ADOLF HITLER

Real Name: Adolf Hitler

Class: Human

Occupation: Fuhrer of Germany

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Germany, WWII era

First Appearance: Master Comics (Fawcett) #13 (April, 1941)

Powers: Adolf Hitler was a charismatic leader and a genocidal madman. He had the Nazi army at his disposal.

History: (Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett) #4) - Hitler and his Nazi party rose to power in Europe and conquered their neighboring countries, turning the citizens into slaves. Hitler raved that once Europe was firmly in his grasp he’d conquer America as well. A Nazi lieutenant defected, flying to the US. He ran out of fuel and almost crashed, but was saved by Captain Marvel. He revealed Hitler was working on a top secret project driven by the labor of the countries he’d enslaved on the western shore of Europe, and Marvel went to investigate. Upon reaching Europe he changed back into Billy Batson and allowed himself to be taken by the Nazis, who put him to work with their other prisoners. The prisoners told Billy they were constructing an underground tunnel meant to reach America. Hitler planned to launch a surprise attack against the USA once the project was completed. Billy knew he could destroy the tunnel as Captain marvel, but couldn’t risk his fellow prisoners safety. As Marvel he confronted Hitler, who begged him not to kill him. Marvel terrified him by saying he was planning his death for a special time in a special way, leaving the Fuhrer shaken. Marvel returned to the tunnel and dug all the way to America within minutes, sending the prisoners to safety and freedom. He engaged the Nazi army until the prisoners had enough time to escape, and then said he surrendered. The Nazi army made their way through the the transatlantic tunnel only for Captain Marvel to destroy it, dooming them to drown at the bottom of the sea.

(Master Comics (Fawcett) #21) - Hitler introduced his generals to his latest weapon in his war against the Allies, the superman Captain Nazi. Hitler showed him a poster of America’s greatest heroes, including Bullet-Man, and Captain Marvel and told him to go stateside and destroy them. Nazi went on a rampage in NYC, gleefully murdering civilians and challenging Captain Marvel and Bulletman to stop him. The heroes kept him from blowing up the Brooklyn Navy Yard but he managed to escape, promising he’d kill them later.

(Whiz Comics (Fawcett) #25) - Billy Batson made a WHIZ broadcast about Captain Nazi’s invasion of America, and Sterling Morris informed him that Nazi was attacking WHIZ’s radio sending station and sending out propaganda about how he was going to crush America’s heroes. Whitey Murphy climbed up the broadcast tower in a heroic attempt to stop him, but Nazi tossed him off, furious at being challenged by a boy. Captain Marvel flew into action and saved Whitey. Billy and Whitey went to cover the opening of a hydroelectric plant meant to serve the war effor, and Captain Nazi sabotages the turbines. Billy changed into Captain Marvel and Nazi scoffed at him, saying that if he stuck around to fight him the hydroelectric plant would explode, causing hundreds of deaths and hindering the American war effort, meaning that Captain Nazi had prevailed,. Marvel begrudgingly left the fight, using his incredible strength to grind the turbines to a halt. Billy and Whitey went to an airfield to cover the test flight of a secret flighter plane. Nazi had boarded the plane, choking the pilot to death so the plane would crash. Captain Marvel went into action again, hitting Captain Nazi and knocking him into a nearby bay. Orphan Freddy Freeman and his grandfather were fishing in the bay and saved the half-drowned Captain Nazi, who repayed them by killing the old man and leaving Freddy for dead. Captain Marvel discovered Freddy and rushed him to a hospital, but the doctors said he’d been crippled and expected him to die within the night. Marvel took Freddy to see the wizard Shazam, and asked him to save Freddy. Shazam told Marvel he couldn't do anything, but Marvel could save him by sharing his power with Freddy. Freddy spoke Captain Marvel's name, and was transformed by a bolt of lightning into Captain Marvel, Jr. Captain Nazi called up Hitler, bragging about how he’d killed an old man and crippled a little boy, saying Americans were weak. Hitler told him he had more important things to do, and told him to go after Bulletman.

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Adolf Hitler was a historical figure. For more information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler.

Adolf Hitler was originally published by Fawcett Comics, which DC obtained the rights to in 1972.

Adolf Hitler's appearance in Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett) #4, Master Comics (Fawcett) #21, Whiz Comics (Fawcett) #25 was reprinted in Shazam! Archives #4.,

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