Everyone who reads Marvel Comics for a living knows how Captain America got frozen in ice. He and his partner Bucky were on a missile, trying to diffuse it. It exploded and Captain America fell of it into the ocean, where he went into suspended animation. However, if you're reading this now, you're about to learn that's not the whole story. He did what he did, even though he knew he could've died. An encounter with the holy sword Excalibur can do that to even the strongest of men.
Way back in 1945, Captain America led his own team of heroes, the Invaders. It was made up of him; Human Torch, an android (not the guy from Fantastic Four); Sub-Mariner, who's basically Aquaman with winged feet (and he looks like Spock from Star Trek); Bucky (from the previous paragraph); Spitfire, a super-speedster; and Union Jack, a British guy with a gun. They had just toppled the nefarious Red Skull's plans to conquer America with the Cosmic Cube and were sitting at a bar celebrating when it happened. (Does this scenario sound familiar? See The Avengers Meet Medusa And Crona if not.)
"How are you not drunk by now, Torch?" A slightly intoxicated Union Jack. Human Torch replied, "I guess androids can't get wasted." Sub-Mariner muttered, "Regarrlisss... I... I'm wasted. I... I can't think straight. I'm so-" And then he passed out. A light suddenly lit up the entire bar. Captain America stood up. "What is that?" The light consumed them. They disappeared soon after.