Captain Flag

Captain Flag

Captain Flag is a fictional superhero created by MLJ Comics' writer Joe Blair and artist Lin Streeter. He first appeared in September 1941, in issue #16 of "Blue Ribbon Comics". He shared the cover with Mr. Justice until #19 when Captain Flag was the only one to appear on the cover. He was on until the end of "Blue Ribbon Comics" in March 1942 with Issue #22.

Fictional character biography

His secret identity is Tom Townsend, the wealthy playboy son of an inventor father. The villain "The Black Hand" kidnaps him and his father. The Black Hand's intention is to torture Tim's father to obtain the secret of his latest invetion. This plan fails; Tom's father is murdered for resisting the questioning. Before he too is killed, a great eagle crashes through the window and carries Tom off.

Training with the eagle's eyerie at the top of the mountain, the healthy environment and hard living made him an elite physical specimen. When the eagle brings a US flag, he took it on as his namesake, and makes a costume out of the flag. He names his animal saviour-turned-sidekick Yank the Eagle, and went on to successfully thwart the Black Hand.

Revival

In 1966 when Archie Comics brought back the old heroes in "The Mighty Crusaders", he allied himself with The Web and The Fox to form The Ultra-Men.

External links

* [http://www.toonopedia.com/capflag.htm Toonopedia article]
* [http://www.mightycrusaders.net/handbook/captainflag.htm Mighty Crusaders page]


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