#cap’s kooky quartet

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Steve: *breathes*

Clint: you old GRANDPA

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Some Avengers Text posts

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steve is absolutely just forgetting pietro’s name here

(avengers #23, words by stan lee, art by don heck and john romita)

[v4guelyv4mpiric]

Wanda would hate hawksilver

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Cap’s Kooky Quartet

Art by...

1) Jack Kirby And Sol Brodsky

2) Mike McKone

3) Michael Cho

4) Paolo Rivera

5) Scott Kolins

6) Neal Adams

7) Jack Kirby And Wally Wood

8) Phil Jimenez

9) Mike Allred

10) Jack Kirby And Dick Ayers

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Kooky Quartet Reference!

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I went to the Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes exhibit and wanted to share for anyone who has not seen it. I am under the impression that the installation changes from location to location so I wanted to show this snapshot in time. I fully admit to being biased in what I will post so if you want to see a particular character, please let me know! Apologies ahead of time for my crappy photo taking skills.

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Steve Rogers (Captain America)

The whole tour started off with Steve featuring immediately. You can see Captain America all throughout the exhibit but in the room that was more focused on him, Steve was sharing the space with Sam and Bucky.

The picture above was from a small monitor showing different designs and CGI work. I particularly loved this concept sketch. The extra long eyelashes are on point. 👍

The iconic comic cover of Captain America punching Hitler was one of the first items shown in the exhibit.

I thought it was interesting that half of Steve’s plaque was about Bucky. 🤣🤣🤣

It was honestly a bit intimidating to stand beside the uniform. Chris isn't the tallest of the bunch but still plenty tall! It just felt really impactful. This was worn by him in Age of Ultron.

The urge to smash and grab this was very strong. 😝😝😝 I loved the "As wielded by Chris Evans". This particular shield was used in Endgame.

Steve's various interactions with American presidents. Bush Jr. criticizing Steve for resisting against the Superhuman Registration Act which led to "Civil War", makes me even more glad that I was always Team Cap.

But maybe more importantly:

OBAMA WAS THE ONE WHO PARDONED BUCKY IN THE COMICS?!?! HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS BEFORE???

The Tesseract. Without the CGI for the glowing blue, it was mostly just clear. But still very cool.

I admit I am not that knowledgeable about the comics and seeing this "Cap's Kooky Quartet" made me go on a Google info hunt. But basically the other Avengers are tired and abandon Steve to go on vacation and without his knowledge, hire the "New" Avengers line up of Clint, Wanda, and Pietro...who are at this point newbies and basically criminals. From what I gather, it was a lot of bickering and shenanigans (Clint calls Steve "Glamor Pants"!!). I found this incredibly helpful post to explain the dynamic and also please look at this adorable picture of Dad Steve and his Misfit Kids.

The exhibit ended with the gift shop and I had to ask myself, "Do I REALLY need a soup bowl shaped like Steve's head?". He was definitely the character the most heavily present in merchandise! I was tempted to buy this Marvel cookbook but I do think it was a missed chance for Steve. I mean, okay, I get it. The beef tongue as a nod to living through the Depression. But I would have made corned beef tongue in an acknowledgment to his Irish roots. Just my two cents. 😘😘😘

This is just a small sample of Steve in the exhibit and this post would have gotten way too long if I tried to fit it all! I had a lot of fun and I'm so glad I had a chance to see it!

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Thunderbolts (1997)

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X-Men: Before The Fall -- Mutant First Strike #1 variant cover by Lucas Werneck

I love the way the Werneck has been drawing Wanda and Pietro lately 🥰

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“I never gave a shit about being arrogant anyways “

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I'm not sure if you answer questions like this, but I'm trying to get into Marvel, and I'd love to read more about "Cap’s Kooky Quartet" do you have any reading list recommendations of them?

I love Cap's Kooky Quartet so much, and I do give comic guides/recs upon request if I'm able to. This era may not have lasted long but it's my favorite.

For a quick overview of this era check out; marvelsilverage.

To see Cap's Kooky Quartet in animation they appear in one of the episodes of Marvel Super Heroes (1966) which you can see for free on the Internet Archive, it basically covers a few of their adventures.

Cap's Kooky Quartet Comic Reading Guide

The Avengers (1963) #16-19

Journey into Mystery (1953) #120

The Avengers (1963) #20

Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 3

The Avengers (1963) #21-22

Tales of Suspense (1959) #72

The Avengers (1963) #23-28

A few of these issues just have cameos but the bulk of their adventures are in Avengers. After issue 28 it's no longer a Quartet as more members join.

Avengers (2016) #3.1

As you read through comics you will often find little flashbacks to this era, especially when characters like Quicksilver rehash their backstories. This guide is meant to get you started but you can read on in The Avengers comics to see the character's journeys. There's a lot of resources for new comic readers. Also If you check Marvel Fandom Wiki and search for specific comic characters then you will find their full appearance list towards the bottom of each character page that you can use as a guide if you want to follow that character. That's the best way to get started reading because it helps you to narrow down which comics you want to start with and where they show up next. Hope this guide helps!

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Cap’s Kooky Quartet, a summary.

Avengers #21

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Team Spotlight | Avengers

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This is still the funniest team dynamic the avengers ever had. None of these pages are concurrent this is just how every issue starts. Identical pages of everyone hating each other so so much

[v4guelyv4mpiric]

this didnt get enough attention on twitter so y'all get to have it now <3

(context is pietro's weird fascination with the circus and acrobatics)

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X-Men: Before the Fall - Mutant First Strike #1 (Marvel, June 2023) Stormbreakers variant cover by Lucas Werneck