According to the previews and IMDB, Captain America is Steve Rogers, a small man that is "deemed unfit for military service, but volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals".
From what I know about the comic books surrounding the Avengers, CA seemed to be the fantasy poster-boy for WWII propaganda, as he was "an intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period" ("Captain America").
There could be plenty of movies in this series to come, including the 2012 Avengers movie being made by Joss Whedon (who you probably know as the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) that will connect the Thor, Ironman, Hulk and more. According to IMDB,Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers/Captain America and Hugo Weaving of LOTR and Matrix will be Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull. Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci will also haves roles.
I like Chris Evans and all, but does anyone but me see the flaw in making the same actors play in movies related to each other or in the same/similar universe? (Example: Michael Sheen in a lead werewolf in Underworld and a lead vamp in Twilight.)
According to Wikipedia, the Human Torch and Captain America have direct links such as:
- Marvel's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, attempted to revive its superhero titles when it reintroduced Captain America, along with the original Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, in Young Men #24 (Dec. 1953).
- The Torch, the Sub-Mariner, Captain America, and Bucky banded together with the Whizzer, and Miss America in post-war America in a subsequent super-team, the All-Winners Squad (the original Captain America and Bucky's membership were later retconned as having been the second Captain America and Bucky).[8]
- The Torch was a member of the NYPD in the 1940s, and has police academy training. He has received some training in unarmed combat by Captain America, and is an expert in the combat use of his superhuman powers. The Torch is also an accomplished street fighter.
- In the Human Torch story titled "Captain America" in Marvel Comics' Strange Tales #114 (Nov. 1963),[12] depicted the brash young Fantastic Four member Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, in an exhibition performance with Captain America, described as a legendary World War II and 1950s superhero who has returned after many years of apparent retirement.
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