Captain Rip Carter

CAPTAIN RIP CARTER

Real Name: Eric Carter

Class: Human

Occupation: General, formerly captain, U.S. army

Group Affiliation: Boy Commandos

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Europe, 1940s era

First Appearance: Detective Comics #64 (June, 1942)

Powers: Rip was a trained and disciplined soldier and an able commander.

History: The Boy Commandos were orphans who served as mascots for the American Army, until they were stationed in Britain during WWII and taken under the guardianship of Captain Rip Hunter. Hunter made them a fighting force equal to any, and they performed special missions until the surrender of Japan in 1945. At wars end they formed a commando patrol on call to take care of trouble anywhere in the world.

The Commandos eventually disbanded, and Rip was promoted to general.

Comments: Created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby

Captain Rip Carter received a profile in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #3 under the Boy Commandos entry.