Captain America (F, Yeah)

The cover of the first ever issue of Captain America depicted its title character punching Hitler in the face. It was wartime propaganda as children's entertainment at its finest.

For those unfamiliar with the character, Steve Rogers is the archetypal 90-pound weakling in 1941, a malnourished orphan who, despite his lack of physical ability, has volunteered (and been rated 4F) at five different Army induction centers. During his sixth attempt, Dr Erskine (Stanley Tucci) is impressed by the indomitable spirit that is too large for Rogers' tiny frame, and selects him for the military's Super Soldier program. The program is a success, transforming Rogers into Captain America - but when Erskine is killed by a Nazi saboteur, the Captain is left the only one of his kind that there will be.

At first used as the centerpiece of a USO show (in which he gets to pretend to punch an actor playing Hitler in the face), the Captain ultimately goes into Europe to face the troops serving Hitler's super soldier the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). Weaving manages to pull off the right note of menace without chewing the scenery.

Like the other movies based on Marvel comics of recent years, this ties into the upcoming Avengers movie, and like the others, it has a scene after the credits that helps to set the stage for the movie that will come after it. It takes itself just seriously enough to be entertaining, and is probably the most accessible Marvel movie to people who aren't superhero fans.

Five Hitler face-punches out of five.