The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that circulation numbers for early comic books featuring Captain America remained close to a million copies per month, outstripping news magazines such as Time?
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... that Captain America co-creator
Joe Simon chose
Adolf Hitler as the character's nemesis because he was the "best villain of them all" and "hated by everyone in the free world"? Source: Dutter, Barry. "Simon Says..."
ALT1: ... that Captain America co-creator
Joe Simon created the superhero in part as a response to the American
non-interventionism movement during
World War II? Source: Wright, Bradford W. (2001). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America.
ALT2: ... that circulation numbers for early comic books featuring Captain America remained close to a million copies per month, outstripping news magazines such as Time? Source: Daniels, Les (1991). Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics.
ALT3: ... that in the 1950s, Captain America was briefly billed as "Captain America, Commie Smasher" in a commercially unsuccessful comic book series that was cancelled after three issues? Source: Wright, Bradford W. (2001). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America
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Morgan695: This article is very well written. I think the primary hook is not a good choice because it's not really about Captain America. Of all the alternative hooks, in my opinion ALT2 sounds the most interesting.
FlairTale (
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23:51, 23 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Concerning the reference to the 1944 serial as Captain America's first appearance outside of comics, would it be better if the lead sections and the "In other media" section mentioned that it wasn't Steve Rogers using that moniker?
PanagiotisZois (
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00:19, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Mentioning it in the lead is probably excessive (the statement "Captain America was the first Marvel character to appear in a medium outside of comic books, in the 1944 serial film Captain America" is not inaccurate, even if the film's Captain America is not Steve Rogers), but a fleeting mention in "In other media" is probably fine.
Morgan695 (
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05:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that circulation numbers for early comic books featuring Captain America remained close to a million copies per month, outstripping news magazines such as Time?
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Did you know nomination
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... that Captain America co-creator
Joe Simon chose
Adolf Hitler as the character's nemesis because he was the "best villain of them all" and "hated by everyone in the free world"? Source: Dutter, Barry. "Simon Says..."
ALT1: ... that Captain America co-creator
Joe Simon created the superhero in part as a response to the American
non-interventionism movement during
World War II? Source: Wright, Bradford W. (2001). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America.
ALT2: ... that circulation numbers for early comic books featuring Captain America remained close to a million copies per month, outstripping news magazines such as Time? Source: Daniels, Les (1991). Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics.
ALT3: ... that in the 1950s, Captain America was briefly billed as "Captain America, Commie Smasher" in a commercially unsuccessful comic book series that was cancelled after three issues? Source: Wright, Bradford W. (2001). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America
Overall: @
Morgan695: This article is very well written. I think the primary hook is not a good choice because it's not really about Captain America. Of all the alternative hooks, in my opinion ALT2 sounds the most interesting.
FlairTale (
talk)
23:51, 23 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Concerning the reference to the 1944 serial as Captain America's first appearance outside of comics, would it be better if the lead sections and the "In other media" section mentioned that it wasn't Steve Rogers using that moniker?
PanagiotisZois (
talk)
00:19, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply
Mentioning it in the lead is probably excessive (the statement "Captain America was the first Marvel character to appear in a medium outside of comic books, in the 1944 serial film Captain America" is not inaccurate, even if the film's Captain America is not Steve Rogers), but a fleeting mention in "In other media" is probably fine.
Morgan695 (
talk)
05:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC)reply