# Talk:Captain America

I removed this line since I thought it was being hyperbolic, but it was reverted due to it being cited from a trusted source. (Thanks to the user for clarifying the revert) I'm not sure where to find that source though so I'm still confused. What definition of media format is being used to allow there to even be five thousand? FinetalPies (talk) 18:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Direct quote from Stevens is as follows: Since December 1940, Captain America has appeared in more than ten thousand stories in more than five thousand comic books, books, trade publications, and other media formats. Seems plausible that if you count every individual comic book and piece of merchandise the character the character has appeared in/on as its own "media format" that you could get to 5,000. Morgan695 (talk) 18:31, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
Thanks! I just found the source but hadn't found the direct quote yet. I think the intention is definitely more along the lines of "Five thousand comic books (and other media formats)" and the article shortening this to "five thousand media formats" confuses the meaning. FinetalPies (talk) 00:01, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
It is indeed misleading and confusing. I've removed it. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 15:20, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
It would be nice to include the "five thousand comic books, books, trade publications, and other media formats" part in some capacity, but I don't care enough to start an edit war over it. Morgan695 (talk) 21:21, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Edited it - how does it look now? BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 22:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC)