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(From Captain America #270 - June 1982)

This is Captain America meeting up with an old friend, Arnie Roth. Though the word “gay” is never used (incredibly awful censorship), it’s pretty obvious Michael is his partner (he stumbles to say they are “rooming” and that they are “friends”, but later canon has firmly established they are in a relationship).

Michael is abducted by the Red Skull, and at the end, the Red Skull mind controls Arnie, forcing him to say that he is a freak and doesn’t know anything about real love.

Cap breaks him out of this, and says “You are not a freak! You are as good and decent a man as I’ve ever known! They can’t corrupt your love for Michael with their lies… They’re the disease!”

Captain America: The first liberal superhero.

This moved me to tears. This is actually why I have always loved Cap.