Another reason The First Avenger stands out from the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that, even though it ends by reminding us that Steve has awoken in the modern day, its final note is melancholic instead of triumphant. After Steve sacrifices himself and buries the Tesseract along with him, he wakes up 70 years later in an alien world.

We trace the ‘First Avenger,’ long played by Chris Evans, through the movies and streaming, as Anthony Mackie takes the shield in ‘Brave New World.’ David Daniel reports.