Captain America No. 252: Museum Object and Cultural History
Captain America No. 252: Date made: 1980-12. publisher: Marvel Comics Group. author: Stern, Roger.
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Captain America No. 252 features the story "Cold Fire," written by Roger Stern and pencilled by John Byrne. The cover, done by Art MIlgrom, features the titular hero battling Mr. Hyde and Batroc.
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the character of Captain America in 1940. The superhero made his debut in Captain America Comics #1 published by Timely Comics, the predecessor of Marvel Comics. The Captain’s alter ego is Steve Rogers, a World War II service member who takes an experimental “super-soldier” serum through Project: Rebirth. In addition to comics and feature films, Captain America has appeared in a variety of animations, television series, and video games. Fans admire the Captain’s immense strength as well as his unyielding patriotism, fighting spirit, and sense of justice. Captain America epitomized World War II propaganda in the comics’ early years, but his evolution in subsequent decades signifies the importance of superhero narratives as vehicles for national dialogue. As a fixture in post-9/11 American popular culture, Captain America struggles to resolve issues of terrorism, nationalism, and racism whilst upholding democratic values
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1980-12
- publisher: Marvel Comics Group
- author: Stern, Roger
- artist: Byrne, John
- artist: Rubinstein, Josef
- maker: Marvel Comics Group
- Object Name: Book, Comic
- Object Name: comic book
- Measurements: overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- Subject: Comics
- Subject: Captain America
- ID Number: 2007.3006.04
- nonaccession number: 2007.3006
- catalog number: 2007.3006.04
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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