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Captain America has long been a bedrock character for Marvel. Created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon in 1941, his debut issue showed him knocking out Adolf Hitler on the cover of "Captain America Comics" No. 1. Since then he's been part of The Avengers, paired with The Falcon to fight crime in the city and been a part of practically every major event created to roil the Marvel Universe. Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, told the New York Daily News that the character is one of the best examples of what makes Marvel's characters so popular. "When his mask comes off, Steve Rogers is just like us. He's the kind of hero who always strives to be something more
-- to be a better person," he told the newspaper, which reported the new series on Monday. Marvel said that artist Steve McNiven will handle the art for the new series, something Brubaker lauded. "Steve is at the top of his game, and no one draws action like him," he said. McNiven, who drew the Marvel mini-series "Civil War" and "New Avengers," called Steve Rogers' Cap a character he's wanted to "work on in more depth since
'Civil War,' a real icon of the Marvel Universe." ___ Online:
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