Captain America Appreciation

[CaptainLiberty76]

So how do you guys perfer Cap?

As the clearly superpowered hero he is in the Ultimate verse (and was in the 70's) or as a "mere" peak human?

Cap ought to be peak human--as Erkstine said in Vol 1 #109--'a sound mind in a sound body.' Cap is resistent to disease, fatigue and aging due to the SSS (which is NOT a steroid or drug; but as Gru suggested is more akin to a virus that is replicated continually in his system). Cap is the pinnacle of human ability--surpassing any Olympic-level athlete. He is the best that the Human-System can attain.

[Jim Thompson]

Cap ought to be peak human--as Erkstine said in Vol 1 #109--'a sound mind in a sound body.' Cap is resistent to disease, fatigue and aging due to the SSS (which is NOT a steroid or drug; but as Gru suggested is more akin to a virus that is replicated continually in his system). Cap is the pinnacle of human ability--surpassing any Olympic-level athlete. He is the best that the Human-System can attain.

This. Nicely said.

[Captain America SR]

Peak human is my preferred Captain American. Though I'm not opposed to reading about different takes on the character.

[XPac]

So how do you guys perfer Cap?

As the clearly superpowered hero he is in the Ultimate verse (and was in the 70's) or as a "mere" peak human?

Peak human to be is just more bad @$$.

He's the greatest hero on the planet... a guy that commands kings and gods. And he has no actual powers. He's just that good. That to me is more impressive than Hulk lifting mountains or Superman pushing planets.

[tigerkaya]

[Retrodork]

Cap has been my all-time favorite superhero since the late 70's, bar none. More than Ben Grimm, Hal Jordan or Wally West (my other top faves), Cap is da man....

[Justin K.]

Captain America is currently in the running for the Ultimate Alpha Male of the Avengers. Show your support!
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[Abdulabulbul_Amir]

Cap ought to be peak human--as Erkstine said in Vol 1 #109--'a sound mind in a sound body.' Cap is resistent to disease, fatigue and aging due to the SSS (which is NOT a steroid or drug; but as Gru suggested is more akin to a virus that is replicated continually in his system). Cap is the pinnacle of human ability--surpassing any Olympic-level athlete. He is the best that the Human-System can attain.

Surely that is a contradiction?

Myself, I think Cap could stand to be less strong. I'd like to agree that he's peak human, but what a lot of fans and writers refer to as peak human is that he's a strong as a gold medalist weight-lifter and as fast gold medalist sprinter. Except that really pushes Cap into superhuman territory since being a weight lifter precludes one from being a sprinter.

I'd say more a combination gymnast and sprinter. Or I'd say that Steve is what you'd get if a a very healthy couple had a baby that was raised on a healthy diet and constant exercise regimen.

[rogerio]

A Christmas gift for you guys...

[tigerkaya]

[Jabare]

Okay Cap fans. Steve is up in Battle of the Ultimate Alpha male II, and he needs your vote.

http://forums.comicbookresources.com...394978&page=99



this man is the epitome of alphaness in Marvel comics, we cannot allow this man to lose. Vote Vote!!!!

[CaptainLiberty76]

Surely that is a contradiction?

Myself, I think Cap could stand to be less strong. I'd like to agree that he's peak human, but what a lot of fans and writers refer to as peak human is that he's a strong as a gold medalist weight-lifter and as fast gold medalist sprinter. Except that really pushes Cap into superhuman territory since being a weight lifter precludes one from being a sprinter.

I'd say more a combination gymnast and sprinter. Or I'd say that Steve is what you'd get if a a very healthy couple had a baby that was raised on a healthy diet and constant exercise regimen.

Not a contradiction at all Sirrah Amir. Olympic-level atheletes are typically highly-trained, intensely driven individuals--but they are not at the pinnacle that the human-system is capable of attaining. The SSS has taken Steve beyond Olympic-level, but short of super-human--he is the absolute apex of what the human body can sustain--every function (mind, body, emotion & spirit) operating at 100% effiency. For Steve the administration of the SSS in conjuction with the Vita-Rays does not necessarily preclude him from being either sprinter or weight-lifter--but rather includes all aspects that the perfect 'sound mind in a sound body' can achieve. I agree he shouldn't be drawn as incredibly bulked as many artists have done--but that he should the most complete and functional lean, mean fighting machine that humanity has ever produced (Exceeding even Doc Savage --whom you reference as a child 'raised on a healthy diet and constant exercise regimen').

By peak-human I mean that Steve (due again to the SSS) goes beyond what any athelete has achieved--but is just short of super-human.

[CHOX]

I'm a little new to comics and a Cap fan. I don't know the whole rules about the deaths of characters and their revivals, but here is a quick question about Steve's old friend, the Red Skull.

Is the Skull really dead, or should we expect him to come back?

[Hypestyle]

... why isn't Steve using Bucky's gun? Or at least some other new gadget, aside from the shield?

[Abdulabulbul_Amir]

I don't know just... It has Captain America and it amused me.