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Bernie Rosenthal

BernieReal name: Um...Bernadette Rosenthal, I guess.

First appearance: Captain America 248

Favorite quote: What is said without words in Captain America 276 (see insert). CA276.
Team affiliation: Although gregarious by nature, Bernie isn't really a team player. She was reported to be very good at organizing political rallies in college, but since chosen the path of an individual, first as an artist, later as a lawyer. Bernie is loyal to her friends, even ones like Mike Farrel who, in Captain America 385-86, became one of the white supremacist group the Watchdogs and, in Captain America 426, as the Super-Patriot allied himself with the Dead Ringer and almost did in Cap. Both times Bernie was kidnapped and menaced by maniacs, but kept her head and forgave her friend.
Powers: A sharper mind than the hero's girlfriend normally tends to have.















Favorite Storyline: Let's see; Captain America 275, where Bernie figures out that Steve Rogers, her boyfriend, is also Captain America? Captain America 276, where she copes with the idea without having a hysterical hissy fit? Captain America 279, where her lack of superpowers doesn't prevent her from pounding on a supervillian? Well, these are all good, but...I really liked the time Steve took her to Avengers mansion, and she swatted at a mosquito that turned out to be a Wasp!

Least favorite storyline: Captain America 259-266; Captain America 318-322; Captain America 324-326; Captain America 328-331; Captain America 333-335; Captain America 337-354; Captain America 356-390. Why? Because Bernie wasn't in any of those issues! At least she's part of the supporting cast again, although between Heroes Reborn and Sharon Carter deciding to be alive again after two decades of death, everything between Cap and Bernie is really up in the air.

Wanna know more? Bernie has her own page. (Although the site does have Captain America's name all over it. That guy has to muscle in on everything, doesn't he?)
Editor's note: I like Bernie. I like Bernie a lot. Can you tell?