Too Many Caps?

(I like this cover enough to show it twice!)

So everyone knows that Captain America is dead, right? That was old news a year ago now. And it's equally well known that Cap's old World War Two sidekick, Bucky, has taken over as the new Cap. So that's two Caps to keep track of, although admittedly one of them is currently dead and thus not moving around as much.

The cover shown here implies that perhaps the original (Steve Rogers) is coming back from the dead, and in fact events near the end of this week's issue of Captain America suggest the very same possibility. That still leaves the total at two, though.

In Secret Invasion # 1, when the supposed "replaced heroes" emerged from the Skrull spaceship, there was a Captain America among the group. That character's inclusion was obviously intended to make us all wonder about the one who died (maybe that wasn't the real Cap?) So that's a trio of Caps, although smart money says Number Three is really just a nasty Skrull in disguise.

A month or two from now, a miniseries will begin that pits the World War Two-era Invaders (Captain America, Bucky, Sub-Mariner, the original Human Torch and his sidekick, Toro) against the modern day Avengers (both groups). This is apparently accomplished by pulling the Invaders forward through time to the 21st century. So that will be Cap Number Four, although it's admittedly a variation on Number One (same guy, from different points in time).

There's also the Ultimate Universe Captain America, although he, at least, is well separated from the rest and therefore not as likely to cause confusion among fans. I'm not sure whether to count him as Cap Number Five or not.

All of which raises the question: should Marvel be handing out a Captain America Scorecard so that we can keep track of all the Caps running around over the next several months?