Description

On today's episode, Jacob Dallas (The Socialist Shelf) joins Jackal and Josiah to talk about Captain America and the way he evolved from a symbol of proud patriotic anti-fascism in the 1940s, to disenchanted liberal in the 70s, to heartbroken hero in the 2000s.

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References

• Captain America Comics #1 (1940) by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby.
• Avengers #4 (1963) by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #117-119 (1968) by Stan Lee & Gene Colan.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #169-176 (1974) by Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #180 (1974) by Steve Englehart & Sal Buscema.
• Captain America Vol. 1, #250 (1980) by Roger Stern & John Byrne.
• Captain America Vol. 5, #8-9 (2005) by Ed Brubaker.
• Captain America Vol. 5, #11-14 (2005) by Ed Brubaker.

Audio credits

• Sentimental - Dan Darmawan
• Yesterday - bloom.
• 'Merican - Descendents