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Captain America clearly resonates with people today just as well as he did back in the 40's.
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Do you really think so?

Maybe with some people. But in terms of sheer visibility, Cap was a major comic character for a period during WWII - maybe even up there with Superman for a time. That was the apex of his career popularity. He was Timely's number 1 hero.

He's never been Marvel's number 1 hero. I tend to think that in terms of merchandizing and overall popularity he's not in the top 5, maybe barely in the top 10. Spiderman, Wolverine, X-Men, FF, Hulk, perhaps even DareDevil all have had much greater pop culture visibility. In the 70s and 80s when I collected comics, CA was an avg., at best, selling title.


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Oh, I think he's among the top recognized heroes out there. And, PROPERLY done, he's as good as any. The fifties version was not properly promoted or featured. Again, short stories, weak covers, and cookie cutter plots featuring the same kind of villains over and over.

For example, in the 70's and 80's the writing and art on Cap's title ranged from average to mediocre. He's a HARD character to write for. If you don't think so, try it. Sit down and develop a plot for a Cap story. 'tain't easy, Magee.


A. Leedom, President of the Red Raven Revival Society and former director of the Ghost Rider movie -- now seeking work in ANY capacity in the industry. Or at Burger King...

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