Or - “Hey, Cap’s Daughter Ain’t Dead, And She’s Just As Cute As A Button!”

Okay, she’s not actually Cap’s daugher, at least not explicitly so, but they’re sure implying a little sumpin-sumpin went on. American Dream, aka Shannon Carter, Sharon’s daughter, grew up idolizing Captain America, and eventually stepped into a skin-tight suit to emulate him. There’s no mention of a father that I can find in the book, and I think we’re supposed to assume that Sharon either didn’t tell Cap he had a child, or that somehow they came to an agreement that Sharon would raise her. In any case, in the pseudo-future of the MC2 Spider-Girl universe, American Dream has finally stepped up to the big leagues. Having been bequeathed the adamantium shield when this universe’s Captain America sacrificed himself, Shannon has taken up the leadership of the Avengers, a team left short-handed due to the events of Last Planet Standing (Short version: Galactus showed up and the heroes of Earth came together to stop him) and now they face their greatest crisis ever. Well, actually, it’s pretty run of the mill, but why split hairs when she looks that good in red, white and blue?

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