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"Captain America was the alter ego of Steve
Rogers, a sickly young man who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by
an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America
wears a costume that utilizes an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible
shield that can be thrown as a weapon."
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Captain America #2 /Mar. 1941
Cover Art by Jack Kirby
"Captain
America Comics #1 (March 1941) — on sale in December 1940, a year before
the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and already showing the protagonist punching Nazi
leader Adolf Hitler in the jaw — sold nearly one million copies. Though
preceded as a "patriotically themed superhero" by MLJ's The Shield,
Captain America immediately became the most prominent and enduring of that wave
of superheroes introduced in American comic books prior to and during World War
II."
"With his sidekick Bucky,
Captain America faced Nazis, Japanese and other threats to wartime America and
the Allies. Captain America soon became Timely's most popular character and even
had a fan-club called the "Sentinels of Liberty." Circulation figures
remained close to a million copies per month after the debut issue, which outstripped
even the circulation of news magazines like Time during the period."
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The model I've designed is patterned
directly from the cover above featuring Captain America's 1st appearance.. However,
I have also included the cowl and shield that appeared just a few issues later.
I haven't had a chance to build this one yet - so it's still a beta. But I hope
you enjoy assembling this Super Soldier! Happy Modeling!! | |
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