What If...? (1989 2nd Series) #28

What If... Captain America Had Led an Army of Super Soldiers in World War II?

An interview with Ted Koppel and Captain America establishes to the reader the origins of Captain America. Prof. Abraham Erskine created a Super-Soldier serum to give the Allies an edge during World War II. The first test subject is Steve Rogers, a frail 4F recruit willing to die for his country if the experiment fails. To his luck, the experiment was a success, giving Rogers super-human strength, speed and reflexes. However, a Nazi spy, unseen to all, comes out of hiding and assassinates Erskine, who dedicated the secret formula to memory so the Nazis wouldn't steal it. Thus, the serum dies with Erskine, leaving Rogers the only super-soldier during the War. But Uatu the Watcher then explains to the reader the possibility of an alternative universe in which Rogers was not the only Super Soldier during World War II, leading to the same interview, but now Steve Rogers is the President of the United States and out of costume.