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Many heroes of this time period battled the Axis powers, with covers such as Captain America Comics #1 (cover-dated March 1941) showing the title character punching Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. [12] As comic books grew in popularity, publishers began launching titles that expanded into a variety of genres.
Captain America Comics #1 – cover-dated March 1941 [7] and on sale December 20, 1940, [8] [9] a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, but a full year into World War II – showed the protagonist punching Nazi leader Adolf Hitler; it sold nearly one million copies. [10] While most readers responded favorably to the comic, some took objection.
Captain America appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Dan Chameroy. [1] In the 1990s, a planned Captain America animated series from Saban Entertainment to air on Fox Kids proposed that Captain America's true name was Tommy Tompkins, with "Steve Rogers" being a cover name assigned by the U.S. Army. The ...
The series nevertheless continued to face dwindling sales, and Captain America Comics ended with its 75th issue in February 1950. [16] Horror comics were ascendant as a popular comic genre during this period; in keeping with the trend, the final two issues of Captain America Comics were published under the title Captain America's Weird Tales. [16]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. 2011 Marvel Studios film Captain America: The First Avenger Theatrical release poster Directed by Joe Johnston Screenplay by Christopher Markus Stephen McFeely Based on Captain America by Joe Simon Jack Kirby Produced by Kevin Feige Starring Chris Evans Tommy Lee Jones Hugo Weaving Hayley ...
Arnim Zola is a supervillain appearing in American comic books by Marvel Comics.He is a master of biochemistry and a recurring enemy of Captain America and the Avengers.The character first appeared in Captain America and the Falcon #208 (April 1977), and was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby. [1]
The Invaders team first appeared in flashback stories set during World War II, and comprised existing characters from Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel.. Originally, Captain America (Steve Rogers), his sidekick Bucky (James Barnes), the original android Human Torch ("Jim Hammond"), the Torch's sidekick Toro (Thomas Raymond) and Namor the Sub-Mariner were together as heroes ...
The 1950s Captain America was known for a time as Captain America IV. In later years, yet earlier Captain Americas were introduced, obscuring their numbering, though most of these other, later-introduced Captains are not formally part of the recognized lineage (such as the Revolutionary War-era ancestor of Steve Rogers).