Hauptmann Deutschland, aka Vormund, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is part of a team called the Schutz Heiligruppe, which was national superteam protecting Germany. He first appeared in a backup story in Captain America where the Schutz Heiligruppe captured the Red Skull and abducted him back to Germany in an attempt to put him on trial for war crimes. Although they captured the Skull and subsequently his Skeleton Crew, they later surrendered the Skull to a false Thor, Iron Man and Captain America. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... Red Skull is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the principal enemy of Captain America. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. ... Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

Realizing the deception, Hauptmann Deutschland followed the Skull back to America. After the obligatory brawl between heroes, he then teamed up with Captain America to track the Skull. They gave up the hunt when confronted with a false corpse of the Red Skull

Naming Controversy

When the issues of Captain America containing Hauptmann Deutschland and the rest of the Schutz Heiligruppe were to be published in Germany by licensee Condor Interpart, the names of the team were changed in accordance with the strict German prohibition on references to Nazism, despite the team being distinctly anti-Nazi in behavior. In Germany, Hauptmann Deutschland was renamed Freiheitskämpfer (Freedom Fighter).

Due to a lack of coordination, when Hauptmann Deutschland next appeared in American comics, he was renamed Vormund as it meant Guardian. Per Markus Raymond, a submitter to the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Vormund actually should be used only in reference to 'legal guardian for a child or somebody else who can't talk legally for himself' [1].

Vormund's next appearance was in a somewhat convoluted tale where he set out with Zeitgeist, another member of the Schutz Heiligruppe, in order to investigate the slaying of their partner Blitzkrieger, who had himself been slain while investigating the murders of multiple South American local superheroes. Although Vormund was framed for the murders, it was eventually discovered that Zeitgeist, was actually somewhat obscure American villain known as the Everyman. While fleeing Captain America, Zeitgeist tried to stab Vormund with his sword. Vormund redirected the force of Zeitgeist/Everyman's stab and killed him.

Hauptmann Deutschland has not appeared since.

External links

Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe's article on Hauptmann Deutschland, aka Vormund