Meet Captain America, a pop culture icon
Created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby, Steve Rogers debuted in 1940 in Captain America Comics No. 1, under a publisher named Timely Comics, which would later change to Marvel. The first issue contains four different stories. Therein contained Steve Rogers’ origin story, his sidekick Bucky Barnes, and a future arch villain, the Red Skull. The Marvel Studios film we know today is remarkably true to this original origin story. The character proved to me immensely popular.
“The stories of derring-do were gripping and fast-moving, and the comic became one of the most widely read titles of the so-called Golden Age of comics. Audience identification with Captain America was central to that success. The first issue announced the creation of ‘The Sentinels of Liberty’ fan club; eager young readers could join for just a dime, which entitled them to a membership card and a metal badge. The club proved so popular that its badge promotion had to be discontinued because of wartime metal rationing. (Britannica.com)”
Since the Marvel films do such a good job bringing Captain America to life, I thought it’d be fun to drop some things you may not know about the captain on you.
Captain America Fun Facts:
- Captain America can’t get drunk. The super serum gives him super fast metabolism so any alcohol he drinks is burned off almost immediately.
- In the “House of M” storyline Captain America is the first person to ever land on the moon.
- This one should be obvious but the Cap’s birthday is none other than the 4th of July.
- In one storyline Steve is injected with another serum that pretty much turns him into a werewolf. Where-of course-he runs into Wolverine and they go head to head.
- In that fateful first issue, Captain America didn’t have his iconic shield. It wouldn’t appear unto issue 2.
Why all this about Captain America anyway? This weekend Fanboys will will have Captain America cosplayer Will Coherd at our Hurst location inside NorthEast Mall! This free event takes place on Saturday, July 23rd from 12pm to 4pm. You can meet the man himself and have photos taken with Cap. Make plans to stop in, bring the entire family and meet Captain America. Wish him a belated a happy belated birthday while you’re there and maybe ask him how that fight with Wolverine turned out. It promises to be a fun event, and it’s free!