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Character history

Many people have taken up the mantle of Red Guardian:

Red Guardian I

A Golden Age version of the Red Guardian appeared first in Namor Annual #1. Very little is known of him, but he fought along side Captain America II and the Sub-Mariner shortly after V-E Day. Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional character, featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Red Guardian II

Alexei Alanovich Shostakov was the husband of Natasha Romanovna. Both he and his wife became agents of the Soviets: she became the Black Widow, while he became the Red Guardian. He fought The Avengers, but was later thought to have died saving their lives. He first appeared in Avengers #43 and was presumably killed in the next issue. Shostakov was later revealed to be alive and had risen very high up in power within Bulgaria. He became responsible for a plot to capture his former wife, the Black Widow, and try her for her crimes as a Soviet super soldier. Natasha foiled his plan with the help of Daredevil and the Avengers. This entry is for the Marvel Comics characters called Black Widow. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... Daredevil (alter ego Matthew Murdock) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

This was the first character named Red Guardian, and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.

Red Guardian III

Dr. Tania Belinsky, a neurosurgeon from the USSR, later adopted the costumed identity of the Red Guardian and joined The Defenders. Created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema, she first appeared in The Defenders #35 (May 1976). The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Steve Gerber (born 20 September 1947) is an American writer of comic books. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ...

Tania fell under the influence of Sergei Krylov, alias the Presence, a mad scientific genius who had become one of the most influential men behind the scenes of the Soviet government. He used a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster to transform Tania into his super-powered thrall, now called Starlight. Since her mutation by the Presence, Tania continually emits harmful radiation which she can harness for a variety of effects, including superhuman strength and durability, flight, and energy blasts. Chernobyl area. ...

Red Guardian IV

The next Red Guardian Josef Petkus, who appeared as a member of the militant Supreme Soviets (later called the People's Protectorate) in Captain America #353. He later joined the post-Soviet Russian superteam called the Winter Guard, now calling himself the Steel Guardian. Image File history File links SovietSuperSoldiers. ... Winter guard is an indoor color guard activity, derived from the outdoor summer activity that is commonly part of marching band or drum corps. ...

Red Guardian V

Another Red Guardian, named Krassno Granitsky, appeared in Maverick #10. He teamed up with the mercenary superhero Maverick to battle a crime lord. Agent Zero - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Red Guardian VI

A Red Guardian appeared in the first issue of Ed Brubaker's Captain America, where he was executed by Aleksander Lukin. Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and a writer. ... Red Skull is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the principal enemy of Captain America. ...

Powers and abilities

None of the Red Guardians have possessed superhuman powers or abilities, with the exception of Tania Belinsky after her mutation by the Presence. All are highly skilled athletes. All of the Guardians but Alexei and Tania have used a steel shield similar to that used by Captain America; Alexei and Tania used a throwing disc that was a part of their costume's belt buckle. A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Statue showing a Gallic shield with a butterfly boss. ... A disk or disc is anything that resembles a flattened cylinder in shape. ... Archeological bronze buckles from southern Sweden A buckle (from Latin buccula) is a clasp used for fastening two things together, such as the ends of a belt, or for retaining the end of a strap. ...