In response to Matt's comment on yesterday mornings post, I thought I'd set the record straight. Historically Matt, (meaning in terms of being published), Captain America came first. He first appeared on newsstands in Captain America #1 (1941), while Iron Man first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (1963). And the storyline is different in this way: This is obviously set during WWII, and Steve Rogers desperately wants to join up and help fight the Axis Powers. After being declared unfit for combat, he is conscripted by Colonel Chester Philips (played by Tommy Lee Jones) to be a part of the Super Soldier Project, which will use the Super Soldier Formula of Dr. Abraham Erskine (played by Stanley Tucci). Steve then of course goes on to combat the Axis menace, coming into constant conflict during the war with the Red Skull, Hitler's right hand man (played by Hugo Weaving). Now the connection to the Iron Man films is that in the trailer, we see Dominic Cooper playing Howard Stark, Tony's father. Now if anyone who has seen the first movie recalls, Tony defends his father's legacy by commenting that he was a part of the Manhattan Project during the war, but in the case of the movie Howard was also secretly part of the Super Soldier Project. Now another reason why this movie may seem like Iron Man is because of the men in clunky Iron Monger type armor. Well those are HYDRA troops Matt. In the Marvel Universe, HYDRA is a terrorist organization that has been a constant enemy of SHIELD over the years. In the Marvel Movie Universe, they are having HYDRA been developed during WWII, and headed up by the Red Skull. Hope that clears things up for you Matt.
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