About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: Captain America, Red Skull, Namor, Bucky, Human Torch, Homo mermanus, Patsy Walker, Venus, Makkari, Citizen V, Namora, Miss America, Destroyer, Toro, Blonde Phantom, Witness, Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal, Whizzer, Thin Man, Rockman, Blazing Skull, Angel, Jeffrey Mace, Millie the Model, Kid Colt, Red Raven, Spirit of '76, Golden Girl, Isbisa, Mad Dog, Lady Dorma, Black Widow, Electro, Fin, Phineas Horton, Vision, Black Marvel, Reaper, Jack Frost, Blue Diamond, Super Rabbit, Dynamic Man, Byrrah, Captain Wonder, Challenger, Blue Blade, Master Mind Excello, Laughing Mask, Phantom Reporter, John Steele, Thunderer, Fiery Mask, American Ace, Mister E, Sun Girl, Black Rider, Miss Patriot, Terror, Ferret, Tim Mulrooney, Father Time, Silver Scorpion, Masked Raider. Excerpt: Captain America is a fictional 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, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books have been sold in a total of 75 countries. For nearly all of the character's publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail 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 bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon. An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. After the war ended, the character's popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an...