Captain America: The First Avenger

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Steve Rogers becomes a super-soldier and fights Hydra during the Second World War. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.

Director
Joe Johnston
Produced by
Kevin Feige
Starring
Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell
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Comics behind the movie

Captain America: The First Avenger is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Captain America Comics #1, then compare it with Tales of Suspense #63–71 and Captain America #255. Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.

Tales of Suspense #63–71
Captain America #255

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