

Erskine subjected Rogers to a super-soldier treatment, injected him with a special serum, and gave him a dose of “Vita-ray.”Īfter Rogers was tall and muscular from the test, a secret Kruger kills Erskine and escapes with a bottle of serum.

Schmidt discovers Erskine’s location and sends the assassin Heinz Krueger to kill him. Arnim exploit the power of Zola Tesaract, wanting to use energy to fuel Zola’s innovations, an aggressive work that will change the world. The night before treatment, Erskine revealed to Rogers that Schmidt performed the procedure prematurely and suffered permanent side effects. Phillips is uncomfortable with Erskine’s claim that Rogers is the right man for the procedure but regrets that Rogers jumped on a grenade to save his comrades, unaware that it was a test. He was assigned to the Strategic Scientific Reserve as part of a “Super-Soldier” test under Erskine, Colonel Chester Phillips and British agent Peggy Carter. Abraham Erskine allowed Rogers to enlist. James “rests” Burns, Rogers tries to re-enlist.Īfter hearing Rogers’ conversation with Burns about representing his country in the war, Dr. While attending an exhibition of future technology with his best friend, Sergeant. In New York City, Steve Rogers was rejected for World War II military service because of his various health and physical problems. In March 1942, Nazi Lieutenant General Johann Schmidt and his men stole a mysterious relic called Tesaract from the German-occupied city of Tonsberg in Norway, possessing unspeakable divine powers.

Today, scientists in the Arctic have discovered an old, frozen plane.
