The first issue of Captain America was published on December 20, 1940, although the cover had a date of March 1941. The issue focuses on the creating of Captain America by injecting a super-serum into the scrawny form of Steve Rogers, who, as a result, becomes the super-hero Captain America. The issue ends with the scientist who created the super-serum is killed by a Nazi sympathizer. The assassin is electrocuted in his attempts to escape an attack from Captain America.
The cover art shows Captain America hitting Adolph Hitler. After publication, members of an American Nazi organization sent threatening letters and phone calls to Timely, the publishers of Captain America. New York City police were assigned to ensure the employees of Timely.
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