Captain Battle is a
fictional
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hero and one of the features in
Lev Gleason's ''
Silver Streak Comics
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'', from the period known as the "
Golden Age of Comic Books
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". The character is a wounded World War I veteran who has devoted his life to stopping war. He was created by Carl Formes and Jack Binder.
Publication history
The character appeared in ''Silver Streak Comics'' from issue #10 (May 1941) to #21 (May 1942).
The character was popular enough to get a brief solo series, published in Summer and Fall 1941.
Captain Battle is one of the four features in the second issue of
Image Comics
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'
Next Issue Project, ''Silver Streak Comics'' #24.
Fictional character biography
Jonathan Battle was the youngest combatant in
World War I, and lost his eye. Since then, Jonathan Battle uses his jetpack, called a luceflyer, and a series of fantastic inventions to prevent World War II from taking place, including a Curvoscope, which allows him to see anywhere on the Earth by following the curvature of the Earth, and Dissolvo, which breaks down nerve and bone tissue into gelatin.
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In his first three-part story, Captain Battle fought an Asian wizard known as the Black Dragon, and his army of Deaglos, humans that the Dragon had transformed into angry bird-men. At the end of the story, the surviving Deaglos were changed back to human — including an orphan, Hale, who became Battle's ward and teenage sidekick.
During his run he had three sidekicks: Hale, Kane and Captain Battle, Jr. (his son, William Battle).][ and Friar Diablo.
]
Film
In 2013, the film ''Captain Battle: Legacy War'' was released.
References
External links
Captain Battle
at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
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Fictional military personnel in comics
Fictional World War I veterans
Golden Age superheroes
Male characters in film
Captain Battle
Captain Battle is a fictional hero and one of the features in Lev Gleason's '' Silver Streak Comics'', from the period known as the " Golden Age of Comic Books". The character is a wounded World War I veteran who has devoted his life to stopping ...
United States-themed superheroes
Image Comics superheroes
Comics characters introduced in 1941
Male superheroes
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