The creative background of Captain America

The most "main theme" superhero in American comics is none other than Captain America. He uses the name of his country as his title, his uniform is red, white and blue with bright stars; a shield of the same color is his weapon. Yes, his birth stemmed from the purpose of patriotism.

In 1941, the Second World War was in full swing on the Eurasian battlefield, but the United States, far across the ocean, had not yet joined the war. Despite this, the anti-fascist voice in its country is becoming stronger and stronger. In this stormy and troubled time, Timely Comics (later Marvel) launched a patriot and a hero who represents the American spirit-Captain America.

In March 1941, there were still nine months before the Pearl Harbor incident. A comic book called "Captain America" ??was published at this time, and a symbol of patriotism and American spirit was born. Wearing a red, white, and blue star-striped costume and holding a shield, this was Captain America's first appearance. Screenwriter Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby collaborated to create such an American icon. He even beat Hitler with an angry iron fist on the cover of the first issue! (The movie version changed this scene to a performance and faithfully reproduced the comic on the original cover) Captain America never had a trial run in other publications, but directly launched an independent comic, which was unusual at the time - Timely Comics Boss Martin Goodman had just seen the draft of this character and concluded that he would be a great success, so he immediately gave Captain America the opportunity to perform independently. Facts have proved that this is completely correct, and the Captain America comics, full of Americanism, have become very popular after their launch.

Captain America is a native American. His name is Steve Rogers. He was originally a thin young man. In order to serve the country, he volunteered to participate in the military's secret program and was injected with a secret serum to become a super soldier. However, at this moment, Nazi spies killed the professor who invented the drug formula, making Steve the only super soldier. Under the arrangement of the government, he disguised himself as an ordinary soldier and fought against the enemy in the army.

Captain America is not a born hero, nor is he immortal (which is why he needs a shield for protection). He is just stronger, braver, and wittier than ordinary people. He faced the enemies of the Axis powers Germany, Italy and Japan, taking the theme of the comics to a new level. When the United States officially announced its participation in the war, Captain America spared no effort to participate in the war. These comic books depicting heroes fighting enemies were also sent to the front line together with supplies, becoming spiritual food for the army and inspiring soldiers to fight bravely. Although many works similar to Captain America's comic style appeared during the same period, Captain America was the most prominent and popular superhero among many similar works and during World War II.

With the end of the war, Captain America seemed to have lost the goal of fighting. He faded out of the comic book world and didn't really return to comics until the 1960s. But the social situation is different from the world where good and evil are familiar to him, and patriotism has been given a different meaning. Although he fought in many different battles, this true American hero is still remembered for his deeds against his fascist enemies.