Who Is Captain Destiny? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Destiny is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Richard Destine, with over 5 comic issue appearances. A space pirate originally from Earth.

Who is Captain Destiny?

Captain Destiny was an actor on Earth who through mysterious circumstances became took possession of a space ship which he used to ply the Terran solar system. He became on unwitting player in a plot to stop the wedding of Jemm and Cha'rissa . He took Cha'rissa hostage and what he thought was Jemm, but who was really the Martian Manhunter in disguise. He later switched sides after realizing he had been played and aided the three heroes in stopping the Cabal. Although he was portrayed as somewhat dim-witted at times, he was in actuality a competent captain, a capable hand-to-hand combatant and decent marksman.

Key facts

Captain Destiny is of human origin and first appeared in "Rings of Saturn Part One". The character is published by DC Comics. With 5 recorded issue appearances, Captain Destiny ranks among the most featured characters in comics.