CBR

  • After his girlfriend tragically dies, Steve Rogers decides to start over with a new job. 1 / 10

  • He moves to Brooklyn and becomes a commercial artist. 2 / 10

  • Over the next year or so, different writers show Steve pitching different publishers. 3 / 10

  • They're all interesting in their own right, but none become regular characters. 4 / 10

  • That is until Steve gets a regular gig working for an advertising agency. 5 / 10

  • However, after he's away for a while on a few missions, he loses that gig. 6 / 10

  • He sees some kids reading comic books and decides to become a comic artist! 7 / 10

  • He buys some comics for formatting advice and he studies himself for poses. 8 / 10

  • His samples impress the heck out of then-Captain America editor, Mike Carlin. 9 / 10

  • He is then hired as the regular artist on Captain America! Cap drawing Cap! 10 / 10