More Captain

One of my favorite *What If?* comics involves a scenario where Captain America gets thawed out in the mid-80s (for "today," in this case meaning the 80s) instead of March 1964. As in the comics, Cap's role was filled during the 50s by an unnamed man who went nuts & accused everyone of being a communist, only to be placed in suspended animation. In the 616 continuty, this fake Captain America was not awakened until 1972 & was defeated then by the real Steve Rogers.

In this *What If?*, there was no Steve Rogers to expose the false Captain America. His paranoia about the communists led Cap to align himself with a right-wing group that eventually transformed America into a fascist dictatorship, with him as its figurehead. In 1983, a Navy submarine discovered the original Captain America still frozen in the same ice floe. After seeing what had become of his country, Captain America fought & defeated his paranoid double.

You were told that America is the greatest country in the world
You were told you that America could be refined like silver
Bang out the impurities & shine badge bright

Captain America's skepticism about the US is nothing new.
Even in 1986, during the "Born Again" story arc in Daredevil, Captain America seems to exude some sort of curiousity after having to arrest a crazy super-soldier with the flag painted on his face.

11 hours into your flight, youre plummeting to your icy tomb, just like Captain America after WWII.

I'm very fascinated by Captain America.