Steve Rogers’ story begins during World War II. Although the young boy of short stature was considered unfit for military service, Steve had several other qualities besides physical strength. His courage and compassion qualified him to become the first Super Soldier who would have skills beyond human capacity.
Steve Rogers’ role during World War II evolved, as did his uniform. And since then he has struggled to find his place in the modern world, having woken up after 70 years frozen in Antarctica, and the needs for his uniform as Captain America have also been adapted to suit his growing combat skills.
Just as Captain America was forced to adjust his life through different eras, concept artist Ryan Meinerding had to take more than half a century out of comic books to draw the art of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby on the big screen. From this moment on, costume designers for Captain America’s films worked with their respective directors to bring to the public all these concepts explored in Captain America’s stories.
Now, in anticipation of seeing Chris Evans return in Captain America: Civil War with his new uniform , we explore the evolution of his uniforms throughout the Marvel films. Check it out below:
1st Uniform (Captain America: The First Avenger)
Faced with becoming an object of testing in order to replicate the Super Soldier’s serum, Steve Rogers accepts the job of serving his country on the “most important battlefield of the war” – using his recent fame to help increase support for the war, making presentations to raise money for the government, which would use the funds to invest in armaments and supplies.
This costume was inspired by the first original costume from Jack Kirby’s comics. However in the film it is used only in the presentations of Steve Rogers. The shield is used so that Steve Rogers could read his texts while he was still learning to memorize his lines.
It was through this fantasy that the name “Captain America” originated.
