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Captain America is usually a fictitious character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics,[1] and was developed by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Over time, approximately 210 million copies of "Captain America" comics are actually purchased in an overall total of 75 countries.[2] For pretty much all of the character's publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a sickly son who was simply enhanced for the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum to be able to aid america war effort. Captain America wears a fancy dress that bears a us flag motif, and is particularly with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as being a weapon.[3]
An intentionally patriotic creation who had previously been often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most widely used character while in the wartime period. As soon as the war ended, the character's popularity waned anf the husband disappeared with the 1950s as well as an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced throughout the Silver Chronilogical age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation with the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, in addition to starring in his own series.
Steve Rogers was purportedly assassinated in Captain America vol. 5, #25 (March 2007), although he was later revealed to become alive. The comic-book series Captain America stayed published,[4] with Rogers' former sidekick, James "Bucky" Barnes, having absorbed the mantle, and keeping it on the insistence of Rogers, who upon his return began operating as an secret agent inside the Secret Avengers title, along with the limited series Steve Rogers: Super Soldier featuring one field mission.
Captain America was the first Marvel Comics character adapted into another medium with all the relieve the 1944 movie serial Captain America. After that, the type has become featured in a number of other films and tv series, the latest being Captain America: The 1st Avenger, scheduled for release on July 22, 2011. Captain America was ranked 6th on IGN's Best players Comic Book Heroes in 2011.