I'm disappointed in beaker. I thought he knew this stuff.
I was reading comics in the 70s - always thought of Cap as pushing 40. To me he was always the elder statesman of the superhero set.
Yes but this movie is set in the 1940s when Cap first becomes Captain America. I dont think Steve Rogers was 30 when became Cap. At best he was in his early twenties. His elder statesmen status come from being one of the first heroes and leading the fight in WWII not from age. Like many young men of his generation he had to grow up and take on a leadership role at young age. He's probably younger than Stark or Pym if you only count years out of the ice. But unlike Stark or Pym he's a natural leader.
He, and for that matter, early Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Tony Stark, etc., were written as men in their late 30s-early 40s back then. This only became considered too old to be a hero fairly recently
He was written as an adult, I'm not sure you could pinpoint an exact age. Older than Johnny Storm or Peter Parker for sure. He's also someone who has more incommon with Reed or Ben than he does with the average 25 year old in 1964. They were just being born when he was fighting the Red Skull. But the same time, unlike others born when Steve Rogers was, he didn't return home, go back to school, get married and start a family or a career. So he's cut off from his own generation too.
I'd say the one guy he might relate to would be Scott Summers. Who as the team leader of the X-men was forced to be wise beyond his years and some what cut off from his peers.
That Emerald Twilight Hal is awesome! Are these yours?
