For more than eight decades, Steve Rogers has been a strong bastion of freedom and justice, not to mention the nation’s most star-studded Avenger, Captain America. However, Rogers wasn’t the only hero of his time, and the Captain now relies on the heroes he fought alongside early in his story as he works to unravel the latest plot plaguing the world. Marvel universe.
Captain America: Sentinel of Freedom #1 (by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Carmen Carnero, and VC’s Joe Caramgna) finds the titular hero trying to reconnect with the roots ripped from him decades ago. After moving to his old apartment, Steve connects with the surviving members of his old radio company from the 1940s. The crew quickly informs him of a new number station, and from there, the unsung heroes lead Cap to his biggest mystery yet.
For all that Captain America is capable of, the ordinary soldiers, scientists, and code breakers he once surrounded himself with have always been an important resource for The First Avenger. Just as they helped win World War II off the battlefield, the members of Radio Company are the ones who eventually uncover the secrets at their fingertips.
Radio Company are the ones who first recognize and then get to the bottom of the conspiracy at hand. That’s not to say that Steve Rogers is particularly lacking in any particular ability, but rather that he can’t be expected to recognize or stop every threat. Realistically, no superhero can, but few have accepted that as readily as Captain America.
Rogers seems to inherently understand how invaluable Radio Company is to its mission of justice. Where someone like Tony Stark or Reed Richards might assume he can solve any problem on his own, Steve has openly embraced his limitations as a way to also embrace the talents of those who serve alongside him. . This attitude offers the ordinary heroes of the world the opportunity to use their talents in the service of protecting and saving the world.
When recognized by the likes of Captain America, teams like Radio Company receive greater credibility than they otherwise would. Even if there’s no good or obvious reason not to recognize them as such, the fact remains that most “ordinary” Marvel people are ignored until they’re immersed in extraordinary circumstances. In the entire Marvel Universe, almost everyone has the ability to become a hero in their own right, and the people who made Captain America a hero are the perfect example.
