For the purposes of this list, it does not include animal companions like krypto or sandman s owls, or supervillain henchmen. Universe 2011 all winners comics 70th anniversary special 2009 allnew wolverine 2015 2018 allwinners comics 1941 1947 allwinners squad. Captain america was an antigermannazi comic book created by two jewish fellows joe simon and jack kirby in 1940 a year before america entered the war. In egypt, cap and bucky defeat the spawn of the witch queen and destroy the evil black magic source of his power, the book of thoth. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 1940. Captain americas alter ego private steve rogerss comic foil sergeant duffy also appears in it. This cover was notable, though, for the fact that it had captain america punching out adolf hitler. Along with fawcett comics superhero captain marvel, dc comics flash and green lantern debuted in 1940. In earlier versions of the page that comicbook retailers received in. Captain america aka steve rogers is a marvel comics superhero possessing enhanced strength and reflexes given to him by an experimental serum in order to defend the us. Meet captain america, script by joe simon, jack kirby, pencils by jack kirby, inks by al liederman. They were cheap, portable and had inspirational, patriotic stories of good triumphing over evil. The first issues of captain america here are more footloose and wilder than some might expect, with a whole slew of colorful villains.
Captain marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the golden age, regularly outselling the adventures of superman during the 1940s. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read captain america comic lists by marvel experts. Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as batman, daredevil, captain america, iron fist, catwoman, gotham central and uncanny xmen. Origin and 1st appearance of captain america and bucky in case no. Apr 01, 2014 his fistbased patriotism was a colossal hit with american comic readers that first captain america book sold nearly a million copies, and unlike most comic heroes at the time, captain america. Captain america is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. And given that captain america was created in the early 40s his premiere issue went on sale december 20, 1940, his ultrapatriotic nature had a purpose. He was created by jack kirby and joe simon, serving both as patriotic us propaganda symbol as well as entertainment. The late dick purcell plays the crusading district attorney grant gardner in one of republics finest cliffhangers.
Captain america, comicstrip superhero created by writer joe simon and artist jack kirby for timely later marvel comics. Captain america quickly became marvels bestselling comic and most popular comic book character. By early 1940, before americas entry into world war ii, rogers is a tall. As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of captain america comic books had been sold in 75 countries. Simon and kirby were not what you would call fans of nazi germanys blitzkriegs throughout europe. Captain america comic books marvel database fandom. Although dc and timely characters are wellremembered today, circulation figures suggest that the bestselling superhero title of the era was fawcett comics captain marvel with sales of about 1. Captain america comics vol 1 1 marvel database fandom. The period from 1938 through the mid1940s represents the peak of comic book popularity. Marvel captain america golden age comics 19381955 for sale. The page, written by mark waid and drawn by john cassaday, is narrated by captain america. The revival of the character in the mid1950s was shortlived, and events during that time period are later retconned to show that multiple people operated using the code name to explain the changes in the character.
This is a list of comic book sidekicks defined as a character who spends a significant amount of time as a superheros junior partner, or was officially acknowledged as the heros sidekick for some period of time. If you like the adventures of captain america and bucky during their days in world war ii. All comics come with board and bag to keep it protected. Captain america for all the variations of the subject on the site. Interior is surrounded by high quality cover reproduction. The 1940s newspaper strip comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Marvels captain america and dcs wonder woman were first published the following year. Read captain america comics comic online free and high quality. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that republic ever made. The captain america comic books category for a complete list.
Lot of 75 captain america comic books on one cd, golden age superhero comics. Captain america is a 15 chapter 1944 republic blackandwhite serial film based loosely on the comic book character captain america. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Writer rick remender and artist john romita jr come on board to take cap in a new direction, starting with a trip to dimension z. Most important captain america comic books in alphabetical order. Community content is available under ccbysa unless. In earlier versions of the page that comic book retailers received in july, the starspangled hero opened. Captain america for the main version of the subject. In 1940, writer joe simon created a tall yet frail boy. It is a simple formula, but very effective and powerful. The issue has been released as captain america comics. Sep 05, 2012 i still think, and seeing some of the house ads, as well as the captain america volume 2 no. Band of heroes 2011 alpha flight 1983 1994 amazing spiderman 1999 20 amazing spiderman annual 1964 2018 amazing. Captain america, the sentinel of liberty, in world war ii era action.
The time was ripe for an idealized freedom fighter who possessed, in jack kirbys words, the character to win and to triumph over evil. This is just a reminder, a feature that reminds people about the past. Captain america comics 1941 golden age comic books 19401949. His star spangled costume and fight for america created many imitators, captain america being one of them. Marvel revises comic in which captain america called u. This is the first appearance of captain america s wedgeshaped shield. But the usa still wouldnt join the war effort in 1940. The united states had not even entered world war ii yet.
Avenger 2011 free comic book day 2016 captain america. Classic captain america reading order 1940s to 2000 comic. The sales of comic books increased markedly during world war ii. Timely comics, the 1940s predecessor of marvel comics, had millionselling titles featuring the human torch, the submariner, and captain america. The history behind captain america punching hitler cbr. Below youll find a complete guide to captain america comics from the 1940s to 2000. See americas greatest hero take to the front lines alongside his sidekick bucky. Aug 28, 2019 the page, written by mark waid and drawn by john cassaday, is narrated by captain america. The character debuted in march 1941 in captain america comics no. December 1940 captain america the brave superhistory. Long before america entered world war ii, comic book. Captain america is a character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by marvel comics.
Golden age captain america cover gallery 1940 1954 bound. Captain america is a 1944 republic blackandwhite serial film loosely based on the timely comics today known as marvel comics character captain america. The plots are not particularly interesting, but the artwork is. Since the debut of superman in 1938 by jerry siegel and joe shuster, stories of superheroes ranging from. This volume was bound in black buckram, gold custommade shield. Captain america the star spangled avengerminus the shield, his youthful sidekick, bucky barnes, and the red skull. The shield was the very first patriotic american hero. Captain america was punching out the leader of another country that 75% of the country did not want to go to war with, cronin. Perhaps one of the most important impacts of the golden age was the cementation of the comic as a mainstream artform, with its own. Click cover to see all the appearances of the character in that book. Captain americas original romantic interest form the golden age captain america comics of the 1940s also appears in it. Its a well known fact that america got involved in wwii after pearl harbor was bombed in december 1941.
For the subsequent versions of the character, see list of incarnations of captain. The army is looking for a solution to the threat the axis powers pose to the people of america, and they discover the secret answer to their prayers. If we rewind back to the 1940s, captain america the sentinel of liberty was just one of many heroes that kept the nation alive against the axis threat. Captain america in the merry widow murders, 12 pages. And to do this, they used the medium they almost exclusively controlled comic books. Captain america in just what the doctor ordered, 12 pages. Find great deals on ebay for captain america 1 1940. In the 1950s, there was a brief run of the captain america comic where, in keeping with the spirit of the times and the newly started cold war with communist russia and china, captain america. Captain america comics comic read captain america comics.
Captain america appeared in comics for the next few years, changing from world war iiera hero fighting the nazis to confronting the united states newest enemy, communism. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. Marvel sold approximately a million copies of captain america comics per month throughout the war, a sizable chuck of the roughly 15 million comic books being sold each month. Captain america comics captain america comic book list. Superhero captain america battles the evil forces of the archvillain called the scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creatorowned titles ed brubaker born november 17, 1966 is an eisner awardwinning american cartoonist and writer. In this weeks line it is drawn, the topic was to have luke cage replace a character on a famous comic book cover. The starspangled super soldier would become one of marvels most iconic and enduring characters.