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For 80 years, Captain America has battled the bad guys, including his own government
It’s a character introduction like no other — a muscular figure, clad in the Stars & Stripes, punches Adolf Hitler right in the face.
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This is how audiences first encountered Captain America on the front cover of issue #1 of his self-titled comic book, officially released in March 1941.
While punching Nazis is as relevant today as it ever was, that striking image helped set the tone for Marvel Comics’ “star-spangled sentinel of liberty” through to today.
Often dismissed as a jingoistic patriot, Captain America’s relationship with his own country’s government over the past 80 years has been complex.
Far from being an attack dog for the US government, Captain America has often been a staunch critic of the White House, holding up a…
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