Captain Courageous (comics)
Captain Courageous is a superhero character who first appeared in Banner Comics #3 from Ace Comics.
Publishing history
Captain Courageous appeared in Banner Comics from issue #3 to #6 ; issue #6 was renamed Captain Courageous Comics. He then moved to the Ace title Four Favorites in issue #5 to #21.In 2008, Captain Courageous appeared in flashback in Project Superpowers #0. The one-shot Project Superpowers: Chapter Two Prelude shows the Captain as part of a group called The Super-Mysterymen.
Fictional biography
Ace
Captain Courageous is an omnipresent supernatural being who comes to the aid of brave people who ask for courage; during the Second World War he aids the Allied forces. He appears as a man dressed in a red-and-blue costume with stars on it and a star-shaped mask. His powers include super-strength, flight, limited invulnerability, and the ability to exist underwater unaided. According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "he assaults Nazis who have catapult planes concealed in a skyscraper and planes disguised as American planes, as well as man-eating locusts and Yellow Peril superhumans like the costumed Captain Nippo, a recurring character". Nippo, who had a hook hand and commanded an army of white apes, first appeared in Four Favorites issue #9 and was finally tried and executed by a military court in issue #24.From Super-Mystery Comics #23 onward, the Captain trades his costume for civilian clothes and stops displaying any powers.