In the cartoon, Nast (1840-1902) was voicing his view that the Copperhead press had dishonored the legacy of Lincoln’s administration.

The second Copperhead emerged a few years later in 1978's Human Fly #8 and #9, by Bill Mantlo and Frank Robbins. Arthur Reynolds was a former colleague of Chesney's, taking his costume after his ...

Copperhead in Captain America: Brave New World is reimagined as a human antagonist, shedding the reptilian traits of his comic counterpart. Here’s how Copperhead in Marvel comics is so different.