The grind surrounding the media junkets for summer blockbusters like The Avengers: Age of Ultron has to be grueling for actors and reporters alike. Everyone is trying to find ways to make an almost-endless parade of seven-minute interviews engaging by responding with a pithy answer when asked about the budding relationship between Black Widow and the Hulk (hint: calling Black Widow a slut isn't it). Or coming up with a clever question like if Bruce Banner has hemorrhoids, will he still have them when he turns into the Hulk?

So let's blame that grind for Chris Evans making the absurd statement in an Entertainment Weekly interview that Captain America, the superhero he plays in Marvel's The Avengers 2: The Quickening, is probably still a virgin. The reason Cap still doesn't know the pleasures of a woman's touch: When he hasn't been frozen in suspended animation, the superhero has been too busy saving the world from faux-Nazis, alien invaders and Robert Redford.  

Yes, Captain America did come of age during a time when sex outside of marriage wasn't as accepted as it is now. But it wasn't unheard of, and it certainly wasn't a rare occurrence. Contrary to popular opinion, sex wasn't invented in the 1960s (sex was, however, broken by the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the American porn industry and the Internet).

Plus, it's hard to believe that while he was serving in the Army overseas, Cap didn't spend a day pass with Bucky and the rest of the Howling Commandos to get to know some of the European women a little better. Maybe he really was saving himself for Peggy Carter or Margaery Tyrell, whomever was free on his first Friday night back in the States.

Even if Marvel's movies portray a seemingly celibate Captain America, the comic books he's appeared in have shown a star-spangled Avenger who is far from prudish or provincial when it comes to sex. In fact, these five love interests from the comics can probably attest to the fact that they've raised Captain America's flag to full staff.  

1. Sharon Carter

Captain America #1 (2004), written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Steve Epting. (Marvel Comics)

One of the bizarre wrinkles of being a genetically modified super soldier who spent most of the 20th century frozen in a chunk of ice is that you might hook up with the young neice of the woman you had a wartime romance with in the 1940s. That's the case with Cap's current love interest, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter, whose aunt is Peggy Carter, the Avenger's World War II ally in the French Resistance. 

In Captain America #16 (2006), Cap and Sharon take the concept of an undercover mission literally when they decide to head back to a cheap, small-town hotel room after a burger and a few beers. Yeah, Steve Rogers, you might've been in suspended animation for more than 50 years, but you still know how to sweep a lady off her feet, you sly, smooth dog. Sharon's aunt would approve.

Captain America #16 (2006), written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Mike Perkins. (Marvel Comics)

2. Rachel Leighton (Diamondback)

Captain America #32 (2004), written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Scot Eaton. (Marvel Comics)

Over the years, superheroes have historically found something sexually alluring about certain members of the criminal element. The Spirit and Sand Saref. The Spirit and P'Gell. Batman and Catwoman. Batman and Talia al Ghul. Spider-Man and the Black Cat. Buffy and Spike. This is what happens when your social circle is limited to lawbreakers.

Captain America is no different. He fell for Rachel Leighton, who worked as a supervillain known as Diamondback. The two have had an on-again, off-again affair over the years, and Diamondback has even reformed to become a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Apparently, Cap's current relationship with Sharon wasn't awkward enough, so he decided to have his ex work at the same spy agency as his current sweetie.

Captain America #30 (2002), written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Scot Eaton. (Marvel Comics)

3. Janet Van Dyne (The Wasp)

The Ultimates 2 #4, (2005), written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. (Marvel Comics)

The Ultimate Universe was Marvel's attempt in 2000 at modernizing characters like Spider-Man and The Avengers (known as The Ultimates in this iteration), stripping away almost 40 years of intricate continuity in order to make their IPs more attractive and accessible to younger audiences. That exercise turned Captain America into a crusty, old man trapped in the body of a late 20s GQ cover boy. He's all Channing Tatum muscles and abs, espousing old-fashioned, Charlton Heston views and opinions. 

But he's not so old-fashioned that he won't shack up with his recently divorced Ultimates teammate Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp. As a boyfriend, Jan finds Cap to be overprotective—no surprise there, given Ultimate Cap very publicly brawled with Hank Pym, the Wasp's ex-husband, after Hank beat her—and compared the experience to living with her grandfather.  

Fun Cap Fact: He's definitely a morning person, post-coital.

The Ultimates 2 #4 (top) and The Ultimates 2 #8 (2005), written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. (Marvel Comics)

4. Bernie Rosenthal

Captain America #248 (1980), written by Roger Stern and illustrated by John Byrne and Josef Rubinstein. (Marvel Comics)

Bernadette "Bernie" Rosenthal was part of Captain America's experimental period, when he slummed around with a non-superpowered, non-spy "civilian." Bernie was a glass blower and glass shop owner who moved into the same building as Steve Rogers. The two, however, hit it off so well that they became engaged for a short time. 

When it comes to Bernie and Cap's physical relationship, the reader has to be willing to connect the dots that an Army veteran with mega-doses of super-steroids in his system would most likely have sex with his fiancé before getting hitched. The circumstantial evidence, though, is pretty strong that Bernie probably knew firsthand if all those years frozen in ice-cold waters caused any permanent shrinkage to Lil' Stevie (or maybe Cap calls his junk Old Glory in your fan-fiction).

Captain America #285 (1983), written by J.M. DeMatteis and illustrated by Sal Buscema and Kim DeMulder. (Marvel Comics)

5. Miranda Pritchett

Alias #1 (2001), written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Michael Gaydos. (Marvel Comics)

Poor Miranda. She meets this handsome man with good manners and perfect teeth. He's thoughtful, always pays for dinner and knows more about World War II than even her granddad. They date for about a month, and the only downside is that his work almost always beeps him everytime he stays overnight. Wait, that's the not the only downside for Miranda. The other downside is ending up murdered as part of some corporate plot to discredit Captain America. Yeah, that's probably the biggest downside for Miranda. Sorry for burying the lede there.

As with Cap's relationship with Bernie, there aren't any intimate scenes with Miranda, and audiences need to be willing to draw their own conclusions. Miranda, for all intents and purposes, was really just a plot device to move along the action in the first storyline of Alias, the comic book series that introduced Jessica Jones, the next Marvel character after Daredevil who'll receive the Netflix treatment. But there's nothing that says plot devices can't get a little special lovin' every now and then.

BONUS: Dr. Wendy Day

Heather Menzies (far left) and Connie Sellecca played the same character, Dr. Wendy Day, in separate 1979 Captain America movies, which starred Reb Brown as the titular hero. (Universal Studios)

In 1979, CBS aired two TV movies based on Captain America and starring Reb Brown as the hero. These movies also featured the character Dr. Wendy Day, one of Cap's allies, who was played by Heather Menzies and by future Greatest American Hero star and wife of John Tesh, Connie Sellecca.   

Neither Captain America or its sequel, Captain America II: Death Too Soon, featured a romantic subplot between Cap and Wendy. But the fact remains: Reb Brown was the star, and he was the living embodiment of wholesome sex in the late 1970s. He had his own van, motorcycle, satin pants and oversize Frisbee, the accoutrements of sexy for any swinging bachelor during that time. To think there were no Cap-Wendy sex scenes strains credulity. Those scenes were just too hot for 1979 TV. Women might've run the risk of getting pregnant just by watching them.