that my thinking too, and he doesn't need to be a direct decendent from that steve. that steve could be his great great uncle or whatever many great that is
My personal idea: In the 1800s, one of the descendants of the Revolutionary War Cap was a sailor. He ended up in Ireland, and knocked up a local. The kid inherited his name and his hair. It was just a one night stand and he was back at sea right after, so he never even knew about him.
I love Steve Rogers Cap He’s probably the only American symbol that hasn’t been ruined for me. He’s just so wholesome (when Mark Millar isn’t writing him,) and I love Marvel for making In Depth relatable characters like Spiderman and Daredevil, but Steve Rogers standing up for what’s right regardless of personal injury is that kind of aspirational feeling of what America could and should be.
in a comic series, it's shown what the heroes would do when confronted with the political controversy of vietnam, and guess what cap did? he saw what the american soldiers were doing to the vietnamese and civilians and decided to pull an italy and switched sides
@@irvingramirez2335 nothing against cap, I just don't look out for him too much myself, but Cap, ie. all those who pick up the shield (mostly, as we saw from the video), is an inspiring and a great character. Respect to all Captain American fans.
Not a bad idea, though I dunno if that'd be something they'd be brave enough to do. Modernizing Hate-Monher could also work, for starters by not making him a clone of Hitler xP I am really excited on what they'll do regardless.
Best of all, you can still play up the Captain America fanboy aspect and the add in the warped perspective of how the Captain America image, and how Steve Rogers was seen to some people.
3:55 There's an easier solution. In the 1800s, one of the descendants of the Revolutionary War Cap was a sailor. He ended up in Ireland, and knocked up a local. The kid inherited his name and his hair. It was just a one night stand and he was back at sea right after, so he never even knew about him.
In 2008, I was gobsmacked reading my Marvel Handbook finding out about so many different Captain America's at the time, because Bucky as Cap was pretty new, and discovering at the time, there were 6 main ones, blew my mind... plus the commie smasher stuff.... WOOF!
I hated how soon Sam got Shafted as capt. A cuz of Steve's cosmic cube return. I still have every issue of Sam Wilson Capt A and loved every bit of the story especially since it highlighted a lot of the smaller allies like D-Man, Diamondback and Misty Knight's relationship with Sam
I just wanted to say that because of you and your channel, I've been supporting my local comic book store much more, going from buying primarily Spider-Man books, and the occasional Batman book, to trying out Ant-Man, Captain America, and others that you've covered in the past. I've gone from a casual Marvel fan, to someone who has an invested interest in the storylines of these characters. I don't know if you'll read this, but I wanted to say thanks, because a lot of these characters are greater than I ever gave them credit for.
*All Captain Americas:* 0:00 Intro 1:50 Steve Rogers (Captain America) 2:54 Steven Rogers 1st 3:59 Isaiah Bradley 7:58 William Naslund 9:00 Jeff Mace (Patriot) 11:20 William Burnside 14:51 Roscoe Simons 16:00 John Walker (US Agent) 18:13 Clint Barton (Hawkeye) 19:07 Frank Castle (The Punisher) 20:01 James Barnes (The Winter Solider) 21:33 David Rickford 22:21 Sam Wilson (The Falcon) *Bonus Captain America Sidekicks:* 2:22/20:01 James Barnes (Bucky) 8:44 Fred Davis (Bucky) 9:29 Betsy Ross (Golden Girl) 10:38 Elijah Bradley (Patriot) 12:20 Jack Monroe (Bucky) 16:18 Lemar Hoskins (Battlestar) 24:21 Rayshaun Lucas (Patriot)
This is vey coincidental cuz I was just about to read the Sam Wilson Cap comics (Edit: I never ended up reading them, I forgot about it and finished the 1988 Iron Man armor wars)
Have fun. Do note that it gets very involved into racial politics, with him receiving a ton of bashing within the comic. Still, it was an enjoyable read.
@@swandive46 I usually am pretty put off by that stuff in comics. I gave it a try because I liked nick Spencer's work on Spider-Man and was very pleasantly surprised. @OP I hope you enjoy the read!
@@swandive46 like, in-universe bashing in that it talks about the bad history the US has with race, or the comic subtly tries to tell us black people can't be captain america? Because I could see both, given the era that run came out in
You might have known this and just not mentioned it since it's minor, but William Burnside showed up in Volume 6 issue 19. I'm that Steve says they faked Burnside's death so that he can live a normal life, so there's definitely room for Burnside to return.
Maybe but I hope he doesn’t. As horrible as the things he’s done was I always felt bad for him. The guy has been through enough, to fail your dream goal, become an outdated relic, go crazy, become the thing you originally fought against, and always be viewed as the evil loser captain. He’s a rightist extremist, a wannabe knockoff, and perversion of American ideals. But he honestly never wanted to be. I hope he enjoys his new life.
I love sam as Captian America. It's so fitting that he was the one that Steve would pick plus his costume is so badass. I can't wait to see more of him in the MCU
I mean Steven Rogers could have had a brother that stayed in Ireland when he went to the colonies. Steven died in the Revolution and eventually his brother’s family came the the US and had Steve. He’d still be a relative
I was aware of most of these but there were a few that I hadn't heard of. I also was curious as to how they handled Cap being alive when he was also a Capsicle, thanks for the video!
Steve Rogers is and will always be my favorite Cap. Even the sometimes crappy writing hasn’t been able ruin him for me. I never knew a fictional character could be such an inspiration for me but he is.
@@Fanatic_Foremem That would be Jeffrey Mace. In the series, he became the new director of SHIELD for a time, under the guise of a super strong Inhuman with his Patriot title.
I think they'll just end up keeping it to Steve, Isaiah, John, and Sam in the MCU. They didn't really leave us much room for any others to be introduced, because of how well documented Steve's activity in the 40's was in his museum. Very much implying that the government didn't successfully make any new Super Soldiers after Isaiah's "death"
They might do proto Caps and Cap wannabees with some, including Burnside. I'd kinda find it funny if there was an in-world autobiography of Steve and the Cap that used to be an actor would play Steve.
Thank you for the extensive history, Drake. Also, I love the way Isaiah's story was adapted in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, they kept just enough to be recognizable for fans of the comics, but changed the fine details to fall more in line with the MCU's canon. Despite a few noticable flaws, FatWS was a REALLY good show.
Captain America is probably my favorite superhero, so I loved learning about all of these other Caps. And I always appreciate the work you put into your videos, Drake.
Yeah Burnside did survive. In Ed Brubakers final issue (vol 6 #19) Steve pretty much took pity on him & used connection to get his head on straight & try to live a normal life. For the most part that seems to be the end of him (it's been a decade & nobodies written anything else with him)
I think you should do a video on Nuke, Frank Simpson. Specifically his Ultimate universe version who was a kind of Captain America stand in during Vietnam but went nuts.
Wow, dude. This was freaking killer. These 26 minutes flew by. Seriously, great job. I can't even imagine the amount of research that went into this one.
I knew what he meant by bucky being the second cap that’s wasn’t given the title by the government or just took the name, but I love to see you cover Isaiah Bradley or Jeff mace seeing as they took up the same as the second and third Captain America
I loved this video. I’m a huge cap fan, and had a huge book of the original golden age compiled in it. Over the years I’ve read as much cap stuff as I could, but I learned quite a bit about other people to take it up! Thank you again for your amazing videos as always drake. You’re on point!
Cap was my grandfather's favorite character. When I was younger we used to read them together I was surprised that he had a bunch of the 80's comics my grandfather actually served in WWII
Whats wild is it was even more retconned than this. The 50's Cap was retconned into existence 1st before Nasland and Mace. Even referenced by Whizzer I think. And a great but sloppy retcon Burnside was, since 1st he was created as the 50's Cap, ignoring that there had been a post WW2 Cap. So that meant they had retconned away any of the post WW2/pre-Korean War Cap adventures. Then shortly after, maybe reezlizing this, they had Whizzer return and in a dramatic scene say the real Cap wasnt the Cap he fought beside (since no Invaders or Liberty Legion yet). And they referenced the "recently" defeated 50's Cap as having been the one Whizzer knew. Which meant Burnside (unnamed yet) had been retconned as having acted before WW2 and now as part of the All Winners Squad. Then they retconned it again, by having Whizzer been an ally of Steve's in WW2 thanks to the Invaders comic, meaning Whizzer had met both. Then thanks to the What If that became quick canon, retconned yet again with the Nasland and Mace Caps creation. And that was just the convoluted, but wonderful history up until the early 80's. I don't even want to look at updates since then, lol.
Captain America may not be my favourite superhero but he was one of the first I was introduced to because my dad loves the John Byrne comics. That’s always made him kinda special.
Great work Dude! Knew most of it already; Captain America WAS the first Marvel comic I ever read, when I was 6 (in 1976)! But it was great to see it all in one place! 👍🏻
As good as the falcon and the winter soldier were, I would have liked a Captain America movie about his dark legacy and the attempts by the US government to recreate him.
Vance was not Captain America, he just fought with the shield, he did not take up the mantle. If you have to put on a list of people who Steve inspired and who fought with his shield, it would be immeasurable.
You put so much time and effort for these vids ,so I just wanna say thanks these are hella entertaining and fun to watch pls keep up the amazing content
Already commented, but had to say I love Roy Thomas' style of rectonning best (appropriate considering he coined the term); his embraces the past by weaving the new in without disrespecting the old. Cap, Invaders and All-Star Squadron come to mind as wonderful examples. And little nice touches, like 50's Cap's uniform being slightly different than Steve's reflecting the 50's comics having the waist stripes not extend to the back, or having Earth-Two GA have brown hair as he did in his 1st Golden Age appearance or two.
Just goes to show the impact of Steve Rogers as Captain America, he's probably the most impactful superhero in a narrative ever. Even characters in the omniverse respects him from the likeness of Batman, Superman, Robin & the JL.
This is the first time in a while that I’ve watched a video of yours because it just popped up on my recommended. But I distinctly remember you going through a lot of personal stuff and it seemed really hard. I was just a kid then but I’m 18 now and seeing you looking happier and way better is awesome! Glad to see you so well will def keep watching, hope you see this!
Two things. 1. Secret Empire was such a good story. 2. When OG Cap took down hydra cap, there are literally two Steve’s running around now in the 616 reality. No idea when they will bring hydra cap back.
@@SirDot So I was not hallucinating, Hydra Cap did change to the superhero side but then, there's two good Steve Rogers since Jason Aaron has Kobik Captain America. Man, this is just stupidity at its peak. Also, hate how Hydra Cap is being treated like a fool, he was literally the smartest version of Steve Rogers.
When Captain America throws a his mighty Shield. All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield. Expect on a plane, or a bomb, or some Ice, a brainwashed Bucky, or a Spider-Man, a Tony Stark or just plain Thanos, they most definitely have to Yield.
I have read a captain America comic where he met with a old woman who survived a nazi death camp, that he rescued back when she was a kid, yet I enjoyed this video, and happy new year to you and yours🥳🎊🎉.
Awesome video, man. If it gets popular enough, I'd love to see a part 2 where you go over AU Captain Americas, or even maybe some of the expys like the Guardian. You're the best, man!
I'm a Captain America fan and this is a great comprehensive run down of his publication history. The older a character is the greater the chance of there being dud storylines and muddy continuity. I love the great stuff and the dumb stuff, I'm looking at you CAPWOLF!!!
Great video! I'm glad you mentioned David Rickford. He deserves a mention on the list. Please see Sam Wilson Captain America No. 7, 2016, variant by Chris Sprouse - Captain America of All Eras. Anyone know who is at the 7 o'clock position? I think it's Percival Pinkerton. When was he Captain America!!! Who is that!!!??? Help!!!!
The young Burnside fellow looks like Chucky. Or Annabelle. That Cap and Bucky being put on ice by the government while researching a cure would make a lot more sense if the gov't was trying to replicate the serum again and test the limits of what it makes a human body capable of. Thanks again, Drake!! Cool episode.
I made the same mistake when reading the “Truth” mini-series! I believe that he was the 1st, before Steve, only to be retconned to be #2! I’ve been sharing that story until this day! Thanks for clarifying!
Yeah well I preferred the Truth miniseries to have it be set before Steve became Captain America since it makes the story more interesting and it also lets the reader sees what was life for African Americans back in the war and how they were treated.
I don't think that's very controversial? I mean yeah, a lot of people hated his guts, but as a *character* most seem to agree he was really compelling to watch.
I love Steve as cap, bucky's cap run was an interesting take on the character, but I love sam's the most. He's always been such a likeable character to me, and I was so excited to see him take on the mantle in falcon and the winter soldier!
Earth-616 - Steve Rogers - Steven Rogers (William Naslund, Spirit of '76) - Isaiah Bradley - Josiah al hajj Saddiq - Eli Bradley - William Naslund - Jeff Mace - William Burnside - Roscoe Simons - John Walker (First Captain America, then U.S. Agent) - Hawkeye - The Punisher (Created his own suit) - Bucky Barnes (After Civil War, when Steve Rogers was assassinated) - David Rickford - Sam Wilson
Oh wow, that's a hell of a list! It honestly kinda makes me wish we got to do a few of these other in-between Caps in the MCU. Would've been a great time to bring back Jon Berthal's Punisher, maybe had Clint take up the mantle for an hour, bring in that one kid as an antagonist for Bucky. That's the benefit of comics, I guess - stuff like Cap's death can affect everyone at once, instead of having everyone take turns and dragging it out for a year.
While he doesn't meet your requirements for this video at all, I would like to give a shout out to Scott Summers AKA Cyclops, who took up the shield in an alternate universe where all the mutants lost their powers and that also caused Steve's Serum to not work anymore.
I like the Bradley Idea and also thought he was a test subject until they perfected it for steve. Also Bucky and Sam made perfect choices for replacing Steve. Some of the stories could have written alittle better
I knew going into this there was at least 5 Captain America: Steve, Isaiah Bradley, Bucky, Sam, and some guy in the 50s pretending to be Cap. But I had no idea that there were 3 or 4 other guys were Cap before Steve came back from ice.
Hey good video as always glad to see all the caps get the love they deserve. Just so ya know William burnside is still alive, in a later issue when Steve was captain America again they found him and brought him to a hospital after he was hit by a truck. There Steve said they faked his death so he could live a normal life from now on. Despite being the “evil” captain America I like how he is a good guy at heart and usually ends up as the bad guy due to his poor mental state or other villains using him. Hell even Steve said that he was grateful for his service but from now on he’ll carry the burden of being cap so it’s nice that Steve respects him despite their differences. Really underrated captain America
Hey Comic Drake. When I was super young I found your channel and it made me enjoy comics even more. Thanks for all these videos I’m realizing I’ve been watching for years. Each video I’ve really enjoyed.
5:55 according to Truth Isaiah Bradley was first. And its crazy how even in the comic world America is America and will always shy away from its history.
I think it would make more sense if one side of Steve's family were Irish immigrants while the other side were descendants of Steven Rogers
that my thinking too, and he doesn't need to be a direct decendent from that steve. that steve could be his great great uncle or whatever many great that is
what?
My personal idea: In the 1800s, one of the descendants of the Revolutionary War Cap was a sailor. He ended up in Ireland, and knocked up a local. The kid inherited his name and his hair. It was just a one night stand and he was back at sea right after, so he never even knew about him.
I love Steve Rogers Cap
He’s probably the only American symbol that hasn’t been ruined for me. He’s just so wholesome (when Mark Millar isn’t writing him,) and I love Marvel for making In Depth relatable characters like Spiderman and Daredevil, but Steve Rogers standing up for what’s right regardless of personal injury is that kind of aspirational feeling of what America could and should be.
Not even Hydra Cap could dent Steve Rogers's legacy. He is the Superman of Marvel.
@@commonviewer2488 hydra cap nearly did,until he got brutally assassinated. I'm not kidding he got assassinated
@@commonviewer2488 Not really.
in a comic series, it's shown what the heroes would do when confronted with the political controversy of vietnam, and guess what cap did? he saw what the american soldiers were doing to the vietnamese and civilians and decided to pull an italy and switched sides
@@jockeyfield1954 a good soilder not only follows orders but knows when he should think for himself
Not the biggest Cap fan, but hearing Drake talk for almost 30 minutes about him is something I'm not gonna turn down. Hard work definitely shows!
How you ain’t a cap fan my guy ?
@@irvingramirez2335 nothing against cap, I just don't look out for him too much myself, but Cap, ie. all those who pick up the shield (mostly, as we saw from the video), is an inspiring and a great character. Respect to all Captain American fans.
@@josiahdensby2053 I admired him as a soilder back when I was considering a military career
@@josiahdensby2053 specifically the Steve Rodgers version as at the time I had only watched the mcu films
“The legacy of that shield... Complicated.”
Update: I’d like to see the MCU try out William Burnside as a villain for Captain America 4.
Setting up William Burnside as a white supremacist against Sam Wilson would be really interesting and reflect many current events.
Not a bad idea, though I dunno if that'd be something they'd be brave enough to do. Modernizing Hate-Monher could also work, for starters by not making him a clone of Hitler xP I am really excited on what they'll do regardless.
Best of all, you can still play up the Captain America fanboy aspect and the add in the warped perspective of how the Captain America image, and how Steve Rogers was seen to some people.
I think it's too soon after John Walker to do another slightly (or completely) mentally unstable Cap wannabe
@@veggiewillymass I mean every iron man villain for 4 movies (including ultron) was a mentally unstable iron man wannabe
3:55 There's an easier solution. In the 1800s, one of the descendants of the Revolutionary War Cap was a sailor. He ended up in Ireland, and knocked up a local. The kid inherited his name and his hair. It was just a one night stand and he was back at sea right after, so he never even knew about him.
In 2008, I was gobsmacked reading my Marvel Handbook finding out about so many different Captain America's at the time, because Bucky as Cap was pretty new, and discovering at the time, there were 6 main ones, blew my mind... plus the commie smasher stuff.... WOOF!
It's like uncovering a conspiracy lol. "What?! There were MORE Captain Americas we didn't know about?"
Homie's Barking, I'm dead 💀
I went down that rabbit hole online back in highschool (late 90s) and was stunned, and hell they've practically double the count since
@0070 Gibran Maulana yep I'm old. 38
I hated how soon Sam got Shafted as capt. A cuz of Steve's cosmic cube return. I still have every issue of Sam Wilson Capt A and loved every bit of the story especially since it highlighted a lot of the smaller allies like D-Man, Diamondback and Misty Knight's relationship with Sam
Same on the drafted part.
I just wanted to say that because of you and your channel, I've been supporting my local comic book store much more, going from buying primarily Spider-Man books, and the occasional Batman book, to trying out Ant-Man, Captain America, and others that you've covered in the past. I've gone from a casual Marvel fan, to someone who has an invested interest in the storylines of these characters. I don't know if you'll read this, but I wanted to say thanks, because a lot of these characters are greater than I ever gave them credit for.
This is the best compliment you could have ever given me.
@@ComicDrake you inspire so many people to get into comics which is a good thing considering the industry has been going downhill for quite awhile
Geez, that was a TON of Captain Americas. You did a great job covering them all Drake! Also, wasn’t Jeffery Mace in Agents of SHIELD?
Jup
Yes, he was super cool, top 10 characters in the show.
Mace was indeed in Agents of SHIELD, great character, and operated under the title of Patriot at one point
@@CaptainPikeachuI hate that he died IN THE FRICKIN MATRIX that was not a deserving death
@@CaptainPikeachu that's in the video.
*All Captain Americas:*
0:00 Intro
1:50 Steve Rogers (Captain America)
2:54 Steven Rogers 1st
3:59 Isaiah Bradley
7:58 William Naslund
9:00 Jeff Mace (Patriot)
11:20 William Burnside
14:51 Roscoe Simons
16:00 John Walker (US Agent)
18:13 Clint Barton (Hawkeye)
19:07 Frank Castle (The Punisher)
20:01 James Barnes (The Winter Solider)
21:33 David Rickford
22:21 Sam Wilson (The Falcon)
*Bonus Captain America Sidekicks:*
2:22/20:01 James Barnes (Bucky)
8:44 Fred Davis (Bucky)
9:29 Betsy Ross (Golden Girl)
10:38 Elijah Bradley (Patriot)
12:20 Jack Monroe (Bucky)
16:18 Lemar Hoskins (Battlestar)
24:21 Rayshaun Lucas (Patriot)
Thanks
This is vey coincidental cuz I was just about to read the Sam Wilson Cap comics
(Edit: I never ended up reading them, I forgot about it and finished the 1988 Iron Man armor wars)
Same!
Have fun. Do note that it gets very involved into racial politics, with him receiving a ton of bashing within the comic. Still, it was an enjoyable read.
@@swandive46 I usually am pretty put off by that stuff in comics. I gave it a try because I liked nick Spencer's work on Spider-Man and was very pleasantly surprised. @OP I hope you enjoy the read!
its really not that coincidental considering sam wilson cap just got the live action treatment 😂
@@swandive46 like, in-universe bashing in that it talks about the bad history the US has with race, or the comic subtly tries to tell us black people can't be captain america?
Because I could see both, given the era that run came out in
You're one of the most hard working youtubers I have seen. You actually did research and put effort into these types of videos.
You might have known this and just not mentioned it since it's minor, but William Burnside showed up in Volume 6 issue 19. I'm that Steve says they faked Burnside's death so that he can live a normal life, so there's definitely room for Burnside to return.
Maybe but I hope he doesn’t. As horrible as the things he’s done was I always felt bad for him. The guy has been through enough, to fail your dream goal, become an outdated relic, go crazy, become the thing you originally fought against, and always be viewed as the evil loser captain. He’s a rightist extremist, a wannabe knockoff, and perversion of American ideals. But he honestly never wanted to be. I hope he enjoys his new life.
@@changvasejarik62 honestly I'd love a redemption arc for him. But I agree, I hope he doesn't just come back as a villain.
I love sam as Captian America. It's so fitting that he was the one that Steve would pick plus his costume is so badass. I can't wait to see more of him in the MCU
I mean Steven Rogers could have had a brother that stayed in Ireland when he went to the colonies. Steven died in the Revolution and eventually his brother’s family came the the US and had Steve. He’d still be a relative
Steven isn't a relative, he is a direct ancestor.
I was aware of most of these but there were a few that I hadn't heard of. I also was curious as to how they handled Cap being alive when he was also a Capsicle, thanks for the video!
3:55 or simply Steven Roger is from Ireland and had a brother who still in Ireland who’s descendants later moved to the USA.
Steve Rogers is and will always be my favorite Cap. Even the sometimes crappy writing hasn’t been able ruin him for me. I never knew a fictional character could be such an inspiration for me but he is.
Agreed
I wonder how many of these Captain Americas will be in the MCU. Never even heard of Rickford. Thanks Drake
there was one in agents of sheild, can't remember which one.
@@Fanatic_Foremem That would be Jeffrey Mace. In the series, he became the new director of SHIELD for a time, under the guise of a super strong Inhuman with his Patriot title.
I think they'll just end up keeping it to Steve, Isaiah, John, and Sam in the MCU. They didn't really leave us much room for any others to be introduced, because of how well documented Steve's activity in the 40's was in his museum. Very much implying that the government didn't successfully make any new Super Soldiers after Isaiah's "death"
They might do proto Caps and Cap wannabees with some, including Burnside. I'd kinda find it funny if there was an in-world autobiography of Steve and the Cap that used to be an actor would play Steve.
@@Hey-Its-Dingo Steve, Isaiah, JEFFREY, John, and Sam you mean.
Thank you for the extensive history, Drake.
Also, I love the way Isaiah's story was adapted in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, they kept just enough to be recognizable for fans of the comics, but changed the fine details to fall more in line with the MCU's canon.
Despite a few noticable flaws, FatWS was a REALLY good show.
Captain America is probably my favorite superhero, so I loved learning about all of these other Caps. And I always appreciate the work you put into your videos, Drake.
I do wish we'd get Nomad again.
Not Steve Rogers Nomad, but "The Man Without a Country" is a great tagline.
Yeah Burnside did survive. In Ed Brubakers final issue (vol 6 #19) Steve pretty much took pity on him & used connection to get his head on straight & try to live a normal life.
For the most part that seems to be the end of him (it's been a decade & nobodies written anything else with him)
I think you should do a video on Nuke, Frank Simpson. Specifically his Ultimate universe version who was a kind of Captain America stand in during Vietnam but went nuts.
Wow, dude. This was freaking killer. These 26 minutes flew by. Seriously, great job. I can't even imagine the amount of research that went into this one.
the falcon and winter soldier series makes so much more sense to me now, thank you!!!
as the famous said : THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CAPTAIN AMERICA
I like to think that the coffee cup is normal sized and drake is just smol
I knew what he meant by bucky being the second cap that’s wasn’t given the title by the government or just took the name, but I love to see you cover Isaiah Bradley or Jeff mace seeing as they took up the same as the second and third Captain America
Steve may have not of had the body, but he had the heart, and that’s all you need.
I mean before he became the super soldier.
the reason for steven rogers, reality altering shenanigans
Watched this so it doesn't flop. Not a huge Captain America fan but I am a big fan of Drake succeeding. Thanks for all the good content.
I loved this video. I’m a huge cap fan, and had a huge book of the original golden age compiled in it. Over the years I’ve read as much cap stuff as I could, but I learned quite a bit about other people to take it up! Thank you again for your amazing videos as always drake. You’re on point!
Honestly, Jeff Mace and Isaiah Bradley are pretty underrated versions of Cap in my eyes.
Cap was my grandfather's favorite character. When I was younger we used to read them together I was surprised that he had a bunch of the 80's comics my grandfather actually served in WWII
Whats wild is it was even more retconned than this. The 50's Cap was retconned into existence 1st before Nasland and Mace. Even referenced by Whizzer I think. And a great but sloppy retcon Burnside was, since 1st he was created as the 50's Cap, ignoring that there had been a post WW2 Cap. So that meant they had retconned away any of the post WW2/pre-Korean War Cap adventures. Then shortly after, maybe reezlizing this, they had Whizzer return and in a dramatic scene say the real Cap wasnt the Cap he fought beside (since no Invaders or Liberty Legion yet). And they referenced the "recently" defeated 50's Cap as having been the one Whizzer knew. Which meant Burnside (unnamed yet) had been retconned as having acted before WW2 and now as part of the All Winners Squad. Then they retconned it again, by having Whizzer been an ally of Steve's in WW2 thanks to the Invaders comic, meaning Whizzer had met both. Then thanks to the What If that became quick canon, retconned yet again with the Nasland and Mace Caps creation. And that was just the convoluted, but wonderful history up until the early 80's. I don't even want to look at updates since then, lol.
Captain America may not be my favourite superhero but he was one of the first I was introduced to because my dad loves the John Byrne comics. That’s always made him kinda special.
I will say I have fallen in love with captian america with the recent events of the marvel universe
What recent events in the Marvel Universe? I haven't really seen a good Captain America comic in years, unless you meant Marvel 'Cinematic' Universe.
You missed the Serial Move Cap which at some point Marvel explained in a comic how and why he fits in.
Marvel's Truth:Red, White, and Blue is a great read, and I highly recommend checking the story out.
Great work Dude!
Knew most of it already; Captain America WAS the first Marvel comic I ever read, when I was 6 (in 1976)!
But it was great to see it all in one place!
👍🏻
As good as the falcon and the winter soldier were, I would have liked a Captain America movie about his dark legacy and the attempts by the US government to recreate him.
You should’ve add Vance Astro aka Major Victory. Steve Rogers inspired Vance to be the man he is today in future and the Present.
Vance was not Captain America, he just fought with the shield, he did not take up the mantle. If you have to put on a list of people who Steve inspired and who fought with his shield, it would be immeasurable.
I wish falcon woulda stayed as cap. I really like that😊
You put so much time and effort for these vids ,so I just wanna say thanks these are hella entertaining and fun to watch pls keep up the amazing content
Drake with that thicc cup
The coffee pour though! 😂😂😂
What a straightforward and simple timeline of events
Already commented, but had to say I love Roy Thomas' style of rectonning best (appropriate considering he coined the term); his embraces the past by weaving the new in without disrespecting the old. Cap, Invaders and All-Star Squadron come to mind as wonderful examples. And little nice touches, like 50's Cap's uniform being slightly different than Steve's reflecting the 50's comics having the waist stripes not extend to the back, or having Earth-Two GA have brown hair as he did in his 1st Golden Age appearance or two.
Oh shit. I had no idea the Cap and Falcon show premise was lifted from the Gruenwald years.
John walker’s shield should have had the declaration of independence engraved in it
As a Cap fan, I approve 🇺🇸
19:49 Best line of the entire video 🖤
The promise of more John Walker never happened 😭
Just goes to show the impact of Steve Rogers as Captain America, he's probably the most impactful superhero in a narrative ever. Even characters in the omniverse respects him from the likeness of Batman, Superman, Robin & the JL.
This is the first time in a while that I’ve watched a video of yours because it just popped up on my recommended. But I distinctly remember you going through a lot of personal stuff and it seemed really hard. I was just a kid then but I’m 18 now and seeing you looking happier and way better is awesome! Glad to see you so well will def keep watching, hope you see this!
Two things.
1. Secret Empire was such a good story.
2. When OG Cap took down hydra cap, there are literally two Steve’s running around now in the 616 reality. No idea when they will bring hydra cap back.
Hydra-Cap/ Stevil was already killed 6 months after SE had ended. And no, they are definitly not bringing him back
Hydra Steve's in the current Cap run by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
@@SirDot ...I should be suprised, but then I remember we're talking about comics were death is just another word for vaccation
@@SirDot So I was not hallucinating, Hydra Cap did change to the superhero side but then, there's two good Steve Rogers since Jason Aaron has Kobik Captain America. Man, this is just stupidity at its peak. Also, hate how Hydra Cap is being treated like a fool, he was literally the smartest version of Steve Rogers.
What about when The Red Skull switched bodies with Steve thus becoming Captain America for a short period of time? lol
They did Superior Spider-Man but with Captain America? That happened TWICE?
Doom switched minds with Reed back in the day too. I bet there are more times I don't know about.
Won't be able to catch it live but super excited to watch it after
When Captain America throws a his mighty Shield.
All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield.
Expect on a plane, or a bomb, or some Ice, a brainwashed Bucky, or a Spider-Man, a Tony Stark or just plain Thanos, they most definitely have to Yield.
I have read a captain America comic where he met with a old woman who survived a nazi death camp, that he rescued back when she was a kid, yet I enjoyed this video, and happy new year to you and yours🥳🎊🎉.
Awesome video, man. If it gets popular enough, I'd love to see a part 2 where you go over AU Captain Americas, or even maybe some of the expys like the Guardian. You're the best, man!
Comic Drake, you never told us you were once Captain America!
I'm a Captain America fan and this is a great comprehensive run down of his publication history. The older a character is the greater the chance of there being dud storylines and muddy continuity. I love the great stuff and the dumb stuff, I'm looking at you CAPWOLF!!!
Great video! I'm glad you mentioned David Rickford. He deserves a mention on the list. Please see Sam Wilson Captain America No. 7, 2016, variant by Chris Sprouse - Captain America of All Eras. Anyone know who is at the 7 o'clock position? I think it's Percival Pinkerton. When was he Captain America!!! Who is that!!!??? Help!!!!
Captain America? That’s the guy from Fortnite, right?
@@thegoodwitchluzura r/wooosh
The young Burnside fellow looks like Chucky. Or Annabelle. That Cap and Bucky being put on ice by the government while researching a cure would make a lot more sense if the gov't was trying to replicate the serum again and test the limits of what it makes a human body capable of.
Thanks again, Drake!! Cool episode.
Like your shirt. It reminds me of the Iron Patriot armor.
I made the same mistake when reading the “Truth” mini-series! I believe that he was the 1st, before Steve, only to be retconned to be #2! I’ve been sharing that story until this day! Thanks for clarifying!
Yeah well I preferred the Truth miniseries to have it be set before Steve became Captain America since it makes the story more interesting and it also lets the reader sees what was life for African Americans back in the war and how they were treated.
I’m just about to watch Falcon and the Winter Solder
3:55 Entirely possible one of his ancestors moved to Ireland with an Irish wife, then when the Great Famine of 1845 struck they fled to America.
Im more of a captain britain fan myself, but a 30ish minute video about captain america still interests me.
Controversial Opinion, John Walker was the best part about Falcon and Winter Soldier and I look forward to seeing more of him as Us Agent
He was really done a lot better than I expected. It makes me hopeful that Thunderstrike and Cobalt Man might get into the MCU.
I don't think that's very controversial? I mean yeah, a lot of people hated his guts, but as a *character* most seem to agree he was really compelling to watch.
I love Steve as cap, bucky's cap run was an interesting take on the character, but I love sam's the most. He's always been such a likeable character to me, and I was so excited to see him take on the mantle in falcon and the winter soldier!
Can we talk about how my man has some serious guns for holding that big ass mug for so long
Fantastic and in depth video on the complex legacy of Captain America. Greatly appreciated!
Earth-616
- Steve Rogers
- Steven Rogers (William Naslund, Spirit of '76)
- Isaiah Bradley
- Josiah al hajj Saddiq
- Eli Bradley
- William Naslund
- Jeff Mace
- William Burnside
- Roscoe Simons
- John Walker (First Captain America, then U.S. Agent)
- Hawkeye
- The Punisher (Created his own suit)
- Bucky Barnes (After Civil War, when Steve Rogers was assassinated)
- David Rickford
- Sam Wilson
I was hoping Steve would say: "Well he's _my_ Captain America." about Sam.
Now I want a series following Jeff Mace as either Captain America or even as Patriot.
You should watch Agents of SHIELD then, Jeff Mace shows up as the Patriot in that show.
Oh wow, that's a hell of a list! It honestly kinda makes me wish we got to do a few of these other in-between Caps in the MCU. Would've been a great time to bring back Jon Berthal's Punisher, maybe had Clint take up the mantle for an hour, bring in that one kid as an antagonist for Bucky. That's the benefit of comics, I guess - stuff like Cap's death can affect everyone at once, instead of having everyone take turns and dragging it out for a year.
Leaving a comment for the algorithm 💪 You’re the best Drake!!!
While he doesn't meet your requirements for this video at all, I would like to give a shout out to Scott Summers AKA Cyclops, who took up the shield in an alternate universe where all the mutants lost their powers and that also caused Steve's Serum to not work anymore.
They have a character named Burnside that got burned... quite the irony.
Here's an idea... the Brotherhood of Assassins from Assassin's Creed Vs. either the League of Assassins or the Court of Owls in the DC Universe
Thank you for the deep dive.
HOW IS NOONE TALKING ABOUT THAT COFFEE CUP
please please please more longer videos like this
I am irish and I'm glad steve has irish origins
A classic and contemporary complicated and convoluted convetion of captains
you guys havent posted in sooooo long i missed youuuuu guysssss
Uh no? This channel always has regular uploads.
@@ComicDrake lol I just love ur videos, I guess It just felt like that to me.
I like the Bradley Idea and also thought he was a test subject until they perfected it for steve. Also Bucky and Sam made perfect choices for replacing Steve. Some of the stories could have written alittle better
I knew going into this there was at least 5 Captain America: Steve, Isaiah Bradley, Bucky, Sam, and some guy in the 50s pretending to be Cap. But I had no idea that there were 3 or 4 other guys were Cap before Steve came back from ice.
"I cut back to just ONE CUP. " DUDE.IM DEAD!!!🤣🤣🤣
Hey good video as always glad to see all the caps get the love they deserve. Just so ya know William burnside is still alive, in a later issue when Steve was captain America again they found him and brought him to a hospital after he was hit by a truck. There Steve said they faked his death so he could live a normal life from now on. Despite being the “evil” captain America I like how he is a good guy at heart and usually ends up as the bad guy due to his poor mental state or other villains using him. Hell even Steve said that he was grateful for his service but from now on he’ll carry the burden of being cap so it’s nice that Steve respects him despite their differences. Really underrated captain America
Thanks for the heads-up earlier. I've been stoked for this - I love an idealist.
Ok that mug gag is really good
My favorite with shields are john walker, alexi nikolai, nikolai krylenko, steve rogers and Roscoe.
Hey Comic Drake. When I was super young I found your channel and it made me enjoy comics even more. Thanks for all these videos I’m realizing I’ve been watching for years. Each video I’ve really enjoyed.
i bet he didnt even drink all of that coffee
5:55 according to Truth Isaiah Bradley was first. And its crazy how even in the comic world America is America and will always shy away from its history.
In “Truth” Isaiah doesn’t get experimented on until 1942. Steve was already active as Cap and a part of the Invaders in 1941.