Albrecht Krieger (Earth-S)

Nazi scientist Siegmund Krieger created "miracle food", and fed it to his son, Albrecht Kreiger, from early childhood,^[1] so that he would develop into the "perfect specimen." Albrecht grew up to be a veritable "Aryan superman," and adopting the name Captain Nazi, Krieger served the Third Reich as a super-powered agent of destruction.

Captain Nazi's one-man invasion of America was opposed by both Captain Marvel and Bulletman, who fought him all across New York City. During the second half of his first battle with Captain Marvel, Krieger attacked two innocent bystanders who happened to be fishing near the scene of the battle. One of them, elderly Jacob Freeman, was killed, but the old man's teenage grandson, Freddy Freeman, was saved by Captain Marvel and became Captain Marvel, Jr.

Junior, who remained crippled in his Freddy Freeman form by the supervillain's cowardly attack, continued to hold a vendetta against Captain Nazi, and the two frequently battled one another. Nazi also served as a member of Mister Mind's Monster Society of Evil during the WWII years and afterward.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Superhuman Strength
Superhuman Speed
Superhuman Stamina
Flight
Superhuman Durability: He is very durable but not completely invulnerable.^[2]^[3]
Enhanced Senses

Other Characteristics

Irrational Hatred: Hates all non-Aryan ethnicities.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Zyphlon 227: A special gas developed by a French prisoner^[1] which enables him to fly for a time after being inhaled.

Weapons

Modified Luger Pistol, whose shot could, in accord with his own words, "reduce a herd of elephants to dust" and possesses the "lightning power of a dozen thunderstorms".^[1].

Notes

This version of Captain Nazi, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
In 1942, Captain Nazi was created by writer William Woolfolk and artist Mac Raboy for Fawcett Publications.
In 1953, National Periodical Publications settled a long-running lawsuit against Fawcett, claiming that the character of Captain Marvel bore too much of a resemblance to their own character, Superman. After settling the case (by agreeing to no longer publish Captain Marvel), Fawcett discontinued publication of their entire comic book line and Captain Nazi lapsed into obscurity.
In 1972, DC Comics licensed many of the Fawcett characters, including Captain Nazi, and established that they existed on the fictional parallel world known as Earth-S. The Fawcett characters made several appearances throughout various Bronze Age DC titles including Shazam, World's Finest Comics and Justice League of America.
In 1991, DC bought the Fawcett characters (including Captain Nazi) outright.

Trivia

Krieger got his facial scar at Heidelberg, in a duel.^[4]

External Links

Digital Comic Museum: Rangerhouse Archive No. 1 (Captain Marvel, Jr. Origin)--Digital-only reprint compilation of stories from Master Comics #21-23, 34 & Whiz Comics #25

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shazam! #34
↑ Whiz Comics #25
↑ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4
↑ Master Comics #21, Bulletman story, page 2 panel 4

Marvel Family Villain

This character is or was primarily an enemy of Captain Marvel, the Wizard Shazam, or any of the extended members of the Marvel Family. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Marvel Family Villains."

[SZ34-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shazam! #34

[2] Whiz Comics #25

[3] Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4

[4] Master Comics #21, Bulletman story, page 2 panel 4

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