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The title of Captain, outside of the various Military forces of the World, and its ship's bridges has often been used to conjure the image of the romantic Soldier of Fortune, Defender of the weak and slayer of dragons. The term first developed along this line in the Rennaisance period, when the constant warfare of the City States produced surplus officers and men, always on the look out for new engagements, when the title first began to be applied to Gentlemen Adventurers, Masters of their fate, Captains of their own fortune. It is therefore tempting to imagine that this reference provides the title given to various costumed Superheroes. Marvel Comics Flagship publication Captain America centres around a man with enhanced abilities, the only subject of what was to have been an army of super-soldiers. According to the story, the character of Steve Rodgers was unfit for military service in World War II until he was recreated in a laboratory. The experiment is a success, and the doctor behind it is murdered, taking his secret with him. Rodgers is in fact inducted into the U.S.Army, an important distinction in that few of the other Superheroes using the title are in fact soldiers. Captain America goes onto fight the Axis Forces (seemingly single handedly at times) and is brought into modern times by a suspended animation plot device, where he continues to serve America through the Department of Defence, the Pentagon, and the White House. The interesting use of the title of captain harks back to the days of Condotta; Steve Rodgers fights in a costume based upon the American Flag - rather the olive drab of his colleagues- and bears the title of Captain, although out of costume he holds the lowest rank of Private. Other costumed heros have followed suit - notably almost all of them male -in so far as using a Captaincy as part of an impressive title, although very few, and none as evidently as Captain America, have a record of Military Service. Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ...
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ...
Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers[1], is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
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Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers[1], is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...
Hauptmann Deutschland, aka Vormund, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Captain Marvel is the name of several unique fictional Marvel Comics superheros. ...
Captain Mar-Vell (or Captain Marvel) is a fictional character, an alien superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Pulsar aka Monica Rambeau is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and who was a member of the Avengers. ...
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Phyla-Vell is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Captain Omen is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Captain Ultra is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Captain UK (Alias Linda McQuillan) is a comic-book character for Marvel Comics. ...
Captain Universe is a disembodied superhero in Marvel Comics universe who was created by Bill Mantlo, and first appeared in Micronauts vol. ...
DC Comics Universe Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero. ...
George Digger Harkness and his son Owen Mercer, both known as Captain Boomerang, are fictional supervillains in the DC Universe. ...
Owen Mercer is a fictional character existing in the DC Comics Universe. ...
Captain Carrot is a comic book superhero who appeared in a series published by DC Comics. ...
Captain Cold, also known as Leonard Snart, is a comic book villain created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino for The Flash comic book, and is one of the scarlet speedsters enemies. ...
Captain Comet (Adam Blake) is a fictional DC Comics superhero created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino. ...
For other uses, see Captain Marvel. ...
Captain Marvel Jr. ...
Captain Metropolis is a fictional character from the DC Comics universe. ...
Watchmen is a twelve-issue graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. ...
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Captain Nazi is a Fawcett Comics and DC Comics supervillain, a rival of Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel, Jr. ...
Jack B. Quick is a fictional character from Alan Moores Americas Best Comics imprint. ...
Captain Stingaree is a supervillain in DC Comics. ...
For other uses, see Captain Marvel. ...
Captain Triumph is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics who first appeared in Crack Comics #27, published in January of 1943 by Quality Comics. ...
Captain Wonder is a villain who was created by combining Doctor Psycho and Steve Trevor. ...
Black Superheroes (Apparently Marvel are the only publisher to date who believe the defence of the USA can be safely symbolised by an African-American) Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers[1], is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Isaiah Bradley is a fictional character in the Marvel Comic universe. ...
Captain Confederacy is an alternate history comic book by Will Shetterly and Vince Stone that was published between 1986 and 1992. ...
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Hispanic Superheroes - Capitan Forsa (Marvel Comics)
- Capitan Chile (Mision Santiago)
- Capitan Furia (Planeta/Laberinto)
- Capitan Rioplatense (Portal Comics)
- Capitan Jupiter (Independant Publisher)
- Capitan Leo (Independant Publisher)
- Capitan Vengador (Dreamers Magazine)
- Capitan Brasil (Cyber Comics)
Anthropomorphic Animals For the Discworld character, see Carrot Ironfoundersson. ...
Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys was an American animated television series which produced 26 episodes airing from 1996 to 1997. ...
Superhero Captains in other Media Mystery Men Mystery Men is a 1999 comedy film directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher. ...
Flaming Carrot Comics is a surrealist comic book by Bob Burden originally published by Aardvark-Vanaheim, then by Renegade Comics and Dark Horse Comics between 1984 and 1993. ...
Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ...
Philip J. Fry is the protagonist of the animated television series Futurama. ...
Less Than Hero is the fourth episode in the fourth season of Futurama. ...
Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys was an American animated television series which produced 26 episodes airing from 1996 to 1997. ...
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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). ...
Sir Elton Hercules John m a knobhead hehehe, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy- and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ...
The Captain And The Kid is an autobiograpical album by famous singer/songwriter Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. ...
Sir Elton Hercules John m a knobhead hehehe, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy- and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ...
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