Thread:KalKent/@comment-3419446-20130512165837

May I point out that the WWII stories of Captain America as published in 1940-on were never intended to be about somebody else than Steve Rogers as Cap? I understand the thinking behind naming Captain America Comics 49 as the 1st appearance of the 2nd Cap as per the retcon. This is not, however, Nasland´s 1st appearance publication-wise. Nasland was created in 1977 (Invaders 14), and his death (as 2nd Cap) was first depicted in What IF? v1 4 (also in 1977). (Despite being named so, Captain America #215 is not the pivotal issue for the retcon; it "merely" reiterates and makes What IF #4 official - admittedly a matter of perspective.) This is fact. So, historically and from an outside perspective, Nasland remains a 1977-created figure. To state implicitly that he was created in 1946 is incorrect. Likewise, his death has been shown several times ; Captain America #625 merely depicts his most recent death Scene as per flashback. (A similar case would be the constant updating of Ben Parker´s demise - surely the most often repeated shooting in comic book history - in ever more recent comic books whenever it is being flashback-depicted, again.) Your reversal is the more confounding since the page´s notes acknowledge Nasland´s 1977 origins and even explain the retcon corectly. Could you explain your edit to me? Regards, --Lucien61 (talk) 16:58, May 12, 2013 (UTC) 