SUPER-PATRIOTSUPER-PATRIOT
Real
Name: Michael
"Mike" Farrel
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Criminal;
former insurrectionist,
firefighter
Group
Membership: None;
formerly FDNY (Fire
Department of New York), Watchdogs (Stuart
Barlett, Bukowski,
Goetzke,
Kearney,
May,
Mick,
Mitchell,
others)
Affiliations: Bobbi Barton
(Mockingbird), Clint Barton
(Hawkeye), Bess,
Josh Cooper, Dead
Ringer (Louis Dexter), Lt. Deering, the
Fire Department of
New York (Sam
Douglas, Rico,
others), the Jewish Protection Organization (Sammy
Bernstein,
others), Anna
Kapplebaum, Lenny,
Jack Monroe (Nomad), Diana Nicholis, Omar,
Renee;
Bernie
Rosenthal, Irv
Rosenthal, Rosalie
Rosenthal, Jeannie
Rosenthal, Arnie Roth,
the Tinkerer (Phineas Mason); U.S.Agent (John
Walker);
Sam Wilson (Falcon)
Enemies: The
Avengers (Black Knight (Dane
Whitman), Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Captain America (Steve
Rogers), Quicksilver
(Pietro Maximoff), Vision), Barney, Blockbuster
(Frederic
Woolrich), Rudolph
Bradley, Bruzo,
Code:
Blue (Andrew
“Jock” Jackson,
Sgt.
Julius Anthony “Mad
Dog” Rassitano, Margarita
Allegra “Rigger” Ruiz, Lt.
Marcus Stone)
(he tricked them into thinking he was the true Captain America),
Diamondback
(Rachel Leighton), Hobart,
Enrique
Parcair, Resistants
(Crucible
(Byron Calley), Meteorite
(Ned
Lanthrop), Occult
(Peter Quinn)), the Watchdogs (Stuart Bartlett, others); indirectly
Dragon
Man (Dragon Man caused a fire Mike had to help extinguish)
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: "Captain", "Captain America",
"Star-Spangled Banana"
Base
of Operations: Bay
Ridge,
Brooklyn, New York, USA;
formerly 569
Leaman Place, Brooklyn Heights, New York, USA
First
Appearance: (as
Mike
Farrel, unidentified):
Captain America I#237 (September, 1979);
(as Mike Farrel, first name revealed): Captain America I#241 (January,
1980);
(as Mike Farrel, surname revealed): Captain America I#248
(August, 1980);
(as Super-Patriot): Captain America I#425 (March, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: Mike Farrel had no superhuman powers but he was an able hand-to-hand combatant and was a skilled firefighter, trained in first aid among other skills. As Super-Patriot, Farrel wielded a duplicate of Captain America's shield and carried a pistol. During his time with the Watchdogs, Farrel wore a kevlar vest and had access to various firearms and explosives.
Farrel was also well-educated, a graduate of three different colleges and holder of a half-dozen or so degrees.
Height:
6’0”
Weight: 180 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
History:
(Captain
America: America’s Avenger#1 (fb) – BTS) – Mike Farrel
first met Bernie Rosenthal when she took pre-law classes at Cornell
University.
(Captain
America I#248 (fb) –
BTS) – Mike Farrel and Bernie Rosenthal continued to go to college
together.
(Captain
America I#275 (fb) –
BTS) – During his college days, the apolitical Mike was dragged to
several
protest rallies by Bernie Rosenthal, many of which ended up in fighting.
(Captain
America I#237) – As
Steve Rogers visited his new Brooklyn Heights apartment for the first
time,
Mike Farrel came barreling out of the front door, nearly knocking Steve
over.
When Steve asked where the fire was, Mike replied that he did not have
time to
stop and talk. He then continued running on his way.
(Captain
America I#241) – Mike was
watching the fights with his fellow tenant Josh Cooper when Steve
Rogers
returned from an interview with Non-Parallel Publications. Before Steve
could
tell them about his day, tenant Anna Kappelbaum screamed. Rushing to
her
apartment, Steve, Josh and Mike found her in a state of shock. Once
they realized
she was okay, Josh and Mike withdrew from Anna’s apartment while Steve
stayed
behind to make sure she was alright.
(Captain
America I#245) – When Steve
Rogers returned home, Mike, Josh, and the other tenants at Brooklyn
Heights
surprised Steve with a birthday party.
(Captain
America I#247 (fb) –
BTS) – After working the late shift at the firehouse, Mike Farrel ran
into
Steve Rogers as Mike was returning home to his Brooklyn Heights
apartment.
Steve told Mike that he had some errands to do.
(Captain
America I#247) – Mike interrupted
Josh Cooper’s attempts to rouse Steve Rogers and explained that Steve
had left
early to run some errands. Mike then asked if Josh was busy and, after
Josh
informed Mike that he was off for holiday, Mike told Josh there was
someone he
needed to meet.
(Captain
America I#248) – After waiting
around for Steve Rogers to return home so they could treat him to
dinner, Mike
and Josh introduced Steve to Bernie Rosenthal, an old college friend of
Mike’s.
Following the spaghetti dinner at Mike’s apartment, Mike, Josh, Steve
and
Bernie continued chatting over coffee when the radio announced that a
strange
flying object had been buzzing areas recently visited by Captain
America. When
he saw the strange object in the moonlight, Steve left quickly to
investigate
as Captain America, telling Mike and the others that he had forgotten
an errand
he had to run.
(Captain
America I#249) – Mike Farrel
was on-duty as a firefighter, helping put out the fires started by the
android
Dragon Man. Once the fires were under control, Mike visited with the
waiting
Josh Cooper and Bernie Rosenthal, explaining to them that the fires
seemed to
have been started by a large dragon-like creature in pursuit of Captain
America.
(Captain
America I#250) – Engaged
in a political conversation at his firehouse, Mike Farrel ran late to
help
Bernie Rosenthal move in. When he arrived, he suggested that he, Josh
Cooper,
Bernie and Steve Rogers continue the conversation on politics over
Chinese
food. Surprised that the normally apolitical Mike would be talking
politics,
Bernie asked him about it. Mike replied that normally he was apolitical
but
when he heard the news that the New Populist Party had Captain America
almost
convinced to run for President, he was drawn into the conversation.
Mike then
pulled out a newspaper headlined “Cap for President!,” much to the
shock of
Steve Rogers. Mike then explained that while he normally didn’t vote
(as he
did not feel there was anyone worth voting for), he would be tempted to
change
his mind if Captain America were running for President.
(Captain
America I#258) – Mike Farrel
was on-duty when an arsonist caused an explosion at the apartment
complex on
Culver Street. A terrified Bernie Rosenthal found him and exclaimed
that Steve
Rogers had disappeared during the explosion. Mike exclaimed that the
last thing
the fire department needed was a righteous amateur in their way but he
told Bernie
he would keep his eyes open for Steve, warning that if Steve was
anywhere near
the Culver Street apartments, he was in trouble. Mike then continued
helping to
put out the fire. After firefighter Sam Douglas was killed in a flaming
flashback
while trying to rescue Captain America, Mike Farrel helped carry his
body to
the ambulance as Captain America watched in horror. When Mike returned
home to
Brooklyn
Heights, Anna Kappelbaum had prepared a dinner for him with their
friends Josh,
Bernie and Steve. Following dinner, Mike was overcome with emotions
about Sam
Douglas' death. He exclaimed that the fire was started by an arsonist
who
effectively murdered Sam and that he feared that next time, it could be
him
perishing. His emotional outburst was interrupted by Mike’s own loud
coughing,
brought on by smoke inhalation from the fire. Later, when Captain
America
confronted the arsonist responsible for the Culver Street fire,
Blockbuster, Mike
Farrel was one of the firefighters called to the scene to help
extinguish
the fires
started during the battle. Seeing Captain America bringing the
unarmored
Blockbuster from a fire, Mike had the other fireman hose off the
burning hero.
When Blockbuster pulled a gun on Captain America, Mike grabbed a hose
himself and
hit
Blockbuster with the pressurized water, saving Cap. Captain America
then
revealed to Mike that Blockbuster had been responsible for the Culver
Street
fire, prompting Mike to attack Blockbuster himself, calling Blockbuster
a
murderer. Mike was told to calm down by Det. Lt. Deering, who took
Blockbuster
into custody and explained that Blockbuster was merely a hired goon of
the real
mastermind.
(Captain
America I#269) – Mike
joined Steve and Josh Cooper for breakfast at Anna Kappelbaum’s
apartment. Afterward,
while Anna spoke with Steve Rogers about Bernie Rosenthal, Mike and
Josh
discussed the news, with Mike stating he was not surprised to see
Neo-Nazis
having a rally outside of a local high school. Upon hearing that, Anna
grabbed
their newspaper and threw it to the ground, angry that Nazis even had
the right
to hold such a rally.
(Captain America I#275/Captain America V#600/3 (fb)) – Mike joined Anna, Bernie, Josh and Steve at an Anti-Nazi protest rally at Robert Moses State Park, where he was introduced to Bernie’s ex-husband Sammy Bernstein, who was among the protesters. When Steve noticed that if not for the protesters, the Neo-Nazi rally probably would have been ignored, Mike agreed with Steve’s idea that the protesters were giving the Neo-Nazis free publicity. A fight soon broke out at the rally when someone threw a bottle and hit the Neo-Nazi leader in the head. During the scuffle, Mike tried to get Anna Kappelbaum to safety, reminded of the violent protests that he and Bernie were a part of during their college days.
(Captain America I#277 - BTS) - While stalking Captain America, Baron Helmut Zemo witnessed Captain America try to start a life for himself as Steve Rogers, reuniting with his old friend Arnie Roth and befriending Mike Farrel, Bernie Rosenthal and others.
(Captain America I#283
- BTS) - When Captain America was drugged by the Viper, he hallucinated
a parade and images of Mike Farrel and his other friends in the
audience.
(Captain
America I#284) – Mike attended
a party thrown by Bernie Rosenthal, whom he danced with. When Steve
Rogers and
Jack Monroe arrived, Mike greeted them. When Sammy Bernstein jokingly
grabbed
Steve and was unintentionally flipped to the ground by Steve, Mike
commended
Steve on his moves. As the party ended, a drunk Mike stumbled to his
apartment
next door and Steve later commented to Bernie that he hoped Mike made
it home
okay.
(Captain
America I#285) – Mike and
Josh Cooper unintentionally broke up an intimate moment between Steve
and Bernie,
bringing pizza for everyone. When Josh asked Mike if perhaps they had
walked in
at the wrong time, Mike jokingly claimed he used to walk in on some
kinky stuff
involving Bernie but she smacked Mike until he laughingly took his
words back.
Mike then seriously suggested that he and Josh leave but Steve insisted
they
stay. Twenty minutes later, they all chatted over pizza. Steve soon had
to
excuse himself when Edwin Jarvis phoned to tell Steve that the 1940s
hero, the
Patriot, was about to pass away.
(Captain
America I#316) – Mike and
Josh Cooper helped Bernie Rosenthal and Steve Rogers pack up Bernie’s
belongings
when she moved out of her Brooklyn Heights apartment. During the
packing, Mike
asked if Bernie really needed to move the huge bookshelf he was
carrying and
Bernie replied she needed it for her law books. When the news reported
the
rampaging Armadillo, Mike commented about another monster supposedly
tearing up
New York.
(Captain
America I#317) – Mike and
Josh visited Bernie’s apartment one last time before Bernie left. Josh
informed
them that they would have to throw one last party. Later that night, at
the
party, Farrel flirted with fellow party guest Renee, telling her about
how
firefighters carrying beepers was a good idea.
(Captain
America I#380) – Mike Farrel
attended a party at the Brooklyn Heights apartment to celebrate Bernie
Rosenthal’s return to Brooklyn Heights. When Steve Rogers arrived at
the party,
he greeted Mike and Josh.
(Captain America V#600/3 (fb) - BTS) – Although he was unaware of it, Mike Farrel began suffering from an undiagnosed brain tumor that began slowly affecting his judgment.
(Captain America: The
Legend - BTS) - His judgment thus impaired and having a leaning towards
right-wing politics, Mike was led to the militant Watchdogs
organization.
(Captain
America I#385 (fb) –
BTS) – Mike secretly joined the Watchdogs, agreeing with their ideas of
an immoral world.
(Captain
America I#382) – Bernie Rosenthal
visited Mike and confided that she still had feelings for Steve Rogers,
and
that seeing him at the earlier party had reminded her about those
feelings.
Mike told Bernie that if she wanted to tell Steve how she felt, she
would need
to be blunt about it, as Steve was never great at picking up subtle
hints. He
then decided to call it a night as he had to get up early the next day.
Bernie
then helped clean up and noticed a note that stated “Dog Pound” on it.
When she
asked Mike about whether he was getting a dog, he told her that he was
going
with a co-worker. As Bernie left, she felt as if Mike was flustered
about
something.
(Captain
America I#385) – Having joined
the militant Watchdogs, Mike accompanied Bartlett and others into the
offices
of Rabid Records, a record label specialized in hip hop music. Dousing
the
place in gasoline, Mike nervously commented that he had never done
anything
like that before. After Bartlett lit the fuse, Mike noticed the drunk,
sleeping
janitor and wanted to save him, but the other Watchdogs told Mike to
leave the
janitor behind. Frozen and unsure what to do about the janitor, Mike
eventually
left but was hit by the subsequent explosion of the gasoline. Pulled
away by
the other Watchdogs, Mike ranted about trying to save someone while
another
Watchdog told Mike that if the janitor was stupid enough to work for
filth-mongers,
he deserved to die. Later that day, Bernie visited Mike’s apartment to
tell him
about her meeting with Steve Rogers. Noticing a bandage on Mike’s face,
Bernie
asked if he was ok and Mike replied that it was just an on-the-job
injury.
Bernie then asked if he was at the Rabid Records arson and when Mike
replied
that he was, he considered telling Bernie about his status as a
Watchdog but
ultimately decided not to. He told Bernie that he was unable to save
someone at
the fire and Bernie noticed he seemed affected by it. Mike’s
conversation with Bernie
was interrupted by the arrival of Stuart Barlett, a Watchdog member.
Stuart
told Bernie that he needed to discuss private matters with Mike and
Mike told
Bernie he would see her later as she left. Stuart then began telling
Mike of
the upcoming Watchdogs mission to torch a pornography exhibit. Mike
then asked
why Stuart had paid him a personal visit, having always been contacted
on the
phone before, and Stuart replied that he asked their boss if he could
check on
Mike’s recovery. Mike said he was not feeling well but Stuart reminded
him that
he had six days to recover before their next mission, asking Mike if he
were a
puppy or a pussycat. Once Stuart had left, Bernie returned to Mike’s
apartment
and asked what Stuart had wanted. Finally gathering enough courage,
Mike told
Bernie about his involvement with the Watchdogs and the Rabid Records
fire.
When Bernie told Mike he should go to the police, he proclaimed that he
could
not rat on his friends. He then explained that while he did believe in
what the
Watchdogs stood for, he did not want anyone to be hurt because of their
actions. Bernie then reiterated that he should go to the police since
he had
become involved in a felony. Later, feeling that needed some time to
think,
Mike left his apartment via the fire escape, hoping to avoid facing
Bernie once
more. Unsure if he had done the right thing by confessing to her, Mike
visited
the building housing the pornography exhibit that the Watchdogs were
eventually
going to torch. Inside, Mike asked to speak with the artist but was
turned away
by Hobart, a building worker. The artist told Hobart not to worry and
asked
Mike what he wanted. Mike attempted to warn the artist about the
Watchdogs
upcoming activities but the artist called Mike a philistine for his
views on
the art being offensive. Angry that the artist wouldn’t listen, Mike
left,
exclaimed that the artist could burn for all he cared. Unaware that in
his
absence, Captain America had fought the Watchdogs inside Mike’s
apartment, Mike
returned home to find the police outside his building. Thinking Bernie
had
ratted him out, Mike thought to himself how he should not have trusted
her and
that he needed to get away before the police saw him.
(Captain
America I#386) – Holing
up in a run-down hotel in Manhatten’s Lower East Side, Mike Farrel
thought
about the mess he had gotten himself. Feeling like he had nowhere to
turn and
still thinking Bernie had reported him to the police, Mike shaved off
his
mustache and prepared to return to the Watchdogs and throw himself on
their
mercy. Returning to Queens, Mike located Stuart Bartlett and explained
that he was
in trouble with the police. Taking him back to his apartment, Stuart
reported
Mike to the Watchdogs and was overheard by Mike, who punched Stuart.
Eventually, Stuart knocked Mike down with a beer bottle. Later, when
Captain
America stormed the Watchdogs headquarters, he found a captive Mike
Farrel,
whom he told to stay put while Cap attempted to take down the
Watchdogs. While
Cap battled the Watchdogs with his ally, U.S.Agent, Mike came to the
realization that all his troubles were because of the Watchdogs.
Feeling he had
to escape or the Watchdogs would report him to Captain America and his
life
would be ruined by a jail sentence, Mike made his way out of his cell
while U.S.Agent announced that any Watchdogs he saw were enemies. Once
the
Watchdogs
had been defeated, Mike came out into the open and admitted to Captain
America
that he had been one of the Watchdogs. He explained that he joined up
with the
Watchdogs thinking they championed moral behavior but he was now
repentant. He
then announced that while he was repentant, that did not excuse the
crimes he
committed while with the Watchdogs. Mike then asked to be arrested.
(Captain
America V#600/3 (fb) –
BTS) – Mike Farrel testified against the other Watchdogs and agreed to
serve
his time in prison.
(Captain
America I#439 (fb) –
BTS) – While in prison, Mike was cellmates with Lou Dexter, who called
himself
Dead Ringer and was able to assume the form, powers and skills of
corpses he
touched.
(Captain
America I#439 (fb)) –
After spending time in prison, Mike Farrel was released but found
himself unable
to get his job back at the Fire Department. Broke, Mike began blaming
Captain
America for ruining his life, thinking that if he had never turned
himself in
to Captain America, he would have never went to prison. Seeing no legal
avenues
open, Mike
came up with a plan to ruin Captain America’s life as his had been by
becoming
the costumed Super-Patriot. Together with Dead Ringer, Mike planned to
discredit and ruin Captain America.
(Captain
America I#439 (fb) –
BTS) – To help Dead Ringer assume more forms as part of their plot
against
Captain America, Mike aided Dead Ringer in robbing the graves of
deceased
superhumans.
(Captain
America I#425) – As the
new Super-Patriot, Mike Farrel met with the Tinkerer, hoping to find
the right
weapon to aid in his personal crusade against Captain America. Knowing
of just
the right weapon, the Tinkerer led him to a duplicate of Captain
America’s
shield. Finding it the perfect weapon, Super-Patriot decided to
purchase it
from the Tinkerer. Later, on the Lower East Side, Mike impersonated
Captain
America and visited a bar ripe with criminals. Asking for a drink, Mike
drank
until the bartender asked him to leave, claiming he was bad for
business.
Instead, "Cap" bought the next round of drinks for everyone in the bar
to
prove
that he was not bad for business. Eventually a bruiser named Bruzo
tried to
provoke "Cap" by saying he didn’t look so tough. Mike insulted Bruzo
via a
series of smart alec quips until Bruzo attacked him, prompting "Cap" to
pick
Bruzo up by the neck and only agree to put him down if Bruzo licked his
boots
clean. He then visited the Plaza Hotel as Captain America, where a
battle was
secretly staged between him and the Dead Ringer, who had assumed the
form of
the deceased Porcupine. The following morning, the real Captain America
held a
press conference to discuss the smear campaign against him by the
imposter Cap.
The press conference was assaulted by Dead Ringer, this time using the
form of
the deceased Mirage. While Cap reacted to “Mirage”’s illusions, the
Avengers
and the public saw Captain America fighting no one. Eventually, Mike
Farrel
appeared on the scene in his costumed identity of the Super-Patriot and
claimed
to have defeated “Mirage,” explaining to the public that “Mirage” had
beamed
the illusions directly into Cap’s retinas. After introducing himself as
the
next patriotic hero, Super-Patriot departed, claiming he had real
criminals to
catch. Captain America’s ally Diamondback gave chase but lost the
Super-Patriot
when he turned a corner near Madison Avenue. Later that evening, after
Dead
Ringer had escaped the Avengers’ clutches, Mike met with the Dead
Ringer and
the two prepared to celebrate the completion of Phase One of their
smear
campaign against Captain America.
(Captain
America I#426) – Super-Patriot
and Dead Ringer visited the graveyard containing the body of Roland
Burroughs,
the Death Adder, in order to allow Dead Ringer to absorb Death Adder’s
powers
and skills. Super-Patriot then asked Dead Ringer what the first
deceased form
he had ever taken was and Dead Ringer replied that it was his cat. Dead
Ringer
then became silent and appeared about Burroughs’ grave in the form of
Death
Adder. As he returned to normal, Dead Ringer explained to Super-Patriot
that
Death Adder must have been mute and therefore, Dead Ringer was unable
to talk
in Burroughs’ form. Returning to their Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
headquarters, Dead
Ringer asked Mike why he hated Captain America so much. While he
changed into a
Captain America costume once more to discredit Captain America, Mike
replied that
Captain
America had ruined his life and when Dead Ringer asked for specifics,
Mike
explained that the less they knew about one another, the less they
could say if
either of them got caught. The two then prepared for another smear
against
Captain America and when Mike asked if Dead Ringer could transform into
a
flyer, Dead Ringer became the Night Flyer and the two flew off.
Spotting an
armored truck nearby, Mike had Dead Ringer drop him off on top of the
truck.
Claiming he saw someone tampering with the truck’s back door, Mike
(dressed as
Captain America) knocked out the guards and, with Dead Ringer, robbed
the
armored truck, telling the guards to make sure and tell everyone who
had treated
them so un-American-like. Flying away after their heist, Dead Ringer
and Mike
were soon attacked by the mutant activist Resistants, who had mistaken
Mike for
the true Captain America. Once they had landed, Mike asked Dead Ringer
if he
could transform into anyone that could counter the Resistants as they
turned in
pursuit. After fighting a losing battle, Dead Ringer transformed into
Death
Adder and turned the tide just the Code: Blue police force arrived on
the scene
investigating “Captain America”’s robbery of an armored truck.
Pretending to be
the real Captain America, Mike claimed the Resistants had forced him to
aid in
their
armored truck robbery. Asking “Cap” to come by the station for a
statement
later, Code: Blue took the Resistants into custody and allowed “Captain
America”
to leave. Once they had left, Mike commented to the Dead Ringer that
they had
actually made the real Captain America look better by inadvertedly
capturing
the Resistants.
(Captain
America I#427 (fb) –
BTS) – Mike Farrel continued to impersonate and discredit Captain
America by
staging a battle with the Dead Ringer, who was using the form of Solarr.
(Captain
America I#427) – Mike (as
Captain America) staged a battle with Dead Ringer (as the Cheetah) at a
fast
food restaurant in Pennsylvania. During the fight, a fast food worker
poured
hot oil on Dead Ringer, prompting “Captain America” to nearly pulp the
kid,
warning him to leave the fighting to the professionals. Later, as Mike
returned
to the apartment headquarters shared by himself and Dead Ringer, Mike
found
Dead Ringer impersonating Blue Streak in an attempt to heal the burns
caused by
the fast food worker. When Dead Ringer asked Mike what was wrong, he
explained
he had just run into someone he once knew but would not reveal anymore
about it
when Dead Ringer attempted to learn more. Changing the subject, Mike
announced
he had come up with a plan to bring their conflict with Captain America
to a
head. That night, Mike had Dead Ringer impersonate Blackout and kidnap
Bernie
Rosenthal. As Super-Patriot, Mike then phoned Captain America’s hotline
and
explained that Bernie was being held hostage, preparing to capture Cap
when he
came to investigate. Hearing the fight from the other room,
Super-Patriot
learned that Dead Ringer had also inadvertedly captured Diamondback,
who was
fighting back. The Avenger Quicksilver soon arrived as well. When Dead
Ringer
took the form of Blue Streak and gave Quicksilver a chase out of the
apartment,
Super-Patriot contemplated aborting the entire plan but instead came
through
the door, claiming to be investigating a black cube he saw floating
through the
sky. Diamondback immediately told Super-Patriot he was wanted for
questioning
and Bernie began to recognize Mike’s voice. Super-Patriot soon attacked
Diamondback, knocking her out and telling Bernie she had forced his
hand. Captain
America soon arrived on the scene and, upon seeing Super-Patriot
carrying the
duplicate Captain America shield, deduced that Super-Patriot was the
one who
had been impersonating him. Claiming Captain America was wrong,
Super-Patriot fired
a gun,
barely missing Cap’s head. Super-Patriot then warned Cap that he had
best be
thankful that Super-Patriot was no murder or he could have unloaded the
gun’s
entire clip into the living legend. He then tried to escape, fearing
that any
more fighting against Cap would make him look like more of a villain in
Bernie’s
eyes. Unfortunately, Captain America gave chase and a terrified
Super-Patriot
began firing wildly, soon hitting a beam that had been weakened by a
trash fire
accidentally started by Dead Ringer as Blue Streak. The beam fell and
while Captain America
was able to avoid it, the beam pinned Super-Patriot underneath. Despite
Captain America’s
best efforts to save Super-Patriot, his body was weakened due to the
failing
Super-Soldier Serum and he collapsed. Quicksilver managed to speed in
and rescue
Captain America but he was unable to get to Super-Patriot. Thinking she
had
finally realized who the Super-Patriot was, Bernie Rosenthal decided to
wait
and see if Super-Patriot perished in the fire.
(Captain
America I#438) – Sure that
the Super-Patriot had not perished in the fire, Bernie Rosenthal hired
an
investigator to learn where Super-Patriot was hiding out. Tracking
him to a
decrepit Brooklyn building, Bernie knocked on the door and was grabbed
by Super-Patriot.
(Captain
America I#439) – Asking Bernie
how she had found him, Super-Patriot learned how she had hired the
investigator
and asked if she was there to convince him to turn himself in. Despite
knowing
the crimes he had committed as Super-Patriot, Bernie claimed she was
there to
help him and asked him to take off his mask, revealing to her that he
was Mike
Farrel, just as she had suspected. Mike then explained how he blamed
Captain
America for ruining his life and just as Bernie commented that she
didn’t think
Mike could have come up with such a revenge scheme on his own, Dead
Ringer
arrived back at the apartment and asked to speak with Mike in private.
Dead
Ringer then tried to convince Mike that they couldn’t let Bernie go, as
she
would turn them in. Mike replied that she would help him instead,
possibly by
seeking a settlement between Mike and Captain America. When Dead Ringer
demanded to know what happened to the fire of revenge that burned
within Mike, Mike
responded that it was gone. When Mike heard Bernie scream, he rushed
back into
the room to find that Bernie had discovered Dead Ringer’s box of
severed
fingers. Dead Ringer revealed that he could only assume another’s form
once and
had to continue to make contact with a corpse in order to assume their
form
more than once. Demanding to know what else Dead Ringer was hiding,
Mike was
calmed by Dead Ringer. Later, while tying up Bernie, Mike explained
that he had
met Dead Ringer while in prison and assumed Dead Ringer was a mutant.
Despite
Mike’s claims that he was not ready for a fight with Captain America,
Dead
Ringer had lured Captain America to their headquarters. When Captain
America
arrived, Dead Ringer assumed the form of Death-Stalker despite
Super-Patriot’s
claims that Death-Stalker’s powers were too dangerous. During the
battle, Dead
Ringer revealed that he had aided Super-Patriot in his revenge against
Captain America in
hopes of gaining access to Cap’s corpse once they had killed him.
Disgusted,
Super-Patriot backed away and did not fight Captain America, never
wanting to
kill the hero. When Dead Ringer threatened Bernie with Death-Stalker’s
death
touch, Super-Patriot pulled himself out from behind Captain America’s
shield and
grabbed
Dead Ringer, accidentally touching Dead Ringer’s hands. Affected by
Death-Stalker’s death touch, Mike fell to the ground. Captain America
freed Bernie,
who
rushed to Mike’s side. As he died, Mike claimed he had really messed
things up
but Bernie replied that he had saved her life.
(Captain
America V#600/3 (fb) -
BTS) – Following Mike’s death, his autopsy revealed the
long-undiagnosed brain
tumor had probably been responsible for Mike’s recent erratic behavior.
With no
family, Mike’s fire helmet and ashes were given to Bernie Rosenthal.
(Captain
America V#600/3) – Josh Cooper
paid a visit to Bernie Rosenthal’s Santa Fe, New Mexico home one year
after the
supposed death of Captain America and the two discussed their time at
the
Brooklyn Heights apartment building. Bernie explained Mike’s
undiagnosed brain
tumor to Josh and together, they decided to honor Mike by driving out
to a
cliff and spreading Mike’s ashes to the winds, with Bernie and Josh
hoping that
Mike was at peace.
Comments: Created by Chris
Claremont, Roger
McKenzie, Sal Buscema and Don Perlin.
After
re-reading all of Mike
Farrel’s appearances, I have to admit I was somewhat sad to see him
become a
villain...
At
various points in his
appearances, Mike’s hair changed color. First it was a greyish-brown,
then
straight-up brown, then for two issues it was blonde and when he died
as
Super-Patriot, it was colored red. His profile in the Official Handbook
of the
Marvel Universe A-Z HC Vol. 11 states it as Brown and that’s what I
went with.
His last name also changes from “Farrel” to “Farrell” on occasion.
Captain
America: America’s
Avenger#1 (August, 2011)’s Bernie Rosenthal profile revealed that the
college
where Mike and Bernie first met was Cornell University.
Enrique Parcair’s last name was misspelled “Parquer” in Captain America I#386.
Thanks to Mike O'Sullivan for pointing out the several degrees Mike Farrel held!
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Super-Patriot has no known connections to
Stuart
Bartlett has no known
connections to
Bess
has no known connections to
Rudolph
Bradley has no known
connections to
Bruzo
has no known connections to
Bukowski,
Goetzke, Kearney, May,
Mick & Mitchell have no known connections to
Lt.
Deering has no known
connections to
Sam
Douglas & Rico have no
known connections to
Hobart
has no known connections
to
Lenny
has no known connections to
Omar
has no known connections to
Enrique
Parcair has no known
connections to
Renee
has no known connections to
Stuart
Bartlett was a member of the militant Watchdogs organization and
mentored Mike
as a member. Often annoyed by Mike’s regard to the safety of others,
Stuart
left Mike behind during Mike’s first mission at the Rapid Records
building when
Mike stopped to save a sleeping janitor. After Mike was caught in the
building’s
explosion, Stuart pulled him to safety and back into the Watchdogs’ van
to
escape. Later, Stuart received permission to check on Mike’s recovery
and he
personally visited Mike’s home, interrupting a conversation between
Mike and
Bernie Rosenthal. Stuart later led an investigation at Mike’s apartment
where a
group of Watchdogs busted in, only to find Mike’s apartment empty.
Later, after
Mike thought the police were after him, Mike Farrel visited Stuart, who
brought
Mike into his apartment. Once inside, Stuart phoned the Watchdogs’ boss
and
informed him that Mike was hiding out at Stuart’s apartment. Angry that
Stuart
had ratted him out, Mike punched Stuart but Stuart managed to knock
Mike out
with a beer bottle and take him captive. Stuart was presumably defeated
and
taken into custody along with the other Watchdogs when Captain America
and U.S.Agent raided the Watchdogs’ headquarters.
--Captain
America I#385 (#386
Bess
was
the date brought to Bernie Rosenthal’s party by Bernie’s ex-husband,
Sammy Bernstein.
At the party, Bess met many of Bernie’s friends including Mike and when
Sammy was
hurled to the ground by Captain America, who mistook the joking Sammy
for an
attacker, Bess
was asked to dance by an angry Sammy.
--Captain
America I#284
Rudolph
Bradley was a politician who held a fund-raising ball in the Plaza
Hotel in New
York. His ball was crashed by the arrival of Mike Farrel, who was
posing as
Captain America. Mr. Bradley asked “Captain America” why he had come
and then
asked if “Cap” would take some publicity photos with him. “Cap” agreed
but his
conversation with Bradley was quickly interrupted by Dead Ringer, who
was in
the form of the deceased Porcupine. Staging a battle to ruin the real
Captain
America’s reputation, Mike battled with “Porcupine” and during the
scuffle,
Rudolph Bradley was hit several porcupine quills.
--Captain
America I#425
Bruzo
was a bar patron at the bar where Mike Farrel posed as Captain America.
Angry
that “Captain America” was in his bar, Bruzo attempted to provoke “Cap”
into a
fight by saying he wasn’t so tough. “Captain America,” in turn,
provoked Bruzo
instead
until Bruzo attacked him. “Cap” grabbed Bruzo by the neck and only
agreed to
release him when Bruzo agreed to lick the dirt off of “Cap”’s boots.
--Captain
America I#425
Bukowski,
Goetzke, Kearney, May, Mick & Mitchell
Bukowski,
Goetzke, Kearney, May, Mick and Mitchell were all members of the
Watchdogs
alongside Stuart Bartlett and Mike Farrel. Presumably some of them
participated
in the attack on Rabid Records and they later broke into Mike Farrel’s
apartment when he didn’t show for a meeting, with Stuart ordering
Mitchell,
Kearney and Goetzke to check the fire escape while Bukowski and
May were to
follow him inside. Once inside, the Watchdogs were discovered by
Captain
America, who was investigating Mike’s apartment at Bernie Rosenthal’s
behest.
Bernie was eventually captured by the Watchdogs and all of the group
was taken
into custody when Captain America and U.S.Agent raided the Watchdogs’
headquarters to save Bernie.
NOTE:
Due to the Watchdogs’ identical uniforms, it was practically impossible
to
determine which Watchdog belonged to which name.
--Captain
America I#385 (#386
Lt.
Deering was a detective from New York’s 27th
Precinct who arrived on
the scene shortly after Mike Farrel knocked down Blockbuster with a
fire hose,
saving Captain America’s life. He witnessed Mike roughing up
Blockbuster and calmed
Mike down, telling him he would take it from there. Agreeing to let Lt.
Deering
take Blockbuster into custody, Mike was shocked to learn that Lt.
Deering
seemed to think Blockbuster was working for a bigger mastermind.
--Captain
America I#258
Sam
Douglas and Rico were firefighters and friends of Mike Farrel. They
were both
sent in during the Culver Street fire started by Blockbuster and when
Captain
America fell after saving some of the civilians inside, Sam Douglas
went back
in to save Captain America. Just after getting Captain America to
safety with Rico,
a fire
flashback caused a cave in that killed Sam at age 23. Mike Farrel
carried Sam’s
body out of the building once the fires had been extinguished.
--Captain
America I#258
Hobart
was
a worker at the exhibition hall that was to show an exhibition of
pornographic
art by artist Enrique Parcair. When Mike Farrel came to the exhibit
hall asking
to speak with Parcair, Hobart tried to usher him away but Enrique told
Hobart
it was okay.
--Captain
America I#385
Lenny
was one of the people who was invited to Bernie Rosenthal’s party,
where he met
many of her friends including Mike Farrel. During the party, Lenny told
a joke
about someone being nailed to a chicken and someone commented on his
terrible
jokes.
--Captain
America I#284
Omar
was one of the people invited to Bernie Rosenthal’s going away party
when she
moved out of Brooklyn Heights. During the party, Omar met Jeannie
Rosenthal,
Bernie’s sister, and was asked by one of the guests to help liven
things up.
--Captain
America I#317
Enrique
Parcair was an artist specializing in pornographic art. When he was to
do an
exhibition in New York, he was targeted by the militant Watchdogs. Not
wishing
anyone to be hurt, Mike Farrel visited Parcair’s exhibit in an attempt
to warn
him of the impending danger. Not caring about Farrel’s warnings,
Parcair called
Farrel a philistine and Farrel left, commenting that he didn’t care if
Parcair
burned or not. Parcair was later visited by Captain America, who asked
if he
could impersonate Parcair when and if the Watchdogs came after him.
Enrique
told Captain America it was out of the question, as he had too much to
do to
prepare for his exhibit. When Captain America warned it could be a
matter of life
or death,
Enrique asked why so many people were threatening him lately and told
Captain America about
Mike Farrel’s visit the night before. Captain America then gave Enrique
his card
and left. Two
and a half hours later, Enrique was kidnapped by the Watchdogs and
brought to
their headquarters. Thinking they were some sort of brainwashing cult,
Enrique demanded
to know what was up and was shocked via an electrified collar the
Watchdogs had
placed on him. He was later rescued along with other Watchdog prisoners
by
Captain America and U.S.Agent when they raided the Watchdog
headquarters.
--Captain
America I#385 (#386
Renee
was invited to Bernie Rosenthal's going away party when she left
Brooklyn
Heights. At the party, Renee met Mike Farrel and the two got into a
discussion
about whether or not it was a good idea for firefighters to have
beepers.
--Captain
America I#317
images: (without ads)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z HC Vol. 11, Super-Patriot
entry,
main image (Super-Patriot, main image)
Captain America I#439, p15, pan2 (Super-Patriot, unmasked headshot)
Captain America I#249, p5, pan1 (Mike Farrel in FDNY uniform)
Captain America I#385, p2, pan5 (Mike Farrel in Watchdogs uniform)
Captain America I#385, p3, pan4 (Stuart Bartlett)
Captain America I#284, p9, pan4 (Bess & Lenny images)
Captain America I#425, p15, pan1 (Rudolph Bradley)
Captain America I#425, p12, pan4 (Bruzo)
Captain America I#385, p10, pan5-6 (Bukowski, Goetzke, Kearney, May,
Mick &
Mitchell)
Captain America I#258, p22, pan3 (Lt. Deering)
Captain America I#258, p7, pan5 (Sam Douglas & Rico)
Captain America I#385, p13, pan3 (Hobart)
Captain America I#317, p12, pan4 (Omar & Renee images)
Captain America I#386, p11, pan1 (Enrique Parcair)
Appearances:
Captain America I#237 (September, 1979) – Chris Claremont (plot), Roger
McKenzie (script), Sal Buscema, Don Perlin (art), Roger Stern (editor)
Captain America I#241 (January, 1980) – Mike W. Barr (writer), Frank
Springer, Pablo
Marcos (art), Roger Stern (editor)
Captain America I#245 (May, 1980) – Roger McKenzie (script), Carmine
Infantino,
Joe Rubinstein (art), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Captain America I#247 (July, 1980) – Roger Stern (writer, co-plotter),
John
Byrne (co-plotter, pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inks), Jim Salicrup
(editor)
Captain America I#248 (August, 1980) – Roger Stern (writer,
co-plotter), John
Byrne (co-plotter, pencils), Josef Rubinstein (inks), Jim Salicrup
(editor)
Captain America I#249 (September, 1980) – Roger Stern (writer,
co-plotter),
John Byrne (co-plotter, pencils), Joe Rubinstein (inks), Jim Salicrup
(editor)
Captain America I#250 (October, 1980) – Roger Stern (writer), John
Byrne, Joe
Rubinstein (art), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Captain America I#258 (June, 1981) – Chris Claremont (plot, script),
David
Michelinie (script), Mike Zeck (art), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Captain America I#269 (May, 1982) – J. M. DeMatteis (writer), Mike Zeck
(pencils, inks), John Beatty, Josef Rubinstein (inks), Jim Salicrup
(editor)
Captain America I#275 (November, 1982) – J. Marc DeMatteis (writer),
Mike Zeck
(pencils), John Beatty (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#277 (January, 1983) - J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Mike
Zeck (pencils), John Beatty (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#283 (July, 1983) - J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Mike Zeck
(pencils), John Beatty (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#284 (August, 1983) – J. M. DeMatteis (writer), Sal
Buscema
(breakdowns), Kim DeMulder (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#285 (September, 1983) – J. M. DeMatteis (writer), Sal
Buscema
(breakdowns), Kim DeMulder (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Captain America I#316 (April, 1986) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul
Neary
(breakdowns), Dennis Janke (finishes), Mike Carlin (editor)
Captain America I#317 (May, 1986) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Neary
(pencils),
Dennis Janke (finishes), Mike Carlin (editor)
Captain America I#380 (December, 1990) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Ron
Lim
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#382 (February, 1991) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Ron
Lim (pencils),
Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#385 (May, 1991) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Ron Lim
(pencils),
Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#386 (June, 1991) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Ron Lim
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#425 (March, 1994) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave
Hoover
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Captain America I#426 (April, 1994) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave
Hoover
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Captain America I#427 (May, 1994) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave
Hoover
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Captain America I#438 (April, 1995) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave
Hoover
(pencils), Danny Bulanadi, Scott Koblish (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#439 (May, 1995) – Mark Gruenwald (writer), Dave
Hoover
(pencils), Scott Koblish, Danny Bulanadi (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America: The Legend (September, 1996) - "Captain America, This
is Your Life!" section - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Polly Watson
(associate editor)
Captain America V#600 (August, 2009) – “In Memorium” story – Roger
Stern (script),
Kalman Andrasofszky (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First posted:
05/13/2013
Last
updated: 08/29/2021
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Additions/Corrections? please
let me know.
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