Captain America
Captain America is a fictional superhero from the Marvel Comics. He made his first appearance in the comic book Captain America Comics #1 in 1941. He wears a suit that has a white star on his chest with 2 stripes (still white) on each side next to the star. His suit is blue. He also has an indestructible shield with a bullseye and a star on the front of it. He is also known as his alter ego Steve Rogers. Captain America had a sidekick (friend), Bucky who later became the Winter Soldier, is a very good fighter, both hand-to-hand and using his guns to take care of his enemies easily. Captain America has an nemesis called Red Skull. He later joins a team called the Avengers to help protect the world.
Power and abilities
Captain America has superhuman strength, superhuman stamina, and can live without eating, sleeping and resting.
Film and TV
He first appeared in the serial (film) Captain America, which was from 1940.
He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, played by Chris Evans. He was in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), as well as Marvel's The Avengers (2012), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
In Real Life
In 1966, Joe Simon (one of the people who helped make Captain America) sued Marvel, saying that he was the one who should be able to use the character, not them. It was agreed that Captain America was made under the publisher's rules, and belonged to them. This meant that Marvel won. [1]
Captain America Media
Chris Evans (pictured 2010) portrays Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
References
- ↑ Lovitz, Michael. "The Struggle for Captain America". The Philadelphia Lawyer. Philadelphia Bar Association. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
