I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler.

's "Canadian caper" in which some members of the U. 2006 - Jan. As artist Gil Kane described:

Jack was the single most influential figure in the turnaround in Marvel's fortunes from the time he rejoined the company.

During the 1940s Kirby generally teamed with Simon created numerous characters for that company and for the company that would become DC Comics. In 1940 he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics predecessor of Marvel Comics.