Comic book superhero Captain America dead at 89

[Zeus]

Comic book superhero Captain America dead at 89

[SIZE=2]NEW YORK (AFP) - Captain America, the comic book superhero with a penchant for figure-hugging body suits in red, white and blue, has died at the age of 89, shot dead in New York. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]The Marvel comic book hero is written out of the script in copies hitting the newsstands Wednesday after more than 65 years fighting villains, felled by a sniper's bullet on the steps of a Manhattan court house.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"Breaking news: Few details are clear at this time, but the scene outside the Federal Courthouse in Manhattan is a portrait of chaos and confusion as a former superhero has been shot," Marvel comics said on its website.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Captain America was actually Steve Rogers, born on US Independence Day, July 4, 1917. He was created in 1941 but lacking any superpowers looked somewhat ill-equipped to battle evil next to counterparts like Superman.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Draped in the American flag, a giant "A" on his mask and a shield that handily doubled as a discus, Captain America was part of the US war effort, created just months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]His first cover saw him punching Adolf Hitler in the face and he entered his golden age after the United States joined World War II. But he soon faded in popularity after the war and was retired in 1950 before returning in the 1960s.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]However, like Superman's return from the dead after being killed off in 1993, the door appears to be open for Captain America to return.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Co-creator Joe Simon, himself a little older than Captain America at 93, told the New York Daily News he was saddened by his character's demise. "It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now," he said.[/SIZE]

[niky]

RIP, Steve.

A very underappreciated and often poorly used or written superhero. It's sad to see him go.

[Zeus]

Hinahanap ko nga dito yung 12 inch Marvel Icon figure niya e, puros yung unmasked ang nakikita ko sa megamall meron kaso kailangan kasama yung unmasked figure

[DFast&DFurious]

Hindi lang masyadong maganda yung pagkamatay, sana man lang meron syang naka duel to the death ala Superman.

[CVT]

"When Captain America throws his mighty shield,
All those who chose oppose his shield must yield.

If he's lead to a fight and a duel is due,
Then the red and white and the blue'll come through.

When Captain America throws his mighty shield."



2001:weathermanf2:

[Zeus]

"When Captain America throws his mighty shield,
All those who chose oppose his shield must yield.

If he's lead to a fight and a duel is due,
Then the red and white and the blue'll come through.

When Captain America throws his mighty shield."



2001:weathermanf2:

Alam na alam ni CVT mga lyrics a,pati Gigantor

[niky]

Haha... I still remember that one...

[alwayz_yummy]

may cartoons yun a, ung parang low-budget

[Galactus]

^ Hindi naman low budget, luma lang (1960's or 70's ata, kaya mukhang low budget). Wouldn't surprise me if it was made here in RP (Filcartoons)

May mga kasabay pa na cartoons yun (Fantastic 4, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Spiderman)...

Baka naman bagsak na sales ng Avengers or Captain America? Kelangan ng bagong gimik. He's an icon, so I'm quite sure, he will be resurrected (or as Marvel is notoriously known for, the "dead" Capt. America was just a clone, or it happened in a different timeline, etc)

[Zeus]

^ Hindi naman low budget, luma lang (1960's or 70's ata, kaya mukhang low budget). Wouldn't surprise me if it was made here in RP (Filcartoons)

May mga kasabay pa na cartoons yun (Fantastic 4, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Spiderman)...

Baka naman bagsak na sales ng Avengers or Captain America? Kelangan ng bagong gimik. He's an icon, so I'm quite sure, he will be resurrected (or as Marvel is notoriously known for, the "dead" Capt. America was just a clone, or it happened in a different timeline, etc)

Alam na alam ni Galactus ha