Who Is Don Caballero? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Don Caballero is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 13 comic issue appearances. A superior athlete and hand to hand combatant, Don Caballero's greatest skill was his mastery of the sword he called El Capitan.

Who is Don Caballero?

Famed as a master of the blade throughout all of Southern California in the early days of the 19th Century, the man known as Donn Caballero lived on a large hacienda in the small community of Hawk Hill, wielding his legendary sword El Capitan in the cause of justice. In the course of his career, Caballero battled desert pirates, the apparent ghost of the villainous swordsman El Fuego and the looter called the Jackal, among others. Though the master swordsman was looked upon as a hero by the people of Hawk Hill, Don Caballero's true name and the reasons he came to California from his Spanish homeland were never revealed.

Key facts

Don Caballero is of human origin and first appeared in "Two-Fisted Justice! / Duel at Hawk Hill! / Gunlords of the Panhandle! / Law of the Tomahawk". The character is published by DC Comics. With 13 recorded issue appearances, Don Caballero ranks among the most featured characters in comics.