Captain America Cut Down By Sniper

The venerable Marvel Comics character Captain America has been killed off in the upcoming publication. The character is killed by a sniper who first hits him in the shoulder and then a gut shot.

Captain America is dead. The Marvel Entertainment superhero, created in 1941 as a patriotic adversary for the Nazis, is killed off in Captain America #25, which hits the stands today.
As Captain America emerges from a courthouse building, he is struck by a sniper's bullet in the shoulder and then hit again in the stomach, blood seeping out of his star-spangled costume.

His death is sure to ignite controversy in the comic book world - still reeling from Superman's death in 1993 and resurrection the following year - and even political pundits, who may see Captain America's demise as an allegory for the United States.

"It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now," said co-creator Joe Simon, 93, after being informed of his brainchild's death.

Captain America, whose alter ego is Steve Rogers, differed from many other superheroes because he had no innate superpowers. Also, he was a NYC guy - born on the Lower East Side and lived in Red Hook in Brooklyn.

However, since this is the comic book world we're talking about , expect the death to not last all that long - a retconning is all too likely.