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But the main character we hadwas Captain America. From the very beginning,we were very...

But the main character we had
was Captain America. From the very beginning,
we were very much affected by what was going on
in the world around us. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
were doing stories of Captain America battling Hitler and the Nazis even before America
had gotten into the war. Captain America came from the need
for a patriotic character because the times at that time
were in a patriotic stir. The war was coming on
and the war clouds were gathering and so Captain America
had to come into existence

Full Transcript

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But the main character we had was Captain America.
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From the very beginning, we were very much affected
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by what was going on in the world around us.
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Joe Simon and Jack Kirby were doing stories of Captain America
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battling Hitler and the Nazis
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even before America had gotten into the war.
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Captain America came from the need for a patriotic character
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because the times at that time were in a patriotic stir.
00:00:31.197 --> 00:00:34.868
The war was coming on and the war clouds were gathering
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and so Captain America had to come into existence.
Duration
39 seconds
Views
88
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:55
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Supper Club,Marvel Studios

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Movie Summary

100 years of dreaming. 100 years of creating. 100 years of Stan Lee.
I came in in 1939, - Stan Lee 00:17
I came in in 1939,
When I started doing comics, - Stan Lee 00:27
When I started doing comics,
So, I just took my first name, Stanley, and I cut it in two - Stan Lee 00:25
So, I just took my first name, Stanley, and I cut it in two
(RADIO CRACKLING AND SWITCHING STATIONS) - Stan Lee 00:07
(RADIO CRACKLING AND SWITCHING STATIONS)
After a while, Joe and Jack left Timely Comics - Stan Lee 00:52
After a while, Joe and Jack left Timely Comics
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Since the unprovoked - Stan Lee 00:36
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Since the unprovoked
{\an8} Since the unprovoked - Stan Lee 00:36
{\an8} Since the unprovoked
STAN: After the Army, I went back to the comic book company. - Stan Lee 00:32
STAN: After the Army, I went back to the comic book company.
He had his raincoat - Stan Lee 00:05
He had his raincoat
Now, she was not the girl that I was supposed to meet. - Stan Lee 00:05
Now, she was not the girl that I was supposed to meet.
And he said, - Stan Lee 00:30
And he said,
My wife and I, we were a little bit extravagant. - Stan Lee 00:37
My wife and I, we were a little bit extravagant.
In those days, comics weren't thought of very highly. - Stan Lee 00:38
In those days, comics weren't thought of very highly.
MAN: Reading. What a wonderful thing this would be - Stan Lee 00:39
MAN: Reading. What a wonderful thing this would be
People thought of comics as being just for little kids. - Stan Lee 00:59
People thought of comics as being just for little kids.
(WOMEN VOCALIZING) - Stan Lee 00:08
(WOMEN VOCALIZING)
I always felt I was really wasting time. - Stan Lee 00:33
I always felt I was really wasting time.
And then I said to him, - Stan Lee 00:12
And then I said to him,
"Get it out of your system." - Stan Lee 00:12
"Get it out of your system."
A group of superheroes, and it was selling very well. - Stan Lee 00:13
A group of superheroes, and it was selling very well.