60 Fun Facts About Captain America

Which two creators invented Captain America?

Simon was Timely Comics' first editor.

Captain America Comics #1 was published in December 1940 by which company?

Timely was the corporate predecessor of Marvel.

Who is Captain America shown punching on the cover of his first issue?

The story inside established the Red Skull as his main enemy and introduced Bucky.

The print run of Captain America Comics #2 was set at more than how many copies?

The first issue sold out in days.

What is Captain America's civilian name?

A frail man rejected by the Army, he was transformed by the super-soldier serum.

What was the name of the secret programme that made Rogers its first test subject?

Its goal was to create super soldiers via the Super-Soldier Serum.

Which two fictional metals form the alloy of Cap's shield in the comics?

His very first shield, in issue #1, was a heater-style steel shield; the round one arrived in issue #2.

What form did Cap's original defensive weapon take in his 1941 debut?

The circular shield everyone knows debuted in the very next issue.

Why did Joe Simon say Bucky was created?

He said Bucky was a way of 'eliminating too many thought balloons'.

After the war Cap's title was cancelled in 1950; in what year did he return to comics for good?

A short-lived revival came in 1953 under Atlas Comics.

The Falcon, introduced in 1969, was mainstream comics' first what?

The book was retitled Captain America and the Falcon from 1971 for seven and a half years.

In a 1974 Watergate-inspired storyline, Rogers briefly dropped the Captain America identity to become whom?

The Secret Empire's leader turned out to be the president of the United States.

Which writer relaunched Captain America in 2005 and brought Bucky back as the Winter Soldier?

Artist Steve Epting drew it; Brubaker won the 2006 Harvey Award for Best Writer.

Captain America #25, in which the character dies, was the best-selling comic of which year?

He was revived in the 2009 series Captain America: Reborn.

Who took over as Captain America in 2008 after Rogers' death?

Sam Wilson later took the mantle in 2014 after Rogers lost the serum.

In Nick Spencer's 2016 run, Cap was replaced by a version loyal to which organisation?

It culminated in the 2017 crossover Secret Empire.

John Walker, later U.S. Agent, was introduced in 1988 as what?

Isaiah Bradley followed in 2003's Truth: Red, White & Black.

Isaiah Bradley's 2003 origin series Truth: Red, White & Black drew on which real-life episode?

Carl Lumbly plays him in the MCU.

The Red Skull's true identity, Johann Schmidt, first appeared in which issue of the original title?

The Skull in issue #1 was a decoy named George Maxon.

Cap's first appearance outside comics was in what?

It was the first non-comics media to feature any Marvel character.

In the 1944 serial, Captain America's secret identity was changed to what?

It was the last Republic serial ever made about a superhero.

Who played Captain America in the 1990 film?

It got a theatrical release abroad but went direct-to-video in the US.

Who directed Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)?

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wrote it and all three Cap films.

Who plays the Red Skull in The First Avenger?

Ross Marquand took over the role in Infinity War and Endgame.

In The First Avenger, Schmidt steals the Tesseract from a town in which country?

Tønsberg is the setting; the film grossed over $370 million.

Who plays Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist who lets Rogers enlist?

Tommy Lee Jones plays Colonel Phillips and Dominic Cooper is Howard Stark.

Which actress plays Peggy Carter?

Emily VanCamp plays her niece Sharon.

Who directed The Winter Soldier and Civil War?

They signed on for The Winter Soldier in June 2012.

Which Hollywood legend plays Alexander Pierce, Hydra's leader inside S.H.I.E.L.D., in The Winter Soldier?

The film grossed $714 million and earned a visual effects Oscar nomination.

What is Project Insight in The Winter Soldier?

They were designed to preemptively eliminate threats.

Whose preserved consciousness lives in a supercomputer in a New Jersey bunker in The Winter Soldier?

Toby Jones plays the character.

What UN framework divides the Avengers in Civil War?

In the comics the equivalent was the Superhuman Registration Act.

At which airport does the big Civil War fight take place?

It was the first sequence shot with IMAX digital 2D cameras.

Civil War, the highest-grossing film of 2016, made over how much worldwide?

It introduced Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther.

Which actor plays Helmut Zemo?

He steals the book of trigger words that activate Bucky's brainwashing.

In Avengers: Endgame, Rogers proves worthy to wield what?

He then returns the Infinity Stones and the hammer to their timelines.

At the end of Endgame, whom does the aged Rogers choose as his successor?

He stayed in the 1940s and married Peggy Carter.

Cap's MCU birthday is which date?

He was born in Brooklyn to Joseph and Sarah Rogers.

Which song does Rogers dance to with Peggy at the end of Endgame?

He had promised her the dance in The First Avenger.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was created for Disney+ by whom?

He also co-wrote Brave New World.

Who plays John Walker, the replacement Captain America, in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

His father Kurt Russell also has a Marvel role, as Ego in Guardians Vol. 2.

What is the name of the anti-patriotism group in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

Karli Morgenthau leads them, enhanced by a recreated serum.

Sharon Carter is revealed in the series to be which criminal figure?

She rules the lawless island of Madripoor.

Who directed Captain America: Brave New World (2025)?

It grossed $415 million worldwide.

Which star plays President Thaddeus Ross in Brave New World?

Ford took over the role after William Hurt's death.

Who plays Joaquin Torres, who takes up the Falcon mantle in Brave New World (2025)?

Torres flies alongside Sam Wilson's Captain America; their first mission is in Oaxaca, Mexico, against Sidewinder's mercenaries.

Who plays Joaquin Torres, the Falcon, in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)?

Their first mission is in Oaxaca, Mexico, against Sidewinder's mercenaries.

What name did Joe Simon say he first considered for the hero before settling on Captain America?

He dropped it because too many comic characters already had 'super' in their names.

Steve Rogers' surname was derived from which telegraphy term?

Simon worked out the details of the character after sketches in consultation with publisher Martin Goodman.

Why did Martin Goodman insist on a team of artists to rush out Captain America Comics #1?

Simon negotiated a 25% share of the profits: 15% for himself and 10% for the artists.

What subtitle was added to the hero's original series for its final two issues in 1950?

Horror comics were booming, and the series had already tried making Rogers a high-school teacher.

How was Captain America billed during his short-lived 1954 revival?

John Romita drew it; it was cancelled after three issues, and Romita said 'Captain America' became 'a dirty word'.

In which 1963 anthology issue did an impostor Captain America appear as a 'test' of reader interest?

The fake Cap was beaten by the Human Torch; the real one returned in The Avengers #4 in March 1964.

In which anthology did Cap's solo stories run alongside Iron Man's from November 1964?

Those runs introduced Nick Fury, Peggy Carter and Sharon Carter into his world.

Which artist drew and co-wrote a brief but influential three-issue run in 1969?

He re-established Cap's secret identity and brought a more experimental art style.

In Roger Stern and John Byrne's 1980–81 run, what offer does Captain America turn down?

J.M. DeMatteis later quit the book when Marvel rejected his plan to make Cap a pacifist in issue #300.

In Mark Gruenwald's 1987 storyline 'The Choice', what identity does Steve Rogers adopt?

He gave up the Captain America name after the government ordered him to work directly under its control.

Which artist illustrated and co-wrote the six-issue 'Heroes Reborn' Captain America in 1996?

Liefeld says he was fired for refusing a pay cut during Marvel's bankruptcy; Marvel cited low sales.

Why was Cap's heater changed from a triangle to a circle from his second issue?

The circular design is now portrayed as an alloy of vibranium and adamantium.

Which patriotic hero did Simon and Kirby create for Prize Comics in 1954 after leaving Timely?

Timely had warned imitators as early as 1941 that 'there is only one Captain America'.