Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has Captain America's character.
Philosopher and long-time comics fan Mark D. White argues that the core principles, compassion, and judgment exhibited by the 1940's comic book character Captain America remain relevant to the modern world.
Since 1940, Captain America has served as a bellwether for changing attitudes about the values and policies of the United States. At some points in time, the hero's activities have been the subject of national debate, and at other times he has been ignored to the point of cancellation.
This essay brings together an investigation of Captain America's Role in constructing U.S. nationalism with a consideration of the role of the U.S. South as a region that both complicates and facilitates attempts to imagine the nation as a unified and coherent whole.
...the battle between these two characters becomes a conflict between ideologies, and Civil War becomes a debate between two different approaches to framing the War on Terror through America's recent past.
Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books’ most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics.
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