This is not a joke, though it is fiction.
Marvel Comics has killed off Steve Rodgers, the original, and only real Captain America, owing to the issues our country today faces vis a vis the Iraq war and failed moral leadership of our current administration.
A Fictional World War 2 Veteran who was a proud example of America's best intentions, has finally met his end here in the year 2007...
Here's the link,
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http://blog.abovetopsecret.com/...
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Yeah, really!
Joe Quesada is the new editor in chief of Marvel Comics, and I think he's doing a great job.
I'm really saddened to see Steve go, he's everybody's GI Joe.
R.I.P. Captain America.
Is Marvel Comics a corporate entity that has an agenda of selling and promoting comic books?
Yeah...
But every once in a while, they actually make a point.
Maybe for the first time in a looonnnggg time...
Best wishes all,
-LB