10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Captain America

While Captain America was still being designed, there was another name the writers and artists were kicking around for the man who would go on to represent the United States during World War II.

That name was Super American. When you think about it, Super American isn't necessarily a bad name for who and what Cap is, but it doesn't have the same panache as Captain America. That name denotes both rank in the military and a patriotic origin.

The name first appeared after Joe Simon came up with the character's look. He sketched out what he wanted the hero to look like in costume and scribbled "Super American" at the bottom of the page. In his autobiography, Simon wrote about his decision to ultimately change the name to Captain America:

"No, it didn't work. There were too many 'Supers' around. 'Captain America' had a good sound to it. There weren't a lot of captains in comics. It was as easy as that. The boy companion was simply named Bucky, after my friend Bucky Pierson, a star on our high school basketball team."