But despite enduring a season of homelessness, Demolition Man persevered and remained one of Cap’s closest allies.ĭiamondback When Cap developed a love interest in ex-villain and member of the Serpent Society, Diamondback, Grue took the opportunity to explore the Sentinel of Liberty dating from the wrong side of the tracks. Plus, after his stint as Cap, Grue made John Walker a hero in his own right as US Agent.ĭ-Man Another idea that would have flopped under a less talented writer, D-Man was the mash up of one of the Thing’s wrestling pals with a mixture of Daredevil and Wolverine. John Walker / US Agent Putting a different face under Cap’s mask was a big deal in 1989, and would set a precedent that was followed by Bucky and the Falcon. In fact, modern day Captain America writers have revisited Cap-Wolf. But a storyline that could have been an eye-roll, absolutely worked with Grue’s deft touch. As proof, here are some of the major storylines of Grue’s run on Cap:Ĭap-Wolf It is hard to forget the time that Grue turned Captain America into a werewolf, dubbing him Cap-Wolf. When Steve Rogers says the line in the movie, “I can do this all day,” you almost feel as if Mark Gruenwald was saying the words.Īnd true to Grue’s writing, Cap always did find a way, despite the foes who were thrown against him. Instead he understood that Cap really only has one power: the American ‘can-do’ perseverance. Mark Gruenwald’s Captain America was not over-powered. But before Grue brought new ideas and adventures, he showed that he knew more than anyone what made Steve Rogers special. Known for his sense of Grumor and for being an “idea factory,” Grue brought boundless creativity (and onomatopoeias) to the title. Grue’s 137 issue run on Cap was not only a tenure that will likely never be matched, but it also produced some of the most amazing Captain America Stories ever told.
For the purposes of this article, Mark Gruenwald will now be known as Gruenwald the Gifted, Greenwald the Glorious, or more expediently, just “Grue.” The reason being, if you write a run on Captain America as epic af Mark Greunwald’s run from issues 307 to 443, you deserve either a nickname or epic poetry written in your name.
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