User blog comment:20thCentFopp/How the Appearance of Captain America Marked the Downfall of the Human Torch/@comment-4652104-20131223145044

Fun fact: I have this old Marvel RPG, which uses special cards in place of dice. Apart from their powers all characters are characterised by an overall experience level called "edge". Without going into much detail, it's an interesting twist allowing a character with higher edge to rival characters with significantly higher powers. Out of the 20 or so characters described in the core rule book there are only three with the highest edge: Magneto, Doom and Captain America. Within the game mechanics Cap is in fact not superhuman, yet skilled enough to take on the Hulk (with that shield of his).

And I think this sums up captain America very nicely. He's just that good.