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Captain America For Dummies

Author:

Stuart Moore

Overview

Your guide to the Captain America essentials! With roots dating back to World War II, Captain America reigns as one of the most iconic heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Captain America For Dummies is your guide to getting to know this popular and enduring super hero. Produced in partnership with Marvel Comics and featuring full-color art taken directly from the comic books, this fun and friendly guide helps you understand how Captain America gained his powers and evolved over the years, including the range of characters who have wielded the shield. Discover what inspired the creation of the character, explore Captain America’s friends and foes, and dig into the teams that Captain America has fought alongside. You’ll learn the major storylines that turned Cap into one of the most well-known and popular super heroes of all time!

Get to know Captain America, his creators, and origin story
Meet Captain America’s allies and enemies
Learn more about others who have carried Captain America’s shield
Explore major storylines and battles
Discover the teams Captain America has fought alongside

Whether you’re just starting your adventures or are a faithful fan, Captain America For Dummies is your guide to this star-spangled patriot and his legacy.

Your guide to the Captain America essentials! With roots dating back to World War II, Captain America reigns as one of the most iconic heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Captain America For Dummies is your guide to getting to know this popular and enduring super hero. Produced in partnership with Marvel Comics and featuring full-color art taken directly from the comic books, this fun and friendly guide helps you understand how Captain America gained his powers and evolved over the years, including the range of characters who have wielded the shield. Discover what inspired the creation of the character, explore Captain America’s friends and foes, and dig

into the teams that Captain America has fought alongside. You’ll learn the major storylines that turned Cap into one of the most well-known and popular super heroes of all time!

Get to know Captain America, his creators, and origin story
Meet Captain America’s allies and enemies
Learn more about others who have carried Captain America’s shield
Explore major storylines and battles
Discover the teams Captain America has fought alongside

Whether you’re just starting your adventures or are a faithful fan, Captain America For Dummies is your guide to this star-spangled patriot and his legacy.

About The Author

Captain America For Dummies author, Stuart Moore, is the author of the Marvel Crisis Protocol novels Target: Kree and Into the Dark Dimension (Aconyte Books), three volumes of the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series The Zodiac Legacy (Disney Press), created and cowritten by Stan Lee, and was a founding editor of the acclaimed Vertigo imprint at DC Comics, where he won the Will Eisner Award for Best Editor.