CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
Real Name: Inapplicable
Identity/Class: Mystic manifestation
Occupation: Knight
Group Membership: Knights of the Rostrum (Ant-Man, Black Panther, Nick Fury, Green Lantern, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Sub-Mariner)
Affiliations: Aragorn, White Queen (Brunnhilde)
Enemies: Tea (a hot beverage totally unlike Ovaltine)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: The realm of unreality inside the Orb of Agamotto
First Appearance: Doctor Strange II#2 (August, 1974)
Powers/Abilities: None shown, but he obviously wasn't much of a tea drinker.
Height: Probably decreasing
Weight: Unlikely
Eyes: Blank
Hair: Aviator hat
History:
(Doctor Strange II#2) - Inside the White Queen's castle Captain Midnight had some tea with the other Knights of the Rostrum. After three cups he was already tuckered out and Spider-Man shot some web in his face and mockingly pointed out to Namor that the Captain was already sliding under the table again.
Comments: Adapted by Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner & Dick Giordano.
This profile is more about the comments.
The character seen in Doctor Strange was not the real Captain Midnight, but he was based on the character.
Captain Midnight (Captain Jim Albright) was originally a radio serial character created in 1938 and sponsored by the Skelly Oil Company. Over the years the character became the star of serial films, television shows, newspaper strips and comic books. Check Wikipedia for the whole history of the character.
He has a long comic history starting with adventures in Dell Comics' The Funnies #57, his first ongoing title published by Fawcett Publications from 1942 to 1948 up to his most recent ongoing title published by Dark Horse Comics from 2013 to 2015.
He was heavily sponsored by my favorite non-alcoholic beverage Ovaltine (actual name Ovomaltine; thanks go to chemist Albert Wander from Switzerland) since 1940 and they were also the reason why Marvel eventually published a coloring book featuring him.
Comments by Quiof Thrul:
In 1977, Marvel published a coloring book starring the radio character Captain
Midnight: Ovaltine presents the Captain Midnight Action Book, written
by Scott Eldman and illustrated by Don Perlin.
According Larry Zdeb on Facebook: A one-shot 128-page comic produced by Marvel Comics and Ovaltine. Art
by Don Perlin, this Captain Midnight wears a predominantly yellow
outfit trimmed in red.
The first page gives credit to the past, "Captain Midnight. A heroic
flying ace who helped inspire America to victory in World War 2!
Today, the world still needs inspiration as spur toward other goals,
in this case, physical fitness! Ovaltine conceived this new concept in
children's books to teach youngsters how to improve their mental and
physical health through the good clean fun of action sports. This is a
rules guidebook, a sports and activities coloring book and an
illustrated reference work rolled into one volume. Ovaltine, a company
concerned with proper nutrition and good health is proud to present
the Captain Midnight Action Book, which is intended to be educational
and fun. We hope that parents as well as children will read this book
for learning and enjoyment as we bring back the glorious days of
Captain Midnight!"
Profile by Markus Raymond.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Captain Midnight has no known connections to:
images:
Doctor Strange II#2, p10 (main)
Ovaltine presents the Captain Midnight Action Book, Cover (1977s Captain Midnight)
Appearances:
Doctor Strange II#2 (August, 1974) - Steve Englehart (writer/co-plotter), Frank Brunner (co-plotter/pencils/colorist), Dick Giordano (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
First Posted: 02/08/2026
Last updated: 02/08/2026
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