Story #2The Origin of Captain America!
Writer:
Stan Lee. Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
Frank RaySynopsis
During the early days of
World War 2, several US general and intelligence men are gathered at a secret lab underneath an innocent curio shop to witness the test of
Operation Rebirth. A 4-F volunteer named
Steve Rogers is brought forward and given a chemical mixture to drink. Immediately his body grows in muscle mass and agility creating a hero before their eyes. Suddenly, a Nazi agent appears and shoots
Dr. Erskine, who was the only man who knew the Rebirth formula. Steve leaps into action, taking the gun from the killer, who, in trying to escape, runs into machinery and is accidentally electrocuted. Christened
Captain America and outfitted with a red, white, and blue uniform, Steve becomes the heroic defender of freedom against the Nazi menace. In his off-hours Steve adopts the persona of a bumbling GI at
Fort Lehigh. When camp mascot
Bucky Barnes discovers his secret identity, he becomes Cap’s partner, aiding him in capturing a gang of Nazi saboteurs. Thus a heroic team is born!