Captain America Isn't The Avengers' Best Super Soldier
The most noteworthy Super Soldier in Marvel's history has always been Captain America, but Mockingbird should arguably have just as much notoriety as Steve Rogers, if not more. A superspy for S.H.I.E.L.D. who earned a spot on the Avengers before she even had any powers, Bobbi Morse aka Mockingbird has kept a relatively low profile in recent years since the 2016 cancellation of her short-lived solo title. Throughout her history, she has been closely tied to Hawkeye, and the two were even married for a while, but the fact that she is also a Super Soldier is hardly ever acknowledged.
Bobbi Morse was first introduced in 1971 as a companion to Ka-Zar. She was later revealed to be Agent 19 of S.H.I.E.L.D. before she opted to take on a new life as a superhero. Ever since the 1983 Hawkeye miniseries by Mark Gruenwald, Hawkeye and Mockingbird have had something of an on-again-off-again relationship that has ultimately resulted in them being paired as a married couple. The two served as members of the West Coast Avengers and eventually divorced before she sacrificed her life to save Clint. She was later resurrected and became a member of the New Avengers, at which point Hawkeye played a major role in her becoming the ultimate Super Soldier.
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It is in New Avengers #13 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato, and Howard Chaykin that Mockingbird undergoes a drastic transformation and power boost. In prior issues, she is mortally wounded by H.A.M.M.E.R. leader Superia and on the brink of death. In the midst of everything, Superia gets ahold of a mixture that combines the classic Super Soldier serum with the Infinity Formula, Marvel's diluted equivalent to the
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