Remember the 1940s Captain America newspaper strip? No? That's probably because there wasn't one, until now. ComicsAlliance has the details on a faux long-lost Captain America comic strip that Karl Kesel will write and illustrate.

"Bringing together a blast from the past (newly discovered strips from the '40s) and the cutting edge future (Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited) is a match made in company synergistic heaven," said editor Bill Rosemann, who described the book as "shield-slinging star-spangled Captain America joining his loyal, wise-cracking sidekick Bucky for a daily jolt of awesome action, daring drama, femme fatales, rampaging robots and no-good Nazis!"

Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited will post a new "Captain America" strip every day for three months, for a total of 85 comics including special Sunday-sized editions.

This sounds really awesome; hopefully they'll be collected into print soon after. Head over to ComicsAlliance to see Laura Hudson's interview with Kesel.