Bizarro's Toybox (part 2)

As ill-conceived as last week's Thor motorcycle might have been, what could be more ill-conceived and uncharacteristic than the Captain America Quick-Click Spin Barrel Gun?

It's one thing to stick an Asgardian god onto a motorcycle (despite his time & space-bending magic hammer), but changing Captain America's defensive posture (shield) to a wildly offensive posture (packing heat)? Look, I'm as big of a Second Amendment guy as you're likely to find (especially in the "I'm more liberal than YOU are!" comics blogosphere), but even I have to draw the line somewhere. Is he Captain America, proudly protecting the ramparts of Freedom using only his trusty shield.... or, Dirty Harry-like, squeezing off multiple rounds into the backs of fleeing fascists? Add to that the worst-designed packaging in modern history (with "America" haphazardly positioned above the Cap-obscuring "Captain"), and you've got yourself an authentic specimen for Bizarro's Toybox!

Comments

[Frank]

This Captain America was probably from the Ultimates universe. In case he can't kick you when you're down.

[Mark Engblom]

Hmmm....maybe. As for Cap kicking Banner when he was down, it didn't bug me much at the time. Considering nobody really knew if Banner could "Hulk up" again at any second, Cap had to make sure Banner was down for the count. Considering Banner *willfully* became the Hulk in that reality, the twisted little nerd deserved a good boot to the noggin.

[Jake W]

I think this is the Captain America from that movie serial where he carries a gun instead of a shield.

Man, someone should have thought of that marketing tie-in in the 40's!

[Mark Engblom]

The Cap on the package has wings on his head, which the rather goofy-looking Cap of the serials didn't:

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/2ndcap44.jpg

So I'm pretty sure it's the modern cap the gun was linked to.

[Frank]

I didn't mind the kick to Banner either. It's more realistic. It's just not 'our' Cap.