CAPTAIN AMERICA

Captain America (Steven 'Steve' Rogers) is one of the most important superheroes of Marvel.
Comics. Created in 1941 by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, it has always been shown
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as 'a reliable thermometer of the social temperature of your country'.

The character was created as a propaganda tool during World War II,
where it represented a free and democratic America that opposed an imperialist Europe and
warrior, and it had great success among the public, but with the end of the conflict it lost its popularity, to
despite a (futile) attempt to recycle him as a hunter of communists in the early years of
the Cold War.

In 1964, when Stan Lee decided to take over the character in The Avengers #4, he deprived him of
the nationalist elements it had at its origin, but it reformed it by giving it a new sensitivity
and humanity, and very often their stories were used to denounce corruption and
the social inequalities present in North American society, representing a kind of
the real 'consciousness' of America.

Creation and publication

The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, (March 1941) in which
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cover punches the very Adolf Hitler, months before the States
The United States will enter into war against Nazi Germany during World War II. To
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So there were already superheroes with symbolic uniforms like The Shield from MLJ Magazines.
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Inc., Uncle Sam from Quality Comics, from 1940, and Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston,
1941, although this did not prevent the character from being one of the most popular in the 40s.
the difference of them had a teenage companion, James Buchanan Barnes (alias Bucky,
ex-Winter Soldier), starring in battles in various stories of World War II.

After the war ended, it fell into oblivion, despite some efforts to revive it in the
the 50s as an anti-communist hero. He was rescued in The Avengers #4 (1964) and went on to
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to star in the comic book Tales of Suspense starting from #58, which took its name from the
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#100. In terms of quality, the adventures narrated by authors like Stan Lee, Jim
Steranko (nos. 110, 111, and 113), Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, John Romita, Gene Colan, Sal
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Buscema and Roger Stern/John Byrne (nos. 247-255), apart from Kirby himself.

Since the 21st century, Captain America is a paradigm of human values above
governments and political ideologies, clearly distinguishing themselves from their origins in the 1940s.

Steve Rogers, Captain America is the epitome of the perfect superhero, prioritizing the
citizen security before their own and capable of rebelling against their own government
if it were against their ideals of justice, freedom, and equality.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a superheroine from DC Comics who appears

in comic strips, cartoons, and movies. It was created by William Moulton Marston, its first
The appearance was in All Star Comics No. 8 (December 1941). It is one of the firsts.
superheroines and it could be said that she is the most popular in her genre.

Marston conceived Wonder Woman as a purely feminist character and most of the
writers describe it this way, despite its clearly sexualized design aimed at men. It is
one of the few heroines who does not have a male counterpart and is informally considered
along with Superman and Batman as a member of the 'Holy Trinity' of DC Comics, being
these three superheroes are considered the most important of this company.

Origin
Wonder Woman is Princess Diana of the Amazons. She took her name from the goddess of the hunt.

She was originally formed by her mother into a clay figure. Life was granted to her by the
supplication of her mother Hipólita to the goddess Aphrodite. Conceived in this way by the grace of a goddess,

Diana grew up being the most beautiful amazon of Paradise Island, with the wisdom of Athena, much
stronger than Hercules and more agile and faster than Hermes.

Contrary to his mother's wishes, he managed to sneak away in a disguise and win the competition.
to choose the most powerful amazon, the one who had to leave the Island to aid mortals in
his fight against Nazism.

Subsequently, and as a consequence of the Crisis on Infinite Earths saga

Earths), its origin was reviewed by George Pérez. Other authors who have made significant
contributions to the history of Wonder Woman are: Mike Deodato Jr, in the saga titled 'The Tournament'; Phil

Jiménez, who with the story "The Witch and the Warrior" narrates an epic saga where Diana gathers
an army of heroines to fight against the sorceress Circe; and, more recently, Greg Rucka in
a controversial stage that divided the fans of the character, and Gail Simone, who for many
it means the resurgence of the Amazon princess, immersed in a quality in recent times
mediocre, but it also divides fans regarding its quality.
 SUPERMAN

Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in the publications.
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from DC Comics, widely regarded as an icon of the United States. It was created

by the American writer Jerry Siegel and the American-born Canadian artist Joe
Shusteren 1932, when both were living in Cleveland, Ohio; they sold it.
Detective Comics, Inc. in 1938 and the first adventure of the character was published in Action
Comics 1 (June 1938) to later appear in various radio serials, television programs,
movies, comic strips, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped create
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the superhero genre and established its primacy within American comics. The appearance
the character's is distinctive and iconic: a blue, red, and yellow suit, with a cape and a shield of 'S'
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stylized on his chest, shield that has become a symbol of the character in all kinds
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of media.

The original story of Superman states that he was born with the name Kal-El on the planet Krypton; his
father, the scientist Jor-El, and his mother Lara, sent him in a ship bound for Earth when
he was a boy, moments before the destruction of his planet. He was discovered and adopted
by Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent, a farming couple from Smallville, Kansas, who raised him with
the name of Clark Kent and instilled a strict moral code in him. Young Kent began to show
superhuman abilities, the same ones that upon reaching maturity he would decide to use for the benefit
of humanity.

Although sometimes referred to in a less than flattering manner as 'the great blue Boy Scout' by
other superheroes, Superman is also known as 'The Man of Steel', 'The Man of the '
"Tomorrow" and "The Last Son of Krypton" by the general comic book audience. Under the identity of
Clark Kent, Superman lives among humans as a 'shy reporter' for the Daily newspaper.
Metropolis Planet. There he works alongside reporter Lois Lane, with whom he has been linked.
romantically. This relationship was consummated with their marriage on several occasions through
different means and the union is firmly established within the current continuity of
the comics.

DC Comics/Warner Bros. slowly expanded the cast of secondary characters, powers and
Superman symbols through the years. His past was altered to allow for his adventures.
like Superboy and other survivors of Krypton were created, including Supergirl and Krypto, the
Superdog. In addition, Superman has been licensed and adapted to a wide variety of media, from
the radio to television and cinema. In the latter, perhaps the most significant interpretation was given.
Notable: Christopher Reeve both in Superman: The Movie (1978) and in its sequel Superman
II(1981), films by Richard Donner that received unanimous acclaim from critics and
the most successful movies from Warner Bros. have returned in their time. However, the two
the following sequels, Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace were not as successful.
Revenue level. The movie Superman Returns, which was released in 2006, was not very successful.
within the United States but exceeded initial expectations in the rest of the world
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its creators.