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Who created Captain America for Timely Comics?

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Chris Evans as Captain America stands in costume holding his shield, with an American flag and sunlight in the background. — Captain America Chris Evans as the title character in *Captain America: The First Avenger* (2011), directed by Joe Johnston.

Captain America was created for Timely Comics by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics no. 1, published in March 1941.12