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Marvel Teaser: "What If There Wasn't Only One?"

Could this be the return of Bucky Barnes to mainstream Marvel comics?

Marvel's latest teaser is pretty simple; a big red star in a black background begging the question, "What if there wasn't only one?" So, what could this mean? The first thing to come to the minds of fans is that the teaser could be hinting at the return of Bucky Barnes to Marvel Comics. For those who don't know, Barnes who had been the sidekick to Captain America eventually took over the Captain America mantle before his recent death. Could this be the return of Bucky? Could it be another Winter Soldier?

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There is another Marvel character who wore a red star; the Red Guardian. The most recent Red Guardian (Anton) was last seen in Jeph Loeb's Hulk series and had been a member of Winter Guard. Though he is believed to have been dead, it was revealed that he was at least partially a life model decoy and after being decapitated, it was shown that his head was being kept in storage and he might still be alive.

The possibilities are endless, but what do you think the teaser means?

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I thought Lukin killed Red Gaurdian on the second page of Winter Soldier by shooting him in the head?

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What if . . . ?

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You loved Planet Hulk so they gave us Planet Skaar.

You loved Secret War, so they gave us Secret Wars and Secret Invasion.

After World War Hulk(s).... WORLD WAR WINTER SOLDIERS!!!

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I think the teaser means Marvel needs to have a character's death actually matter.

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@TheCheeseStabber: 
Yeah I do. :S I just point blank don't like resurrections, unless your a character like Jean Grey and resurrection is what you do or if the person coming back to life is absolutely essential to the story. After all, they kill off chracters to get a reaction, but by now, we all know that the cahracter will eventually be back. When Bucky died, Black Widow was crying and everything. So what now? "Oh true, he's alive, wow you had me scared for a minute."
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well, Norman Osborn just broke out of the raft and was reunited with his followers. He had a star on his chest. maybe they're saying, what if there wasn't only one Iron Patriot. the black and red teaser is so bleak, it almost bleeds fascism, so maybe this Osborn's comeback.

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@Red_Lightning_Alpha: Wasn't Ben the scarlet spider in the Youth in revolt story?

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There can be only one!

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We might be getting Bucky back 5 minutes after he died, but we can't seem to get Ben Reilly back 15 years after he died.

I'm not complaining if it is Bucky returns i'm a fan, i'm just saying though i'm still holding out that Ben Reilly will return in Spider Island!

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please be bucky , please be bucky , please be bucky !!!!!!

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I think it just means that there was more than Bucky in the Winter Soldier program. Same as having other's in the Super Soldier program before Steve.

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W8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What If 201# ;O

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@Fluffy6079 said:

Anyway, this is probably just the introduction of another Winter Soldier.

you're probably right. Brubaker does mention this in Captain America #619

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What If I Cared?

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Let me just say that ever since Steve Rogers came back and everyone started saying Bucky should be the new U.S.Agent, I've thought this was dumb. It's stupid. Bucky should definitely not take on the identity of a wanna-be Captain America. I know, I know...Bucky wasn't the original Cap himself, but he at least DESERVED to be the next in line. Bucky's a legend. He doesn't have to pretend to be anything or anyone he's not, and he's had absolutely no interaction that I'm aware of with John Walker to support taking up his mantle.

Anyway, this is probably just the introduction of another Winter Soldier.

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@ZombieBigfoot said:

@ARMIV2 said:

@ZombieBigfoot said:

@ARMIV2 said:

Wait, so Bucky was thought dead, but was really alive, but wanted to kill Cap, then didn't want to, then became Captain America when Steve died, but then Steve came back to life and became Captain America again, while Bucky is now dead for reals, or is he?

I've got my story lines right here, right?

Bah. Take your.. sense, and take it elsewhere, lest I formeth an angry mobeth and run you out of town..eth. Yeah!

Oi! Easy with the pitchforks there, no need fer that kinda violence! All I was wonderin' was if I got it all up to code with my knowledge of events is all.

Lol. But yeah, you pretty much got it right xD

Heh-heh, alrighty then.

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@Nathaniel_Christopher said:

The teaser doesn't say what if there were 2. It says what if there wasn't only 1, which means its hinting at 2 OR more! Doubt its Bucky, because if it was there would be just one. Not 2 or more. I think we'll find out that there was an entire group of Winter Soldiers.

This is such a stupid, badly contrived plot device.

@fACEmelter88: @tbpinkfloyd: So done with clones.

@iLLituracy said:

WHAT IF THERE WERE FIVE???? Marvel needs to step their teaser game up. I'm not excited, at all.

^this

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The teaser doesn't say what if there were 2. It says what if there wasn't only 1, which means its hinting at 2 OR more! Doubt its Bucky, because if it was there would be just one. Not 2 or more. I think we'll find out that there was an entire group of Winter Soldiers.

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First thought: It could be another Winter Soldier, possibly a Bucky clone. But what if it's Toro? We never really saw his death.

Second thought: Maybe Eli Bradley is stepping up to become a second Cap? Or hell, Colonel America?

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More than one Winter Soldier probably...maybe a cloned Bucky because we already know there's a bunch of Red Guardians and Crimson Dynamo's.

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BUCKY!!!

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@ARMIV2 said:

@ZombieBigfoot said:

@ARMIV2 said:

Wait, so Bucky was thought dead, but was really alive, but wanted to kill Cap, then didn't want to, then became Captain America when Steve died, but then Steve came back to life and became Captain America again, while Bucky is now dead for reals, or is he?

I've got my story lines right here, right?

Bah. Take your.. sense, and take it elsewhere, lest I formeth an angry mobeth and run you out of town..eth. Yeah!

Oi! Easy with the pitchforks there, no need fer that kinda violence! All I was wonderin' was if I got it all up to code with my knowledge of events is all.

Lol. But yeah, you pretty much got it right xD

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WHAT IF THERE WERE FIVE????  
 
Marvel needs to step their teaser game up. I'm not excited, at all.

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Here's hoping for Isaiah Bradley!

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Captain America is now the anti-Highlander.

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What happens if this is a "What if"

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Why did they kill Bucky off a second time and now they're bringing him back? THAT'S SO DUMB!!!!

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@ZombieBigfoot said:

@ARMIV2 said:

Wait, so Bucky was thought dead, but was really alive, but wanted to kill Cap, then didn't want to, then became Captain America when Steve died, but then Steve came back to life and became Captain America again, while Bucky is now dead for reals, or is he?

I've got my story lines right here, right?

Bah. Take your.. sense, and take it elsewhere, lest I formeth an angry mobeth and run you out of town..eth. Yeah!

Oi! Easy with the pitchforks there, no need fer that kinda violence! All I was wonderin' was if I got it all up to code with my knowledge of events is all.

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So the Bucky that just died was the clone and the real Bucky is still trapped in some russian lab?!

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@UpUpAndAway said:

My best bet's that Bucky stays dead , but there was also a second Winter Soldier all along and we'll see the return of someone else, perhaps from Cap's past.


this is what I thought. Plus the "What if there wasn't only one?" Wouldn't make sense if Bucky was just coming back again. Then there would just be one.
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I hate vague Marvel teasers.

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@Osiris1428 said:

@fodigg said:

@Osiris1428 said:

Make Isaiah Bradley come back. Don't tell me something is wrong his mind, hell, Buckey is dead and doesn't ya'll from thinking he'll make a come back.

That would be incredibly cool, but I think that might take away from Eli (Patriot).

No, I don't think so. I think that Marvel is siting on a gold mine with Isaiah Bradley. I mean, Steve Rogers sounds like he doesn't even want to be Captain America anymore. Do something with Isaiah!!

If they're looking to do more Marvel Captain America film tie-ins, such as a Winter Soldier movie, I definitely think they should do an Isaiah BradleyTruth: Red, White, & Black film. That would be really awesome. The one worry I have there though is that they'd cut Bradley and just make it a young Nick Fury like they sorta did in the Ultimate line.

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@caladbolglight: you feel the same way about The Original Cap?

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Ew. I don't like bringing characters back. No offense, Bucky fans. KEEP BUCKY DEAD. Bringing characters back just because their missed is silly, in my opinion, after all, why kill them in the first place??
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Hmmmmmmmmm..... or a new hero, called RED STAR!

Yeah, it's Bucky. Duuuuuuuuh (and other various sounds depicting idiocy)

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The colour scheme is old school winter solider, so i would be suprised if it wasnt bucky coming back

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Another Winter Soldier, hopefully. I liked the concept of a secret assassin who is frozen between missions.

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I think it probably is in reference to more sleeper agents like Winter Soldier. After all, this was mentioned briefly in one of (if not the last) issues of Captain America while Bucky was still alive. I think it was right before he broke out of prison with Black Widow.

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It will be a new Winter Soldier

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I'm going to go with more than one Winter Soldier. Or maybe Winter Soldier wasn't really Bucky but a clone of Bucky and he wasn't the only one. That would be really interesting.

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@exhyni9: Marvel event? How did you think of that? We haven't seen an event since... (LOL)

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Winter Solider 2.0. is my guest. But if its Bucky only Marvel Comics knows

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@ARMIV2 said:

Wait, so Bucky was thought dead, but was really alive, but wanted to kill Cap, then didn't want to, then became Captain America when Steve died, but then Steve came back to life and became Captain America again, while Bucky is now dead for reals, or is he?

I've got my story lines right here, right?

Bah. Take your.. sense, and take it elsewhere, lest I formeth an angry mobeth and run you out of town..eth. Yeah!

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Winter Solider 2: Peggy Carter!

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hope its bucky but idont think it will be

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Wait, so Bucky was thought dead, but was really alive, but wanted to kill Cap, then didn't want to, then became Captain America when Steve died, but then Steve came back to life and became Captain America again, while Bucky is now dead for reals, or is he?

I've got my story lines right here, right?

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Anyone else find it really funny that red guardian is actually tagged in this post? xD

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I'd love for them to bring back Bucky, as I was disappointed that he was the Fear Itself case of characters getting killed off simply to show that the villain means business and that this story is, in fact, a big deal.

Knowing Marvel, though, they'll probably do something stupid like bringing back Cable again already.

What if there wasn't only one Cable? I'm sure that'd be a hit, RIGHT, COMIC BOOK FANS?! (Though, since X-Man technically is Cable, albeit an alternate version of him, that already happened)

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Captain America Inc

Oh dear god, no.

They have enough people that used the name

OH I GOT IT

"Captains Incorporated of America" = CIA

And if they're going to pull a Batman, Inc. with this one, they might as well go global with it to create a Captains of United Nations group. Of course, that would mean that the overall leader of this group would naturally have to be this dapper gentleman:

After all, he's our hero.

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@fodigg said:

@Osiris1428 said:

Make Isaiah Bradley come back. Don't tell me something is wrong his mind, hell, Buckey is dead and doesn't ya'll from thinking he'll make a come back.

That would be incredibly cool, but I think that might take away from Eli (Patriot).

No, I don't think so. I think that Marvel is siting on a gold mine with Isaiah Bradley. I mean, Steve Rogers sounds like he doesn't even want to be Captain America anymore. Do something with Isaiah!!