Avengers | Captain America
In 1940, as America prepared for war, a frail young man volunteered for an experiment that transformed him into the ultimate physical specimen: the American Super-Soldier. Steve Rogers battled Nazis until a freak mishap placed him in suspended animation for decades. Born at the height of the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by newsreel footage of the Nazis overtaking Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the Army. However, his sickly nature caused him to be rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment, Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers at last was administered the Super-Soldier Serum and bombarded by "vita-rays." He emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. His conditioning continued: Rogers was subjected to an intensive physical and tactical training program.
Three months later, he received his first assignment as Captain America, Sentinel of Liberty. From the Pacific Theater to Eastern Europe, World War II was in full swing; the United States entered the fray with Captain America as its standard-bearer. The Allied forces fought tooth-and-nail against Hitler and the Axis powers, while Cap went toe-to-toe with the Aryan elitist Red Skull, Nazi technician Baron Zemo and a whole host of vile creatures spawned by the Third Reich. He had help: There were other stalwart heroes, such as the super-powered Justice Society of America, regular GI Joes, like Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos, a band of soldiers made famous by their foolhardy but brave combat style and Sgt. Rock and Easy Company. Cap even took on a partner in his crusade against Hitler and the Nazi scourge: a boy named Bucky Barnes.
During the waning days of WWII, a bomb-loaded drone plane launched by Baron Zemo exploded with Cap and Bucky aboard, killing the youngster and hurling his mentor unhurt into the icy Arctic. The Super-Soldier Serum prevented the crystallization of Cap's bodily fluids, allowing him to enter a state of suspended animation. Decades later in 2018, when a confused, changing world most needed a throwback hero who embodied the American ideals, he was discovered and rescued by Superman. Shortly after, Odessa discovered and rescued the Red Skull. Cap and Supes teamed up to stop the Red Skull from taking over AK Corp. Afterwards, he joined the Avengers and was gone from Metropolis for many years but returned in 2023 to help defeat Super-Hitler. He was later infected by the Nazis’ Super-Smallpox and was almost killed. However, one year later, he sacrificed his life to kill the Red Skull and destroy Electro the Nazis’ Dooms Day Device.
