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===Legacy===
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|quote = "Steranko's work [...] was the the last serious effort to revive the World War II formula that first established the character as a national icon–the last attempt to present Captain America as an uncomplicated symbol of the American fighting spirit [...] The fact that this emblematic approach was almost immediately abandoned again after Sterenko's departure reflects less upon the artist than it does upon the historical transformation of American society in the years since the war."
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Lee would ultimately not maintain many of the changes introduced to ''Captain America'' by Steranko: Rick Jones departed Captain America to join up with [[Captain Mar-Vell]] in ''Captain Marvel'' #17 (October 1969), and Marvel's first African-American superhero [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]] was introduced as Captain America's new sidekick shortly thereafter.{{sfn|Saunders|2022|pp=xxxvi–xxxvii}} Madame Hydra would be revived in ''Captain America'' #180 (December 1974) with the new name "Viper",<ref name="GCD113"/> and Captain America's questioning of his place in the world as a 'man out of time' would remain as a recurring plot and thematic element of the series.{{sfn|Saunders|2022|p=xxxvi}}
Despite its brevity, Steranko's run is nevertheless regarded as highly influential in the editorial history of Captain America.<ref name="CBRLookBack"/><ref name="13thDimension"/> Comics scholar [[Ben Saunders (professor)|Ben Saunders]] writes that the run represents "the last serious effort to revive the World War II formula that first established the character as a national icon", which presented Captain America as "an uncomplicated symbol of the American fighting spirit, without qualms or misgivings, and mercifully free of psychological trauma".{{sfn|Saunders|2022|p=xxxvii}} He writes that the ultimate abandonment of this formula "reflects less upon [Steranko] than it does upon the historical transformation of American society in the years since the war".{{sfn|Saunders|2022|p=xxxvii}}
Comics scholars Christopher Hayton and David Albright similarly write that "The Strange Death of Captain America" was influential as "a time of transition and uncertainty"
▲Comics scholars Christopher Hayton and David Albright write that "The Strange Death of Captain America" was influential as "a time of transition and uncertainty" in the editorial history of Captain America, as the character moved from his origins as a patriotic wartime hero to one who represented "the dichotomy that was developing in public consciousness between American ideals and American practice".{{sfn|Hayton|Albright|2009|p=19}}
==Notes==
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