Captain America

Guide Note

Captain America is a fictional superhero and star of a comic book published by Marvel Comics. Captain America perhaps Marvel's most iconic character, leading their flagship team The Avengers and appearing in films, television shows, and cartoons in addition to comic books.

Fast Facts

1. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
2. First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
3. Alter Ego: Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes
4. Powers: Strength, agility, endurance
5. Equipment: Vibranium shield
6. Steve Rogers was assassinated by a sniper's bullet in 2007
7. Bucky Barnes became Captain America in 2008

Captain America's Origin

During World War II, Steve Rogers was one of many young men who was picked to take part in a secret military project. After the selection process, he was given an experimental serum that would give him enhanced strength, agility, and endurance. He used his new abilities to fight against the Germans as a masked soldier. After the war, Rogers fell from a plane flying over the North Atlantic Ocean, and was frozen into a state of suspended animation. After he was recovered, he became the leader of The Avengers.

Alter Ego

Steve Rogers was the original Captain America, but in a storyline published in 2007 taking place in the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War event, Steve Rogers was assassinated by a sniper. Though the superhero community mourned his death, the Captain America persona lived on. Rogers' former sidekick Bucky Barnes took up the Captain America identity.