Who Is Captain Cadaver? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Cadaver is a Comico comic book character, the alter ego of Stanley Swartzberg, with over 7 comic issue appearances. A former accountant turned into a vampire.

Who is Captain Cadaver?

A bat is struck by lightning from a supernatural Shadowpsear storm. The bat survives and bites the reclusive and unloved accountant, Stanley Swartzberg. Stanley dies and returns to life as a vampire-like creature. The vampire creature Captain Cadaver, seeks out fresh blood and has a particular interest in the Elementals. He seems to prefer female victims over male, whether this be due to rejection issues from his previous life or a sick sense of perversion is unknown. It certainly seems the latter case as his internal monologues suggest a sick mind. Captain Cadaver can no longer form words or sentences, instead communicating with the occasional grunt or garbled sound, none of which make sense. He does possess an intelligence though, as he mentally talks to himself in a crazed pattern sometimes using rhymes and quotes from media.

Key facts

Captain Cadaver is of other origin and first appeared in "Lifestyles of the Dead and Famous". The character is published by Comico. With 7 recorded issue appearances, Captain Cadaver ranks among the most featured characters in comics.