Captain America Comics  (1941)

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1st appearance and origin of Captain America

[December 2025 - Chris Evans to return as Captain America in Avengers: Doomsday]

1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier

1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull

1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum

1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari

1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans

Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus

💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)

Folio Society Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010

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2nd appearance of Captain America

2nd appearance of Bucky Barnes

Debut of Captain America's disc shield

Marvel ⋅ 1941

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First written work in the comic book industry by Stan Lee

Two-page text story with a couple of illustrations by Kirby

3rd appearance of Captain America

3rd appearance of Bucky Barnes

2nd appearance and 1st cover of the Red Skull, George Maxon

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Second written work in the comic book industry by Stan Lee

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1st team appearance of the Circus of Crime, led by the Ringmaster

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1st appearance and origin of Father Time, a costumed hero recruited for the war effort

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1st appearance of the Red Skull, Johann Shmidt, the real Red Skull

Previous appearances of the Red Skull were George Maxon, an agent in the employ of Johann Shmidt

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1st appearance of Ra the Avenger

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1st appearance and origin of Black Talon, a painter who became a killer after having his crushed hand replaced by an executed murderer's hand

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Introduction of the Microverse, the subatomic world

Drug use: Captain America drinks liquid opium and loses consciousness in an effort to battle a demon on a different plane

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