Captain America is the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Multiple other characters have used the title of "Captain America" in Marvel's primary narrative continuity in addition to Steve Rogers. Additionally, alternate versions of Captain America exist in the parallel universes that compose the Marvel Comics Multiverse.
Primary continuity (Earth-616) William Naslund
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Bob Russo, Scar Turpin, and Roscoe Simons All three made one attempt to become Captain America when Steve Rogers quit.Captain America Vol. 1 #176 (August 1974)
Bob Russo is a professional baseball player. After he discovers that Captain America has retired, he decides he can do the job. On his first outing he swings into a building, breaks his arm, and quits.Captain America Vol. 1 #178 (October 1974)
Motorcycle thug Scar Turpin wants to be the next Captain America. On his first outing, he takes on a gang of six. He gets beat up badly and quits.Captain America Vol. 1 #179 (November 1974)
Roscoe Simons manages the gym where Steve Rogers trains. After Steve quits as Captain America, Simons tries to find Steve to see if he wil train him as the new Captain America; not actually knowing that Steve was Captain America. Falcon agrees to give Simons some training, but actually hopes he will quit. On his first mission, Simons is captured by the Red Skull, who kills him for being an imposter of his greatest foe. Simons's death convinces Steve to give up his Nomad persona and return as Captain America.Captain America Vol. 1 #183 (March 1975)
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Isaiah Bradley
The 2003 limited series Truth: Red, White & Black introduced Isaiah Bradley as an African-American man who was used as a test subject during World War II in American government experiments that attempted to re-create the Super-Soldier Serum. In defiance of the government, he traveled to Europe to fight in the war.
Bucky Barnes
Steve Rogers' longtime partner Bucky Barnes assumed the role of Captain America following Steve Rogers' death in the 2007 storyline "The Death of Captain America".
David Rickford Ex-special forces soldier Dave Rickford was augmented by the Power Broker and Karl Malus. After Steve becomes the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Bucky finds himself in legal trouble, Rickford takes up the mantle. On his first day he is captured by A.I.M., and rescued by Steve Rogers, who convinces him to quit as Captain America. Rickford argues that the world still needs a Captain America.Captain America (2004) #615.1 (May 2011)
Sam Wilson
As part of Marvel's 2012 rebranding initiative Marvel Now!, Rogers' partner Sam Wilson (The Falcon) took over the mantle of Captain America. Series editor Tom Brevoort said, "While Sam shares many of Steve's beliefs in a general sense, he's also a very different person with a very different background. He didn't grow up in the 1930s, he's a modern day man in touch with the problems of the 21st Century. For most of his professional life, Sam has worked as a social worker, so he's seen the worst of urban society up close, and how crime, poverty, lack of social structure and opportunity can affect the community."
"The United States of Captain America" The 2021 limited series The United States of Captain America introduced four costumed individuals who independently use the moniker of Captain America:
Aaron Fischer Aaron Fischer is the "Captain America of the Railways" who is the first LGBTQ character to hold the title of Captain America. Fischer is one of the main characters in the series Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices (2024–2025), in which he attends the eponymous school.
Nichelle Wright Nichelle Wright is the "Captain America of Harrisburg".
Joe Gomez Joe Gomez is the "Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe".
Arielle Agbayani Arielle Agbayani is the "Campus Captain America".
David Colton Following the conclusion of the eleventh volume of Captain America in February 2025, a new Captain America run written by Chip Zdarsky was launched on July 2, 2025. Zdarsky's run introduces David Colton, who was billed by Zdarsky as a U.S. sponsored Captain America created in a post-9/11 world. In the 2026 storyline Avengers: Armageddon, Colton is empowered by an Origin Box and becomes Miracleman.
Alternative continuities Age of Ultron In the Age of Ultron story wherein Ultron takes over the world, Captain America is one of the few surviving heroes. He is a shattered hero whose spirit is gone and shield is broken.Age of Ultron #1 He and the remaining heroes are tasked with coming up with a plan to stop Ultron, which takes them to the Savage Land.Age of Ultron #4 Captain America travels to the future with Iron Man, Nick Fury, Red Hulk, Storm and Quicksilver in an attempt to stop Ultron with the use of Doctor Doom's time platform,Age of Ultron #5 but is ambushed by Ultron drones and killed.Age of Ultron #6
Age of X In the Age of X reality, Steve Rogers is the leader of the Avengers, here a strike team intended to hunt down mutants. Although he initially believed in his mission to contain the danger that mutants could pose to the world, an encounter with a mutant 'nursery' protecting young children forced Rogers to recognize that he was on the wrong side, he and his team subsequently sacrificing themselves to stop the psychotic Hulk from launching a bioweapon at the mutant stronghold. Rogers' memories are 'stored' by Legacy, a mutant who was able to convey his plan of using various mutants to generate force fields around the facility to cut it off from the outside world.
Amalgam Comics In the Amalgam Comics universe, Captain America is combined with DC's Superman to create Super-Soldier.Marvel vs. DC #3 (April 1996) In this reality, Clark Kent is given a Super-Soldier serum created from DNA harvested from Kal-El's corpse. The serum gives him the powers of the main universe Superman. Frozen in ice after a battle with Ultra-Metallo at the end of World War II, Super-Soldier is revived decades later and continues his fight for justice.Super-Soldier #1 (April 1996)
Avataars In Avataars: Covenant of the Shield, Earth's version of Captain America is Captain Avalon. He is the leader of the Champions of the Realm and the King of Avalon.Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #1
Bullet Points The five-issue limited series Bullet Points, written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards, tells of an alternative reality in which Abraham Erskine is killed the day before implementing the Captain America program. Steve Rogers, still frail, volunteers for the 'Iron Man' program, which bonds him to a robotic weapons-suit. He uses this to achieve victories against the Axis.Bullet Points #1 (Jan 2007) Years after the end of the war, Rogers is killed in a battle with Peter Parker, who is the Hulk of that reality.Bullet Points #3 (Mar 2007)
Captain America Corps A future incarnation of Captain America, known as Commander A, is a major character in the Captain America Corps limited series, and is stated to be of mixed Japanese, African-American, Latino, and Native American descent. He is also implied to be a descendant of Luke Cage. Commander A wields two energy force-field shields, similar to the one that Steve Rogers used once when he temporarily lost his vibranium shield.Captain America Corps #1-5
Captain Colonies A member of the Captain Britain Corps, Captain Colonies (Stephen Rogers)Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #2 (May 2008) appears in Excalibur #44. His name, combined with his membership in the Captain Britain Corps imply that in his universe, the Thirteen Colonies never gained independence from Britain.
Cellblock Steve The series Avengers: Forever introduces holding numerous alternate versions of Steve Rogers, who are being held in the same prison. The group is later recruited by other versions of Captain America to combat the Masters of Evil.Avengers: Forever (vol. 2) #7
Civil War The Battleworld domain of the Warzone seen in the 2015 series Secret Wars contains a world in which Civil War never ended where it did in the original comics and continued for six more years. Captain America runs the west side of the United States, called the Blue.
DC vs. Marvel Captain America appears in the Marvel/DC crossover DC vs. Marvel. He first appears fighting with Hydra before being summoned to the DC Earth. He is later shown in a brawl with Bane, winning when he throws his shield so that it strikes Bane in the back of the head before Bane can break his back. He is then seen fighting with Batman in the sewers of Manhattan. After a pitched hand-to-hand standoff, they realize that neither one of them can gain an advantage over the other. Afterward, they team up with each other to stop the entities, the fundamental similarities between the two unique men who trained themselves to the peak of human development—and their lack of interest in 'proving' their superiority over their counterpart forcing the Brothers to halt their conflict.
Deadpool: Samurai (Earth-346)
In the manga series Deadpool: Samurai, which takes place on Earth-346, Deadpool travels to Japan and joins Samurai Squad,Edge of Spider-Verse (Vol. 2) #3 the Japanese division of the Avengers. While he is a member of Samurai Squad, Deadpool receives briefings from Captain America in Japan about his mission objectives.
Earth-398 In Morgan le Fay's reality of Earth-398, there is a version of Captain America called Yeoman America who operates as a knight.Avengers (vol. 3) #2 Yeoman America was among the versions of Captain America recruited to combat the Masters of Evil.
Earth-666 On Earth-666 which is inhabited by monsters like mummies, vampires, and werewolves, a version of Captain America is a werewolf. A similar story arc, "Man and Wolf", saw Earth-616's Captain America turned into a werewolf. He goes by the name of Cap-Wolf and is a member of this world's version of the Avengers.Secret Avengers #33
Cap-Wolf was among the versions of Captain America recruited to combat the Masters of Evil.
Earth-61311 The storyline "Secret Empire" introduces a version of Captain America from Earth-61311, an alternate universe created by Kobik altering reality. In this universe, Steve Rogers has been a double agent of Hydra since his early youth. In "Secret Empire", Rogers is the head of S.H.I.E.L.D, using a subsequent alien invasion and a mass supervillain assault to control the United States.Secret Empire #0Secret Empire #1 While Rick Jones uses the Cosmic Cube to help the remaining Avengers, the true Steve Rogers survives within the Cosmic Cube.Secret Empire #2Secret Empire #9 He is able to mostly reassemble the Cosmic Cube, but Falcon and the Winter Soldier use a fragment to restore his true counterpart to defeat his Hydra self, subsequently using the Cosmic Cube to undo most of Hydra's damage.Secret Empire #10 The alternate Rogers continues to exist as a separate entity from the original Captain America and is held in Shadow Pillar, where he is the only inmate.Secret Empire: Omega #1
Hydra Supreme later receives a pardon from the President of the United States on the Power Elite's suggestion. However, he is ambushed and killed by Selene when leaving Shadow Pillar.Captain America (vol. 9) #8 Hydra Supreme is resurrected by Orchis and begins using the name Grant Rogers, using his middle name to distinguish himself from his Earth-616 counterpart.Uncanny Avengers (vol. 4) #4Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men #1
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