The New Director on Agents of SHIELD is ‘The Patriot’?

An interesting fan theory has emerged following last week’s reveal on Agents of Shield, that the new Director was an ‘Inhuman‘. Speculation along with some tidbits from the show runners is that the new director, ‘Jeffrey’ is actually ‘The Patriot‘, a character from Marvel Comics, who at one time took on the role of Captain America. Check out more on this below, and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP!

Created by writer Ray Gill and artist George Mandel, the Patriot is a golden age hero who first appeared in The Human Torch #4 in 1941, when Marvel Comics was still Timely Comics. Much of the Patriot’s career was retconned when the character was reintroduced as part of the modern Marvel Comics universe in 1976.

Jeffrey Mace was a reporter for The Daily Bugle who was inspired to become a superhero after seeing Captain America in action. Despite not having any superpowers, Mace put on a costume and became the Patriot. As the Patriot, Mace fought Nazi saboteurs and other threats on the home front during World War II. The Patriot was joined by a sidekick, Miss Patriot, and helped form a superhero team called the Liberty Legion.

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