When I was a kid, it was no big deal to see Captain America anywhere. He wore a version of the Stars and Stripes on his uniform (remember, it was issued to him by the military, so… uniform). He represented the United States, so that was ok. But when I saw Captain Britain, Sunfire or Guardian it threw me for a loop! You see, each of characters wear versions of the British flag, Imperial Japan flag and Canadian flag, respectively. But it did teach me a valuable lesson: every nation can and should have their own “national hero”. 

Honestly, outside of the ones that I have mentioned, there is only one other patriotic themed hero that I could even come up with: Captain Canuck! Yes, he is real… go look him up! But, as I am writing this, I am realizing that my knowledge of national heroes is thoroughly lacking. There are plenty of heroes from other countries out there, I can rattle them off pretty well, but actual patriotic heroes? Not so much. Honestly, I find that sad.

I mean, I am pretty sure that you’d be hard pressed to find a country where someone has not heard of Captain America, but how many of us have heard of Captain Canuck? And, dude is the real deal. There’s a collection of his recent adventures that I think you’d enjoy. So, yeah… I am guilty of not being aware of and missing out on other countries patriotic heroes, but I plan on doing something about it. Do you?