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Captain America Reveals Who Killed JFK, MLK and More (Spoilers)

Captain America #2 by J Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz looks to rewrite the history of the 20th century and more...

Published Wed, 25 Oct 2023 06:17:09 -0500

Last updated Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:43:54 -0500

Article Summary

Captain America #2 unveils shocking revelations on historical murderss.
A mysterious deal with the devil by Travis Lane unraveled after 90 years.
In this fictional storyline, iconic figures JFK and MLK were victims of Asmoday's and Travis Lane's scheme.
Captain America becomes the next target in this dark undercurrent of Marvel history.

In the first issue of the new Captain America series by J Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz, we met Travis Lane. A man who had done a deal with the devil, ninety years ago.

That devil was Asmoday, also known as Asmodeus, a prince of demons, or in Judeo-Islamic lore, the king of the earthly spirits and the primary antagonist. from the Book of Tobit. And he has a thing for temples, after being tricked by King Solomon into building gone. In Captain America, he transforms Lane into a young, unaging agent on Earth. And one who had a plan that, ninety years later, was coming together.

And he was recruiting from former AIM agents, among others. May have been competition for Orchis, there…

In today's Captain America #2, we see more of that plan. and what it was aiming to stop. Because it may be that they didn't manage to stop it ninety years ago.

This may not be a half-baked hair-brained supervillain scheme but any major supervillain scheme still needs an island base. Or a temple.

And an IT department, to deal with the… prayers, maybe? It doesn't look good.

And there is always a need for operatives on the ground. But what else has Travis Lane doing for Asmody in the Marvel Universe over that ninety years?

Asmody – and Travis Lane – killed President Kennedy. Martin Luther King Jr. and more. And now, it appears across the decades, that Captain America is next on their list. Did he slip through their fingers the first time?

What has Asmody actually been building across the centuries???

CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
MARVEL COMICS
AUG230676
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A/CA) Jesus Saiz
When Spider-Man interrupts date night to ask for help taking down the Sinister Six's latest plot, Captain America begrudgingly obliges. Meanwhile, more and more of Steve's former enemies are being recruited by a mysterious new threat – one seemingly connected to an enemy Steve faced long before he picked up the shield… Rated T+In Shops: Oct 25, 2023 SRP: $4.99