Captain von Tepp (Quality Universe)

Captain von Tepp
Quality Universe‎
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Real Name	von Tepp (first name unknown)
Main Alias	Captain von Tepp
Affiliation	Luftwaffe
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Fighter pilot
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Quality Universe
Creators	Will Eisner · Bob Powell · Chuck Cuidera
Original Publisher	Quality Comics
First Appearance	Military Comics #1 (August, 1941)
Appearance of Death	Military Comics #1 (August, 1941)

I couldn't be wrong about von Tepp! Not him! You see ... it was because of von Tepp that I became the Blackhawk! It started during the last World War! ...

— Blackhawk

The real Captain von Tepp has been dead since 1939.

History

In September 1939, during the invasion of Poland, Captain von Tepp was a German pilot, responsible for the death of Blackhawk's brother and sister. This crime inspired Blackhawk's long career as a combat pilot.

In 1942, Captain von Tepp's brother, Baron von Tepp, tried to avenge his death by killing Blackhawk, but perished in the attempt.

In 1953, at least eight individual Soviet agents impersonated the late Captain von Tepp.

In 1954, a Soviet agent known as the Human Bomb was unmasked as "Von Tepp! ... Our old enemy, the arch Communist saboteur!"

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Aerial Combat
• Aviation

Notes

• Captain von Tepp, the Nazi fighter pilot, was posthumously impersonated, and seemingly killed four more times, in Blackhawk #71.
• He was then apparently Retconned into a Communist saboteur, in Blackhawk #79.

Related

• 6 Appearances of Captain von Tepp (Quality Universe)
• 1 Images featuring Captain von Tepp (Quality Universe)
• Quotations by or about Captain von Tepp (Quality Universe)
• Character Gallery: Captain von Tepp (Quality Universe)

Footnotes

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