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MKSG The Mighty Avengers: Grudge Match - Issue #0
Like a show dog, I was ‘bred’ for one purpose. Warfare. Show dogs are made to compete in sophisticated dog shows, winning gold medals and trophies for their owners to display proudly. I was made to fight for my country in what remains to be the biggest war to date. In 1942, my life changed forever. Was it for the better? That’s debatable. At the time, I thought it was. Then I was frozen in a block of ice for seventy years, only to wake up to learn that I had lost everything. All my squadmates, my bestfriend and the woman I had fallen in love with.
My name is Steve Rogers. I was born in 1918 in a broken household, to an alcoholic father and a sick mother. My dad left us when I was just a kid, so I spent most of my life taking care of my mom until she eventually passed away in ‘39. After I heard that war was being declared on Nazi Germany, I spent the next year-and-a-half trying to enlist, looking for a new place to call my home. Even if the U.S. wasn’t one of the first countries to enter the war, I still signed up, wanting to be one of the first Americans to set foot in Europe when my country did eventually join the fighting.
I was continually denied from every recruiting office, due to my poor health (asthma I had been dealing with since I was young, being severely underweight and other health problems that would eventually get cured). Though, one day...a man took notice of my dedication and decided to offer me an option: become a test subject for an experimental program to turn regular men into Super-Soldiers. Dr. Abraham Erskine brought me to a military training ground so I could go through basic training in preparation for the procedure. After months of embarrassing myself in front of the other trainees and almost failing every test I was put through, the day finally came.
I was introduced to Howard Stark, Agent Peggy Carter and other people who would either oversee or help with the experiment. After being strapped into the machine, I was exposed to the painful Vita-Rays that would allow me to come out a changed man. At peak physical condition, all my ailments were cured and my height was increased almost a foot, along with my muscle mass growing tenfold. I was then put through more training under the watch of Peggy Carter, which would cause us to form a deep friendship that I still wish had become something more. Next, I was given a special shield made out of the two strongest metals known to man: Vibranium and Adamantium that was developed by Howard Stark. When I was finally ready to enter the field, I was tasked with rescuing a squad of captured soldiers (which would be the first time I ever went to Europe).
After the successful mission, I was sent on a few more until I eventually met the boy who would prove to be the most loyal friend I’d ever meet. His name was James Barnes, but he was commonly referred to as ‘Bucky’. I was told that the name came from a boy scout summer camp that he was enrolled in before the war. To this day, I still don’t know how we was discovered but I was originally very opposed with working with him. I tried telling my superior officers that it was morally wrong to bring someone who isn’t even old enough to drive into the war. They responded back with the argument that it was morally wrong to used chlorine gas to kill innocent and helpless citizens, but that didn’t stop the Nazis and that was where that fight ended.
The reason this kid was considered so special was because he was given a trace of the serum that made me into who I am before Dr. Erskine was gunned down by an enemy spy on the day that Captain America was born. This helped Bucky when it came to hand-to-hand combat. On top of that, he was naturally skilled with firearms and already an expert spy at age fifteen. Plus, no one would suspect a kid to be a master at espionage when he was sent on super secret missions. Together, Bucky and I were a world-famous duo who ravaged the battlefields of the Nazi controlled countries. Towards the end of the war, we were placed in charge of ‘The Howling Commandos’, a squad of the most skilled soldiers from every Allied country (and the French resistance).
We saw our way through too many successful missions to count. We became legends, feared by every enemy soldier who heard of us. Around the same time, the two of us were also placed on a team of other superpowered soldiers that consisted of me, Jim Hammond (‘The Human Torch’), his sidekick ‘Toro’, Namor ‘The Sub-Mariner’ and ‘Union Jack’. We were only sent to deal with Hydra threats (the rogue Nazi science division), so we weren’t as active in the fight as The Commandos.
My stellar military career with Bucky and The Commandos came to a sudden end in 1945, when we were sent to aid the rest of my comrades in The Invaders in taking out the Hydra leader, Red Skull. The problem is, he was expecting us. We fought through his fortress and experienced more losses than we could’ve seen: Toro, Gabe Jones, ‘Frenchie’, Union Jack and then Nick Fury Sr. lost his eye (which is ironic, considering his grandson would suffer the same loss decades later). This didn’t stop us, however. Bucky and I were determined to see this through, so we chased Red Skull to a rocket he planned on sending to crash into the U.S. with him still strapped inside. He wanted to die a martyr for Hydra’s final plans of the war.
Bucky and I were able to board and hold onto it, as it took off. After attempting to apprehend Red Skull, he escaped at the last minute with an ejector seat, not before setting the rocket to self-destruct, though. That left Bucky and I with an ultimatum: steer the rocket out of the range of any populated area. We were over the Atlantic when we planned on jumping off to safety. Bucky got the arm of his uniform caught in the broken ladder of the rocket, however. We had a quick argument when I refused to leave him behind and he told me that I had to. His last words before he aggressively threw me off the rocket with all his strength were: “The world needs Captain America more than Bucky Barnes.”
The rocket exploded while I plummeted towards the freezing water below, which only sent me free falling faster. My shield and I collapsed in the water, quickly becoming submerged and frozen. The last thought I had in my mind was that of my best friend's death. After that, Captain America was another thing lost to time…
Until several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents discovered me on a secret expedition. They brought me to the director of the agency, Nick Fury Jr., who thawed me out. He explained to me what had happened and offered me a place among their ranks. I decided to decline, though, to try and carve a path out for myself. After some time spent on my own, I realized that I missed the action I was used to facing on a just about daily basis. So, I suited up and got to work. Until I met Falcon, aka Sam Falcon -- a close friend of mine in the hero community. Together, the two of us joined Tony Star's team, the Avengers, to fight alongside Ant-Man, The Wasp and Iron Man. Formally, the Hulk and, as of recently, a new member: Doctor Strange.
- Written by Congo Jack (Kody)
MKSG The Mighty Avengers: Grudge Match - Issue #0
Like a show dog, I was ‘bred’ for one purpose. Warfare. Show dogs are made to compete in sophisticated dog shows, winning gold medals and trophies for their owners to display proudly. I was made to fight for my country in what remains to be the biggest war to date. In 1942, my life changed forever. Was it for the better? That’s debatable. At the time, I thought it was. Then I was frozen in a block of ice for seventy years, only to wake up to learn that I had lost everything. All my squadmates, my bestfriend and the woman I had fallen in love with.
My name is Steve Rogers. I was born in 1918 in a broken household, to an alcoholic father and a sick mother. My dad left us when I was just a kid, so I spent most of my life taking care of my mom until she eventually passed away in ‘39. After I heard that war was being declared on Nazi Germany, I spent the next year-and-a-half trying to enlist, looking for a new place to call my home. Even if the U.S. wasn’t one of the first countries to enter the war, I still signed up, wanting to be one of the first Americans to set foot in Europe when my country did eventually join the fighting.
I was continually denied from every recruiting office, due to my poor health (asthma I had been dealing with since I was young, being severely underweight and other health problems that would eventually get cured). Though, one day...a man took notice of my dedication and decided to offer me an option: become a test subject for an experimental program to turn regular men into Super-Soldiers. Dr. Abraham Erskine brought me to a military training ground so I could go through basic training in preparation for the procedure. After months of embarrassing myself in front of the other trainees and almost failing every test I was put through, the day finally came.
I was introduced to Howard Stark, Agent Peggy Carter and other people who would either oversee or help with the experiment. After being strapped into the machine, I was exposed to the painful Vita-Rays that would allow me to come out a changed man. At peak physical condition, all my ailments were cured and my height was increased almost a foot, along with my muscle mass growing tenfold. I was then put through more training under the watch of Peggy Carter, which would cause us to form a deep friendship that I still wish had become something more. Next, I was given a special shield made out of the two strongest metals known to man: Vibranium and Adamantium that was developed by Howard Stark. When I was finally ready to enter the field, I was tasked with rescuing a squad of captured soldiers (which would be the first time I ever went to Europe).
After the successful mission, I was sent on a few more until I eventually met the boy who would prove to be the most loyal friend I’d ever meet. His name was James Barnes, but he was commonly referred to as ‘Bucky’. I was told that the name came from a boy scout summer camp that he was enrolled in before the war. To this day, I still don’t know how we was discovered but I was originally very opposed with working with him. I tried telling my superior officers that it was morally wrong to bring someone who isn’t even old enough to drive into the war. They responded back with the argument that it was morally wrong to used chlorine gas to kill innocent and helpless citizens, but that didn’t stop the Nazis and that was where that fight ended.
The reason this kid was considered so special was because he was given a trace of the serum that made me into who I am before Dr. Erskine was gunned down by an enemy spy on the day that Captain America was born. This helped Bucky when it came to hand-to-hand combat. On top of that, he was naturally skilled with firearms and already an expert spy at age fifteen. Plus, no one would suspect a kid to be a master at espionage when he was sent on super secret missions. Together, Bucky and I were a world-famous duo who ravaged the battlefields of the Nazi controlled countries. Towards the end of the war, we were placed in charge of ‘The Howling Commandos’, a squad of the most skilled soldiers from every Allied country (and the French resistance).
We saw our way through too many successful missions to count. We became legends, feared by every enemy soldier who heard of us. Around the same time, the two of us were also placed on a team of other superpowered soldiers that consisted of me, Jim Hammond (‘The Human Torch’), his sidekick ‘Toro’, Namor ‘The Sub-Mariner’ and ‘Union Jack’. We were only sent to deal with Hydra threats (the rogue Nazi science division), so we weren’t as active in the fight as The Commandos.
My stellar military career with Bucky and The Commandos came to a sudden end in 1945, when we were sent to aid the rest of my comrades in The Invaders in taking out the Hydra leader, Red Skull. The problem is, he was expecting us. We fought through his fortress and experienced more losses than we could’ve seen: Toro, Gabe Jones, ‘Frenchie’, Union Jack and then Nick Fury Sr. lost his eye (which is ironic, considering his grandson would suffer the same loss decades later). This didn’t stop us, however. Bucky and I were determined to see this through, so we chased Red Skull to a rocket he planned on sending to crash into the U.S. with him still strapped inside. He wanted to die a martyr for Hydra’s final plans of the war.
Bucky and I were able to board and hold onto it, as it took off. After attempting to apprehend Red Skull, he escaped at the last minute with an ejector seat, not before setting the rocket to self-destruct, though. That left Bucky and I with an ultimatum: steer the rocket out of the range of any populated area. We were over the Atlantic when we planned on jumping off to safety. Bucky got the arm of his uniform caught in the broken ladder of the rocket, however. We had a quick argument when I refused to leave him behind and he told me that I had to. His last words before he aggressively threw me off the rocket with all his strength were: “The world needs Captain America more than Bucky Barnes.”
The rocket exploded while I plummeted towards the freezing water below, which only sent me free falling faster. My shield and I collapsed in the water, quickly becoming submerged and frozen. The last thought I had in my mind was that of my best friend's death. After that, Captain America was another thing lost to time…
Until several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents discovered me on a secret expedition. They brought me to the director of the agency, Nick Fury Jr., who thawed me out. He explained to me what had happened and offered me a place among their ranks. I decided to decline, though, to try and carve a path out for myself. After some time spent on my own, I realized that I missed the action I was used to facing on a just about daily basis. So, I suited up and got to work. Until I met Falcon, aka Sam Falcon -- a close friend of mine in the hero community. Together, the two of us joined Tony Star's team, the Avengers, to fight alongside Ant-Man, The Wasp and Iron Man. Formally, the Hulk and, as of recently, a new member: Doctor Strange.
- Written by Congo Jack (Kody)