where does the Bucky Bear thing even come from?

[ratcreature]

I know that Bucky Bear appears in that Marvel A-Babies vs. X-Babies crack (though I haven't read the comic), but is that the first and only "canon" (well some variety of official source anyway) with Bucky Barnes teddybear merchandise and fandom just really ran with it, as fandom does, or does it appear anywhere else?

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[sholio]

Someone else might come along with better information, but I'm pretty sure it's from A-Babies vs X-Babies, and fandom just latched onto it because it was cute (and happened to tie in really well with the idea of Steve and Bucky being famous enough to have their own merchandise/toys in the MCU).