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Explore Captain America’s Earliest Years during World War II

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by The Heroic Age

Captain America: The Fighting Avenger
Even though the entirety of superhero comics owes a dramatic debt to the 1940s and World War II for the period’s historical role in their creation, it’s perhaps fair to say that the Marvel Comics mainstay Captain America became even more connected to the second World War in the 1960s. After being revived from an icy slumber in “Avengers” #4, Steve Rogers character arc remained a mix of flashbacks and man out of time drama for years to come. However, straightforward takes on Cap’s war years have been few and far between for most of his career, until today as Marvel announced a new ongoing focused on the hero’s earliest years with “Captain America: The Fighting Avenger” which launches in January.

Series writer Brian Clevinger “It’s an origin that doesn’t concern itself with the very beginning. We’re approaching Captain America from an angle you never really see. It’s that window between getting hepped up on supersoldier serum and becoming, y’know, the mythic Captain America that immediately comes to mind when you talk about him. He was a living legend during the war, and it was only amplified when he was brought out of the ice. In a world filled with gods and super science, Cap doesn’t merely hold his own, he’s a guy that everyone else defers to. His mere presence inspires awe and hope. He can change the tide of a battle just by being there.” – Via comic Book Resources

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