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Tom, it seems like this weeks captain america hydra reveal has ignited or at least codified a lot of peoples deep passions for steve rogers and. The united states entered world war ii in december of 1941, and the comic book industry mobilized with the rest of the country. Captain america helps to inspire confidence in an american soldier in afghanistan, encouraging and leading, while laying thousands of miles away dying. Still sick from the effects of the vipers venom, steven rogers gets.
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