Believe it or not, Captain America is not the first Avenger and these are other data that you may not have known about the American super soldier.
Steve Rogers is undoubtedly one of the most admired characters of the Marvel universe, and after having disappeared for a while, all the fans are waiting for his return in the movie Avengers: Infinity War. If you consider yourself an expert in the world of comics, these are facts you should know about Captain America.
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Almost everyone knows the history of the most patriotic American soldier thanks to his first appearance in the movie Captain America: the First Avenger. But only lovers of Marvel comics know this character perfectly and to expand their knowledge in the world of superheroes, here are some curious facts about Steve Rogers. That way you can understand all the references you make in your next movie.
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- First name option
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When its creators, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, were thinking about the name that would be given to the alter ego of Steve Rogers his first option was to call it 'Super American', but in those times there were already many characters with the super prefix and they opted for change it to Captain.
- Screening of its creators
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Perhaps to make a tribute to the profession, or to project, the creators decided that Steve Rogers was an art student and a fan of comics, before becoming the Captain.
- First comic
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Captain America # 1 of 1941 sold more than a million copies and showed the 'Cap' hitting Hitler. For obvious reasons, the comic generated thousands of hate letters from American supporters of Nazism.
- First shield
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As seen in the Captain's first film, his first shield was not circular but triangular. This first design seems to come back in Avengers: Infinity War.
- The First Avenger? Not at all
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Actually the Captain was part of the Avengers when the team was already formed by Ant-Man, the Wasp, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk. So just to clarify, the movie should have been called Captain America: the Sixth Avenger.
- The first story of Stan Lee
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When the genius Stan Lee began in the world of comics, his debut was made with a story by Steve Rogers called 'Captain America thwarts the revenge of the traitor'. This time was the first time the Captain used his shield as a weapon and that was one of Stan Lee's first great ideas.
- The origin of the shield
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The Marvel films made it known that the Captain's Vibranium shield was crafted and presented to Steve by Howard Stark. But in the original comics of the Captain of the 1940s, the origins of the circular shield are never discussed.
- Captain America presenting to ...
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Falcon, was the first African-American superhero in comics and his first appearance was in Captain America No. 117 in September 1969.
- Captain America: the musical
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As they listen to it, and as was also the case in the movie, Captain America had a musical in 1985 that had a small investment of 4 million dollars. The play was about Steve Rogers going through a middle-aged crisis, while trying to rescue his girlfriend (a presidential candidate) from a terrorist group.
As in the movie, the work was a failure and did not have many presentations.
- The Captain and Batman
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In 1996 there was a story that crossed the Marvel and DC universes. In that adventure, Captain America and Bucky join Batman and Robin to face an alliance between their archenemies Red Skull and the Joker.
- Superman with serum
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Apparently in the nineties there were other stories combined between Marvel and DC. One of the strangest was when Superman was injected with the serum of the supersoldier, perhaps to make it more powerful, if that is possible.
- Worthy of power
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In Avengers: Age of Ultron it could be observed that Steve Rogers managed to move a little the powerful Mjolnir hammer. But in comics, the Captain has been able to wield the weapon and possess the abilities of the Thunder God. Surely the hammer did not know that the Captain was always a member of Hydra.
- The first Avenger, in the T.V.
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Although he was not really the first avenger, he was the first Marvel character to appear in a television series. It happened in 1944 and the role of Steve was interpreted by Dick Purcell.
- Other Steve's Aliases
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Very much in line with the Watergate scandal in real life, in the comics Captain America discovered an important government politician behind a conspiracy to seize the United States and, having lost his faith in the country, he renounced the name of Captain America. Even so, he continued his righteous work under the name of 'El Nómada'.
- Captain Wolf America
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The supersoldier's serum is not the only one that Steve Rogers has been injected with. In the nineties there was also a story in which they injected him with a serum that made him a werewolf and had to face Wolverine. Believe it or not, Captain Wolf America beat Logan.
- Other Captains
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Steve Rogers has not been the only hero invested with the position of Captain America. During his absences, the name of Captain America has been taken by Bucky, William Nasland and even Sam Wilson (Falcon).
- Created outside of Marvel
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The Captain is not an original Marvel character, but was included in that universe after being created by Kirby and Joe. They designed it as a protest to the Nazi movement and that is why the Captain has many political overtones.
- Chris and the Captain
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Actor Chris Evans rejected the role of the Captain three times before finally agreeing to interpret it. He was offered it when he played the role of Johnny Storm in The Fantastic Four, and now he says it was one of his best decisions.
