What we have here is a film that manages to be a tight, heart-felt adventure that is one of the most consistently good superhero movies ever made. This is a superhero adventure movie set during WWII that also has to act as the next chapter in the ongoing Marvel movie continuity already set up by Thor, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. So it was inevitable that Captain America would get his turn to shine as part of the Marvel Comics onslaught of the silver screen. Since then, Captain America has been front and centre amongst the many Marvel superheroes. Here was the very image of American freedom and pride in action. This was pretty forward thinking of the artist, considering the attack on Pearl Harbour and America’s entry into World War II was still a full year away. On the cover was an image of a man dressed in an American flag themed costume punching Hitler in the face. If you were checking out the racks of magazines and comic books in December 1940, you might have caught a glimpse of a brand new comic book called Captain America Comics.
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