Captain Freedom
Newspaperman Don Wright, assisted by the totally interchangable four teens known as the Young Defenders, drapes himself in a flag costume and becomes... CAPTAIN FREEDOM!
Name:
Captain Freedom
Publisher:
Real name:
Donald Wright
Aliases:
- Donald Wright
- Don Wright
- Freedom
- Cap
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Agility
- Escape Artist
- Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Speed Comics (1939) #13
Origin
Captain Freedom was the alter ego of newspaperman Don Wright, who fought the Axis on the home front. More of a nonpowered vigilante than a competitor of Superman, Captain Freedom fought the Nazis and their saboteurs- in Freedom's universe Nazi subs migrated up America's rivers and mines and dams were constantly fair game for Axis thugs and dynamite-addicted racial stereotypes.
Also of note: "Franklin Flagg" was listed as the creator of Captain Freedom-- to this day the real identity of this mysterious comicbook creator is unknown. Given the obscurity of Captain Freedom- perhaps that is how it will forever be!
