Who Is Al Capone? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Al Capone is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Alphonse Gabriel Capone, with over 74 comic issue appearances. Alphonse Gabriel Capone was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit.

Who is Al Capone?

Capone was born in New York City in 1899 to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the Five Points Gang as a teenager, and became a bouncer in organized crime premises such as brothels. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago and became a bodyguard and trusted factotum for Johnny Torrio, head of a criminal syndicate that illegally supplied alcohol—the forerunner of the Outfit—and was politically protected through the Unione Siciliana. A conflict with the North Side Gang was instrumental in Capone's rise and fall. Torrio went into retirement after North Side gunmen almost killed him, handing control to Capone. Capone expanded the bootlegging business through increasingly violent means–earning himself the nickname " Scarface "– but his mutually profitable relationships with mayor William Hale Thompson and the city's police meant he seemed safe from law enforcement. Capone apparently reveled in attention, such as the cheers from spectators when he appeared at ball games. He made donations to various charities and was viewed by many as "modern-day Robin Hood ".

Key facts

Al Capone is of human origin and first appeared in "Tintin En Amerique". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 74 recorded issue appearances, Al Capone ranks among the most featured characters in comics.