Comic book superhero Captain America dead at 89

[Zeus]

Iconic superhero Captain America shot dead -- maybe


[SIZE=2]NEW YORK (Reuters) - He fought the Nazis. He is revered by other crime-fighters worldwide. But the beloved, shield-carrying superhero, Captain America, has finally met his end -- or has he? [/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]The winged-hooded Marvel Entertainment Inc. hero created in 1941 is shot dead in New York by a sniper in the latest Captain America issue that hit newsstands on Wednesday, in a sensational comic-book plot twist that had been kept a closely guarded secret.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Blood seeps from his red-white-and-blue costume as life ebbs from Steve Rogers, the scrawny student who was transformed into the physically perfect superhero when he volunteered to be injected with "Super Soldier" serum during World War II.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]But executives at Marvel acknowledged death is not always final in the superhero universe -- and they hope the same is true for flagging comics sales of Captain America, who has lost ground to more contemporary superheroes like Spider-Man.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"This is the end of Steve Rogers, the meat and potatoes guy from 1941," Dan Buckley, president and publisher of publishing, Marvel Entertainment, told Reuters.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"But Captain America is a costume, and there are other people who could take it over. He is iconic, and we're continuing the comic books," he added. But he declined to speculate who could step into the hero's 66-year-old boots.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]He said the continuing comic series would initially be focused on the reaction of other characters to Captain America's death.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]This was similar to the death of Superman in 1993, when the leading superhero of Marvel rival D.C. Comics was killed off after about 55 years -- only to be brought back months later.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Captain America has appeared in about 210 million comics in 75 countries, but currently his title sells up to 80,000 copies a month in the United States, down from about 150,000 in their heyday.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Unlike other comic heroes such as Spider-Man, Superman, Batman and the Fantastic Four, the Captain has yet to win Hollywood fame, though Buckley said there are plans for a Captain America movie.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"He is still popular, but he has not been getting the same attention as Spider-Man and others," said Buckley. "We hope this will make him more popular in the short-term at least."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Captain America's assassination secret comes in the aftermath of a seven-issue mini-series, Marvel's civil war, which divided superheroes as the government ordered them to reveal their true identities and register with authorities.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]This caused a major rift and resulted in two super-powered factions, one led by Captain America, who went underground and formed a resistance movement, the other by Iron Man.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]In the end, Captain America surrendered to Iron Man's pro-registration forces -- but is shot dead on the steps of New York's Federal Courthouse on his way to face charges.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]Gerry Gladston, co-owner of Midtown Comics in Manhattan, said Captain America's assassination -- and the fact it had remained such a secret, even to some Marvel staff -- was "pretty Earth-shattering" and had sent sales soaring already.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"Captain America is still one of the most relevant comic book characters and the one with the most iconic status in the Marvel Universe who is revered by the others," said Gladston.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=2]"I hope they bring him back. I miss him already."[/SIZE]

[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)

Alam na alam ni Galactus ha

Hehehe...naikwento lang ng mga nakakatanda sa akin...favorite ko rin kasi yun

[tsupermario]

meron ba sa marvel universe na permanently dedo na sikat na superhero? mga supervillain nga eh akala mo patay na tapos babalik din after awhile

[ineedmorehp]

may Captain America movie... kalaban si red skull... 90's ata.. 1st marvel movie yata yun...

[mikmik316]

sayang si Captain America pa naman panlaban ko sa mga Wolverine at Spiderman posers sa Marvel Superhero... Hindi nila matancha yung mga shield slash at charging star ko pati yung reach ng kanyang hard punch at kick hindi nila matancha...

R.I.P. Cap....

[Zeus]

meron ba sa marvel universe na permanently dedo na sikat na superhero? mga supervillain nga eh akala mo patay na tapos babalik din after awhile

wala pa akong natatandaan na dedo na talaga na superhero e yung papalit ng outfit siguro meron...tulad ni superman papalitan dapat ng may mask at yellow colored outfit kaso di gusto ng mga fans, kaya di natuloy

[170kphlang]

si Jarmen Kell yata yung sniper na bumaril sa kanya sa labas ng courthouse

teka, sa courthouse...? ano kaso niya??

[niky]

Marvel Universe?

Hmmm... Thunderbird, brother of Warpath (X-Force), one of the "New" X-Men, introduced to the team when they also brought in Sunfire, Nightcrawler, Storm and Wolverine. Died a heck of along time ago.

Then there were Cypher and Warlock of the New Mutants. Died, but were reanimated as some freakish zombie mishmash that turned out to be somebody else.

I had a few more in mind, but looking them up, it turns out that they've all been reborn, reanimated or whatnot. Drat. :lol:

[DFast&DFurious]

170kphlang, here's the answer to your question:

"Assassinated as he walks into a federal courthouse in New York, under arrest and in handcuffs, headed to his arraignment for refusing to sign the government's Superhero Registration Act and forcibly revealing his true identity."

[niky]

But doesn't the Government already know he's Steve Rogers? Considering he was part of their own top secret super soldier program? Dum-dum-DUM...