I think it would make more sense if one side of Steve's family were Irish immigrants while the other side were descendants of Steven Rogers

“The legacy of that shield... Complicated.” Update: I’d like to see the MCU try out William Burnside as a villain for Captain America 4.

Not the biggest Cap fan, but hearing Drake talk for almost 30 minutes about him is something I'm not gonna turn down. Hard work definitely shows!

I love Steve Rogers Cap He’s probably the only American symbol that hasn’t been ruined for me. He’s just so wholesome (when Mark Millar isn’t writing him,) and I love Marvel for making In Depth relatable characters like Spiderman and Daredevil, but Steve Rogers standing up for what’s right regardless of personal injury is that kind of aspirational feeling of what America could and should be.

3:55 There's an easier solution. In the 1800s, one of the descendants of the Revolutionary War Cap was a sailor. He ended up in Ireland, and knocked up a local. The kid inherited his name and his hair. It was just a one night stand and he was back at sea right after, so he never even knew about him.

In 2008, I was gobsmacked reading my Marvel Handbook finding out about so many different Captain America's at the time, because Bucky as Cap was pretty new, and discovering at the time, there were 6 main ones, blew my mind... plus the commie smasher stuff.... WOOF!

I hated how soon Sam got Shafted as capt. A cuz of Steve's cosmic cube return. I still have every issue of Sam Wilson Capt A and loved every bit of the story especially since it highlighted a lot of the smaller allies like D-Man, Diamondback and Misty Knight's relationship with Sam

Geez, that was a TON of Captain Americas. You did a great job covering them all Drake! Also, wasn’t Jeffery Mace in Agents of SHIELD?

This is vey coincidental cuz I was just about to read the Sam Wilson Cap comics (Edit: I never ended up reading them, I forgot about it and finished the 1988 Iron Man armor wars)

I mean Steven Rogers could have had a brother that stayed in Ireland when he went to the colonies. Steven died in the Revolution and eventually his brother’s family came the the US and had Steve. He’d still be a relative

I love sam as Captian America. It's so fitting that he was the one that Steve would pick plus his costume is so badass. I can't wait to see more of him in the MCU

You might have known this and just not mentioned it since it's minor, but William Burnside showed up in Volume 6 issue 19. I'm that Steve says they faked Burnside's death so that he can live a normal life, so there's definitely room for Burnside to return.

I just wanted to say that because of you and your channel, I've been supporting my local comic book store much more, going from buying primarily Spider-Man books, and the occasional Batman book, to trying out Ant-Man, Captain America, and others that you've covered in the past. I've gone from a casual Marvel fan, to someone who has an invested interest in the storylines of these characters. I don't know if you'll read this, but I wanted to say thanks, because a lot of these characters are greater than I ever gave them credit for.

You're one of the most hard working youtubers I have seen. You actually did research and put effort into these types of videos.

*All Captain Americas:* 0:00 Intro 1:50 Steve Rogers (Captain America) 2:54 Steven Rogers 1st 3:59 Isaiah Bradley 7:58 William Naslund 9:00 Jeff Mace (Patriot) 11:20 William Burnside 14:51 Roscoe Simons 16:00 John Walker (US Agent) 18:13 Clint Barton (Hawkeye) 19:07 Frank Castle (The Punisher) 20:01 James Barnes (The Winter Solider) 21:33 David Rickford 22:21 Sam Wilson (The Falcon) *Bonus Captain America Sidekicks:* 2:22/20:01 James Barnes (Bucky) 8:44 Fred Davis (Bucky) 9:29 Betsy Ross (Golden Girl) 10:38 Elijah Bradley (Patriot) 12:20 Jack Monroe (Bucky) 16:18 Lemar Hoskins (Battlestar) 24:21 Rayshaun Lucas (Patriot)

I do wish we'd get Nomad again. Not Steve Rogers Nomad, but "The Man Without a Country" is a great tagline.

Steve Rogers is and will always be my favorite Cap. Even the sometimes crappy writing hasn’t been able ruin him for me. I never knew a fictional character could be such an inspiration for me but he is.

I was aware of most of these but there were a few that I hadn't heard of. I also was curious as to how they handled Cap being alive when he was also a Capsicle, thanks for the video!

Thank you for the extensive history, Drake. Also, I love the way Isaiah's story was adapted in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, they kept just enough to be recognizable for fans of the comics, but changed the fine details to fall more in line with the MCU's canon. Despite a few noticable flaws, FatWS was a REALLY good show.

Wow, dude. This was freaking killer. These 26 minutes flew by. Seriously, great job. I can't even imagine the amount of research that went into this one.

I wonder how many of these Captain Americas will be in the MCU. Never even heard of Rickford. Thanks Drake

I think you should do a video on Nuke, Frank Simpson. Specifically his Ultimate universe version who was a kind of Captain America stand in during Vietnam but went nuts.

Captain America is probably my favorite superhero, so I loved learning about all of these other Caps. And I always appreciate the work you put into your videos, Drake.

the reason for steven rogers, reality altering shenanigans

Drake with that thicc cup

Yeah Burnside did survive. In Ed Brubakers final issue (vol 6 #19) Steve pretty much took pity on him & used connection to get his head on straight & try to live a normal life. For the most part that seems to be the end of him (it's been a decade & nobodies written anything else with him)

Steve may have not of had the body, but he had the heart, and that’s all you need. I mean before he became the super soldier.

As a Cap fan, I approve 🇺🇸

Leaving a comment for the algorithm 💪 You’re the best Drake!!!

Comic Drake, you never told us you were once Captain America!

What about when The Red Skull switched bodies with Steve thus becoming Captain America for a short period of time? lol

3:55 or simply Steven Roger is from Ireland and had a brother who still in Ireland who’s descendants later moved to the USA.

I loved this video. I’m a huge cap fan, and had a huge book of the original golden age compiled in it. Over the years I’ve read as much cap stuff as I could, but I learned quite a bit about other people to take it up! Thank you again for your amazing videos as always drake. You’re on point!

I will say I have fallen in love with captian america with the recent events of the marvel universe

Cap was my grandfather's favorite character. When I was younger we used to read them together I was surprised that he had a bunch of the 80's comics my grandfather actually served in WWII

You should’ve add Vance Astro aka Major Victory. Steve Rogers inspired Vance to be the man he is today in future and the Present.

Captain America may not be my favourite superhero but he was one of the first I was introduced to because my dad loves the John Byrne comics. That’s always made him kinda special.

Great work Dude! Knew most of it already; Captain America WAS the first Marvel comic I ever read, when I was 6 (in 1976)! But it was great to see it all in one place! 👍🏻

Watched this so it doesn't flop. Not a huge Captain America fan but I am a big fan of Drake succeeding. Thanks for all the good content.

as the famous said : THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CAPTAIN AMERICA

19:49 Best line of the entire video 🖤

Whats wild is it was even more retconned than this. The 50's Cap was retconned into existence 1st before Nasland and Mace. Even referenced by Whizzer I think. And a great but sloppy retcon Burnside was, since 1st he was created as the 50's Cap, ignoring that there had been a post WW2 Cap. So that meant they had retconned away any of the post WW2/pre-Korean War Cap adventures. Then shortly after, maybe reezlizing this, they had Whizzer return and in a dramatic scene say the real Cap wasnt the Cap he fought beside (since no Invaders or Liberty Legion yet). And they referenced the "recently" defeated 50's Cap as having been the one Whizzer knew. Which meant Burnside (unnamed yet) had been retconned as having acted before WW2 and now as part of the All Winners Squad. Then they retconned it again, by having Whizzer been an ally of Steve's in WW2 thanks to the Invaders comic, meaning Whizzer had met both. Then thanks to the What If that became quick canon, retconned yet again with the Nasland and Mace Caps creation. And that was just the convoluted, but wonderful history up until the early 80's. I don't even want to look at updates since then, lol.

Captain America? That’s the guy from Fortnite, right?

the falcon and winter soldier series makes so much more sense to me now, thank you!!!

What is it with all these legacy Captain Americas' sidekicks taking on the name Bucky? It's James Barnes' middle name/nickname, not a superhero name.

You put so much time and effort for these vids ,so I just wanna say thanks these are hella entertaining and fun to watch pls keep up the amazing content

Can we talk about how my man has some serious guns for holding that big ass mug for so long

Honestly, Jeff Mace and Isaiah Bradley are pretty underrated versions of Cap in my eyes.

This is the first time in a while that I’ve watched a video of yours because it just popped up on my recommended. But I distinctly remember you going through a lot of personal stuff and it seemed really hard. I was just a kid then but I’m 18 now and seeing you looking happier and way better is awesome! Glad to see you so well will def keep watching, hope you see this!

Already commented, but had to say I love Roy Thomas' style of rectonning best (appropriate considering he coined the term); his embraces the past by weaving the new in without disrespecting the old. Cap, Invaders and All-Star Squadron come to mind as wonderful examples. And little nice touches, like 50's Cap's uniform being slightly different than Steve's reflecting the 50's comics having the waist stripes not extend to the back, or having Earth-Two GA have brown hair as he did in his 1st Golden Age appearance or two.

I was hoping Steve would say: "Well he's _my_ Captain America." about Sam.

Fantastic and in depth video on the complex legacy of Captain America. Greatly appreciated!

What a straightforward and simple timeline of events

3:55 Entirely possible one of his ancestors moved to Ireland with an Irish wife, then when the Great Famine of 1845 struck they fled to America.

I'm a Captain America fan and this is a great comprehensive run down of his publication history. The older a character is the greater the chance of there being dud storylines and muddy continuity. I love the great stuff and the dumb stuff, I'm looking at you CAPWOLF!!!

The promise of more John Walker never happened 😭

Won't be able to catch it live but super excited to watch it after

I knew what he meant by bucky being the second cap that’s wasn’t given the title by the government or just took the name, but I love to see you cover Isaiah Bradley or Jeff mace seeing as they took up the same as the second and third Captain America

Hey Comic Drake. When I was super young I found your channel and it made me enjoy comics even more. Thanks for all these videos I’m realizing I’ve been watching for years. Each video I’ve really enjoyed.

Like your shirt. It reminds me of the Iron Patriot armor.

I was looking forward to this and it didn’t disappoint. Great job!

I’m just about to watch Falcon and the Winter Solder

Thanks for this video! I really enjoyed it, and you deserve much more praise for the hard work you put into your content. Have a wonderful day, Drake!

Always nice seeing you posted

Thank you for the deep dive.

Incredible video Drake! Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the heads-up earlier. I've been stoked for this - I love an idealist.

Just goes to show the impact of Steve Rogers as Captain America, he's probably the most impactful superhero in a narrative ever. Even characters in the omniverse respects him from the likeness of Batman, Superman, Robin & the JL.

Excellent job. Great work as always!

Here's an idea... the Brotherhood of Assassins from Assassin's Creed Vs. either the League of Assassins or the Court of Owls in the DC Universe

Great video as always, thanks for putting so much work and effort into your content

As good as the falcon and the winter soldier were, I would have liked a Captain America movie about his dark legacy and the attempts by the US government to recreate him.

Always love these kinds of videos from you. I know they take a lot of effort but I appreciate it. I knew about Bucky & Sam, But I had no idea about the others.

Two things. 1. Secret Empire was such a good story. 2. When OG Cap took down hydra cap, there are literally two Steve’s running around now in the 616 reality. No idea when they will bring hydra cap back.

Love the amount of detailed research you put into these videos Drake!

Marvel's Truth:Red, White, and Blue is a great read, and I highly recommend checking the story out.

Thanks for the great video dude, loved it!!!

The young Burnside fellow looks like Chucky. Or Annabelle. That Cap and Bucky being put on ice by the government while researching a cure would make a lot more sense if the gov't was trying to replicate the serum again and test the limits of what it makes a human body capable of. Thanks again, Drake!! Cool episode.

Great video man! You are a thorough researcher and it shows

I'm a huge Cap fan and I missed some of the entries you mentioned. Thank you - I'll definitely be looking into them :)

this is great drake! good work! i know that this probably took forever but i think a longer format rly suits your videos

Good to see Drake putting in high quality effort for a high quality video. thanks for being a good comicbook channel!

Great video! This must have been a really challenging topic to research but it was all worth it🙌 Greetings from morocco

Really amazing video Drake

That shirt is amazing 😂 video was great Drake 😌

Getting ready for the hype

Keep up the great work man!

Lot's of fun! Thanks!

I wonder if they'll ever have Sharon Carter take up the mantle. From the looks of things she's one of the only supporting characters for Cap who hasn't picked up the shield and I think it'd be neat even if the bad Marvel fans whine about it

So excited!

Your videos are amazing, keep up the good work :)

I didn't even know half of these! Great video!

What a fun video!

Good video man

Man, i just finished a long week and im tired, but i just have to say i absolutely love your videos, great humour and editing in particular!

Thank you Drake for the hard work!

i understand if you don't want to do much more of this video type, but more comic drake is something i'll never say no to, and a 26 minute video is fantastic. can't wait for more

You are amazing and I love your content. Looking forward to that U.S.Agent Video you teased

Awesome short take on everything! Noice!

What deep and broad research! Great vid!