| American Dream | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | A-Next #1 (August1998) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco Brent Anderson |
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| Alter ego | Shannon Carter |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Earth-982 |
| Team affiliations | Dream Team A-Next |
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American Dream (Shannon Carter) is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created by writerTom DeFalco and artistBrent Anderson, the character first appeared inA-Next#1 (August 1998).[1] Shannon Carter comes from an alternative future timeline of theMarvel Universe known as theMC2 Universe.[2][3] She wears a costume similar to that of the comic book superheroSteve Rogers / Captain America.[4] Her weapons are throwing disks and thetrademark shield.[5]
American Dream debuted inA-Next #1 (August 1998), created by writerTom DeFalco and artistBrent Anderson.[6] She later appeared in the 2008American Dream series, her first solocomic book series.[7] She appeared in the 2011Captain America Corps series.[8]
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Shannon Carter is the niece ofS.H.I.E.L.D. agentSharon Carter.[9] She grew up idolizing Captain America.[3] She is hired byEdwin Jarvis as atour guide for theAvengers Headquarters, at the time functioning only as a museum.[10] When the new Avengers team is formed, she is determined to join.[11] She wears a costume based on Captain America's and carries on her arms disc weapons resembling miniature versions of his shield. Her strength and agility are honed by intensive physical training. After joining the team as the American Dream,[12] Shannon soon proves herself to be an effective Avenger, and when the team saves the original Avengers from a dark parallel world, Captain America himself judges her worthy to wield the shield of the alternate Captain.[13] She also proves to be an important character in defeatingGalactus in theLast Planet Standing limited series. She, along with Stinger and Spider-Girl, take down Galactus from the inside. They survive the imminent explosion by shrinking to microscopic size.
Carter is the leader of the "Dream Team", consisting of herself,Bluestreak,Crimson Curse andFreebooter. All members of the Dream Team become members of the new Avengers team inA-Next #4. American Dream is also an ally ofSpider-Girl,Earth Sentry,Blacklight,Coal Tiger,Argo and Captain America.
American Dream has fought against theSons of the Serpent,[14]Seth, theRevengers,[15] Fatal Force andLoki.[16] WhenSuperia launches a cross-temporal attack to eliminate Steve Rogers' post-war career as Captain America and take his place herself, American Dream is one of five heirs to Rogers' legacy that were assembled by theContemplator to thwart her plans, the others being Rogers early in his career,John Walker shortly after his own time as Cap,Bucky during his time as Captain America, and Commander A from the twenty-fifth century. She receives an invitation to join the newly establishedAvengers squad. She has designed a suit, made disc weapons that resembled miniaturized copies ofCaptain America's shield, and engaged in extensive physical training to become the strongest and most agile person on the planet.
American Dream is in peak physical condition. She is a skilledmartial artist and an Olympic level athlete.[17][18]
She has disc weapons similar toRicochet's and has a superb aim.[19] She now also carries a version of Captain America's shield, which she uses both defensively and offensively to great effect.[5] Her fighting skills are matched by her leadership ability.[6][20][18]
Comic Book Resources ranked American Dream 10th in their "10 Most Muscular Women In Marvel Comics" list,[6] 13th in their "8 Captain Americas Better Than Steve Rogers (And 7 Who Couldn't Handle It)" list,[11] and 17th in their "Shield Of Dreams: The Very Best Captain Americas" list.[19]
According toDiamond Comic Distributors,American Dream #1 sold out in May 2008.[7][21]American Dream #1 was the 131st best selling comic book in May 2008.[22][23]American Dream #2 was the 147th best selling comic book in May 2008.[22][23]
An alternative version of American Dream appears in the 2017Secret Wars storyline.Ellie Rogers is the daughter of Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter in theBattleworld domain of theHydra Empire. She is part of the Resistance whena group of female assassins and infected byVenom. Ellie escapes while most of the Resistance was killed and eventually turned into thesymbiote-poweredViper, but uses these abilities to help Nomad.[24]
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