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[[File:10.12.12JimSterankoByLuigiNovi1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Jim Steranko]] in 2012]]
''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' was revived as a standalone ongoing comic book in 1968, following a five-year period in which stories starring the title character were published in the anthology ''[[Strange Tales]]''.<ref name="13thDimension"/> The revival was initially written by [[Stan Lee]] with art by Captain America co-creator [[Jack Kirby]], both of whom had authored stories featuring the character dating back to the 1940s.<ref name="13thDimension"/> Many of the comics in Lee and Kirby's revivial of ''Captain America'' were referential to the character's roots as a patriotic wartime
[[Jim Steranko]] began working for Marvel in the late 1960s, after previously working at [[Harvey Comics]] as writer and illustrator of the comic book ''[[Spyman]]'' under editor and Captain America co-creator [[Joe Simon]]. His first work at Marvel was as inker for the ongoing feature "[[Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (feature)|Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]" in the anthology ''[[Strange Tales]]'', which was illustrated by Captain America co-creator [[Jack Kirby]]; he would later assume Kirby's role as illustrator for the series.{{sfn|Hayton|Albright|2009|p=19}} Steranko was renowned for his experimental art style, drawing inspiration from [[op art]] and artists associated with the [[surrealist]] movement such as [[Salvador Dalí]]; by the time he began his run on ''Captain America'' in 1969, he was among the most lauded comic book artists in the medium.{{sfn|Hayton|Albright|2009|p=19}}
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