Originally, HYDRA’s goal was to cleanse the world in keeping with the Nazi ideal. (Not to mention the awful green and yellow minion costumes.) In any case, HYDRA soldiers, with their characteristic “Hail HYDRA!” and willingness to die seem to have the absolute worst part of the whole deal. controlled HYDRA or HYDRA controlled S.H.I.E.L.D. There are also some very twisty plots over the long years of Marvel history in which either S.H.I.E.L.D. I feel as if this falls more under “the author had a better idea,” than a true retcon.Īnd, like many characters, friend and enemy, associated with S.H.I.E.LD., Life Model Decoys play a part in HYDRA’s history Strucker was the model for a number of them, all of whom appeared to have been quite evil. Wikipedia cites the first change, the revelation of Baron Wolfgang Van Strucker as the real head of HYDRA, as one of Marvel’s first retcons. Baron Strucker puts Nick Fury on trial, from Strange Tales, art by Jim Steranko, copyright Marvel Comicsīecause HYDRA is as old as the spy agency it opposes, the criminal organization has been through a number of changes. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), their tech division. Though HYDRA is named after the mythical beast who grows a new head any time one is cut off, it also had a couple of sub-agencies with acronyms, notably A.I.M. In the regular Marvel Universe, HYDRA has Nazi origins as well, though the organization bent on controlling the world is led mostly by Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, formerly one of the Red Skull’s underlings. Those who’ve seen Captain America: The First Avenger may remember HYDRA as being the elite stormtroopers commanded by the Red Skull. story, Strange Tales #135, in August 1965. HYDRA is another Stan Lee/Jack Kirby creation and their existence dates from the first S.H.I.E.L.D. Up today, the spy agency’s greatest enemy: HYDRA. on September 24th by talking about all things S.H.I.E.L.D.-related. We’re counting down the days until the premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The symbol of HYDRA, SHIELD’s greatest enemy. Abraham Riesman, “That Time Captain America Said ‘Hail Hydra’ and Geekdom Imploded,” Vulture, last modified April, 28 2019. This paper provides a new lens to examine the history of white nationalism in the United States while building on the current body of scholarship arguing for the importance of comic books as a historical source. Through a comparative analysis of these two storylines, this paper examines the ways in which the Captain America comic books have reflected the shift in white nationalist movements from a largely condemned movement to a viable political force.
While Hydra and the National Force are comparable villains, the lenses through which the writers of both storylines present them reveal how views of white nationalism have changed in the United States. In 1979, Captain America was briefly brainwashed into joining the National Force, an organization which acted as a clear allegory for the various white nationalist movements gaining power in the United States at the time. However, this moment was not the first time that Captain America had joined the other side. Many claimed that by aligning Captain America with Hydra author Nick Spencer disregarded the character’s origin as an anti-Nazi propaganda piece and later history as a defender of American values, and gave fuel to the growing Alt-Right movement in the United States. The moment incited a riot not only among comic book super fans, but casual onlookers as well. In 2016, Captain America brought comic books to the forefront of national discussion with a single phrase: “Hail Hydra.” These two words proclaimed Captain America’s allegiance to Hydra, one of Marvel Comics most recognizable villains which has historically been used as an allegory for the Nazi Party.
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