks. (Bucky and Toro)
The Patton reference is pretty apt considering Jack Kirby went on to serve under Patton!
Actually Rafko's plan to kill high ranking army officers would actually be a pretty big problem for the US. If you want an example, one of the problems the Soviets had in the early.days of the war was that Stalin had purged so many officers he saw as disloyal they had large holes in the command structure. And even as they filled them, the new officers where often less experienced as well as needing their old post to be filled, which just started a whole cycle.
sigh
The Winter Soldier ladies and gentlemen.
Minor correction. The round shield appeared in issue 2 of Captain America Comics, not issue 3. But issue 3, and specifically Stan's story, was the first time Cap ever threw the shield.
11:20 unless that gun causes asthma, then it's time to open up a can of American whoop ass!
Amen linkara! That is one of my favorite secret Origins month jokes along with the science major dismay joke from The Flash.
Since Linkara isn't much of a Marvel reader he may not know, but in the Marvel Universe all the characters also appear in comics. For a while Cap was even the artist on his own comic.
Thanks Linkara, this episode has brightened my day =)
The Good Capt was something my old man and I use to share^^
One of the things that was retconned is Bucky did all the things cap couldn't be seen to be doing off panel, he had combat training and well he knew how to loosen tounges
Captain America! Hell Yeah! He's my favorite Avenger in the MCU. It's nice to see someone else like him as much as I do. Why do I like him? Chris Evans said it once in an interview, that he's, "Good for the sake of good, and just everything I want to be as a man." THATS WHY! That is why I LOVE CAPTAIN FREAKING AMERICA!!!
"Is Captain America going to have to choke a bitch?? Because I, Captain America, seriously believe that I, Captain America, have not done enough bitch choking since I have been here."
Actually Linkara, Military Mascots are a thing although: 1. They were usually animals and not children, so the comic is wrong in that regard; and 2.They usually stayed back at base and helped raise morale between battles not during them.
Although there are examples of mascots breaking that rule; in WWI a dog in the American Army was able to detect when people were gonna be gassed, saving lives. In another example, in WWII this time, a Bear with the Polish Army delivered artillery to gunners and marched with the 22nd Artillery Supply Company.
Smellbringer Wojtek was awesome.
A artillery caring bear is the most Slavic thing i ever heard.
The only thing that would make this whole story even more slavic is that the bear was drunk on vodka while he carried the weapons without the safety on.
Cavare Envius He actually was given beer.
Also Human Torch was the first story in Marvel Comics #1, so technically yeah Human Torch beat Namor to the punch by getting not only to be the debut story, but also showing up on the cover
Does anyone know when Steve Rogers SLEEPS? Seriously, between running around at night as Captain America plus all the stuff he must have to do during the day as a common, unranked soldier around the base, I have to wonder.
Given that Namor and Human Torch had already teamed up with each other, I wonder if maybe the line about Human Torch being fictional might've been a deliberate attempt at preventing crossovers.
7:44 androids everybody needs good androids
9:15
I was a bit curious as to why Chris Evans was cast as Captain America when the first avenger's first trailer was released, but in that yellow panel, Steve looks exactly like Chris when they cgi'd him to make him look skinny
Wow, Captain America sucks at saving people. He just hunts down the murderers afterwards.
Did anyone notice that the female agent at the antique store was identified as X-13 by one of the g-man? Did they ever reveal that agent as Peggy Carter in a recont? I know this is just a coincidence but considering the nature of comics I should be surprised if she was reveal as Peggy Carter in the comics.
Oh how far we’ve fallen
Linkara, regiments in the war did actually have mascots. One regiment had a bear that served as a mascot and carried shells and amunition for them.
Ah, Captain America. Quite possibly one of, if not my absolute favorite superheroes of all time. I just find him so awe-inspiring. And yes, I do know what happened to him in Secret Empire, and it's fucking insulting.
You really think you can predict the future? Think, Omar, think!
8:30 Oh, they adapted that into one of the movies. Except there it actually was an old lady.
Thank god they made Bucky an adult and childhood friend gives me more feels watching winter soldier..... oh shit I’m thinking of that line again and now I’m sobbing fuck!
Man, literally everything you said during the background portion before the theme song was just REALLY *FUCKING* AWESOME!
Ten years of AMERICA F YEAH!
Linkara quotes that live rent free in my head: "Does captain amaerica need to choke a bitch?" XD
when Captain America fights Hitler....
Hitler: OHHHH OH YOU BROKE MY NAZI HEAD!!!! OHHH YOU BROKE MY NAZI SPINE OHHHH!!!!!!
When Captain Planet fights Hitler
Captain Planet: No please no more. Your bad vibes they're too much for me.
Gotta show who was more ballsy, obviously.
Ah c'mon it made sense for Planet.
If Captain Marvel fought Hitler...
Carol: *BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!* "Hitler? What Hitler?"
If the Punisher fought Hitler.
Punisher: And that was the last stick of dynamite. Now it's time to blow up you dirty nazi ass
Hitler: Aiiiiii! My Arsch is splitting in Zwei!!!
@ULGROTHA i love you too. :)
maybe for the song you should of used the America song you know, AMERICA! F**K YEAH!
for the intro
10:58 Professor Reinstein? I guess that Dr. Erskine was a retcon then.
a name retcon. the original name was Reinstein while most modern tellings of cap's origin have the name as Erskine. honestly it's a small retcon.
I do love the fact you used that theme song 😊ooo I do love learning
17.1.23
They created a super soldier and thought "Let's use him to root out spies!"
Captain America is 100 years old now!
I wonder if back in the days, stories were more about "tell, don't show for lack of space". Looking at this masterpiece, it would seem so.
19:08 Tell me about it. But unlike in Shadow of Mordor there isn’t a chance of the same guy you killed popping back up until you randomly get the finisher that cuts his head off.
I just gotta say, I love the Star-Spangled Man song. It feels so authentically 1940s.
13:42 at least when Minuteman made Liberty Lad into his sidekick, he had actual superpowers and his own codename, not to mention he was at least 16, as opposed to Bucky, who looks like he’s 12!
... you know, Liberty Lad? From Freedom Force? No? Okay.
Police stopping Nazis, it's like a comicbook in and of itself.
24:31 “And I would’ve gotten away with it too if it weren’t for you meddling kids!”
Man I love this review! The jokes in here are golden!
2:26 Captain America uses MEGA PUNCH!
IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!
i want hitler in avengers 3 he will be riding a cyborg nazi dolphin and his tanks will be giant space hippos
Why not Superman fought Twin Hilters
aaron baucham
Because Superman fought twin Hitlers in one of the most idiotic and unpatriotic comics of all time.
Ikrani Not to mention stupid. It was just dumb and bad.
+likeajon hey, Thanos can do anything with the infinity gauntlet
Noah Brady like making Avengers 3 bomb
Worth noting that Marvel has a Ccaptain Britain too. I don't know if you've read/reviewed any of his books or his origins?
Dan King Was he an X Men character?
TheBestComicKing no, he's basically just Captain America, but in England as far as I can tell.
David Spring Not really, Captain Britain powers and stories are more in line with Magic and Arthurian folklore. Alan Moore even wrote some story arcs.
Sean Maguire well I knew the STORIES would be at least somewhat different. I mean, Britain has different priorities and culture from America, so that in and of itself would change the stories we'd tell.
TheBestComicKing He is a major member of Excalibur
6:28 LET ME JUST LOUDLY ANNOUNCE OUR PLANS OUT IN THE OPEN!
18:40 instead of shooting captain America
2:35, the more accurate version would be, "I AM THE SOVIET UNION!"
FUCK YEAH!
@ 25:42 anyone notices the RedSkull shadow? Very innovative actually
Sure, captain america got to punch hitler, but the human torch got to kill hitler.
Who would later come back in a cloned body, use a ray gun to spread hate across the globe by bouncing it off the moon. even managed to split up the fantastic 4 with the hate ray.
Comic books are weird.
YOU PLAYED THE SONG! YES! 'Merica Fuck yeah!
Coming again, to save the motherfucking day YEAH!
+KidSnivy69 America, FUCK YEAH!
Freedom is the only way-ay.
Whenever I see that iconic first cover, I can't fail to notice that the svastika on the flag in the background is all kinds of wonky.
Two things.
1. Loved the 'Peace!' While firing an M16 and 2. Why wasn't the the title card theme 'America, F Yeah' from Team America?
ackbarfan5556
1: That was an AK-47.
2: Because that song wasn't in any of the Captain America movies.
***** Then why the hell is he using a Soviet weapon!?!
ackbarfan5556 Because the AK-47 is a badass weapon for ANYONE to use, Soviet or not.
+ackbarfan5556 He pulled it from the corpse of a long dead red!
PS: Bucky DID receive military training prior to working side-by-side with Captain America!
Hell, it's even stated in Caotain America: Winter Soldier (comic version) he was 15 years old when he started (although if he WAS 10 years old like how Dick Grayson was 8 when he became Robin that's damn impressive)
Yes but that would be a retcon and linkara is just stating what the original comic said
23:41 Oh lord Jesus it's a fire!
Shouldn't the opposite of Hitler be something like a blonde-haired black woman that hates drugs, is softspoken loves jews, gay people, her political opponents, gypsies etc., never drinks orange juice from concentrate and never goes camping?
Storm?
?????
Also instead of painting landscapes, she does profiles.
2:23 I AM AMERICA!!!
2015 Linkara: 3:30
"This may surprise some people but before America entered World War II, there was a strong pro-Nazi sentiment in the United States..."
2019 Me: WAS?!
To be fair, this was originally made in 2011. It was a simpler time with considerably less people thinking the Nazis would come back.
Man that 2011 Captain America movie was super mistreated
So damn perfectly what it should be for a Steve Rogers origin super hero movie, had everything we could want
Any story movie or comic that has fighting or killing Nazis is instantly awesome
Captain America: the story of a weakling receiving extraordinary power out of nowhere and using it wisely long ago :3
"Ruthless war mongers of Europe"
You know, I was under the impression that USA was a neutral party throughout most of the war, and the main conflict was between European and Asian powers, of which only a couple actually initiated the war, but I guess I was wrong.
I love in X-Men: Grand Design, the writer showed that Namor flooded New York and made himself a villain long before the X-Men were assembled.
"I am proud to be an American."
Then comes 2016 and 2017.
camp lehigh? what is jerry lewis head of the camp? is he gonna teach the solders how to make the Nazis laugh themselves to death?
and the moral of the story is NEVER pick a fight with someone who works on a popular comic book you never know how powerful their fans are also Jack Kirby was Jewish? huh learn something new every day
6:02- To be fair about peace, US was more like Vale of Arryn (Neutral and vast reserves of fighting force, except they do trade weapons with Britain) and Saudi Arabia (this was when US was major oil exporter, unlike Family Guy's commentary in WW2 episode, even the whole Pearl Harbor happened when US cut off oil trade with Japan).
To be fair, they do have guntotting mobster film though.
Holy crap. I forgot about that whole "WOOO! PEACE! WOOO!" thing and it bloody broke me. Was about to eat something but I'm glad I didn't. I would've choked. lol.
Rathcone's overstating the consequences of his assassinations, to be sure, but the demoralizing effect that they will have, not to mention inevitable chaos as people are reassigned to take over the late officers' duties -- which they may not be familiar with - only to be killed themselves, this same chain of events happening repeatedly, one can imagine doing a country's war effort some mischief.
To be honest every time see Agent X-13 I keep expecting to see a scene like this.
X-13: But why can't I be his partner? I want to go with him. I want to be at his side always. I...I love him
Don't remind me...
13:15
Cozy Glow: Golly, am I a joke to you?