Captain America

Captain America
Captain America #109 (Jan. 1969). Cover art by Jack Kirby and Syd Shores.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941)
Created by	Joe Simon (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Steve Rogers
Team affiliations	All-Winners Squad Avengers Avengers Unity Division Illuminati Invaders Landau, Luckman, and Lake New Avengers Project: Rebirth Redeemers S.H.I.E.L.D. "Secret Avengers" (Civil War) Secret Avengers Secret Defenders U.S. Army
Partnerships	Bucky (James Barnes) Falcon Black Widow Bucky (Rick Jones) Nomad (Jack Monroe) Free Spirit Jack Flag Demolition Man Bucky (Rikki Barnes) Sharon Carter
Notable aliases	Nomad, The Captain
Abilities	Peak human physical condition Enhanced physical and mental faculties Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant Expert marksman and master of various weaponry Master tactician, strategist and field commander Wields vibranium-steel alloy shield

Captain America is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war and the Captain America comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in 1953. Since Marvel Comics revived the character in 1964, Captain America has remained in publication.

Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with a nearly indestructible shield that he throws at foes. The character is usually depicted as the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young man enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum to aid the United States government's efforts in World War II. Near the end of the war, he was trapped in ice and survived in suspended animation until he was revived in the present day. Although Captain America often struggles to maintain his ideals as a man out of his time with its modern realities, he remains a highly respected figure in his community which includes becoming the long-time leader of the Avengers.