Watching Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ an old mental thread came full circle with the appearance of one John Walker.
Years ago I picked up an Action Figure reference book at the NEC Memorabilia show in 2000 with my mate Mark. I have thumbed through it hundreds of times ever since and it has been an invaluable resource in ID'ing loose figures I find.
One figure I've never found and one that's fascinated me since getting my book is US Agent. A strange looking super hero with a very plain name, I always wondered who he was.
Well, having watched the first two episodes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, turns out that John Walker, an American soldier in the Marvel universe actually succeeds Steve Rogers as .... Captain America. Hard to believe I know.
Looking up John Walker online it then turns out that John Walker later morphs into .... US Agent, which I assume is when he took off his Cap's outfit.
US Agent does look like Captain America with the stripes and shield, although the colour scheme is much darker. I wonder if it was an off-day at Marvel when they came up with the less than inspiring name, US Agent.
With a name history as convoluted as Captain Marvel, I'm already looking forward to further episodes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier to see if US Agent actually appears.
In the meantime here's the 1990 Toy Biz action figure that I first read about in the year 2000. This one is carded and from an auction site.
Do you have one?
The John Walker character will soon be appearing in the Marvel ‘Thunderbolts’ movie with several other Marvel characters. Harrison Ford will be taking over the General Ross role from the late William Hurt.
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