MLJ(later known as Archie Comics) had come out with a red, white, and blue hero called The Shield which was a modest success. Simon thought a patriotic hero might break through. The war was heating up and it was only a matter of time before the United States would be involved. Simon and Kirby had given Timely several new heroes, including The Vision, but nothing close to The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner in popularity. Who would come up with the next great super hero? Luckily for Timely the had the services of one of the greatest creative teams in comic book history – Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. In 1939 they had a big seller with Marvel Mystery Comics #1 and introduced their two breakaway stars: The Human Torch and The Sub-Mariner.
That company had been trying to carve out a slice of the big super hero comics market pie since National Periodicals had caused a sensation with Superman in 1938 and Batman the following year. He literally exploded on the comic scene in 1941 with Captain America Comics #1 from Timely Comics. Let’s go back a few years to Cap’s original glory days.
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