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Captain America No. 268, 1982

So after finding this cover depicting Bucky’s friend Whitewash, I decided to research that character a bit more and was pleasantly surprised to see he has been retconned and reimaged in recent years

Washington “Wash” Jones was born into an affluent African-American family in 1920s New York City. Following the outbreak of WWII, Wash joined the Young Allies, a group of teenagers led by Bucky Barnes who fought Axis spies and saboteurs in the US. Sensing a propaganda opportunity, the US government turned the group’s exploits into a comic book, de-ageing the teens to around 12 and making them broad stereotypes. The worst effected by this move was Wash who became “Whitewash” a dimwitted minstrel character. Upon coming of age, Wash joined the U.S. Air Force and took part in the liberation of Paris.