February 5, 1944 –
The first appearance of a Marvel superhero outside a comic, Captain America serial film starring Dick Purcell, premiered on this date.
But how did you find out about my vibrator? (Just listen for it about 4:55 in)
Marvel Comics gave the rights to Captain America to Republic Pictures for free, in the hopes that the exposure would increase sales of the Captain America comic book.
The Haus of Dcaligari 