Captain
America is a fictional comic book superhero published by
Marvel Comics.
Created
by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Captain America
Comics #1
(March 1941). Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of
Captain
America comic books have been sold in 75 countries. Captain America is
the
alter ego of Steve Rogers, a sickly young man who was given enhanced
strength
and reflexes by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States
war
effort. He wears a costume that utilizes an American flag motif and is
armed
with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.
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