Captain America R.I.P.

Well, dang:

Captain America, the stars-and-stripes-wearing crimefighter, was gunned down by a sniper as he left a courthouse today. He was 66.

Or at least that's how the latest issue of the comic book series goes.

The venerable superhero — noted for wielding a shield as he'd battled Nazis, Communists and assorted evildoers in a career that began during World War II — is killed in the new Marvel comic book that hits newsstands today, as reported by the New York Daily News.

Here's the whole thing, and some background.

Via the Corner.