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Captain America Sells Out

Two-panel comic comparing Captain America as created in the 1940s, a noble figure posing with the flag, against Captain America if created now, a grinning reality show winner in a NASCAR-style jumpsuit covered in corporate sponsor logos, carrying a Budweiser-branded shield.
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Transcript of “Captain America Sells Out”

Panel 1. A noble Captain America poses before a waving American flag. Sign: "Captain America: Created in the 40's." Panel 2. A grinning Cap in sunglasses gives a thumbs up, wearing a NASCAR-style suit plastered with sponsor logos (Walmart, VW, McDonald's, Mobil, Coke, Apple, ESPN, Heineken, Best Buy, Visa, Quicksilver), his shield relabeled "Budweiser" with an Obama campaign logo in the center. Sign: "Captain America: If Created Now." Caption: "Steve Rodgers is the winner of the reality show: CAPTAIN AMERICA!"