Custom Superhero Universe Timeline

[J.C.McMinis]

Hey gang, as I have mentioned in a few of my posts I have played the Champions superhero RPG on and off for over 10 years now. Just a few years ago I decided to create my own timeline that was a merger of Marvel, DC, Champions and my own custom heroes and villains. I thought I would share this with you guys. Just a few notes certain heroes and villains do not exist within this universe. DC's ficitional cities of Metropois (Which is in Delaware,) & Gotham City (Which is in New Jersey) as well as Marvel's Latveria and Wakanda are there. There are some other minor changes such as the New York Jets do not exist and are replaced by the Gotham City Knights. Enjoy and please feel free to ask questions or post you comments.

[Edit because it keeps trying to merge all of my posts together I will have to wait to post from 2000 on until somone else replies the rest so I dont exceed the character limit in the post]

Time Line (Time before 1940 still in works)
 1940- Bruce Wayne is born to Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha. Alan Scott discovers an ancient lantern and ring made of a strange green metal he soon discovers their powers and begins fighting crime as the Green Lantern. Air Force pilot Capt. Steve Trevor's plane goes down in the Pacific Ocean, he washes ashore on the island of Themyscria, which is ruled by a matriarchal society. The people are long lived and the women possess superhuman abilities. He tells the queen of the problems of the outside world and she decides to send a champion into the man's world. A tournament is held and the queen's daughter Diana wins it. She returns with Capt. Trevor and Wonder Woman is introduced to the world  A rocket ship containing the infant Kal-El crashes in Smallville, Kansas and found by Jonathan and Martha Kent. They name the child Clark.

1941- U.S. enters WWII. Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and along with his side kick Bucky, Union Jack of England, Namor of Atlantis, the Original Human Torch, Toro and Wonder Woman the Invaders are born to battle the Nazi's.

1942- During a special mission to the Phillipenes, Captain America meets Canadian operative Logan for the first time. Together they save a six year old Natalia Romanov from a group of Axis soldiers. Sgt. Nick Fury forms a group of elite soldiers he calls his Howling Commandos together they become one of the most elite squads to battle the nazis.

1943- Nick Fury is severley injured, to save his life the government injects him with an experimental new drug. One side effect is that it slows his aging process.

1944- During a mission in the Arctic circle Bucky is killed and Captain America falls into the Arctic Ocean and is frozen. The Allies believe both are dead. The Human Torch and Toro storm Hitlers bunker, killing him. WWII ends and the Invaders disband.

1949- Bruce Wayne watches as his parents are gunned down in Crime Alley.

Post Merge: February 24, 2010, 11:10:14 PM1956- At age 16 Bruce Wayne first dons cape and cowl as Batman. Superboy if first seen in Smallville.

1960- Clark Kent moves to Metropolis. Superman is first seen. He battles criminal mastermind Lex Luthor for the first time.

1961- Bruce Wayne takes 12 year old d*** Greyson his ward, he becomes the first Robin. An unnamed hitman falls into a vat of chemicals while being chased by Batman, The Joker is born. Under Antartica a group of explorers discover a tropical paradise where tribes of primitave humans and dinosaurs roam, the name it The Savage Land. Oswald Cobblepot begins a life of crime as the Penguin. Superman battles Braniac for the first time.

1962- Barbara Gordon using her gymanastic background becomes Batgirl. Police Scientist Barry Allen of Chicago is bathed in chemicals granting him super speed, he becomes The Flash. D.A Harvey Dent's face is scarred during a trial by an expeimental acid, Two-Face is born. Natalia Romanov begins working for the KGB as the Black Widow.

1963- Barry Allen marries, his wife gives birth to a son, Barry Allen Jr. Victor Freeze, a leading researcher in cryogenics, falls into a vat of liquid nitogen, his body mutates and Mr. Freeze is born. Oliver Queen becomes the Green Arrow.

1964- Killer Croc makes his first appearance in Gotham City. Edward Nigma also plagues Gotham for the first time as the Riddler. Oliver Queen takes in teenage runaway Clint Barton and trains him in archery.

1965- Butting heads with his mentor d*** Greyson leaves and, based on a Kryptonian legend told to him by Superman, changes his name to Nightwing, he also begins dating Barabara Gordon. Professor Charles Xavier, fearing the persecution of mutants, forms his School for Gifted Youngsters. He uses his vast metnal powers to finds five teenage mutants to bring to his school to train to help humanity, hoping doing so will help mutants everywhere. Alan Scott, dying of cancer, uses his ring to find someone with a worthy heart to pass his legacy on to. The ring leads him to young test pilot Hal Jordan. The Black Panther, T'Chaka, makes himself known to the world and opens up trade for the rare metal found only in the nation of Wakanda, Vibranium.

1966- d*** Greyson and Barabra Gordon marry. Astroanut Steve Austin is in a horrible disfuiguring accident, the government performs experimental surgery. Austin becomes the world's first cyborg, the 'Six Million Dollar Man.' He goes to work for the government in a new orginization to deal with superhuman threats, Primus.

1967- Following America's exmple the U.N creates it's own body to deal with interantional superhuman threats and U.N.T.I.L. is created.

1968-  Barbara Gordon gives birth to d*** Greyson Jr. Weapon inventor Tony Stark goes to Vietnam to see how his weapons work. A piece of shrapnel gets imbeded in his chest and he is captured. He is forced to build weapons but instead builds a suit to save his life and fights his way to freedom as Iron Man

1969-  Young hot shot  quarterback Joe Namath of the AFL's Gotham City Knights predicts his team will defeat the highly favored NFL's Baltimore Colts. He leads the Knights to victory giving Gotham City their first and to date only Super Bowl championship. Tony Stark paints his Iron Man armor gold.

1970- Bruce Wayne takes Jason Todd as his new ward, he becomes the second boy to don the Robin costume. Xavier forms his first team of X-Men. They battle Magneto for the first time. The Joker shoots Barbara Gordon, paralyzing her.

1971- Iron Man debuts his new sleeker red & gold armor. Black Widow defects to the United States and begins fighting crime with Clint Barton, who adopts the identy of Hawkeye.

1972- Black Widow and Hawkeye marry.

1974- Jason Todd is killed by the Joker. Selina Kyle gives up her life of crime as Catwoman and begins fighting crime along side of Batman. Havok and Polaris join the X-Men. Magneto forms his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.   Henry Pym discovers Pym particles and begins his career as Ant-Man.

1975- Henry Pym marries Janet Van-Dyne. Janet beomes the Wasp. In a unanimous decision by the security council of the U.N. Nick Fury is made head of U.N.T.I.L. Black Widow gives birth to a son, Oliver Barton. Green Arrow is his godfather.

1976- Barry Allen Jr's mutant powers manifest and he adopts the costumed identity of Kid Flash.  Bruce Wayne & Selina Kyle marry.

1978- Bruce Banner is bathed in gamma energy during a bomb test, the Hulk is born. Henry Pym uses his Pym particles to grow for the first time, becoming Giant Man. Black Widow and Hawkeye becomes a member of U.N.T.I.L.

Post Merge: February 24, 2010, 11:12:16 PM1980- Tim Drake becomes the ward of the Waynes and becomes the third to don the Robin outfit. Selina Wayne gives birth to Thomas Bruce Wayne. Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm and Susan Storm become the first civilians to pilot a rocket into space. Their rocket passes through a strange space anomoly, altering their DNA granting them super powers. They form the Fantastic Four. Namor of Atlantis is found living as a vagabond in New York City with amnesia, his memory is restored and he leaves to look for his people. Samuel Stearns is exposed to gamma energy and beomes the Leader. Emil Blonsky is subjected to gamma radiation by the Leader and becomes the Abomination.

1981- Namor finds Atlantis and takes his rightful place on the throne. After six months he grows restless and leaves Atlantis to explore the world. Henry Pym changes his costume and his hero name to Goliath. Oswald Cobblepot gives up his life of crime and opens a nightclub. He becomes one of Batman's many underworld informants. The Fantastic Four travel to the moon and find the remains of an ancient civilization, including an area with a breathable atmosphere. They also meet the Inhumans, a group of superhuman beings who's ancestors traveled to the moon and estblished a civilization there.

1982- While wandering Namor finds the frozen body of Captain America, recognizing his old comrade he frees him and returns him to the United States. The news shows the Hulk on a rampage and a call for heroes to stop him. Captain America, Namor, The Flash, Superman, Batman, Wasp and Goliath answer the call. They battle the Hulk to a standstill. They decide to stay together as a team to help defend against larger threats and the Justice Squadron is born. The Hulk flees to Canada and battles Wolverine and the Wendigo. The Fantastic Four battle Doctor Doom for the first time. Namor returns to the ocean for a time. Wonder Woman joins the Justice Squadron. Dr. Leonard Samson is exposed to gamma radiation giving super human strength and resistance to harm, unlike the Hulk, Leader & Abomination only his hair turns green. He battles the Hulk for the first time.

1983- Bruce Banners cousin Jennifer Walters is shot, Banner gives her a blood transfusion but the gamma energy in his blood alters Walters' body. Jennifer would become the She-Hulk, unlike the Hulk however she maintained her normal intelligence. Hal Jordan marries. Hawkeye joins the Justice Squadron as U.N.T.I.L liason. The Fantastic Four encounter the Skrulls and the Mole Man for the first time.

1984-  The Hulk mutates and becomes smaller with grey skin and higher intelligence, gets a job in Vegas as Joe Fixit. The X-Men battle Genocide minutemen robots for the first time. Nine year old Matt Murdock is blinded by radioactive chemicals while saving an old man, his remaining senses are heightened to superhuman levels.

1985- The battle of Detroit takes place. Green Arrow, The Flash, Iron Man, Iceman and Angel are among the heroes killed by Dr. Destroyer. Beast, attempting to cure himself, mutates further his causing his body to becom covered with blue fur. Havok and Polaris leave the X-Men to return to school. Barry Allen Jr. takes his fathers place as the Flash. Charles Xavier recruits his second team of  X-Men. Harvey Dent a.k.a. Two Face dies of a heart attack while in Arkham Asylum. Tony Stark's niece, Amanda takes over Stark Enterprises.

1986- Batman and Catwoman die in a massive explosion caused by the Joker. A body dressed in the Joker's torn and burned purple pin stripe suit is also found, but the remains were unidentifiable. Tim Drake retires as Robin and enters the Gotham City P.D. The X-Men foil Count Nefaria's plot to take over NORAD. Matt Murdock begins his training under Stick. The Hulk reverts back to his savage green form. Amanda Stark builds a suit based on her uncle's designs, in honor of her uncle she becomes Iron Maiden.

1987- d*** Greyson begins training Thomas Wayne in the art of crime fighting. Jean Grey of the X-Men powers grow in tremendous powers after exposure to an unknown radiation. She changes her name to Phoenix. Captain Mar-Vell of the Kree comes to Earth as a spy to see if they are a threat to the Kree. Clark Kent marries Lois Lane.  Dr. Stephan Strange begins his training under the Ancient One.

1988- Gotham P.D. Commisioner James Gordon dies. d*** Greyson Jr. takes his father's place as Nightwing. The Beast is invited to join the Justice Squadon, and accepts. Dr. Stephan Strange becomes the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. After a year, Mar-Vell decides the Earth is no threat and he has actually come to like the people. Mar-Vell saves a group of people from some criminals who when he tells them his name call him Captain Marvel.

1989- Under the influence of the Hellfire club Jean Grey's powers grow beyond her control. She winds up battling the X-Men as the Black Queen. She is eventually freed from their control. But her mind is seemingly damaged and she lashes out at X-Men once again. Professor X himself battles her in psychic combat and seemingly blocks the amazing energy inside her. Barry Allen Jr. Marries. Havok and Polaris marry.

1990- Wanting to spend more time with is wife, Hal Jordan seeks and heir, he finds John Stewart. Henry and Janet Pym divorce. In a battle with Magneto, the psychic blocks in Jean Grey's mind snap and so does her sanity, she becomes Dark Phoenix. The Shi'ar  Imperial guard battle the X-men to determine Jean Grey's fate, she sacrafices herself rather than endanger the Earth. Barry Allen III is born. Lois Kent gives birth to twins Kara & Clark Jr.

1991- Matt Murdock begins to patrol the section of New York know as Hell's kitchen as Dardevil. Henry Pym retires as a hero but stays on as a technical advisor to the Justice Squadron. Black Widow and Hawkeye retire. T'Chaka dies, his son T'Challa becomes king of Wakanda and the new Black Panther. Kitty Pryde joins the X-Men.Learning she is pregnant Wonder Woman, returns to  Themyscria to raise her child in private.



1992- Oswald Cobblepot dies. After Captain America learns that the serum in his blood is killing him, the gorvenment seeks voulanteers among the superhuman comunity for a blood transfusion doner. The X-Man Wolverine voulenteers. During the transfusion, Logan's healing factor reverses the aging process on Cap's body. When it is over Cap's body has the equivalent physical age of an eighteen yea old. In honor of his dead godfather and his father, Oliver Barton makes a green version of his father's Hawkeye costume and begins fighting crime as the new Green Arrow. Polaris gives birth to Christopher Summers. Theresa Rourke is revealed to be Banshees daughter, He leaves the X-Men to spend time with his daughter.

1993- Doc Samson,using hypnosis, merges the three different personalities of the Hulk. The result is a creature with the intelligence of Banner, the strenght of the green Hulk, and the cunning of the grey Hulk. Banshee marries Moira MacTaggert. They take into there care young Rahne Sinclair, a mutant with ability to change into a wolf and a wolf-girl.

1994- Green Arrow joins the Justice Squadron. Janet Van Dyne retires as the Wasp. Daredevil faces the assassin Bullseye for the first time. T'Challa joins the Justice Squadron.  Jean Grey who's body only apparently dispersed into atomic particles, reforms. Her powers are now fully under her control. Captain Marvel dies of cancer. Motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze makes a deal with Mephisto to save Crash Simpson from a debilitating disease, the disease is gone but Crash dies anyway in an accident. Johnny is possessed by the demonic spirit Zarathos and becomes Ghost Rider.

1995- John Stewart joins the Justice Squadron. Jean Grey and Scott Summers marry. Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde leave the X-Men to tour Europe. The Beast becomes a politcal activist for mutant rites. Susan Richards gives birth to son Franklin. Demons invade the Earth from various dimensions only to be held off by the world's heroes. This event will become known as Inferno

1996- Thomas Wayne attopts his father's mantle as Batman. Tim Drake is promoted to Commisioner of Gotham City P.D. While in England Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde help British heroes Captain Britain, Meggan and Psylocke. They decide to stay together and form Excalibur. Beast is elected to congress, becoming the first mutant to hold a political office.

1997- Jean Grey gives birth to twins, Nathan & Rachel. The US government trying to help with mutant relations recruits Banshee to form a government sactiond team of mutant heroes, X-Factor. He is joined by Havok, Polaris, Forge and Wolfsbane. Lex Luthor dies of a heart attack.

1998- Under the control of Braniac, the creature known as Doomsday comes to the Earth. Superman and many of the Earth's other heroes battle this seemingly indestructable duo. Many heroes die, including Cyclops, Banshee and Forge and in the end only Superman and the Hulk stand against the creature and Braniac. Doomsday stabs a shard of kryptonite in Superman's chest at the same time as both he and the Hulk land blows that shatters Doomsday's skull. Braniac is also destroyed but it is to late for Superman as he dies in his wife's arms. Superman becomes the first superhero to be interred in Arlington National Cemetary. Havok becomes the new leader of X-Factor and Banshee's daughter, Siryn joins the team.

1999- Gambit Joins the X-Men.  Victor Von Doom makes peace with Reed Richards and the world. He begins to concentrate on creating better conditions for the people of Latveria. Susan Richards gives birth to daughter Valeria. Zarathos flees Johnny Blazes body and he is free from his curse he marries his childhood sweetheart Roxanne Simpson.

[DARKTALBAIN]

It's just funny how our word censors won't even let you type the name d*** Grayson 

I guess you should type Richard Grayson...

[J.C.McMinis]

Yeah I guess so but thanks for the response and now the rest of the timeline.

2000- Professor Meurte performs genetic experiments on Andre LeBeau, a young pilot who crashed in the swamps near his hidden base. Andre gains reptilian qualities and escapes Muerte. He begins advernturing as Reptyle. In a battle with Dr. Destroyer John Stewart is critically injured. He commands his ring to find a replacement and it finds Kyle Rayner. Von Doom marries and his wife concieves a son, Victor Reed VonDoom. Searching for a cure for a rare genetic condition Michael Morbius becomes a living vampire.

2001- 9/11 Happens. Even supers are caught completely unaware. Many heroes and even villains help in the digging out of the World Trade center. After the attacks Joshua Knight undergoes a new super-soldier serum treatment and becomes the American Avenger. Archaeologist Kenneth Bradley is exposed to unkown energy,  He begins adventuring as Vandal. Reptyle meets Armordillo Man and they form a frienship. Sunburn joins Reptyle and Armordillo Man fighting crime, the media dubs them the Forces of Nature. Peter Parker is bitten by a bio-engineered spider. He at first uses his powers to gain wealth but after his uncle is killed, he becomes the hero Spider Man. Spider Man battles the Green Goblin for the first time. Blade, Hannibal King and Frank Drake form the Nightstalkers.

2002- During an attempt to stop a bank robbery Vandal accidentally kills an innocent woman when he is sent flying into her because of a concussion grenade. Her husband distraught with grief uses experimental drugs on himself and becomes Mr. Psycho. Psycho gives a low level mobster a chemical that gives him freezing powers, he takes the name Snowblind. Psycho also recruits Black Diamond, gives a suit to a cop turned  criminal who becomes Mosquito and creates the monstosity Mongrel, forming the Sinister Squadron. Muerte slughters a group of Seminole indians in Florida for defying him. One of the members of the tribe, who was away at college, leanrs of this and uses his knowlegde of technology to makes a bow, an aresenal of  trick arrows. He takes the name Seminole and he joins the Forces of Nature. Dr. Otto Octavius has an accident that fuses robotic arms to his body and warps his mind. He begins a crime spree as Dr. Octopus.While hiding from ninja gangsters Daniel Ketch finds an motorcycle with a mystic symbol on it and becomes the second Ghost Rider. He faces Blackout for the first time. Victoria Montesi, Sam Buchannan and Dr. Louise Hastings form the Darkhold Redeemers searching for long lost pages of the Darkhold.

2003- During a battle with a Minute Man robot, the Vandal is slammed into the chemistry lab of Columbia University where his girfriend taught. She is exposed to an odd mixture of chemicals and is given powers. She joins the Vandal in crimefighting as Starshine. Thirteen year old boy genius, Herbert Yerdley's mutant powers kick in while studying on the campus of Columbia University and he is attacked by a Minute Man robot. He is saved by Vandal and Starshine. They take him into their confidence and he begins fighting along side them as Web Boy. They take the team name Vigilant. After learning he shares his father's mutant powers Barry Allen III becomes the second Kid Flash. The American Avenger is present when U.S. coalition forces and U.N.T.I.L. agents capture Saddam Husein. Thinking that the new Ghost Rider is Zarathos, Johnny Blaze hunts downs down Ghost Rider, during the confrontation Johnny's shotgun gains the ability to shoot Hellfire. Johnny evnetually teams up with Ghost Rider to form the Spirits of Vengance.

2004- Fuer and Scorpia betray Muerte and he is seemingly killed. Refusing to kill, Mosquito betray's Mr Psycho and battles the Squadron alongside the Forces of Nature. For his efforts he is given probation and  joins the Forces of Nature. Aquatica joins Vigilant. Professor Muerte re-emerges. Edward Nigma dies of a stroke. The U.S. coalition capture Osama Bin Laden. The American Avenger goes to Indonesia and other countries and aids in Tsunami relief. During a confrontation with Ghost Rider, Morbius vows to only drink the blood of the guilty. The Spirits of Vengance, along with Morbius, the Nightstalkers, & the Darkhold Redeemers confront and defeat the demon queen Lilith and her linin.

2005- Barry Allen Jr. retires and his son takes over the mantel of the Flash. The maniacal super villain Kill-Ratio makes himself known to the world. A new younger Joker appears and begins tormenting Gotham City.  Kara & Clark Kent Jr. begin adventuring as Supergirl & Superboy. Charles Xavier dies. Emma Frost becomes the new head of Xavier's school. Kyle Raynor dies while on a mission in space, his ring returns to Earth and locates his replacement, Aeryka Scott, the grandaughter of the original Green Lantern Alan Scott. The ring forms a unique bond with Aeryka and actaully fuses itself with her so that she herself becomes the source of the energy.

2006- While battleing the Fantastic Four, Kill Ratio and his cybernetic henchmen manage to kill Reed and Susan Richards and severly injure the Thing. Thing and Human Torch flee with the bodies of their friends and officially retire to take care of the Reed & Susan's children. T'Challa and Storm of the X-Men marry. Both Saddam Husein and Osama Bin Laden are executed for crimes against humanity.

2007- Henry McCoy announces his intentions to run for president in 2008. The Black Panther forms a new Fantastic Four consisting of himself, his wife Storm, the Native American mutant Totem and Jamaican super hero Shock Treatment. Nick Fury dies. Clint Barton becomes the new head of U.N.T.I.L.

2008- Henry McCoy defeats both Barack Obama and John McCain to become the President of the United States and in a bold move he also appoints both Obama and McCain to his cabinet.

[KPT25]

interesting...Henry Mc Coy president of the US...that's an interesting concept i'd like developed more
i'm surprised that Spider-Man has had little involvement in the time line

[J.C.McMinis]

Glad you like it KPT25. As far as Spidey goes there is more I will eventually add in I am sure of that. I wanted him to still be relatively young in modern day so thats why I did not introduce him till much later in the time line. But anyway let me share some pics with you guys. The offspring of the heroes that are mentioned in the time line

Batman (Thomas Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne & Selina Kyle Wayne)


Green Arrow (Oliver Barton, son of Hawkeye & Black Widow)



Green Lantern (Aeryka Scott, granddaughter of Alan Scott)



Superboy & Supergirl (Clark Kent Jr. & Kara Kent, twin children of Clark Kent and Lois Lane Kent)

[Acey]

I would make Wonderwoman a black woman too.

[J.C.McMinis]

I would make Wonderwoman a black woman too.

What a good Idea Acey thenk you and it gives me another Idea. I have moved Wonder Womans returning to Temyscira to give birth from 1999 to 1991.

[Acey]

What a good Idea Acey thenk you and it gives me another Idea. I have moved Wonder Womans returning to Temyscira to give birth from 1999 to 1991.

I can't remember what I was watching yesterday that made me think that Womderwoman really should be black, but it's the right fit.

[J.C.McMinis]

Here you go Wonder Woman, black and beautiful.

[DARKTALBAIN]

Here's where it gets interesting with all the new mock up characters sketches.

Although that Wonderwoman doesn't really look black, she's just a palette swap.

[J.C.McMinis]

I agree DT so there fore I redid the image with darker skin. Other than that is still Wonder Woman so she should still look the same.

[Vitamin]

This is sure an interesting read!  This could even be a great videogame concept to bring the two different universes together.

[DARKTALBAIN]

I like the new versions of the characters you displayed.

My point about wonderwoman was she still looks like a white girl with a hulk hogan tan...

I think you need a new base for a black wonder woman. Like use vixen, but give her long curly hair or something 

[J.C.McMinis]

The program I am using to make these pics area base outline that I add pre drawn hair, clothes, etc to the frame. I like it because it does it in the Bruce Timm animated style. I may play around with it some more and  see what I can come up with. I did modify the post with darker skin and I think she looks more like a black woman now.
Post Merge: February 26, 2010, 03:34:05 PMOk well I have finally added 2009 to the time line and changed some of the past, however I will just. SImplify it all here. In 1990 d*** Greyson Jr. marries and has as son Bruce Greyson. Now here is something I added to 2008 and the 2009 entry.

Bruce Greyson adopts his father's mantle of Nightwing and moves to San Fransico. Ther he froms the Titans consisting of himself, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven and Supergirl.

2009- Captain American and Wonder Woman both return to the United States and the Justice Squadron. They announce to the world that they are now married and have a daughter. Their daughter is introduced to the world as Wonder Girl wearing a costume that seems to amalgamate ascpects of both her parents. She also carries a shield that looks just like her father's. She accepts and invitation from Nightwing and joins the Titans.

Also here is some more artork of heroes and villains in the timeline

Iron Maiden (niece of Tony Stark)


Villains Balck Diamond & Snowblind



Heroes (Web Boy & Mosquito)



and fianlly Wondergirl (Daughter of Wonder Woman, who as pictured above is black & Captain America)