Comics:Captain America Vol 1 255

From Marvel Database

In fact, I'm told the metal in the shield has some incredible properties. If only the metalurigal accident which produced it could be duplicated.

-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Earth-616)

Appearing in "The Living Legend"

Featured Characters:

• Captain America
  

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Nazis and Sabateurs
• Red Skull
• Adolph Hitler
  

Other Characters:

• General Phillips
• Agent R
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  

Locations:

• 
  

Items:

• Captain America's Triangular Shield
• Captain America's Shield
  

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Living Legend"

This is a 40th Anniversary special edition. It details the origin of Captain America and focuses on his early adventures in 1941-42.

Notes

• Joe Rubinstein inks the final page of this story. He is credited specifically in the letters page.
• Page one is an homage/recreation of the cover of Captain America Comics 1
• The title of this comics is "Captain America Comics". This is a reference to that 78 issue Golden and Atomic age series. Normally this title is just referred to as "Captain America".
• An important addition to Captain America's history: President Franklin Roosevelt presents Cap with his circular shield. FDR notes that it has incredible properties and was created in a metalurgical accident.
• This issue contain a letters page: Letters to the Living Legend. Letters are published from Eric L. Watts, Tom A. Field, and Rob Imes.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

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• Cover gallery for the Captain America series

Recommended Reading

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Links and References

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