Patriot (comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) |
| Created by |
Allan Heinberg Jim Cheung |
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| Alter ego | Elijah "Eli" Bradley |
| Team affiliations |
Young Avengers "Secret Avengers" (Civil War) |
| Notable aliases | Lieutenant America |
| Abilities | Enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, senses, healing and endurance Carries triangular shield and metallic throwing stars |
Patriot is the name of two fictional, comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day character Eli Bradley.
The first Patriot, Jeffrey Mace, created by writer Ray Gill and artist Bill Everett, debuted in The Human Torch # 4 (Spring 1941; numbered #3 on cover). He was a reporter who became a costumed adventurer after seeing Captain America in action, and was later a member of the World War II superhero team the Liberty Legion. The Patriot himself became the third Captain America.
The second Marvel Universe character to use the name Patriot debuted in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005): Eli Bradley, grandson of Isaiah Bradley, the black Captain America. Isaiah had received his powers (in the limited series Truth: Red, White & Black) as part of an early Super Soldier Serum experiment tested on African-American men in an attempt to reproduce the formula lost after being used to turn Steve Rogers into Captain America. Eli's mother was conceived before Isaiah's involvement with the experiment, however, so Eli could not have inherited his grandfather's powers genetically.
When Iron Lad began his search for the next generation of Avengers, he came to the Bradley household in search of Isaiah's son Josiah (Josiah X of The Crew). However, Josiah had been missing for several months, and Iron Lad met Eli instead. Eli claimed to have gained superpowers through an emergency blood transfusion from his grandfather, but this was untrue. He later gained his powers artificially with Mutant Growth Hormone (MGH), an illegal street drug that causes brief periods of superhuman abilities. MGH has been demonstrated to promote irascibility in individuals. Writer Allan Heinberg has stated that Bradley's drug usage is based on his own history, stating
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