Captain America: Marvel's Musical That Never Happened

[Overkill]

Posted: 1/19/11 at 1:41pm

I was doing some research and this is apparently legit and was in many Marvel comic books, advertising back when it was announced in 1985.



So, Spider-Man isn't Marvel's first try at a Broadway musical. But there must be a reason why this was canceled and never happened. I don't know about anyone else, but this is news to me.

UPDATE:
Here's how the New York Times described the plot of the musical back then:

Captain America boasts a hero-sized $4 million budget. It's going to be a big one, if everything works out as befits a musical named Captain America. Big, in this case, means a budget of $4 million—a lot of money, even for a superhero fighting for the American dream, the flag and the woman he loves. The superhero will not, in fact, be particularly super when the curtain goes up. The book by Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs (who are also responsible for music and lyrics) has Captain A. going through a mid-life crisis. Fortunately, the action speeds up—his girlfriend, a candidate for President, is captured by terrorists and held hostage at the Lincoln Memorial. That's enough of the plot—when you invest millions, as are Shari Upbin, James Galton and Marvel Comics and some as yet untapped sources, you're entitled to a few secrets.


So, his villain would have been...himself...with an Annie-like sidekick. Updated On: 1/19/11 at 01:41 PM

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 1/19/11 at 1:47pm

Fascinating find, Overkill. Really well done...HEIL HITLER!!!!!

[Overkill]

Posted: 1/19/11 at 2:04pm

Found the plot. Looks like they were smart to not going through with this one.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/19/11 at 2:08pm

This was actually mentioned on Blastr and Comics Alliance this past week:

http://blastr.com/2011/01/the-captain-america-music.php
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/17/captain-america-musical/

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:26pm

I wonder if it ever got to the stage where a score was written.

Superman stands tall & it happened over 40 years ago. An enjoyable comic book character musical involving flying.

[Overkill]

Posted: 1/20/11 at 9:46am

There has to be some kind of score written. They wouldn't have been trying to cast it, if they didn't have some kind of rough draft of the show.