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  • Captain America Comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby was a huge hit. 1 / 8

  • The comic dealt with some threatened lawsuits, though, from MLJ Comics. 2 / 8

  • MLJ, makers of the first patriotic superhero, felt Cap's shield was basically Shield's costume. 3 / 8

  • So Simon and Kirby came up with a new round shield for Cap to use. 4 / 8

  • In addition, MLJ objected to the Captain America villain, the Hangman. 5 / 8

  • Since MLJ had its own superhero known as the Hangman. 6 / 8

  • One of MLJ's owners told Simon and Kirby they were getting short changed on royalties. 7 / 8

  • So Simon and Kirby left Timely for National (DC) to do other titles. 8 / 8