Make Mine Paperback Week Fifty-Seven - Golden Age Comics: Captain America Comics #1 (1-5)

Listen in as MMP discusses another legendary golden age comic, Captain America #1-5 (1941), written and drawn by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby. The art and story were truly ahead of their time in this comic book. Even though it was drawn decades before computer generation, this comic proves it can match modern comics in quality of line work and action sequences. The story is equally impressive. At the time of publication, the U.S. was not involved in WW2, which makes it even more impressive that the comic was advocating for the U.S to enter the war. Will Captain America be able to stop the Nazis and Red Skull? Give this episode a listen in to find out what makes Captain America one of the most popular superheroes today!