1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:17,560 When Captain America throws his mighty shield All those who chose to oppose his shield 2 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,720 must yield If he's led to a fight and a duel is due 3 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,720 Then the reds and the whites and the blue will come through 4 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,720 When Captain America throws his mighty shield 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:43,000 will finally end 6 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,640 America was at war and across the country anybody who could make it to the draft board 7 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,560 under his own steam was healthy enough to be in uniform. 8 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:55,280 At a secret meeting in Washington, a strange experiment was about to begin. 9 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,960 How are you coming with Operation Rebirth, General? 10 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:00,960 Everything is ready, sir. 11 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,800 As soon as the chemical is perfected, we move. 12 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,280 The chemical is perfected, gentlemen. 13 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,760 Dr. Anderson, then the time has come at last. 14 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,600 Well, there's nothing more to be said. 15 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,440 I wish you Godspeed. 16 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:22,720 Years later, a speeding car reaches a gloomy looking curio shop, half hidden in the shadows. 17 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,440 And the two generals now in civilian clothes are laid into the shop by an intelligence 18 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:28,440 agent. 19 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,040 I believe you're expecting us. 20 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,040 I expect nobody. 21 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,560 Identify yourselves to my satisfaction or die. 22 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,500 I commend your caution, Agent R. Watch where it is. 23 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:41,000 Rebirth shall occur this night. 24 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Say no more. 25 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,080 You will follow me. 26 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,160 Nothing must distract us from the great experiment. 27 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,960 Take your places, gentlemen. 28 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,180 We have 30 seconds before Dr. Erskine begins. 29 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:55,420 At last I can divest myself of this disguise. 30 00:01:55,420 --> 00:01:59,180 It has taken us months to find the perfect 4F specimen. 31 00:01:59,180 --> 00:02:02,720 If we should fail, our volunteer will be dead within minutes. 32 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:08,080 But if we succeed, he will be the first of an army such as the world has never known. 33 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,760 I am ready. 34 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,480 Bring in the volunteer. 35 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:17,320 Sir Steve Rogers, too puny to be accepted by the army, but willing to risk death for 36 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,720 his country in the greatest experiment of all. 37 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:25,280 I drink quickly before the chemical loses its potency. 38 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,280 Good luck, my boy. 39 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:31,320 I've committed the formula of memory so enemy agents can never steal it. 40 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:32,320 Look! 41 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,360 He's changing right before our eyes. 42 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,360 Everything is...spinning. 43 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:46,720 It must...hang on, it must...must hang on. 44 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:47,720 It's working. 45 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:48,720 Don't give up, son. 46 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,720 You must survive this crisis. 47 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,840 Suddenly it is over. 48 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,480 And America has a new champion, born in an hour of need. 49 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,520 It is a success! 50 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:00,520 We have won! 51 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,920 Soon there will be a million like...never! 52 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:08,480 You and your accursed experiment shall die within this room. 53 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,680 Down with democracy, down with freedom. 54 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,480 Dr. Gerskin. 55 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,480 Take cover, Rogers. 56 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,480 I'll stop that murderer. 57 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,160 No, it's my job. 58 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,360 It's what I was created to do. 59 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:24,360 He's right. 60 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,640 This is his first test. 61 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:29,640 Stop you fool. 62 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:32,960 You're running into the electrical omnivirter. 63 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,080 Stay away. 64 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,560 You'll never get me. 65 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:46,920 Dr. Gerskin is dead and his formula died with him, so there can be no more like me. 66 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:54,200 But I will champion the fight for freedom and justice wherever tyranny reigns. 67 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,920 In the critical days that follow, Steve Rogers blazes into action like a red-buttoned blue 68 00:03:58,920 --> 00:03:59,920 rocket. 69 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:04,360 When the grateful nation ponders Captain America's true identity, the valiant defender conceals 70 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,600 it behind the uniform of a newly inducted army private. 71 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,560 You bumbling meathead. 72 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,880 Is that the only position you know? 73 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:14,880 Parry! 74 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:15,880 Russ! 75 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:16,880 No! 76 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,880 Oh, not on my foot, you idiot. 77 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,000 Did I do something wrong, Sarge? 78 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,440 You clumsy knucklehead. 79 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:30,120 I'm going to make you think you were born on KP. 80 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:36,200 And the Sarge stomps off, unaware the bumbling GI is secretly concerned about enemy cemeteries. 81 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:01,940 While back at the post, Bucky Barnes, the camp's teenage mascot, exclaims, "Boy, wouldn't 82 00:05:01,940 --> 00:05:05,960 it be great to have a guy like him around here?" 83 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:10,600 Rogers hides his double life successfully until one night. 84 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:19,040 I hate to barge in on you this way, Steve, but may I-- it's you, your Captain America? 85 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:20,040 I was careless. 86 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:25,760 I should have checked the tent entrance, but now, what am I going to do with you? 87 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,640 Gosh, Cap, there's only one thing you can do. 88 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,740 Now that I know your secret, let me be your partner. 89 00:05:32,740 --> 00:05:34,840 Looks like I've got no choice. 90 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:42,880 Luckily, you've got what it takes, lad, so put it there, partner. 91 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,900 After months of intensive training, Bucky has given his first uniform and his first challenge 92 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:52,120 as Captain America's partner, as our new fighting team is born. 93 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:57,000 Sometime later, off a remote stretch of the coast, a forbidding silhouette appears. 94 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,240 My suspicions were right. 95 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:00,240 That's an enemy sub-offshore. 96 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:05,640 Holy cow, Cap, look, over there. 97 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:10,760 And so Captain America and Bucky prepare to meet their first deadly challenge together. 98 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,000 Cap, how do we tackle so many of them? 99 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Numbers don't matter. 100 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,240 Take your cue from me and remember what I taught you. 101 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,040 I'll stop him with this machine gun. 102 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,120 Bucky, others rushing you from behind. 103 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,120 What's obliged, Cap? 104 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,960 Insolent shrines. 105 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,900 We wouldn't want you boys stubbing your toes on our foreign shore, and now we'll send a 106 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:48,560 greeting to that enemy sub from the American people. 107 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:53,400 Just help me angle their aft so the tide will take it in the right direction. 108 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,920 It was mighty nice of you to return their explosives, Cap. 109 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,440 Look, it's quite a hit. 110 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,280 Very perceptive, Bucky. 111 00:07:02,280 --> 00:07:06,200 I suggest we return to shore. 112 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,220 I'm proud of you, little partner. 113 00:07:10,220 --> 00:07:14,520 We'll be a team for as long as the free world needs us. 114 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:20,160 Many agents wore many faces, and at the Midtown Theater, a new act was creating a sensation. 115 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,160 There'll be a short wait for seats. 116 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:32,280 You must be absolute silence as I put the mysterious Omar into a trance. 117 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,320 Now to begin. 118 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:46,600 Omar, you are my slave, I, Sando, am your master. 119 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,760 You are the master, Sando. 120 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:59,960 Therefore, I order you to project your thoughts upon this crystal ball, for you have the power 121 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:02,800 to reveal the future. 122 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,320 Project Omar, project. 123 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:15,440 Slowly, unbelievably, a column of US Army tanks appear within the crystal ball. 124 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:21,120 An instant later, the next day at Fort Lehigh. 125 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,880 I don't get it, Steve. 126 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,600 How could Omar know that tank would blow up? 127 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,760 I don't know, but I'm requesting a pass for tonight. 128 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,920 How about taking in a show? 129 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:30,920 Hey, you two. 130 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,880 Major Corey needs two drivers tonight. 131 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:40,240 What he don't know is, by putting you behind the wheel, the enemy don't need no saboteurs. 132 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,680 Later that evening, well, good night, boys, but Major, you're involved in an important 133 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:45,680 Army project. 134 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:47,180 Maybe we'd better stick around. 135 00:08:47,180 --> 00:08:48,180 Nonsense. 136 00:08:48,180 --> 00:08:49,180 You're dismissed. 137 00:08:49,180 --> 00:08:57,840 And while Major Corey relaxes in the comfort of his study, Steve Rogers and Bucky set out 138 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,320 for an interesting evening at the theater. 139 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,920 Gosh, Steve, Major ought to realize he's a prime target for enemy agents. 140 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,560 True, but right now we've got to catch that new act. 141 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:11,360 Hmm, I've got an idea, Bucky. 142 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,360 Hold on. 143 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:13,360 Follow me. 144 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,040 I've got news for you, Cap. 145 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,760 The balcony seats are in the other direction. 146 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,640 That's why we're going this way. 147 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,920 I want to see Sandow and Omar at close range. 148 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,840 Look, here they are. 149 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,520 Mr. Sandow, people are wondering how you-- 150 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,040 Absolutely no interviews. 151 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:29,540 That is final. 152 00:09:29,540 --> 00:09:34,040 That girl reporter slipping into their dressing room looks like she beat us to the punch, 153 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,040 Steve. 154 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,040 What now? 155 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:37,640 This, Mr. Barnes. 156 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,040 Just what I hoped you'd say, Mr. Rogers. 157 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,920 Let's go, lad. 158 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:43,920 Allie! 159 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:51,840 While on the stage below, ah, you are thinking of the bridge which links Camp Cosgrove with 160 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:57,240 the mainland. 161 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:58,520 I thought so. 162 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,520 The act is a phony. 163 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,560 Omar's thoughts are really pictures projected onto the crystal ball by their accomplice 164 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:05,560 up here. 165 00:10:05,560 --> 00:10:06,560 Come on, Bucky. 166 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:07,560 Look above us. 167 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:09,600 It's Captain America and Bucky. 168 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:14,200 I'll go after Omar while you tangle with Sandow. 169 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:19,320 How dare you break up my act. 170 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,640 Hold on, Sandow. 171 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,760 I want some explanation about your so-called act. 172 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,840 You will pay for this with your lives. 173 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:26,840 Aah! 174 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:27,840 A girl's voice. 175 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:28,840 She must be in deadly danger. 176 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:29,840 Cap, look out. 177 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:30,840 It's a trap. 178 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:31,840 Come in, masked man. 179 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:42,760 We figured you'd charge in here if you heard the name scream. 180 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:46,140 They said they'd shoot the girl if I didn't surrender to them. 181 00:10:46,140 --> 00:10:47,480 Stop struggling, lady. 182 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,800 We don't like girl reporters. 183 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,840 Oh, I'm not a reporter. 184 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:52,120 I'm a special agent. 185 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,800 Thanks for telling us. 186 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,880 We always like to know who we're going to finish off with Sandow. 187 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,120 We can drop that Sandow act now. 188 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:05,680 I am Colonel Trants, and I take my orders from the rich scowl himself. 189 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:11,160 Meanwhile, in the quiet of his study, Major Corey relaxes with his pipe and book, unaware 190 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,800 of the sinister presence drawing closer. 191 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:19,080 Good evening, Major Corey. 192 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,480 Who and blazes are you? 193 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:28,160 I am the red scowl, and you made a fatal mistake by leaving your window open. 194 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,720 It's too late to use that gun later. 195 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:39,120 This gas will take away your memory for months, and by then, we will have triumph. 196 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:54,440 At that moment, backstage at the theater, I warned you you would pay with your lives. 197 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:59,240 Give us the word, Colonel, and Captain America dies. 198 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,320 It'll take more than a word. 199 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:02,320 Let's move, Bucky. 200 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:03,320 Nice going, young man. 201 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:04,320 But don't sell the female species short. 202 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:05,320 Keep firing. 203 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,320 They're unarmed. 204 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:16,200 You'll get them yet. 205 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,000 You're right, Colonel, and I'll start with the female. 206 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,680 Cap, look out. 207 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:26,400 There's something zeroing in on you. 208 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:32,120 He's lowered his shield. 209 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,320 Now you'll die, Captain America. 210 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:41,240 Not Cap. 211 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,440 Score one for our side, eh, Cap? 212 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,360 Now they know that free men can play her up too. 213 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,520 We fought side by side, but we don't even know your name. 214 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:55,240 Till we meet again, you may know me as Agent 13. 215 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,840 Some evening, hey, Cap? 216 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,720 I have a feeling it's not yet over. 217 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:04,760 Suppose we check out Major Corey before we head back to camp, but they find the quiet 218 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,680 study of Major Corey is not so quiet now. 219 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:13,280 Sir, the Major, will he be all right? 220 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:20,360 He'll live, but his project will have to be shelved until he recovers his memory. 221 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,520 Hide your uniform and get ready for action, Bucky. 222 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,760 The Major's assailant may still be around. 223 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:29,200 Let's separate and keep your eyes open. 224 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,760 Bucky is the first to come up on signs of sinister activity, and following the suspects 225 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:38,160 to their lair, witnesses more than he bargained for. 226 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,000 A spy. 227 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,160 The Red Skull will want to talk to him. 228 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:49,280 Well, well, we've netted a value of a fish. 229 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,280 You fool! 230 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,800 Don't open that door. 231 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,440 The Red Skull's not so easily caught. 232 00:13:58,440 --> 00:13:59,440 He's getting away. 233 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,560 I should have guessed he'd have an escape route. 234 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:04,560 This wall is solid steel. 235 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:06,520 Our opponent is no amateur. 236 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,880 In case you're interested, Cap, our opponent's title is The Red Skull. 237 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:18,340 Captain America, bah, he will not interfere with my plans. 238 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:22,640 Nothing can stop the Red Skull. 239 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,800 A few days later at the Army Air Base. 240 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,600 Now, to it, men. 241 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,200 Here comes General Curtis. 242 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,180 Men, this is Mr. Maxson of Maxson Aircraft Corporation. 243 00:14:32,180 --> 00:14:38,520 He is here to personally watch the Army test his giant plane. 244 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:48,080 And as the bomber takes off, the bomber's on fire. 245 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:58,880 It's going down. 246 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:09,240 I can't believe it. 247 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:14,760 What could have gone wrong? 248 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,760 Our newest, most valuable plane. 249 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:25,920 That night in camp. 250 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:27,840 What do you suppose went wrong, Steve? 251 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:28,840 I don't know. 252 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:34,200 But you should have seen the look on Maxson's face as if he expected it to crash. 253 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,560 I think Captain America is going to pay a visit to General Curtis. 254 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,240 But at the General's home. 255 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:41,480 We're too late. 256 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,840 He's been hurt. 257 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:45,840 The Red Skull. 258 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,920 And the General's housekeeper. 259 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,760 You again, and the fancy dressed brat. 260 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:59,200 This is the last time you shall interfere with the plans of the Red Skull. 261 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,880 I wouldn't bet on that. 262 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:09,000 Now, what did you do with the real Mr. Maxson? 263 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,000 American Swine? 264 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,520 He was on the plane. 265 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,920 My men fooled you all. 266 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:25,680 And when General Curtis got suspicious, you tried to murder him. 267 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:26,680 Look out, fucking. 268 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,560 I hear you talking, Cap. 269 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,520 Oh, thanks to his torpedoes, Red Skull made a clean getaway. 270 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:33,520 But he left something behind. 271 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:39,600 And I'll give you three guesses who was next on his hit parade. 272 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,240 Well, it's all here. 273 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:45,000 They caught the imposter who passed his Maxson. 274 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,560 But there's no trace of Red Skull. 275 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:52,120 Rogers, is that all a yard bird like you has to do? 276 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,000 I want those spuds peeled. 277 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Yes, sir. 278 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,240 And stop breathing when I'm talking to you. 279 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:05,480 You're the biggest gold-breaking clown on this hill. 280 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:13,440 I wonder how much the enemy is paying him to be on our side. 281 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:36,200 When Captain America throws his mighty shield, all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield.