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Bucky apparently dies in the war, but actually went on to a strange, tragic destiny as the Winter Soldier. Today he fights alongside Steve and Sam, often working the shadowy corners of the world where Captain America would be too conspicuous.</li>\n<li><strong>Carter, Sharon:</strong> As Agent 13 of S.H.I.E.L.D. (see the next section), Sharon’s work often sends her on missions alongside Steve Rogers. She just may be the great love of his life, but somehow their respective duties always tear them apart.</li>\n<li><strong>The Invaders:</strong> Captain America’s original team, a World War II strike force that included the Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch.</li>\n<li><strong>The Red Skull:</strong> One of Cap’s earliest foes, this unrepentant Nazi survives the war and continues to plague the world with a variety of twisted, fascist schemes.</li>\n<li><strong>The Shield:</strong> Both an offensive and defensive weapon, the disk-shaped shield of Captain America is forged in wartime out of an indestructible metal whose formula has never been duplicated.</li>\n<li><strong>H.I.E.L.D.:</strong> An international espionage agency tasked with keeping world peace. Steve Rogers, in particular, often works for S.H.I.E.L.D.’s director, Nick Fury — but Fury’s tendency to keep his agents in the dark can prove frustrating to both Captain Americas.</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"A Captain America Timeline","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Here are a few of the high points of Cap’s illustrious career. As you can see, there are a lot of them.</p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-302669\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/captain-america-fd-9781394299447-cs02.jpg\" alt=\"Captain America Sam Wilson and Captain America Steve Rogers shaking hands art\" width=\"535\" height=\"594\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>One note: It hasn’t really been sixty-plus years since Steve Rogers joined the Avengers. Comic book characters don’t age at the same rate we do — even heroes like Steve, who’s spent decades in suspended animation!</p>\n<p><strong>1941:</strong> A young Steve Rogers, desperate to serve his country in time of war, volunteers for Project Rebirth and becomes America’s first and only Super-Soldier: Captain America.</p>\n<p><strong>1941: </strong>Bucky Barnes joins the fight as Cap’s partner. Together they face the Red Skull, a murderous Nazi agent, for the first time.</p>\n<p><strong>1945:</strong> Cap and Bucky attempt to stop a plane full of explosives launched by the Red Skull’s minions. When the plane detonates, Bucky is caught in the explosion and Steve falls to the sea below. Both are presumed dead.</p>\n<p><strong>1964:</strong> In the Pacific Ocean, the Avengers find Steve floating in a block of ice. They coax him back to life and induct him into the team.</p>\n<p><strong>1969:</strong> Sam Wilson makes his debut as the Falcon, becoming Steve Rogers’ off-and-on partner.</p>\n<p><strong>1974: </strong>The Falcon gets his first set of wings.</p>\n<p><strong>1987: </strong>Under pressure from the U.S. government, Steve Rogers quits being Captain America. After the Red Skull reveals himself as the plotter behind this, Steve gladly takes up the shield again.</p>\n<p><strong>2004:</strong> A brainwashed Bucky Barnes returns — to murder the Red Skull! Steve Rogers helps him regain his memories and rejoin the modern world.</p>\n<p><strong>2006:</strong> A Civil War among super heroes pits Cap against his allies in the Avengers. In the aftermath, Steve Rogers falls to a sniper’s bullet, but eventually returns.</p>\n<p><strong>2014: </strong>With the Super-Soldier Serum drained from Steve’s body, Sam Wilson becomes the new Captain America.</p>\n<p><strong>2017: </strong>A rejuvenated, but altered, Steve Rogers tries to conquer the world as Hydra’s Supreme Commander. The world’s heroes, including Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, barely manage to stop him—with the help of the real Steve, who returns to strike the final blow.</p>\n<p><strong>2023: </strong>Returning to his roots, Steve buys the apartment building he grew up in, so many years ago. He and Sam Wilson both remain members of the Avengers, each of them answering the call when they’re needed.</p>\n"},{"title":"Where to Find Captain America","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Looking for a quick jolt of Super-Soldier Serum? I’ve got you covered:</p>\n<h3>Books</h3>\n<p>Marvel publishes a wide variety of Cap comics in book form. The three main series:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Marvel Masterworks:</em> elegant hardcover editions reprinting several past decades’ worth of Captain America comics.</li>\n<li><em>Mighty Marvel Masterworks:</em> affordable paperbacks, focusing on the 1960s Cap stories.</li>\n<li><em>Epic Collections:</em> thick, meaty books ranging throughout the character’s history, including several already-classic modern stories.</li>\n<li><em>Marvel Omnibuses:</em> huge hardcover volumes that’ll keep you reading for hours and hours.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Movies</h3>\n<p>Cap stars in three modern films — <em>The First Avenger</em>, <em>The Winter Soldier</em>, and <em>Civil War </em>— and costars in several others, notably the Avengers series. All are available for home video purchase and on streaming services.</p>\n<h3>Digital Comics</h3>\n<p>Read Cap on your phone or tablet! 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Our industry-leading content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of our customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. We empower knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, Wiley has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential. Visit us at <a href=\"https://www.wiley.com/en-us\">Wiley.com</a>. 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Marvel Marvel Comics For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-28-2025

You can divide the many legendary characters of Marvel Comics into several different groups, and many of them are associated with various super-teams.

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Marvel Captain America For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-28-2025

Captain America! From the time of his creation in 1940, Marvel’s defender of liberty has captivated comic book readers — and movie audiences, too. This Cheat Sheet serves as quick guide to Captain America, his life and times, and where to find more on him. Both of him, actually. . .

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Marvel Dummies and Marvel Team Up to Release New Book Series

Article / Updated 08-30-2024

August 20, 2024 (Hoboken, NJ) - Dummies, a Wiley Brand, is excited to announce its collaboration with Marvel on a co-branded series of books to bring the beloved characters of Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to fans through Dummies’ approachable and engaging books. The anticipated six-book series is scheduled to publish in three parts, with the inaugural titles, Marvel Comics For Dummies and Captain America For Dummies, set for release in February 2025. Future titles in the series will cover the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Spider-Man, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. All titles are planned to release in 2025. Jennifer Yee, Senior Editor at Dummies shared, “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Marvel to bring the Marvel Universe to fans through Dummies’ signature style of accessible, friendly storytelling. For new fans looking for a primer to the Marvel Comic Universe, to superfans alike, this series of books will serve as approachable reference guides to some of Marvel’s most popular and enduring super heroes.” Marvel Comics For Dummies Troy Brownfield | February 2025 | ISBN: 9781394299294 | Paperback | $29.99 Marvel Comics For Dummies is a comprehensive reference guide and definitive primer to the immense catalog of comics created by the most iconic comic book publisher in history. Marvel Comics For Dummies will introduce readers of all ages to key Marvel comic book characters, their super-powers, strengths, weapons, allies and enemies, and more. Readers will be introduced to key storylines that have been woven through Marvel comics for decades and learn the essential facts and foundational backstories necessary to understand how the comics and characters are inter-related. Along the way readers will get the scoop on popular characters like Iron Man, Wolverine, Black Panther, Thor, and Captain Marvel. Marvel Comics For Dummies author Troy Brownfield is an Executive Editor of The Saturday Evening Post and kid’s magazines -- Jack & Jill and Humpty Dumpty. As a comic book expert and fan, Troy has written and created content for DC Comics, Comiccon.com, Fangoria Comics/Graphix, comics for Zenescope Entertainment, and has written trading cards for Topps Trading Cards, including HALO series content and Star Wars 2018-present. Captain America For Dummies Stuart Moore | February 2025 | ISBN: 9781394299447 | Paperback | $29.99 Captain America For Dummies will introduce readers to Captain America, the character and the history of the comic, originally published in 1940. The book will walk readers through Captain America’s origin story, how civilian Steve Rogers became a super hero, thanks to a secret government project and a dose of Super-Soldier Serum, and how others, including Sam Wilson, have taken up the mantle of Captain America over time. Captain America For Dummies author, Stuart Moore, is the author of the Marvel Crisis Protocol novels Target: Kree and Into the Dark Dimension (Aconyte Books), three volumes of the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series The Zodiac Legacy (Disney Press), created and cowritten by Stan Lee, and was a founding editor of the acclaimed Vertigo imprint at DC Comics, where he won the Will Eisner Award for Best Editor. ### PRESS CONTACT: Amy Seratt, Senior Publicity Manager, Wiley | [email protected] ABOUT WILEY: Wiley (NYSE: WLY) is one of the world’s largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning. Our industry-leading content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of our customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. We empower knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities. For more than two centuries, Wiley has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential. Visit us at Wiley.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. ABOUT MARVEL: Marvel is one of the world’s most prominent entertainment brands, built on an unparalleled library of iconic characters and stories that have shaped pop culture for 85 years. The Marvel brand spans entertainment, including film, television, publishing, licensing, games, live events, digital media, and more. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2024 MARVEL

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