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Captain America's Original Name Would Have Changed Pop-Culture History
Every aspect surrounding the character of Captain America is iconic — from his shield to his uniform to his Golden Age-inspired optimistic attitude — but his name, while no exception to the rule, could have been quite different had the writers decided to use the original version. Created in a time before the rise and eventual dominance of Marvel Comics, Steve Rogers would become a symbol of hope and patriotism to American soldiers fighting on both fronts of World War II. But writer Joe Simon admits in his autobiography that the name «Captain America» was not his first choice for the superhero.