Captain America II
Real name: William Nasland
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Adventurer, reporter
Group membership: Invaders, Crusaders, All-Winners Squad
Affiliations: Invaders [Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Sub-Mariner (Namor), Bucky (Fred Davis), Toro (Thomas Raymond), Union Jack (Brian Falsworth), Spitfire (Jacqueline Falsworth)], Crusaders [Captain Wings (Roger Dicken), Ghost Girl (Wendy Hunt), Dyna-Mite (Roger Aubrey), Thunderfist (Patrick Mason), Tommy Lightning (Thomas Lovejoy)], All-Winners Squadron [Sub-Mariner, Human Torch, Bucky, Toro, Miss America (Madeline Joyce), the Whizzer (Robert Frank)]
Enemies: Alfie, Isbisa, Adam II
Known Relatives: None known
Aliases: Spirit of '76
Base of Operations: Philadelphia, PA
First Appearance: Giant-Size Avengers#1
Powers/Abilities: Nasland was a superb athlete and mastered hand to hand combat. The Spirit of '76 had a bullet and flame proof cloak. As Captain America, he used a steel replica of the famed shield.
Height: 6'1
Weight: 230 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
History: Nasland had a solid middle-class background. Working as a reporter, he was in England when World War II broke out. Approached by a mysterious man known as Alfie, Nasland was offered the chance to be a masked hero and took it, unaware that Alfie was actually a Nazi spy. When Alfie was exposed, Nasland kept the cloak and operated mostly in the UK during the war.
When Steve Rogers seemingly dead, Nasland was approached by the US government to act as a replacement. Given a crash course and a replacement shield, Nasland was partnered with Fred Davis to be the new Bucky and placed with the Invaders. It was quickly decided to place Nasland and Davis in the Pacific Theater, as to best sell the idea and avoid the chances of the replacements meeting someone who knew the originals.
After the war, Nasland was allowed to continue being Captain America with the newly formed All-Winners Squad. He lead the team briefly before being killed by the android Adam II in late 1946. The mantle of Captain America would then be passed on to Jeffery Mace (the Patriot) and later William Burnside in the 1950's.
Comments: Created by me, based on ideas created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins
Captain America II has no known connections to:
Captain America/Spirit of '76 (616 counterpart) The Invaders#14 (March 1977)
Any other captain or patriotic character