Date in year · 1940 · The 1940s
On December 20, 1940, captain America Comics #1, containing the first appearance of the superhero Captain America, is published. Susan Howatch, Willie John McBride, Tom Jones would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · December 20, 1940
Captain America Comics is a comic book series featuring the superhero character Captain America. The series was originally published by Timely Comics from 1941 to 1950, with a brief revival by Atlas Comics in 1954.
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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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Comic book series (1941–1949, 1954)
Captain America Comics is a comic book series featuring the superhero character Captain America. The series was originally published by Timely Comics from 1941 to 1950, with a brief revival by Atlas Comics in 1954.
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