In Captain America #602, there's a panel that has a references to Tea Party.
In issue No. 602 of Captain America, "Two Americas, Part One," the title hero and The Falcon, a black superhero from New York City, stumble upon a protest rally in Boise, Idaho. They see scores of protesters carrying signs that say "Stop the Socialists!" and "Tea Bag The Libs Before They Tea Bag YOU!"Now, they are mad as hell!Captain America says the protest appears to be an "anti-tax thing," and The Falcon jokes that he likely would not be welcomed into the crowd of "angry white folks."
Michael Johns, a board member of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, said he felt the "juvenile" dig will ultimately do more damage to Marvel's brand than to the Tea Party movement. He also disputed the insinuation that the growing movement lacks diversity.
"The Tea Party movement has been very reflective of broad concerns of all Americans," Johns said. "Membership is across ethnic, religious and even political lines."
Johns accused Ed Brubaker (a marvel writer) of "blame-shifting" and questioned why an apology or retraction hadn't been issued as soon as the writer or Marvel executives noticed the politically charged signs.
Oh whatever, this is not an real issue. The Tea Party is an anti-American group, they promote failure and foolishness. They can't tell you why they're even active, so screw them.
And Marvel is making a killing on this. Since stores are pulling the comic off the stands, many peeps are buying them and selling on ebay. So far, the $2.99 comic book is selling up to $20 bucks on-line.
BTW, I've bought a few of these comics and selling them on ebay too. How else am I going to get my next Louis Vuitton bag?
