How I Met Your Character

[thechrishaley]

Someone picks a character and everyone post (to the best of your recollection) your introduction to that character. You can post the cover or a particular panel or a series of panels/pages, whatever.

Up first is Captain America!

My first Cap comic was this little b&w paperback collection.


I'm sure I just got it at the grocery store or Wal-Mart or something.

It taught me that Cap was a BAMF.




I was terrified of Baron Blood.


Even though I had just met this Captain America, I was so worried for him. Though I wanted him to defeat this monster, when I saw this cliffhanger last page of the chapter, I was sure he was a goner. (Even though there was obviously still 2/3rds of the book left.)


Naturally, he got out of it.

This book also began my infatuation with Union Jack.


And finally the battle ends with this fairly gruesome scene..


As best as I can remember, that beheading didn't bother or upset me at all when I was little, so maybe Geoff Johns' mutilation-fests are all-ages friendly after all.

I think this comic was completely responsible for my love of Baron Blood and Union Jack and my later interest in Hammer Horror movies.

So how did you meet Captain America?