A Brief History of Peggy Carter as Captain America

The arrival ofWhat Ifon Disney+ has brought with it a novel shieldbearer that Marvel Studios seems middling bully on making the face of a multiverse of superheroics : Hayley Atwell ’s Peggy Carter . No longer just an Agent of SHIELD , as we best know her , but the in vogue holder of the Captain mantle . As Sam Wilson ’s newfangled reign with the buckler show , it ’s about time the MCU imagined Cap beyond Steve Rogers — but the approximation of it being Peggy with the cuticle is a relatively late one .

Although the arriver of this new “ Captain America,”Captain Carter , in the fresh animated Disney+ streaming serial has made her almost the de facto face of What If ( presumably while Sam head the charge in thenext Captain America movieand beyond ) , Peggy picking up the mantle is not unique to the serial publication . Even if the estimation is n’t unique to the show — which flip on both the Hellenic Marvel Comics series of the same name and various other MCU and Marvel Comics storylines , fromMarvel Zombiesto films like Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy — Peggy ’s captainship is actually still in its infancy . In fact , she did n’t even get her start in the comics .

When and Where Did Captain Carter First Appear?

Although Peggy ’s been in Marvel Comics since 1966 ( she would n’t be identified as such until a humongous seven years later in Captain America # 162 ) , giving her the shield and Captain America mantle would n’t happen until Cap ’s 75th anniversary — even then it was n’t in the comics themselves . Captain Carter was , in fact , introduced in a mobile plot : Marvel Puzzle Quest , a match - three puzzle game by Demiurge Studios . The biz , which launched in 2013 , is still active ( it addedWhat If ’s interpretation of Captain Carter last week ) , but Captain Carter was added as a playable incarnation in 2016 .

Imagined from the ground up by Jae Tsai , Amanda Clarke , and Paige Pettoruto for the game , Captain Carter was released for Marvel Puzzle Quest ’s festivity of the 75th anniversary of Captain America , alongside a whole host of other Marvel games fete the anniversary . alternatively of simply being a different cutis for Captain America , Peggy was given her own place in the multiverse , and a standardized backstory to the one we ’d finally see in What If . On her Earth—(Earth - TRN665)—Peggy was a British agentive role who took Steve ’s berth in the supersoldier serum plan after the latter was assassinated in an attack by Hydra factor . However , this was all Peggy begin — she does n’t have a role in Puzzle Quest ’s narration , and primarily exists as an incarnation for players to enrol to their team of heroes , power by the game ’s mates - three puzzle gameplay to execute particular attacks . Although it was n’t the last time a Marvel game would be intrigued by the idea of Peggy with the supersoldier blood serum . A radically dissimilar adaptation that was more of a hybrid between Peggy , Nick Fury , and Captain America , President Carter , appeared last year in Kabam ’s Marvel Realm of Champions . She would n’t appear again until she made the leap into comedian .

Which Comics Has Captain Carter Appeared In?

The team serve Peggy and Becky stop the Red Skull from dropping an nuclear dud on New York , but accidental harm to the twist caused it to eventually detonate anyway , with the Exiles and Becky whisked out to safe in the time flow . It was finally let on that while New York was ravage by the blast , Captain America hold out , joining the Exiles in their multiversal adventures . The series terminate after 12 topic , and Peggy ’s Captain America has n’t been reckon in the comics since .

Will Captain Carter Appear in What If Season 2?

Now that Captain Carter has returned — re - reckon for a third sentence in What If ’s premiere episode — it seems like she might be here to detain a bit more permanently . Speaking to io9 in the run up to the show ’s launch , producer Brad Winderbaum let out that Peggy will be revisited in the show ’s 2nd time of year , and will form the foundation of an overarching narration between the show ’s multiversal one - off write up by developing a connective to Jeffrey Wright ’s Uatu the Watcher . He say , “ We realise as we begin developing the 2d season that Captain Carter was extend to be the character we would revisit in every time of year , and keep that escapade . ”

Last we saw , Peggy arrived in what seemed to be the present 24-hour interval after look at with a giant , tentacled monster summoned by the Red Skull . Where that could take her next — back to the comics , into springy - action properties alongsideSam Wilson ’s Captain America , multiversal surfing withDoctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch , or anywhere else — stay on to be seen . But after only the briefest moment in the spotlight before , it ’s clear that Captain Carter is quick for more . Are you ?

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Three generations of Captains Carter.