Jeffrey Mace

Jeffrey Mace

Jeffrey Solomon "Jeff" Mace, also known as the Patriot and Captain America, is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created during the 1940s period which fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. As the Patriot, he first appeared in a two-page text story by writer Ray Gill with a spot illustration by artist Bill Everett, in The Human Torch # 4 (Spring 1941; mis-numbered #3 on cover), published by Marvel's 1940s precursor, Timely Comics. Later that same issue came the Patriot's first comics story, a 10-page adventure by writer Gill and artist George Mandel.

In 1976, Marvel revealed via retroactive continuity that Mace had become the third Captain America some time after his World War II era adventures.