11 Best Things The MCU Did Differently To The Comics

8. Steve And Bucky's Friendship - Captain America: The First Avenger

Of all the things the MCU did differently to the comics, the portrayal of Bucky Barnes is right up there with the very best.

In the comics, James Buchanan Barnes is only a teenager when the war breaks out. He encounters a still-skinny Steve Rogers during boot-camp, where he acts as a mascot of sorts, before discovering that he and Captain America are one and the same. Wanting to join the fight, 'Bucky' undergoes an extensive training regimen until he eventually accompanies the Captain to the European Theatre, at which point he follows in Steve's footsteps, until they're separated and... well, the Soviets find him.

The rest, as they say, is history. Bucky becomes the Winter Soldier, and it's this particular incarnation (Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting's) that the Captain America films drew their inspiration from.

In any case, the decision to make Bucky a capable soldier, and the more confident of the pair, is one of The First Avenger's best legacies. It makes their friendship more believable, and is a major step-up from the Robin-esque caricature that followed Steve around the fields of France in the comics.