Who Is Captain Thunder? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Thunder is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Willie Fawcett, with over 44 comic issue appearances. A mighty hero from a parallel Earth, who once encountered Superman and bares a more than passing resemblance to Billy Batson...

Who is Captain Thunder?

History Pre-Crisis A group of orphan kids, of which Willie Fawcett was one, had been sent to camp every summer. One night, when his buddies were asleep in their tent, Willie sat outside, with a funny feeling keeping him awake. Suddenly, he heard an owl, which swooped down and flew overhead until Willie followed. He ran off after the horned owl and followed it until he came to a hillside. The owl looked as if it would fly right into the solid rock wall, when suddenly the walls of the hill opened up. Although Willie should have been afraid to follow the owl inside, he wasn't. What he found was fantastic - Merokee, last of the great medicine men of the Mohegan tribe. Merokee explained to Willie that he had awaited the youth's coming.

Key facts

Captain Thunder is of human origin and first appeared in "Make way for Captain Thunder!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 44 recorded issue appearances, Captain Thunder ranks among the most featured characters in comics.