Black Captain America

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Black Captain America is the superhero identity of Isaiah Bradley, an African American soldier subjected to experimental super-soldier treatments in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a tragic, hidden predecessor to Steve Rogers.

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Black Captain America canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marvel Comics character
Marvel Comics character
fictional super-soldier
fictional superhero identity
affiliation United States Army
ageGroup adult
alignment heroic
allegoryOf Tuskegee syphilis study
associatedTitle Captain America
connectedToCharacter Steve Rogers
connectedToIdentity Captain America
continuity Earth-616
costumeSymbol American flag motif
countryOfOrigin United States
United States
creators Kyle Baker
Robert Morales
ethnicity African American
familyRelation grandfather of Eli Bradley
featuresCharacter Isaiah Bradley
firstAppearance Truth: Red, White & Black #1
firstAppearanceYear 2003
gender male
inspiredBy real-world Tuskegee syphilis study (within the comic’s allegory)
inUniversePredecessorOf Steve Rogers
narrativeRole hidden predecessor to Captain America
narrativeTheme erasure from history
government experimentation
racial injustice
racism in the United States
portrayedAs tragic hero
powerSource experimental super-soldier serum
publisher Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
realName Isaiah Bradley
role soldier
statusInContinuity largely classified and hidden
subjectOf Truth: Red, White & Black
superheroIdentity Black Captain America
Patriot
symbolism critique of American history
teamAffiliation Young Avengers
universe Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
weapon shield

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Isaiah Bradley alias Black Captain America
Isaiah Bradley superheroIdentity Black Captain America
subject linked to: Black Captain America