By Rick Klaw
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
- 6/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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