Who Is Captain Fear? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Fear is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 35 comic issue appearances. Possessed of no special abilities save the quality of true leadership, Captain Fear soon became a skilled seaman and swordsman.

Who is Captain Fear?

Taken captive in a Spanish raid that left his father and most of the other male members of his small Carib Indian tribe dead, young Fero soon found himself a slave in a Spanish mine. Remembering his father's dying words, that Fero never let the white man enslave his people, Fero led the slaves in a revolt against their oppressors. Fleeing the mines, Fero and his followers stole a Spanish galleon, only to lose his crew and the ship in a storm. Drifting alone on the high seas for days, Fero was at last picked up by an Oriental pirate ship. Abused and taunted, Fero challenged the captain for control of the ship and, after a fierce battle killed him. When asked his name by the crewmen, Fero told them to call him Captain Fear, for fear was what he intended to put into the hearts of every Spaniard he might meet. The first Captain Fear was kidnapped by Black Manta. Anthro, I .

Key facts

Captain Fear is of human origin and first appeared in ""The Wings of Jealous Gods"". The character is published by DC Comics. With 35 recorded issue appearances, Captain Fear ranks among the most featured characters in comics.