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    Character » Captain America appears in 11747 issues.

    During World War II, Steve Rogers volunteered to receive the experimental Super-Soldier Serum. Enhanced to the pinnacle of human physical potential and armed with an unbreakable shield, he became Captain America. After a failed mission left him encased in ice for decades, he was found and revived by the Avengers, later joining their ranks and eventually becoming the team's leader.

    is he the equal to superman

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    #1  Edited By greenk_warrior

    is he in all similarity ecxept for the alein thing and flying/ heat vision equal to superman

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    #2  Edited By JonSmith

    Well, sure. Take away the fact that he's not an alien, he can't fly, he doesn't have heat vision, he doesn't have super breath, he's not invulnerable, he's not super fast or strong...

    Sure, take all that away, and he's exactly like Superman. So is Napoleon Dynamite.

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

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    #3  Edited By Blood1991

    @JonSmith said:

    Well, sure. Take away the fact that he's not an alien, he can't fly, he doesn't have heat vision, he doesn't have super breath, he's not invulnerable, he's not super fast or strong...

    Sure, take all that away, and he's exactly like Superman. So is Napoleon Dynamite.

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    Agreed. Captain America is his own being. He has similarities sure, but give me an hour and I can make a case Harley Quinn and Thor being similar in some function or another. The biggest thing they have in common is how people look up to them "particularly in times of crisis".

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    #4  Edited By greenk_warrior

    two more things

    • can they both live forever
    • why was cap never imprisoned to be studied like the hulk
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    #5  Edited By firestriker12301

    @Blood1991 said:

    @JonSmith said:

    Well, sure. Take away the fact that he's not an alien, he can't fly, he doesn't have heat vision, he doesn't have super breath, he's not invulnerable, he's not super fast or strong...

    Sure, take all that away, and he's exactly like Superman. So is Napoleon Dynamite.

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    Agreed. Captain America is his own being. He has similarities sure, but give me an hour and I can make a case Harley Quinn and Thor being similar in some function or another. The biggest thing they have in common is how people look up to them "particularly in times of crisis".

    I agree with these two. They are similar in that they are both great american heros and they are both inspirational but if you ask me he is more similar to batman

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    #6  Edited By timelord786

    I concur (always wanted to say that). They are both very similar on moral level but Captain America is a strategist and a leader and superman for me is someone that the writers should make a little more brighter.

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    #7  Edited By PowerHerc

    Obviously he's not Superman's equal power-wise.

    Captain America is Superman's equal in terms of how inspirational he is to and how highly respected he is by his fellow superheroes.

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    #8  Edited By GunGunW

    I would say they're equivalents in personality and stuff like that, yeah. I've always thought Cap was the Marvel Superman

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    #9  Edited By DMC

    Captain America is better than Superman imho.

    When you boil it down, they both do their best to serve their country. One as a soldier and the other as an adopted citizen.

    Imo, Caps roots as a soldier, a WWII soldier no less - a living legend - make his impact as a role model, and a leader so blatantly obvious. It's easy to see why other heroes will follow and look up to him.

    As a "foreign" child who has adopted this country and it's values (well the one's his parents taught him) it's easy to see why Supes is considered a "boyscout". One could say his allegiance to the flag means more to him than the average, homegrown citizen.

    Does this make Superman a great leader? Not on Cap's level that's for sure, maybe he leads more by example? What about his influence on other heroes? Do they look up to him because he's the "1st" superhero? Maybe it's his powers? Maybe both?

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    #10  Edited By Smart_Dork_Dude

    In powers? Your joking right?

    In personality? Yeah he's basically Marvel's equivalent.

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    #11  Edited By kasino

    @greenk_warrior: the never imprisoned to be studied part is crazy, dissect him an army of super soldiers are at your command lol

    yea he is totally Marvel's Superman as the American ideologist(Civil War/mostly everything else) but sometimes just American boy scout(AvX)

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    #12  Edited By Eternal19

    @timelord786 said:

    I concur (always wanted to say that). They are both very similar on moral level but Captain America is a strategist and a leader and superman for me is someone that the writers should make a little more brighter.

    Superman is actually pretty smart they just downplay that in the justice league so, batman can actually have a reason to be on the team, other than just being the team bada**.

    As for the OP. he's very similar to superman morality wise yes. I like charecters that can inspire you to be better and thats why cap is my favorite marvel charecter

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    #13  Edited By Asagod

    @JonSmith said:

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    This.

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    #14  Edited By Crash_Recovery

    Love it.

    @JonSmith said:

    Sure, take all that away, and he's exactly like Superman. So is Napoleon Dynamite.

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    #15  Edited By evilvegeta74

    He is the symbol of greatest inspiration for heroes in Marvel like Superman is in Dc, to put it simple!

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    #16  Edited By krauser99

    @greenk_warrior said:

    two more things

    • can they both live forever
    • why was cap never imprisoned to be studied like the hulk

    IIRC in Ed Brubakers arch titled super soldier a scientist tried to recreate and sell the formula but they can't seem to replicate it.

    When Steve died in the after math of Civil War Tony Starks wanted the body to study, as Steve was the only perfect physical specimen.

    As Sharon told him not to call him a specimen. Plus not many of his villains know that he can live a long time maybe even forever.

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    #17  Edited By Jakesully1981

    Not at all, sure both are unique heroes but i always thought he was more like Batman

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    #18  Edited By xmentas

    @DMC: So you're saying captain is better than superman by role model orrrrr...?

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    #19  Edited By InnerVenom123

    @Asagod said:

    @JonSmith said:

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    This.

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    #20  Edited By evilvegeta74

    @greenk_warrior: I'd only say in inspiration for other heroes and the people.Cap would inspire Superman to be honest.

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    #21  Edited By TDK_1997

    In personality yes,in powers no.

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    #22  Edited By kaiju_caveman

    @evilvegeta74 said:

    @greenk_warrior: I'd only say in inspiration for other heroes and the people.Cap would inspire Superman to be honest.

    Definitely agree. If you check the JLA/Avengers cross-over done by Busiek/Perez, in issue 4 Both the Avenges and the JLA chose Cap to lead the combined teams in the final battle. Yes, I realize this is setting up Supes to be on the front lines and save the day (including using Cap's shield) but I loved the idea that even Superman and Batman chose Cap to lead them into that final battle.

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    #23  Edited By DMC

    @xmentas said:

    @DMC: So you're saying captain is better than superman by role model orrrrr...?

    as a role model, as a leader, those are the two big ones for me.

    Outside of their power sets I would like to say Cap is better than him in every other way but that wouldn't be fair.

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    #24  Edited By Pyrogram

    @evilvegeta74 said:

    @greenk_warrior: I'd only say in inspiration for other heroes and the people.Cap would inspire Superman to be honest.

    This is so true

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    #25  Edited By Jakesully1981

    I agree both are inspiring heroes.

    But who agrees that he's more like Batman?

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    #26  Edited By Binski

    @evilvegeta74 said:

    He is the symbol of greatest inspiration for heroes in Marvel like Superman is in Dc, to put it simple!

    this

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    Power wise: F*** no.

    Leaderwise: yes

    Looked Up to by other Heros: Yes

    In a way he is but yet he isn't

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    I think so. He really is a superman.

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    @jonsmith said:

    His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    Even though this post is hella old, it still rings true. This is what it boils down to.

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    @jonsmith said:

    Well, sure. Take away the fact that he's not an alien, he can't fly, he doesn't have heat vision, he doesn't have super breath, he's not invulnerable, he's not super fast or strong...

    Sure, take all that away, and he's exactly like Superman. So is Napoleon Dynamite.

    Nah, I get what you're saying. His character is kind of similar to Superman. However, Superman's not a soldier, and Captain America is nothing but. When Superman's leading a team, he generally doesn't come up with the plans for them, Batman does. He's just the most powerful, so he ends up being the point of the spear. Even if Captain America is dramatically outclassed in power on his own team, everyone follows his instructions because of his experience. Superman is an inspiration. Cap is that AND a leader. So while they may have many moral similarities, you have to keep something in mind: Clark Kent is a guy from Kansas. Take away all his powers, make him human, and he wouldn't be a superhero, he'd be a farmer. He didn't choose this life, he just accepted it. Steve Rogers WANTED to help his country, and was determined to find a way to do it. The result was him becoming a supersoldier. He actively sought out and chose the life he's lived. That's a very big difference of character that goes down to their very cores. So from a moral standpoint, are they similar? Sure. They have the same morals as most superheroes. Are they similar personality wise? Eh, I personally don't think so, but an argument could definitely be made against me.

    WELL SAID. Really all they share is this kind of nobleness and strong sense of morality.

    I mean, Cap is willing to kill and has done so many times. (such as countless Nazis)

    The similarities are there, but the same can be said about many heroes / villains.

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    I think they hold very similar inspirational and leadership roles, although the biggest difference to me is that Cap is meant to be an example of the best traits of America as a country, standing for all the things America ideally stands for.

    Superman is bigger in scope, and not limited to America. Superman shows us the best humanity can be, he just happens to be American. It works, because a lot of the American ideals are important and, at the time the character was introduced, morally superior to a lot of other countries.

    Superman isn't limited to America though, and that's important.

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    Captain America = Superman + Batman (Batman's physicality + Superman's personality)

    Batman = Captain America + Iron Man (Captain America's physicality + Iron Man's status)

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    @hulksmash134: Another fun parallel

    Superman = Captain America + Thor (Cap's Personality + Thor's Physicality/Status of Power)

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    No, Cap is way WAY MORE POWERFUL.

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    • No their a little different.
    • Cap is much more of a strict disciplinarian, authoritarian type of guy..His mindset is usually thinking along the lines of a chain of command mainly in regards how he preives bad guys and threats...He sees himself as a leader of men and champion of morally right ideas..And weirdly enough hes not as militaristic as Batman...He would rather offer a Helping hand or chance to switch sides to a villain rather then beat them down and terrorize them like a Batman or even an iron-man would do...Hes like Superman in the sense that both of them see themselfs as a beacon of light and hope in a world sometime shrouded in darkness...
    • Supes is a little loose by comparison but still very much a natural born leader of men via his physical pressense and aurora..He has a similar boy scout attitude and square jawed good ol American boy demeanor. Both guys have a strict moral code and arent willing to bend their Morals for anybody..
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    No, Cap is way WAY MORE POWERFUL.

    • Russo Force Cap certainly is..lmao
    • He performed way more eye catching stunt then Cavil did.
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    #37  Edited By KrleAvenger

    @jumpstart55: Nah, Cap stomps with his Omniversal busting shield.

    In all seriousness tho, I consider Superman the embodiment of heroism as a concept and hope while I see Cap as the embodiment of super heroes themselves and inspiration. I don't know if that makes sense but that is one of the reasons why I considered Cap the greatest super hero as a hero himself, not a comic book character (in which, I doubt he is top 5). Not because I love Cap more, but because that view of Cap made me like him that much.

    Or I'm just biased :)

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    #38  Edited By jumpstart55

    @krleavenger said:

    @jumpstart55: Nah, Cap stomps with his Omniversal busting shield.

    In all seriousness tho, I consider Superman the embodiment of heroism as a concept and hope while I see Cap as the embodiment of super heroes themselves and inspiration. I don't know if that makes sense but that is one of the reasons why I considered Cap the greatest super hero as a hero himself, not a comic book character (in which, I doubt he is top 5). Not because I love Cap more, but because that view of Cap made me like him that much.

    Or I'm just biased :)

    • Yea i get what your saying..
    • Cap is Merica personified..lol
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    Both are the "Heroes of all superheroes", the ones that inspire all supeheroes of their universes to be better.

    But in all other things Captain is more similar to Batman and Thor to Superman.

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