Billy Kaplan was the eldest of three sons born to Reform Jews Jeff Kaplan, a cardiologist, and Rebecca Kaplan, a psychologist. Billy had trouble with bullies in college due to his sexuality and fanmanness.

Francis “Frank” David Castle Sr. is a violent vigilante and former United States Marine, who joined Cerberus Squad while he was still serving in Afghanistan.

Northstar later reunited with his former teammates to uncover the truth about the new Department H, and they assisted a new Alpha Flight team against the latest Weapon X.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe that is centered on a series of superhero films, independently produced by Marvel Studios and based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Imagine you know nothing about comics or gay people, and yet Marvel hires you to write a cowman comic about a gay superhero. What to do? How about making him as overtly, flammanantly, stereotypically, carboard-cutoutly, cartoonishly gay?

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (/ ʃ ə ˈ z æ m /), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939.

Adam II. First Appearance and Origin: What If..? #4 (1977) Significant Issues: Vs All-Winners Squad, destroyed (What If..? #4, 1977); Earth-8206 counterpart defeated by multiple Captain Americas (Captain America Annual #6, 1982)

Gay characters do exist in Marvel comic books, like X-Men’s Northstar.Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Collider in 2015 that he expects a gay hero to appear on the big screen by 2025.

Characters who identify as gay or lesbian. Pages in category “Homosexual Characters” William Kaplan (Earth-616)

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