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 If we’re accurately keeping track, the film offered by the historic Jones Theater this weekend is the 36th iteration of a Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) tale over the last two decades. Captain America: Brave New World, which entered theaters on Valentine’s Day, is the first of three MCU movies being released this year. The film, its production crew and actors, have a lot to accomplish: rendering a stand-alone political action thriller, while reminding viewers of long-haul story threads from the franchise’s previous iconic superhero yarns. This Captain America tale, however, is fraught further with what commentators refer to as current political realities. As one writes, it is laden with “analogues for real-world problems.” Really? It’s a comic book world. But, oh, wait, that really might…