Changes: Captain Battle

Captain Battle
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Real Name	Jonathan Battle
First Appearance	Silver Streak Comics #10 (May 1941)
Original Publisher	Lev Gleason
Created by	Jack Binder & Carl Formes

Revision as of 12:16, 10 April 2022

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. His enemies included Black Dragon and his Deaglos, Dr. Dracula, and Baron Doom.

Powers and Abilities

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.

Public Domain Appearances

Captain Battle Comics #1-3, 5
Silver Streak Comics #10-21

Notes

There was no fourth issue of Captain Battle Comics.
In the 2013 film, Captain Battle: Legacy War, Cuyle Carvin stars as the great-grandson of Jonathan Battle.

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-== Golden Age Origin ==
+== 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]] .
+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]]. His enemies included [[Black Dragon (Lev Gleason)|Black Dragon]] and his [[Deaglos]], [[Dr. Dracula]], and [[Baron Doom]].
-[[File:Captain Battle.jpg|thumb]]
+[[File:Captain Battle.jpg|thumb|left]]
+==Powers and Abilities==
+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.
-== Golden Age Appearances  ==
+== Public Domain Appearances ==
+*Captain Battle Comics #1-3, 5
+*Silver Streak Comics #10-21
+== Notes ==
-* ''Captain Battle Comics'' #1-5
-* ''Silver Streak Comics'' #10-21
+*There was no fourth issue of ''Captain Battle Comics''.
+*In the 2013 film, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387413/ ''Captain Battle: Legacy War''], Cuyle Carvin stars as the great-grandson of Jonathan Battle.
-== Modern Movie Appearances ==
-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 ==
+*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/capbatt.htm International Hero]
+*[http://free-universe.myartsonline.com/CaptainB.html Free Universe]
-[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/c/capbatt.htm International Hero]
+*[http://projectsuperpowers.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Battle Project Superpowers]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Battle Wikipedia]
-[http://free-universe.myartsonline.com/CaptainB.html Free Universe]
+*[http://www.angelfire.com/mn/blaklion/battle.html Captain Battle - the One Man Army]
+*[http://flameape.org/2012/05/24/public-domain-hero-day-captain-battle-sketchcard/ Flameape]
-[http://projectsuperpowers.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Battle Project Superpowers]
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Battle Wikipedia]
-[http://www.angelfire.com/mn/blaklion/battle.html Captain Battle - the One Man Army]
-[http://flameape.org/2012/05/24/public-domain-hero-day-captain-battle-sketchcard/ Flameape]
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Captain Battle

Real Name	Jonathan Battle
First Appearance	Silver Streak Comics #10 (May 1941)
Original Publisher	Lev Gleason
Created by	Jack Binder & Carl Formes