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Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely Comics, a corporate predecessor to Marvel.
Many recognize this character today with the specific terms 1950s Captain America, Captain America of the 1950s, or "Grand Director" to distinguish him from the World War II Steve Rogers. In 2010 the character's birth name (" William Burnside ") was revealed in Captain America #602.
Rogers's catchphrase is "I can do this all day ", [113] first said in Captain America: The First Avenger when he, before becoming Captain America, stands up to a bully. [114] [115]: 20 Rogers repeats this line in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame. [116] According to Salon, the line is "iconic and oft-quoted". [117]
The world premiere of Captain America: The First Avenger was held on July 19, 2011, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. [125] The film was screened at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2011. [126] It was commercially released in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2011.
Rogers learns that the Captain America project was maintained after he was lost in World War II. A more aggressive successor was selected for USA operations during the Vietnam War. The "1960s Captain America" ( Frank Simpson ) has returned and is not pleased with the return of the World War II Cap and seeks to make himself the only active Cap.
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