[4] Created by writer Ray Gill and artist Bill Everett, the character debuted in The Human Torch # 4 (Spring 1941; numbered #3 on cover).
Created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung, the character debuted in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005).
[10] 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.
He later gained his powers artificially with Mutant Growth Hormone (MGH), an illegal street drug that causes brief periods of superhuman abilities.
Patriot was later gravely wounded by a Kree warrior when he jumped in front of a blast meant for Captain America, and received a blood transfusion from his grandfather, Isaiah, which granted him the abilities afforded by the Super-Soldier Serum.
[13] Eli later seeks out the Winter Soldier, whom he had earlier met during the "Civil War" storyline,[14] to discuss the nature of patriotism at a time when he disagrees with the Superhero Registration Act, and much of the way America is being governed.
However, they are saved by the timely arrival of Nick Fury and the Secret Warriors, and help Earth's heroes defeat the Skrull invaders.
He ultimately leaves the group at the end of the story, feeling guilty for preventing the Scarlet Witch from undoing the near-extinction of mutantkind that she had previously caused in the 2005 "Decimation" storyline.
Created by writer Nick Spencer and artist Daniel Acuña, the character debuted in Captain America: Sam Wilson #18 (January 2017).
[23] Lucas is living in Brooklyn with his mother when Sam Wilson releases footage showing that Rage has been wrongfully accused of burglary, and savagely beaten by Keane Industries' private security personnel, the Americops.
[24] After Sam Wilson resigns as Captain America, Shaun washes the Rage mask from his face and began to draw designs for a costume that he calls the Patriot.
When the Champions are expressing frustration over their failure, the Patriot arrives with a baby, the sole survivor of the attack, which inspires the team to continue fighting HYDRA.
[27] The Patriot later becomes the Falcon's sidekick, and together, they deal with the gang violence in Chicago, unaware that Blackheart is posing as the Mayor of that city.
[28] While secretly using his specially concocted MGH formula, Eli Bradley possesses agility, strength, speed, endurance, and reaction-time superior to that of normal Super-Soldiers like his grandfather and Captain America, but at a heavy physical and mental cost.
After receiving a blood transfusion from his grandfather, Eli develops genuine Super-Soldier abilities, which include superhuman strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, agility, and senses.
He is able to outrun a helicopter, shrug off a hail of tranquilizer darts, jump 100 feet through the air, and survive a massive explosion.
Eli Bradley briefly appears in a possible future timeline as part of a new group of Avengers seen in the Children's Crusade event.
Rayshaun Lucas / Patriot appears in the web series Marvel Rising: Ultimate Comics,[47] voiced again by Kamil McFadden.