Captain Future is a fictional

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character (not to be confused with the pulp magazine character of the same name) who first appeared in ''Startling Comics'' #1 (June 1940) from Nedor Comics.

Publishing history

Captain Future appeared in issues #1-40 of ''Startling Comics'' (June 1940 - July 1946). He also appeared in several issues of ''America's Best Comics''. In 2003, he appeared in

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' ''Sentinels of America'' #1, along with

Black Terror The Black Terror is a fictional comic book superhero debuting in ''Exciting Comics'' #9, published by Nedor Comics in January 1941. The character was popular and, on the strength of the Black Terror's sales, Nedor made ''Exciting Comics'' a month ...

, Miss Masque, Fighting Yank, and The Scarab. In 2004 he appeared in '' Terra Obscura, Volume Two''. In 2008, Captain Future appeared in flashbacks in

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's miniseries ''

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''; in the one-shot ''Project Superpowers: Chapter Two Prelude'', it was stated that he would appear in future issues in this line.

Fictional biography

Nedor Comics

In 1940,

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Andrew Bryant discovers that bathing himself in a combination of

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and

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rays will grant him superpowers. He uses these powers to fight crime, with the help of his

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girlfriend, Grace Adams of the Agatha Detective Agency. While "powered up" Bryant is super-strong, can fly and hurl bolts of energy from his hands. Strong blows to the head, however, can render him unconscious, and he must frequently use his radiation machine to recharge his powers. According to ''Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes'', "his enemies vary from German ("Nazonians") and Japanese agents to Dr. Allirog, a Moreau-like mad scientist who creates "fiendish monsters" and who transplanted his brain into the body of a bear with the head, hands and feet of a gorilla, to Dr. Bio, who creates horse-sized tarantulas with human faces, to

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-sized alligators".

''Project Superpowers''

At some point after

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, Captain Future was trapped in the mystical Urn of Pandora by the misguided Fighting Yank, along with dozens of other heroes. Decades later, the Urn was broken and the heroes were freed. In the second volume of Project Superpowers, it is revealed that Captain Future was actually the Greek god Zeus all along.

Powers and abilities

After bathing himself in gamma and infrared rays, Captain Future gained superhuman strength, flight, and the ability to project energy bolts through his hands, although his powers are only temporary and he must expose himself to the radiation to recharge them.

References

External links

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