Captain America creator explains character’s patriotic origins
sometimes more than the heroes, all the best in comics because of their villains. The Joker. Lex Luthor , recalls Joe Simon, who invented the superhero in 1940 with the late Jack Kirby. when Captain America was founded, we were looking around and I have realized that the villain was perfect right on the page Home s newspaper: Adolph Hitler.
he had that mustache ridiculous and many of the no goose henchmen, explains Simon. , so all you need is the right partner, a patriotic hero who represents the American ideal.
L idea took them all the way to multiplex this weekend with the release of , Captain America: The First Avenger with beautiful Chris Evans.
L origin of story revolves around a u200b u200bman named Steve Rogers, who is so thin and lean, he n , is not fit for military service. He volunteers for a top secret research project that becomes fleshy Captain America - a man who defended American ideals.
Simon, now 98, says the man with the shield of stars has been an instant success in the war.
Comics Captain America Comics was sold at the right time, that s what then they called Marvel he said via email. Our first impression was 800,000 copies, and they print 200,000 more. We not only have a million paper copies, but sold everywhere - returns were almost nothing Simon has hands on as editor, writer, artist, repentance, and entrepreneur, and he is happy with history of Captain America to discuss.
P. Just like real life for you in New York and later in the Coast Guard during World War l influence of this cartoon character?
R. There was a Nazi Bund members hold their meetings at Madison Square Garden on 50th Street and Ninth Avenue. I see the corner of my window apartment TODAY Today, looking south to the Worldwide Plaza. At that time, we don were not yet at war, but everyone saw coming. It was the perfect time for a new icon to appear, for Americans to our ideals and our duty to remember.
P. How Captain America costume made?
A. L his costume idea came to me on the bus, and I have the first version, that night, another hero of questions coat of mail, I have worked - the Blue Beetle. Jack and all I had for the first time the Martin Goodman s Timely Comics sold.
P. How to change the character over the years?
A. After the war, Captain America shipwreck, l interest faded, and his title was canceled. Kirby and I n were not involved - who moved to bigger and better things. There was an attempt to bring it back in the 1950s, but was almost immediately. Jack and I had our own Cold War patriot, anti-American, to fight evil and the Communists.
P. What role did you film?
A. The premise of the film is based on story origin and j gave Jack Captain America back to the beginning, with the super soldier formula and the fact that , one of its kind. A few years ago, Marvel and I came to a legal concept, and Jack, and I will be credited as the creators of the character. Producers, especially for a man named Stephen Broussard, m allowed to stay up to date on what happen, and I I was excited about everything I ever seen. There have been several unsuccessful attempts of Captain America to make films over the years, and they were very bad. This time, it seems that they are all good.
Q. Chris Evans returns as Captain America in The Avengers l next year. What do you see the future of the character screen and on the page?
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