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== Golden Age Origin ==
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== Origin ==
John Battle, a veteran of World War I, saw that another war was coming and decided to stop it before it could happen. He was wounded in the first war and didn't want to see that happen to anyone else. He set up a laboratory on top of a mountain and began fighting against warmongers. Besides his various assistants, such as his secretary Jane Lorrain, he was partnered with his son, [[Captain Battle Jr.]] and sidekick, [[Nathan Hale]]. Captain Battle also teamed up with heroes such as [[Lance Hale]]. He had no superpowers but has advanced technology, including the Curvoscope, which allowed him to see anywhere on earth, a Dissolvo Gun which disintegrated matter, a gyroscope-like Luceflyer, and a jetpack. His enemies included [[Black Dragon]] and his [[Deaglos]] as well as [[Baron Doom]].
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John Battle, a veteran of World War I, saw that another war was coming and decided to stop it before it could happen. He was wounded in the first war and didn't want to see that happen to anyone else. He set up a laboratory on top of a mountain and began fighting against warmongers. Besides his various assistants, such as his secretary Jane Lorrain, he was partnered with his son, [[Captain Battle Jr.]] and sidekick, [[Nathan Hale]]. Captain Battle also teamed up with heroes such as [[Lance Hale]]. He had no superpowers but has advanced technology, including the Curvoscope, which allowed him to see anywhere on earth, a Dissolvo Gun which disintegrated matter, a gyroscope-like Luceflyer, and a jetpack. His enemies included [[Black Dragon (Lev Gleason)|Black Dragon]] and his [[Deaglos]], [[Dr. Dracula]], and [[Baron Doom]].
[[File:Captain Battle.jpg|thumb]]
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[[File:Captain Battle.jpg|thumb|left]]
== Golden Age Appearances ==
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== Public Domain Appearances ==
* ''Captain Battle Comics'' #1-5
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*Captain Battle Comics #1-5
* ''Silver Streak Comics'' #10-21
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*Silver Streak Comics #10-21
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
*In the 2013 film, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387413/ Captain Battle: Legacy War], Cuyle Carvin stars as the great grandson of Jonathan Battle.
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*In the 2013 film, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387413/ ''Captain Battle: Legacy War''], Cuyle Carvin stars as the great-grandson of Jonathan Battle.
   
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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[[Category:Dynamite Entertainment Characters]]

Revision as of 09:09, 2 October 2020

Captain Battle
CaptainBattle1

Real Name

Jonathan Battle

First Appearance

Silver Streak Comics #10 (May 1941)

Original Publisher

Lev Gleason

Created by

Jack Binder & Carl Formes

Origin

John Battle, a veteran of World War I, saw that another war was coming and decided to stop it before it could happen. He was wounded in the first war and didn't want to see that happen to anyone else. He set up a laboratory on top of a mountain and began fighting against warmongers. Besides his various assistants, such as his secretary Jane Lorrain, he was partnered with his son, Captain Battle Jr. and sidekick, Nathan Hale. Captain Battle also teamed up with heroes such as Lance Hale. He had no superpowers but has advanced technology, including the Curvoscope, which allowed him to see anywhere on earth, a Dissolvo Gun which disintegrated matter, a gyroscope-like Luceflyer, and a jetpack. His enemies included Black Dragon and his Deaglos, Dr. Dracula, and Baron Doom.

Captain Battle

Public Domain Appearances

  • Captain Battle Comics #1-5
  • Silver Streak Comics #10-21

Notes

See Also