Red Guardian

Red Guardian
Red Guardian
	The Alexei Shostakov incarnation of Red Guardian as depicted in The Avengers #43 (June 1967). Art by John Buscema and George Roussos.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Alexei Shostakov:; The Avengers #43 (August 1967); Dr. Tania Belinsky:; The Defenders #35 (May 1976); Nikolai Krylenko:; Original character: Iron Man #109 (April 1978); As Red Guardian: Darkstar and the Winter Guard #2 (July 2010); Josef Petkus:; Captain America #352 (April 1989); Aleksey Lebedev:; Namor, The Sub-Mariner Annual #1 (June 1991); Captain Russia:; Ultimate Nightmare #4 (December 2004); Krassno Granitsky:; Maverick #10 (June 1998]]); Colonel Abdul al-Rahma:; The Ultimates 2 #7 (July 2005); Anton:; Hulk (vol. 2) #1 (January 2008);
Created by	Alexei Shostakov:; Roy Thomas; John Buscema; Tania Belinsky:; Steve Gerber; Sal Buscema; Nikolai Krylenko:; Bill Mantlo (original character); Carmine Infantino (original character); David Gallaher (as Red Guardian); Steve Ellis (as Red Guardian); Josef Petkus:; Mark Gruenwald; Kieron Dwyer; Aleksey Lebedev:; Dana Moreshead; Mike Thomas; Phil Hester; Captain Russia:; Warren Ellis; Trevor Hairsine; Krassno Granitsky:; Jorge Gonzales; Leo Fernandez; Colonel Abdul al-Rahma:; Mark Millar; Bryan Hitch; Anton:; Jeph Loeb; Ed McGuinness;
In-story information
Alter ego	Alexei Shostakov (Алексей Шостаков); Dr. Tania Belinsky; Josef Petkus; Aleksey Lebedev; Krassno Granitsky; Abdul al-Rahma; Anton; Nikolai Krylenko; Alexei Shostakov L.M.D.;
Species	Human; Krylenko: Human mutate; Anton: Life Model Decoy;
Team affiliations	Winter Guard; Soviet Super-Soldiers; KGB; (Shostakov); Thunderbolts;
Notable aliases	Ronin; Steel Guardian; Vanguard;
Abilities	Highly skilled athlete; Master hand to hand combatant; Expert pilot; Use of "belt-buckle" disc;

The Red Guardian (Russian: Красный страж, Krasnyy Strazh) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Aleksey Lebedev, Alexei Shostakov, Tania Belinsky, Josef Petkus, Krassno Granitsky, Anton Ivanov, and Nikolai Krylenko, as well as a villainous Life Model Decoy of Shostakov. The Red Guardian is an identity created as the Soviet equivalent to Captain America, although its use has continued in post-Soviet Russia. In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, the Red Guardian is adapted as two separate characters: Captain Russia and Colonel Abdul al-Rahma.

Characters based on the Red Guardian have made scattered appearances in animated media and video games; Anton Ivanov and Alexei Shostakov feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, portrayed by Zach McGowan and David Harbour, respectively.