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{{quote|''"I wonder what you're captain of..."''|'''Penny''', ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-
One of the most common types of superhero names. Simply stick "Captain" in front of this hero's name, and then whatever (usually) noun the writer wants. Perhaps it's to give the impression of leadership, as though this character actually is [[The Captain]]. This character won't actually be a captain of some military group, but will often be [[The Good Captain]].
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** Major Glory of ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|The Justice Friends]]'' is a spoof of this (major being a rank above captain in the U.S. Army).
* ''[[Captain Atom]]''
* The original Captain Marvel of ''[[Shazam]]'' is probably the [[Ur Example]], appearing in late 1939 -- two years before Captain America.
* [[Captain Mar-Vell]], who did indeed hold a rank equivalent to Captain in the Kree military.
* ''[[Excalibur (Comic Book)|Captain Britain]]''
* [[The Flash]] rogues Captain Cold and Captain Boomerang are villainous examples.
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* Captain Hammer in ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''. Lampshaded when Penny asks (in song), "I wonder what he's captain of."
* Discussed in the three-part series ''Captain Dynamic'', made by Rooster Teeth to promote ''[[City of Heroes]]'', the titular character claims that heroes often use the word Captain in their names because it gives people a sense of the military and gives them the power to marry people on a boat.
* Spoofed in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1z8XvJ_X8| this fanmade short] where [[She-Hulk]] encounters a lame villain called "Captain Weathermaster" and claims "only heroes get to be called 'Captain'."
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