10 Worst Things Captain America Has Done

10. Retiring After A Rejected Wedding Proposal – Tales Of Suspense #95

Nobody was brutally killed. Nobody was severely injured. Nobody was exposed as a sinister double-agent. No, this entry doesn’t involve any of those things; it just focusses on Captain America acting like a complete and utter stroppy teenager.

This was all back in 1967’s Tales of Suspense #95, with Steve Rogers deciding to ask Agent 13 on a date. Whether it was his 1920s thought process or his brain hadn’t quite thawed out yet, Cap got down on one knee and asked Agent 13 to marry him. On their very first date!

Like any sane person, Agent 13 would reject Rogers’ proposal. Well and truly throwing his toys out of the pram, Steve Rogers made the petulant decision to retire as Captain America as a result of Agent 13 refusing his over-eager advances.

This did nothing but make The Sentinel of Liberty look like a creepy old man, whilst simultaneously giving Agent 13 a bucket-load of guilt as she blamed herself for one of the world’s greatest heroes hanging up his shield. And remember, this was before Agent 13 revealed herself to be Sharon Carter, the niece of one Peggy Carter.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 30th Jun 2019

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