Captain America in other media
| Adaptations of Captain America in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Joe Simon Jack Kirby |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) |
| Print publications | |
| Novel(s) |
Captain America: The Great Gold Steal (1968) Captain America: Holocaust For Hire (1979) Captain America: Liberty's Torch (1998) The Death of Captain America (2014) Captain America: Dark Design (2016) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
Captain America (1944) Captain America (1979) Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) Captain America (1990) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Captain America: Civil War (2016) |
| Television show(s) |
The Marvel Super Heroes (1966) |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Play(s) | Marvel Universe Live! |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) |
Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann (1987) Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge (1989) Captain America and the Avengers (1991) Captain America: Super Soldier (2011) |
Since the 1940s, the comic book character Captain America has been presented in a variety of other media, including serial films, feature films, animations, and video games.
The Marvel Super Heroes (1966): Captain America was one of the five featured superheroes, starring in one "Captain America" segment a week. They were largely straightforward adaptations of not just the character's solo stories from Tales of Suspense, but also several stories from The Avengers series as well.
Both of these films were released on DVD for the first time together in 2011 from Shout! Factory.
The 1944 serial Captain America has the main character District Attorney Grant Gardner, who is loosely based on the Marvel character Captain America. His nemesis is the Scarab and his love interest and sidekick is Gail Richards.
The first feature-length depiction of Captain America was the 1990 film Captain America. Development began when the film rights were purchased by The Cannon Group founders Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus in 1984, with Death Wish helmer Michael Winner to direct. Scripts written by James Silke (Revenge of the Ninja, Sahara), Stan Hey (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet), Stan Lee and Lawrence Block (The Funhouse) were rejected and in 1987, Winner left, replaced by actor-director and a script by Stephen Tolkin.
The final film, produced by Golan's 21st Century Film Corporation, was directed by Albert Pyun and starred Matt Salinger in the title role. It depicted the creation of Captain America from weak soldier Steve Rogers, his fight in World War II and subsequent apparent death, his being found decades later frozen in ice, and his realization and comprehension that our enemies from the war are now our allies, as well as the hero's battle against the Red Skull. The film, intended for theatres, was instead primarily released on home video and was a major critical failure.
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