Patriot is the name of two fictional, comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe: the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day character Eli Bradley.
The first Patriot, Jeffrey Mace, created by writer Ray Gill and artist Bill Everett, first appeared in The Human Torch #4 (Spring 1941; misnumbered #3 on cover). He was a reporter who became a costumed adventurer after seeing Captain America in action, and was a member of the World ...
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Patriot is the name of two fictional, comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe: the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day character Eli Bradley.
The first Patriot, Jeffrey Mace, created by writer Ray Gill and artist Bill Everett, first appeared in The Human Torch #4 (Spring 1941; misnumbered #3 on cover). He was a reporter who became a costumed adventurer after seeing Captain America in action, and was a member of the World War II superhero team the Liberty Legion. The Patriot himself became the third Captain America.
The second Marvel Universe character to use the name Patriot debuted in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005): Eli Bradley, grandson of Isaiah Bradley, the black Captain America. Isaiah had received his powers (in the limited series Truth: Red, White & Black) as part of an early Super Soldier Serum experiment tested on African-American men in an attempt reproduce the formula lost after being used to turn Steve Rogers into Captain America. Eli's mother was...
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