Who Is The Captain? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Captain is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 34 comic issue appearances. The Captain is a member of the pseudo-superteam Nextwave. The Captain loves to drink and swear, going so far as to once use a code name so foul-mouthed that Captain America beat him and washed his mouth out with soap.

Who is The Captain?

Origin The Captain was an ordinary human from Brooklyn. One night, while on a bender in the streets of Brooklyn, two aliens of unknown origin named Spa-Fon and Squa-Tront, came across the man who was to become the Captain. They granted to him the "Messianic Sidda-Complex," the "the Heartstar of the space between galaxies." He was tasked with using his newfound power and glory to "make this nightmarish land of 'Brooklyn' a better place." He then used his newly-gained superhuman powers to beat up the aliens because he "thought when you hit leprechauns on the head they turned into gold coins." Finding that this was untrue, he bent over with the intent of robbing them, and instead vomited onto his extraterrestrial benefactors. Creation The Captain debuted in Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1 by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen. Ellis initially said the entire series was set in an alternate universe, but as their cult status increased, Joe Quesada finally confirmed that it was set in Earth-616. It was later revealed that while the characters were from Earth-616, the Beyond Corporation and the events of Nextwave were not. The heroes of Earth-616 had been transported by Beyond as a prank.

Key facts

The Captain is of human origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 34 recorded issue appearances, The Captain ranks among the most featured characters in comics.