When was captain america created?

Captain America is a fictional character 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. read more

The first instance of Captain America's trademark ricocheting shield-toss occurs in Stan Lee's first comics writing, the two-page text story "Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge" in Captain America Comics #3 (May 1941). read more

Captain America: Captain America, comic-strip superhero created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby for Timely (later Marvel) Comics. The character debuted in March 1941 in Captain America Comics no. 1. The star-spangled super soldier would become one of Marvel’s most iconic and enduring characters. read more

And given that Captain America was created in the early 40s (his premiere issue went on sale December 20, 1940), his ultra-patriotic nature had a purpose. Simon and Kirby were not what you would call “fans” of Nazi Germany’s blitzkriegs throughout Europe. read more