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Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover-dated March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. For nearly all of the character's publication history, Captain America was the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young man who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum in order to aid the United States war effort. Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with an indestructible shield that can be thrown as a weapon.
An intentionally patriotic creation who was often depicted fighting the Axis powers of World War II, Captain America was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. After the war ended, the character's popularity waned and he disappeared by the 1950s aside from an ill-fated revival in 1953. Captain America was reintroduced during the Silver Age of comics when he was revived from suspended animation by the superhero team the Avengers in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Since then, Captain America has often led the team, as well as starring in his own series.
Stan Lee (born December 28, 1922) is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
In collaboration with several artists, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and many other fictional characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995.
Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York City on December 28, 1922, in the apartment of his Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents, Celia (née Solomon) and Jack Lieber, at the corner of West 98th Street and West End Avenue in Manhattan. His father, trained as a dress cutter, worked only sporadically after the Great Depression, and the family moved further uptown to Fort Washington Avenue, in Washington Heights, Manhattan. When Lee was nearly 9, his only sibling, brother Larry Lieber, was born. He said in 2006 that as a child he was influenced by books and movies, particularly those with Errol Flynn playing heroic roles. By the time Lee was in his teens, the family was living in a one-bedroom apartment at 1720 University Avenue in The Bronx. Lee described it as "a third-floor apartment facing out back", with him and his brother sharing a bedroom and his parents using a foldout couch.
War Machine (James Rupert Rhodes) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 (January 1979) by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton. The War Machine armor, which became Rhodes' signature armored battlesuit, was designed by Len Kaminski and Kevin Hopgood.
Also known by his nickname Rhodey, Rhodes has been a featured character in the Iron Man animated series, Iron Man: Armored Adventures and The Invincible Iron Man animated film. He was first portrayed by actor Terrence Howard in the 2008 film Iron Man. Don Cheadle replaced Howard in the 2010 sequel Iron Man 2 and will reprise the role in Iron Man 3.
In addition to Iron Man and his own title War Machine, Rhodes has been featured in the ensemble titles West Coast Avengers; Force Works by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; Sentinel Squad O*N*E; The Crew by Christopher Priest; and Avengers: The Initiative by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. Rhodes was also featured in the alternate-reality Marvel MAX imprint's U.S. War Machine series by Chuck Austen, and U.S. War Machine 2.0, by Austen and Christian Moore.
Actors: Bryn Pryor (writer), Dale DaBone (actor), Dale DaBone (actor), Alec Knight (actor), Axel Braun (director), Derrick Pierce (actor), Lexington Steele (actor), Lexi Belle (actress), Kylie Ireland (actress), Brooklyn Lee (actress), Dana DeArmond (actress), Skin Diamond (actress), Jazy Berlin (actress), Shazia Sahari (actress), Andy Appleton (actor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Ben Kingsley (actor), Stan Lee (actor), Bill Maher (actor), Andrew Lauer (actor), Don Cheadle (actor), Johnny Otto (actor), Todd Davis (actor), Spencer Garrett (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Miguel Ferrer (actor), Linden Ashby (actor), Jon Favreau (actor), Paul Bettany (actor), Anthony Reynolds (actor), Guy Pearce (actor),
Plot: Marvel's "Iron Man 3" pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
Keywords: 1990s, 2010s, 20th-century, 21st-century, action-hero, actor, air-force-one, air-to-surface-missile, airforce-one, airplane-hijackingActors: Xander Corvus (actor), Dale DaBone (actor), Dale DaBone (actor), Jenna Presley (actress), Toni Brooks (producer), Shylar Cobi (producer), Toby Farelle (producer), Axel Braun (writer), Bryn Pryor (writer), Axel Braun (director), Axel Braun (editor), Eric Masterson (actor), Brendon Miller (actor), Lexington Steele (actor), Chyna (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: William Hurt (actor), Clark Gregg (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Kevin Feige (producer), Sam Reinis (miscellaneous crew), Paul Oakenfold (composer), Louis D'Esposito (producer), Heather Chaffee (costume designer), Alan Fine (producer), Jacob Mosler (producer), Trent Broin (miscellaneous crew), Danelle Hand (producer), Brad Winderbaum (producer), Maximiliano Hernández (actor), Eric Rae (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Sam Rockwell (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Stan Lee (actor), Clark Gregg (actor), Christopher Maleki (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Paul Bettany (actor), Jon Favreau (actor), Tim Guinee (actor), Evgeniy Lazarev (actor), Don Cheadle (actor), Garry Shandling (actor), Mickey Rourke (actor),
Plot: With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.
Keywords: 2000s, 2010s, action-hero, american-flag, anti-hero, arms-dealer, assassin, bag-over-head, bare-chested-male, based-on-comicActors: Sayed Badreya (actor), Stan Lee (actor), Terrence Howard (actor), Jon Favreau (actor), Paul Bettany (actor), Will Lyman (actor), Tim Guinee (actor), Jeff Bridges (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Clark Gregg (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Peter Billingsley (actor), Gwyneth Paltrow (actress), Bill Smitrovich (actor),
Plot: Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile, he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research.
Keywords: 2000s, action-hero, adhd, advanced-technology, afghanistan, air-force, ambush, anti-hero, armor, arms-manufacturer