Who Is Captain Nazi? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Nazi is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Albrecht Krieger, with over 128 comic issue appearances. The ultimate physical specimen, Captain Nazi is an incomparable athlete and a master of hand to hand combat. He is a longtime foe of Captain Marvel as well as being the archenemy of Captain Marvel Jr.

Who is Captain Nazi?

Major Story Arcs Pre Crisis From infancy, Albrecht Krieger was fed a so called "miracle food" secretly developed by his father Siegmund. This substance made Albrecht super strong, incredibly agile and incredibly intelligent. Unfortunately, it did not make him invulnerable, for he was wounded in a fencing duel while in school at Hedelberg, gaining a livid scar across his face. When Hitler came to power in Germany, Siegmund Krieger presented his son to him as the ultimate development of the superior Arayan race. Impressed, Hitler dubbed Albrecht Krieger Captain Nazi and had him smuggled into the United States as a weapon against American Superheroes. Indirectly responsible for the creation of Captain Marvel Jr , Captain Nazi became his arch foe, going into seclusion at the end of the Second World War to plan his own world conquest. When he learned that Captain Marvel and the rest of the Marvel Family had been trapped in suspended animation, Nazi placed himself in suspended animation as well, in a capsule timed to open when the Marvels were free once more. Eventually, When he was Freed, he immediately begun to attract attention by robbing a Bank, where Captain Marvel (Disguised as Ebe.

Key facts

Captain Nazi is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 128 recorded issue appearances, Captain Nazi ranks among the most featured characters in comics.