Timely's Captain America Comics #1, the first appearance of Captain America

Lev Gleason's Daredevil #1, Daredevil vs. Hitler!

Quality's Police Comics #1, the first appearance of Plastic Man

In March 1941 came one of the most patriotic heroes of them all, Captain America Comics No. 1 from Timely

All Winners Comics #1, teaming Captain America, Submariner, and The Human Torch

Comics created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The title was unusual in that the character was given his own title without the benefit of earlier appearances in other titles to guage reader interest.

Steve Rogers, a frail and thin young man deemed unfit for service in the army yet still wishing to do his patriotic duty, volunteers for a secret government progrma with the objective of creating supersoldiers. Steve takes the supersoldier-serum, building his muscle and brain tissue to perfection and transformed into the ultimate soldier. The only successful supersoldier, he goes undercover as a private on the front lines wreaking havok on the enemy. The cover to No. 1 (see right insert) showed Hitler being knocked out by Captain America. Simon and Kirby's young assistant, 17 year old Stanley Leiber, known as Stan Lee, received his first published work in Captain America No. 3, a two part text story. His first published comic story was in No. 5. Young Stan Lee would later go on to become the most famous writer and editor in the history of comics.

Young Allies #1, featuring Bucky and Toro

In Summer 1941 Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and The Human Torch starred in a new title, All Winners No. 1, fighting the war for America. Following on this, Bucky, Captain America's kid sidekick, and Toro, The Human Torch's kid sidekick, starred in Young Allies No. 1. Daredevil No. 1 appeared in July 1941 from Lev Gleason. Quality published Military Comics No. 1 in August 1941 as well as Police Comics No. 1, featuring Plastic Man. Plastic Man received his own title with Plastic Man No. 1 in Summer 1943.