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Should Bucky Barnes Have Been The Next Captain America? (2025x35)

Air date: May 02, 2025

When Steve Rogers handed his iconic shield to Sam Wilson at the end of Avengers: Endgame, it sparked debate among Marvel fans — was this the right call? In the comics, Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier, actually took up the mantle of Captain America before Sam ever did. Now that we're 6 years removed from End Game and Sam Wilson's first Captain America movie has been released, should Bucky have become the next Captain America?