All signs point to Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter having a child in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. But is there precedent for this in the comics, or any other Marvel media? Well, yes. And no. In the mainline Marvel Universe, a.k.a. Earth-616, Captain America remains single and with no biological children. But in the greater Marvel Multiverse, there are several examples of Rogers’ kids running around. And yes, one of them is with Peggy Carter. Here are all the examples of Steve Rogers’ many kids, in chronological order of appearance:
Steven Rogers Jr. and Nicky Rogers (What If…? #38, 1983)
In 1983’s What If? #38, Marvel presented us with the story “What if Sharon Carter Had Not Died?” Turns out, if she had lived, the SHIELD agent and frequent Cap ally would have married Steve Rogers and started a family. (Although she later came back to life in the mainline 616, and they still didn’t have kids, but why nitpick?) The oldest of these kids was Steven Rogers Jr., with the youngest being Nicky Rogers, named after none other than Nick Fury. They only ever appeared as children in this one story, which took place on Earth-8342. But they’re the first canonical Steve Rogers children in the Marvel Multiverse.
Crusader/Sarah Rogers (What If…? #114, 1998)
In the original Secret Wars, the Marvel heroes were transported to the Beyonder’s Battleworld. But what if they were all left stranded there? In one of the many realities that make up the Marvel Multiverse, Steve Rogers ended up in a romantic relationship with the X-Man Rogue after all the heroes had more or less retired after a massive war. They had a daughter named Sarah Rogers, who inherited both the super strength of her father, as well as that of her mother, which originally came from Carol Danvers. Like dear old dad, she, too, is worthy of wielding Mjolnir.
The Rogers Twins (What If? Avengers Disassembled #1, 2007)
Instead of Rogue, in this reality, Steve Rogers began a romantic relationship with his longtime Avengers teammate, Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch. Remember how Wanda rewrote reality so she’d have twin sons with the Vision? Well, in the pages of What If? Avengers Disassembled #1, the Scarlet Witch rewrote reality with the help of Captain America. She created a reality where she also had twin boys with Steve, who were possibly also named Billy and Tommy. We never even learned their names for certain, or what their powers were, if any. But these “Rogers Twins” from Earth-22795? They were not the only kids Steve had with a fellow Avenger in the vast Marvel Multiverse.
James Rogers (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, 2008)
A lot of MCU fans wanted Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff to get together in the MCU, but that relationship remained platonic. But in the animated film Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, the pair had a son, James Rogers, who lost both parents in an attack from Ultron. Young James Rogers (presumably named for one James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes) was raised in secret by his parents’ friend Tony Stark, who trained to pick up the mantle of heroism one day. He inherited his dad’s Super Soldier Serum strength, along with his mom’s instincts for stealth combat, and united a new generation of Avengers in his adolescence.
Ultimate Red Skull (Ultimate Avengers #1, 2009)
In the original Ultimate Comics universe, Captain America was a wee bit of a jerk. But, ultimately, still a hero. But his child? Not so much. On Earth-1610, Steve Rogers had a son with his girlfriend, Gail Richards, in the ’40s. The government raised this child, referred to simply as “Toddler Richards,” while Cap was on ice, and turned him into a living weapon. The Super Soldier Serum transformed him into a new Red Skull, and he harbored a deep hatred for his father. He became a superpowered assassin, even responsible for the assassination of JFK. This psychotic villain died after a battle with the Ultimate Avengers.
Nomad/Ian Rogers (Captain America #1, 2013)
Ian Zola was the son of longtime Captain America enemy Arnim Zola, who later became the adopted son of Steve Rogers. Captain America raised him after freeing him from a test tube, all while exiled in Dimension Z, a reality where the flow of time went faster. Sharon Carter also raised him for a time, making Ian yet another Steve/Sharon kid. When Ian was still a child, his biological sister, Jet Black, kidnapped him and brought him back to Arnim Zola, who brainwashed him. Steve was able to deprogram Ian from the brainwashing. Soon after, the adult Ian became a hero himself, operating under the code name Steve Rogers famously once used, Nomad.
Ellie Rogers (Hail Hydra #2, 2015)
In yet another reality, Earth-85826, Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter had a daughter, Ellie Rogers. She grew up in a world where HYDRA ruled America, and in fact, also founded it. That reality became a shard of Battleworld, in the 2015 Secret Wars event. In that realm, Ellie became a freedom fighter who led a rebellion against a group of villainous Avengers. She did this along with her brother, Ian Rogers. During a battle with HYDRA forces, Ellie got infected by a Venom symbiote. But thanks to her incredible fortitude inherited from her parents, this enabled her to gain super strength and agility, so she became a hero herself, one who sadly sacrificed her life fighting HYDRA.
Sharon Rogers (Marvel Future Fight, 2016)
Believe it or not, in the known Multiverse, this is the only canonical child of Steve Rogers and his great love, Peggy Carter. And she actually doesn’t come from the comics, she originated in video games. She first appeared in Marvel Future Fight, and came from a reality where Steve never got frozen in the ice. He married Peggy right after World War II, and had a daughter named Sharon. She grew up to be a superhero herself, equipped with weapons provided by Tony Stark. Interestingly, her headpiece makes her look more like the daughter of Cap and the Scarlet Witch. She’s since appeared in the comics, as well as the game Marvel Rivals.
Will any of these characters be the child of Steve and Peggy in the MCU? Possibly. But it’s more likely their child is an amalgamation of several of them. We’ll have to wait and see when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters in 2026.