Captain America – The First Appearance

A remastered version of the first appearance of captain america was released in March 2011 to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

Unlike modern storytelling endeavors, this film relies on simplicity and directness to build up the characters and what makes them tick. The film is almost naive in the way it depicts the world of superheroes. The good guys are unwaveringly good and the bad guys are without exception evil, which is a refreshing change of pace for modern cinema. The film’s old school feel also lends itself well to Christian content as Cap is a symbol of decency in indecent times.

Captain America was the first of Marvel’s costumed heroes and arguably one of the most influential in the history of comics. The character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for Timely Comics during the height of World War II as a propaganda tool to help boost American morale and to inspire the troops fighting overseas. The earliest versions of the hero were clumsy and overly cartoonish. As a result, he was not very popular with the public and it took a long time for people to warm up to him.

This first appearance is notable for being the debut of both Bucky Barnes and the Red Skull. The villain’s portrayal in this story is different than the infamous Johann Schmidt that made his first appearance in a later Silver Age retelling. In addition, this issue contains the first ever depiction of the super soldier serum that would make Cap into the ultimate weapon in his war against the Nazis.