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Captain America Buried in Arlington National Cemetary

Posted by Zonk on from the lotta-weepy-spandex dept.

coondoggie writes "Earlier this year Captain America was slain as the climax to Marvel Comics' Civil War event. The renowned hero will be buried in the next issue of Marvel Comics' 'Fallen Son,' due on July 5. 'Writer Jeph Loeb has been busy working through the stages of grief in his most recent titles, according to an Associated Press story. A book centered on Wolverine dealt with denial; one with the Avengers covered anger; and Spider-Man battled depression. With the story line so relevant to present-day politics, and the timing of the latest issue so precise, it's hard not to think the whole thing is one big slam on the government.'"

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  1. How about... by superpulpsicle · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about burying real politicians instead of Capt. America.

    1. Re:How about... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

      "How about burying real politicians instead of Capt. America."

      How about burying lawyers instead of Capt. America.

      Fixed it for you.

      A busload full of lawyers crashed outsided of town. When the emergency crews arrived on the scene, they found that the local townfolk had already buried all the lawyers. Surveying the wreckage, one EMT said "the crash doesn't look that bad. Didn't any of them survive?" "Well, some of them SAID they were still alive, but you know how them lawyer fellas like to lie."

  2. "cemetary"? by timster · · Score: 5, Funny

    So tell me, where did they bury Captain Spelling? The libary?

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  3. And in the next issue... by kgp_crap · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is later revealed that the plan was orchestrated by the Red Skull;

    This just in from Marvel..In the next issue..Red Skull gets a Presidential pardon.

  4. Re:Uh, spoil much? by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    And, with his last, dying gasp, he falls on Hermoine.

    Dammit... I spoiled that one, too. I'm sorry.

  5. Re:Uh, spoil much? by Kilraven · · Score: 4, Funny

    Prime dying in a Transformers movie isn't a spoiler. You want to talk about spoilers in the Transformer movie? Tell me whether or not "the Touch" is played during the climactic battle in Bay's flick.

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  6. Re:RIP by Edie+O'Teditor · · Score: 0, Funny

    Even if he never rescued you from villains or saved your hometown from a volcano, Captain America's impact on contemporary culture cannot be denied. He truly was an American icon.

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  7. Re:Uh, spoil much? by Hanners1979 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Prime dying in a Transformers movie isn't a spoiler.

    Maybe not, but you have just brought on a relapse of Post Traumatic Stress for thousands of us who were kids in the mid-80s... ;)

  8. Re:To the author... by morari · · Score: 2, Funny

    King George was reelected. I think you're a bit confused about history. King George was a monarch, he wasn't elected. Silly.
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  9. Re:Uh, spoil much? by Kilraven · · Score: 2, Funny

    Post Traumatic Stress?

    You must be speaking of the realization that Stan Bush's voice is the most powerful weapon in the Universe, capable of destroying a sentient planet.

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  10. Re:Uh, spoil much? by kill+-9+$$ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh my gosh. The repressed memories. It didn't even register when I read the parent's post, but now after reading yours I remember it all. Rodimus Prime... ugghh. And to the other poster talking about "You got the touch"... its all flowing back too quickly....

    *curls up in fetal postion*

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