Captain America

Hello, my name is Shannon. I am going to be writing about Captain America today. Captain America is a man named Steven Rogers. Steve was denied acceptance into the military because he did not pass physical requirements, but he was volunteered for Operation: Rebirth. This was supposed to help soldiers meet the physical requirements. Steve was the first to be tested for the “Super Soldier Serum”, and Professor Erskine, the creator, was assassinated shortly after, leaving Steve as the only person with the Super Soldier Serum.

                Steve was assigned to serve in the army. He wore a costume that was identical to the US flag. He was also given a triangular shield used to protect him. He named himself Captain America as a symbolic US hero. While on the mission to the African nation of Wakanda, he befriended the nation’s ruler and obtained a sample of a metal, vibranium, he used this metal to make a disc shaped shield, that was indestructible.

                Captain America had a number of aliases including: The Captain, Steven Grant Rogers, Cap, The Star-Spangled Avenger. Before he tried to enlist in the army, Steve was a WPA artist. He was later a soldier, teacher, and a police officer. Steve was a high school graduate, who also attended one year of art school. He then went to basic training and had one-on-one tutoring in combat.

                Captain America did not have any super powers, but the Super Soldier Serum he metabolized gave him high levels of intelligence, agility, strength, speed, endurance and reaction time. It also gave him the ability to eliminate the fatigue-producing poisons in his muscles.

                The story of Captain America was made into a movie. It was written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Markus and McFeely wrote the screenplay, whereas Simon and Kirby wrote the comic books. The movie was directed by Joe Johnston. I have not yet seen the movie, but I think I would like it.