Is Captain America back from the dead?
- From: Ted <nobody@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:20:03 +0000 (GMT)
Associated Press http://snipr.com/1tffx
Captain America may not be back from the dead, but he's back ? sort of.
After Marvel Comics unexpectedly killed off the champion of liberty and
the American way earlier this year, he appears in a comic made
exclusively for U.S. soldiers. He is seen on a videotape made before
his death.
One million copies of "The New Avengers: The Spirit of America," the
fifth in Marvel's series for the military, will be available free
starting Saturday at military base stores worldwide.
The star-spangled Avenger's appearance is expected to create a demand
for the comic, once word spreads among collectors.
"If you really, really want one, you need to know someone in the
military," said Jim Skibo, director of support for the Dallas-based
Army & Air Force Exchange Service, which is distributing the comic.
[Note: it's on eBay http://snipr.com/SpiritAmerica ]
Captain America, whose secret identity was Steve Rogers, was felled by
an assassin's bullet on the steps of a New York federal courthouse in a
March issue after 66 years of battling villains from Adolf Hitler to
the Red Skull.
Captain America is not being resurrected in "Spirit of America," said
Bob Sabouni, Marvel's vice president of business development.
But when AAFES asked Marvel officials to include the hero in the latest
military issue to be released before Veterans Day, they agreed because
no other character better symbolizes the heroism and patriotism of the
American soldier, Sabouni said.
The story begins with Captain America on a videotape asking his fellow
Avengers to protect a soldier serving overseas and her brother, a
National Guard member stationed in the U.S., from a terrorist
organization.
Marvel Comics previously announced that another person will take over
the mantle of Captain America early next year. His identity has not
been revealed, and the costume will be revised, said Michael Pasciullo,
Marvel's vice president of merchandising and communications.
Marvel Comics started the military series in 2005 after getting a call
from a young boy, saying he could no longer afford to send comics to
his two brothers serving in Iraq, Sabouni said.
Marvel sent the boy a box of comics but wanted to do more, so the
company started working with AAFES to develop something just for
soldiers. The military series has been very popular, with books selling
quickly after their release.
"You have the fantasy aspect, but they're staying true to our culture,"
said Lt. Col. William Thurmond, an AAFES spokesman. "You can't ask for
anything more if you're a comic book fan."
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