Captain Wonder (Timely Comics)

Captain Wonder (Professor Jeff Jordan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was first published by Timely Comics, the forerunner of Marvel Comics during the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. He is a superhero who possesses the power of super strength. He first appeared in Kid Komics #1 (Feb 1943) and #2 (Summer 1943).
Publication history
The character appeared on the cover of Kid Komics #1, but by #2 he had faded into the shadow cast by the Young Allies. He disappeared altogether in issue #3.
He returned in The Twelve.
Fictional character biography
Accounts differ on how exactly Captain Wonder got his powers, but the basic story is that Professor Jordan invented a miracle drug that gave the user the strength of twelve men. A young man named Tim Mulrooney somehow ended up at his laboratory, where the Professor was to show him the drug. However, there was an accident in which the vial containing the drug was dropped, causing Tim and Jordan to pass out, with Tim saving Jordan's life. When they awoke, Jordan had superhuman strength, and Tim may or may not have had the same power. Jordan decided to use his powers as a superhero, fighting crime and the Nazis. He took Tim as his sidekick. Captain Wonder is badly burnt when fighting Dynamic Man.
Powers and abilities
Captain Wonder had, at one time, been described as having "the strength of twelve men." In The Twelve, he is shown to have sufficient strength and flying power to support a damaged space shuttle.
Appearances
*Kid Komics #1-2
*The Twelve #1-12

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