Marvel's Best Captain America Would Disgust Steve Rogers to His Core
In an alternate timeline introduced to fans in Marvel Comics’ What If…?saga, fans had the chance to meet Marvel’s best Captain America, a character who would have disgusted Steve Rogers to his core. Captain America is a symbol of hope and unity for not just the United States but for the entire world. In that regard, the Captain America who debuted in one particular What If…?comic issue did a much better job at inspiring the world than his predecessor ever did, much to the original’s assured dismay.
In What If? Age of Ultron#4 by Joe Keatinge, Piotr Kowalski, and Neil Edwards, Steve Rogers was killed back in the ‘40s when he went into the ice, and the modern day Avengers sadly unfroze nothing more than his corpse. Needing a hero to replace Rogers and give the nation hope once more, the Illuminati decide to choose Steve’s replacement. Like Steve Rogers, their choice was a war veteran who proved himself to be a skilled fighter and a sworn enemy of crime and evil doers. While his methods are way more brutal than anyone who should pick up Captain America’s shield, Iron Man and the other Illuminati members believe he is the best choice regardless. The heroes’ decision for Steve Rogers’ replacement is none other than Frank Castle aka the Punisher.
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When the Punisher was injected with an updated version of the original super soldier serum created by Reed Richards, he became even stronger than Steve Rogers’ Captain America. Right when Castle suits up for the first time, the Avengers orchestrate a fake Doom-bot attack to debut the new Captain America in action. As he immediately showed in battle, Castle’s Captain America is a skilled and ferocious fighter
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