10 Things Everyone Forgets About Captain America
9. He Invented The American Flag
Meeting Benjamin Franklin is the kiss of death for any comic trying to retain its sanity. The man fights ghost presidents with Deadpool, tries to seduce Doctor Strange's girlfriend, and - weirdest of all - makes the American flag after meeting Captain America, in the beautifully named Captain America's Bicentennial Battles.
The scene involves trippy time shenanigans that would give Endgame a run for its money, as after seeing Cap's American flag themed outfit, Franklin is inspired to design America's stars and stripes flag. Naturally, this freaks Rogers out immensely, as it appears that the outfit that he is wearing is paradoxically inspired by the American flag, and yet also indirectly created the American flag, which creates the kind of temporal confusion only otherwise seen in Back to the Future.
While the comic is so bizarre it's unclear if it's considered canon, imagining a world in which Captain America accidentally created his country's flag via time travel is simply too funny to not consider a legitimate part of the Marvel universe.