Walker's popularity as a character continued to grow, with Gruenwald stating that he had letters from readers saying that they didn't want Steve Rogers to ever return as they saw Walker - regardless of his faults - as more viable, younger, and more interesting because they didn't know what he would do next. Gruenwald considered this a violation of the character's principles, so he decided that he would give the fans what they wanted but that it couldn't be Steve Rogers. Walker soon developed a following of his own, with Gruenwald admitting that his best selling cover of the comic was #321 which had an image of Captain America shooting a firearm, and that this resulted in many fans wanted him to " Rambo-ize" Cap and make him more Punisher or Wolverine-like. In having Steve Rogers quit as Captain America and John Walker take over the role, Gruenwald stated that he was hoping to "better define what Captain America the concept is by seeing someone groping, trying to live up to it, trying to grasp all the facets of the concept". It's just to get you noticed so that people who don't normally read it will say, "Oh, I heard something about this, let me read it and see." And with luck, folks will get hooked on the storyline. You know, I'm responsible for it in Iron Man and I was editor of Thor at the time of Beta Ray Bill, and believe me it's a trick I know works because I've seen it work a number of times. So, this is the sort of thing that has been done to shake up people before. In Thor we had Beta Ray Bill take Thor's place for two or three issues. With Iron Man, for example, we had James Rhodes take the lead character's place, and we did it for two years-which I'm sure was about a year and a half longer than anybody thought we would do it.
Though Gruenwald said he would not have done this if it had not been a logical development from the preceding storylines, he also openly acknowledged that the motivating reason for replacing Steve Rogers as Captain America was to boost sales: The original Super-Patriot's costume bears no resemblance to that used by John Walker.Īfter a return appearance in Captain America #327, Gruenwald reintroduced the character as the new Captain America in Captain America #333. #13 in July 1969 and never appeared again. The first Super-Patriot debuted in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. This character is the second Super-Patriot character in the Marvel Universe. So, I put together his background and character traits by playing the opposite game." Cap has lofty ideals, so I'll make Super-Patriot be more realistic and more pragmatic. Cap is now old, so this guy'll be a real young up-and-comer. So I'll make a guy from rural middle-class south. Okay, Steve Rogers is a poor northern urban boy. Mark Gruenwald created Walker to counter the general message in Captain America of patriotism being invariably good, describing him as someone "who embodied patriotism in a way that Captain America didn't-a patriotic villain." He said, "Basically, I just wanted to do the opposite of Steve Rogers. The character of John Walker was first introduced as the supervillain Super-Patriot in Captain America #323 (November 1986).
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Wyatt Russell portrays John Walker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the streaming television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and will reprise the role in Thunderbolts (2024).
He was later redesigned as an incarnation of Captain America and a few years later, as U.S. Created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, the character first appeared in Captain America #323 (November 1986) as Super-Patriot. Agent ( John Walker) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. Use of nearly indestructible shield and firearms.Peak-level speed, dexterity, coordination and balance.Superhuman strength, agility, stamina, durability, and reflexes.
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