This weekend’s escapist, light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at Brazil’s home-made characters.
CAPITAO SETE (Captain Seven)
Secret Identity: Carlos (last name unknown)
Debut Year: Early 1950s
Origin: Teenage science nerd Carlos was abducted by aliens and taken to their homeworld, the 7th planet from their sun. The extraterrestrials granted the young man superpowers, a costume and a ray-gun which Carlos used to battle the forces of evil.
Powers: Capitao Sete possessed massive strength, the power of flight and near invulnerability. He also wielded a powerful ray-gun and his intelligence had been increased past genius levels.
Comment: This character is possibly Brazil’s very first superhero. Continue reading
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