Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has stated that , at one point during the planning of '' Civil War '' , Miriam Sharpe was intended " to shoot Cap right after he puts his hands up to be handcuffed " . Mark Millar has confirmed that Sharpe 's concept came , in part , from Cindy Sheehan , although other statements have tied her creation to the four widows of firefighters from New Jersey who died during the September 11 attacks , and who pushed for the creation of the 9/11 Commission . Others point to Sharpe as representing public opinion in the Marvel Universe
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Miriam Sharpe