![]() Steve Rogers, wanting to contribute in any way to the war effort, is rejected as 4-F at the army recruiting station because he is too skinny and sickly, decides to volunteer for a secret government program which aims to create “super soldiers” using a newly developed serum created by Professor Reinstein - a scientist we are to assume fled from Germany during the rise of the Nazi party. The brainchild of Timely staffers Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Captain America would soon blow away all other defenders-of-the-flag and take his place in history as one of the most iconic and recognizable figures in the Superhero Universe! There had already been other “patriotic” heroes introduced by other companies, and, with Hitler advancing in Europe, sentiment for America to get into the fight ran high in certain quarters.But in March of 1941, comicdom had never seen the overt boldness as the image on the cover of Captain America Comics #1 - here was the most patriotic superhero of all actually punching Hitler in the face! ![]() ![]() Lead characters The Human Torch, The Sub-Mariner, and the Angel became popular with readers since the word “go.” But the best was yet to come… Timely Comics, that would become Marvel Comics, was firmly established as one of the best comic book publishers since the debut of Marvel (Mystery) Comics #1 in October of 1939.
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