{"id":21070,"date":"2020-12-14T15:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T21:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21070"},"modified":"2020-12-14T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T21:40:48","slug":"marvel-celebrates-80-years-captain-america-with-a-giant-sized-tribute-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2020\/12\/14\/marvel-celebrates-80-years-captain-america-with-a-giant-sized-tribute-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"MARVEL CELEBRATES 80 YEARS CAPTAIN AMERICA WITH A GIANT-SIZED TRIBUTE ISSUE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry\u2019s top artists pay tribute to one of comic book\u2019s greatest icons this March!<\/em><\/p>\n

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New York, NY\u2014 December 14, 2020 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0In March 1941, comic book legends Jack Kirby and Joe Simon introduced the world to Steve Rogers in the historic CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1, and a pop culture icon was born. Now, Marvel is proud to honor their tremendous contribution to the comic book industry with CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIBUTE #1, a giant-sized special celebrating the character\u2019s 80th anniversary.<\/p>\n

CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIBUTE #1 will feature a cadre of Marvel\u2019s best artists redrawing and modernizing Captain America\u2019s first appearance, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1, as well as his genre-defining reintroduction to the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby\u2019s AVENGERS #4. See the Star-Spangled Avenger\u2019s extraordinary origin, his first battle against the Red Skull, and his Silver Age debut where he emerges from suspended animation to live on as a Star-Spangled Avenger like never before as your favorite artists reimagine these classic tales for a new age. These definitive comic book stories will be presented in an all-new way in a star-studded special that will delight long-time True Believers and the current generation of Marvel fans!<\/p>\n

This unparalleled undertaking will include artwork by John Cassaday, Marguerite Sauvage, David Lapham, Declan Shalvey, Perf P\u00e9rez, Salvador Larroca, Leinil Francis Yu, Valerio Schiti, Carlos Pacheco, Inhyuk Lee, Kei Zama, Sara Pichelli, Jes\u00fas Saiz, Kim Jacinto, Adam Kubert, Federico Vicentini, Mahmud Asrar, Jim Cheung, Terry Dodson, Joe Bennett, Alex Ross, Steve Epting, Adam Hughes, Stephanie Hans, Javier Garr\u00f3n, Alitha E. Martinez, Elena Casagrande, Paco Medina, Daniel Acu\u00f1a, Chris Samnee, Butch Guice, Rachael Stott, Pepe Larraz, Greg Smallwood, Greg Land, Ray-Anthony Height, Mark Bagley, and Marvel\u2019s Stormbreakers including Peach Momoko, Juann Cabal, Carmen Carnero, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Natacha Bustos, Iban Coello, and Patrick Gleason!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe packed this book full of top-flight artistic talent, all paying tribute to the King,\u201d Executive Editor Tom Brevoort said. \u201cSo while you can just read these as stories, readers are definitely going to want to savor the experience, and see how each artist stacks up to the original work done by Jack Kirby.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 80 years, Captain America\u2019s adventures have entertained fans of all ages around the world. Don\u2019t miss today\u2019s top talent pay homage to Captain America\u2019s most legendary stories when CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIBUTE #1 hits stands this coming March! Check out Steve McNiven\u2019s cover above and look below\u00a0for a sneak peek at the upcoming issue!<\/p>\n