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 Kyrylenko: 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 Ivanov: Hulk Vol. 2 #1 (January 2008)
Created by	Alexei Shostakov: Roy Thomas John Buscema Dr. 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 Ivanov: 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 Ivanov Nikolai Kyrylenko Alexei Shostakov L.M.D.
Species	Human mutates Life Model Decoys
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 Kyrylenko, as well as a villainous Life Model Decoy of Shostakov. The Red Guardian is an identity that was created as the Soviet equivalent of Captain America, although its use has continued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In the continuity of Ultimate Marvel, the Red Guardian is adapted as two separate characters: Captain Russia and Colonel Abdul al-Rahma.

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